Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15

srair. 1t NAY TIC, satisfy the fire.
eater or the ashbuckler 81, II
does satisfy those who worship q; tie
alta Of the I'D IF pcacr 4 does
satisfy the n.".l.nra OF the ian.I NJ
whose h"a:'h ai,! Preside no rii% .isrir
"aT haa a!"ccd ~ empty chair. 1t
docs Saiis:! tl. daughters Of this land
trnn, whom buster aud brag has sen:
the grave II does satisfy the fathers
OF tins lard ard the sons OF this land
Hho VIII fight for our flag, and die
;0r our flag when Reason primes the
rifie. when Honor draws ,he sword.
when Justice breathes blessing on
the standards they uin Old
Fighting for every degree Of in
jury he maintained. would mean per-
petual war. and this IS the policy of
our opponents, deny il how they will
/ II would give US a war abroad each
time the lighting cock Of the Euro
pean weather vane shifted with the
breeze II would make America the
cockpit OF the world. We would be
/ so busy settling other peoples quar-
reis that we would have no time to
attend To our own business
! IN his treatment Of the issue Of pre-
! paredness, Mr.. Glynn asserts that the
genius OF this country is for peace.
HuILT ON RESOURCES OF NATURE
| AND PEACEFUL Toll OF PEOPLE
| We have built our greatness on the
! resources Of nature and the peaceful
toil OF our people The ring of the an
VII not the rattle OF the saber. the song
( Of the reaper not the shriet OF the SOL
der the clatter OF the shuttle not the
c"ack OF the rife, have won us the
risce We occupy in the councils of the
wcrid
Like The old Mohawk chief who
+ loved peace, we would like to throw
the ,omahawk of war SO high in the
sky that no mans hand could. ever
| pull 1t down But when some other
/ tribe among the races of men sends
as :. bundle of arrows wrapped in the
skin OF Il rattlesnake, we want like
sets. TO be in position to send tina [
rattlesnake's skin back stuffed with
powder and with ball
/ we have been carried too close to
| the rocks Of war during the past two
years to believe that those rocks do
not exist And looking into the fu-
ture we can perceive that If our SOW
ereGnty is not challenged. if our
peace is not assaulted. II will only be
because the world knows that we are
strong enough to defend ourselves
| from every foe.
For these reasons this administra-
ton has done more for our army and
our navy than any administration in
our history.
More than this, it has modified
! needs OF war. II has placed the
wealth of the country back Of the
| strength of the country. the toiler
| back Of the soldier and the sailor
| And TO our opponents we say You
can't create an army, can't create a
! navy in the course OF day: TO them
| we say if our navy is not strong
enough. our army not big enough the
Republican party is so per cent TO
blame, for the Republican party has
! been in control of this nation so per
cent of the time during the past fifty
years
The Democratic party advocates
and seeks preparedness, but ii is pre-
! paredness for defense. not preparedness
for aggression.
1T is the preparedness which builds
the nations house upon a rock, so il
will not fall when the rains descend
and the floods come and the winds
blow.
"A regard for national surety as
we'll as pride of personal honor will,
therefore. bring the American people
to the support of their President.
Whether their blood is drawn from the
banks OF the Rhrine; or where the River
Shannon flows. whether they hail from
| Alpine valleys or the meadows of the