Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-14
ADDRESS OF CHAIRMAN GLYNE
BEFORE CONVENTION.
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trine Of neutrality 50 close. into the warp
and wool Of our national life that 10 tear
i now would ~unravel the very threads
Of orr existence" b. the records of his
.ory Mr.. Glynn maintained that ii Wash
ineton and Lincoln were right. President
Wilson l. right. The neutrality that Pres
dent Wilson stands for today was advo-
-afed BY Washington. BY Hamilton. By JET
ter~on and by Lincoln.
IN citing precedentS Mr.. Glynr' Justified
'nd defended the course 0f the president ir
he Lu-Itania. and similar incidents. .In
The face OF this record NJ asked: do
Republicans realize that when they arraigu
the policy of the President OF the United
States today they arraign the policy of
Harrison. of Blaine. Of Lincoln and Of
Grant For the pleasure ri critici~ing N
Democratic President are they willin. tn
read ont ot the Republican party tie great
est men the Republican party ever hadl
Are they willing ID say that the Republican
Marty of today condemns what Hamilton
Ind III revolutionary days. what Lincoln did
n CIVIL war day. and what Grant and
Blaine and Harrison did but Yesterday.
I'm hi~ policy of peaceful negotiations
today the President of tic United States
follows the example 1T him IN the greatest
presidents which the Democratic party and
the greatest presidents the Republican
party ever gave this nation"
Mr.. Glynn impressed on his hearer that
1t was the business OF this convention re
presenting every section of the United
States. speaking for every racial strain in
Amerlca. to send forth i message III an
the world that viii leave ia room for doubt.
eve must enable every real American
To stand up and assert his A%merlcanism.
We must make the Issue 80 clear that every
ballot box IN the land may become a monu-
ment 10 the loyalty OF American manhood.
The citizens of this country must stand
behind their President because. his policies
are right. They will stand behind him be-
cause his policies are the policies which
have brought the nation n century Of pros
perons and honored peace. They Will
stand behind HIM because they want these
policies continued. that prosperity prolong
ed. that peace assured
lie pointed out that the promise made
Tour years ago that 4 Democratic admins
%tration would iiberatc the nation from TN
chains Of industrial tyranny has been ear
ned ont. lie ~eulogized the Federal Reserve
act and declared that the 'Scholar-stateS-
man. whose rod has struck the golden rock
OF Amenca's resources. to set free ,he
wealth imprisoned fer half n century. i =
Moses who led America industries from
the. wilderness Of doubt and despair ~ the
Promised Lane Of Prosperity and hone
he laws restraining big business from
~iiiilng competition, the trades commission
act, the movements to foster expansion Of
American trade. the close union of econ
omlc, commercial and financial interest.
between the United States are shown to n,
Legislation Of the widest benefit. The
Y Underwood tariff. Mr.. Glvnn characterized
n~ the iarc-t and the hest vi all Ne have
enacted. tddcr the present administration
'he United States has enjoyed 4 wonderful
era Of good business aud good times.
The Americans ideals and his -pira
ilon~ served a~ the basis tor the speaker.
open discussion.
I've wh" -tvrd trla, ~ the fertile sail
"i America, whn ltr under the -tnIinn
~kie~ M Y frrr ynd fruitful band. must nro,e
worthy ot thr trust that American -ncr-
iice ha~ imposed on every Amcsican.
"~Di~regnT'lIug the .divi-i,u- that make
one man - Tory and another - Wing. one
man q Republican and another - Democrat
Americans will cast aside TIE tn.nl M
party labels and the mummrrv WI rarr,
cmhlemS.
From the great nul-ing heart M tb,
nation VIII come y patriot command III
crush pa~rtI~an-hip. and rclaFc whateve,
- mean or blind.
THAT command will be heard hv tbe
plouehman N '1s field. and hy the laborr
~ ms bench. ( Will reach the mrrrhart
IA hI- office and the lawyer IN III dc-k
We would bc false NV ourselves ma y.
crcant ~ those who send ". here N ~
PERMITTED any thought of partisan protit
any consideration Of political ADVANTAGE
10 obscure our vision of the tremendous
ISSUES now before the people of the United