New Britain herald., 1916-06-16

ei''o Iatloll. IhlS great piece oA ieS1s- lauon, the greatest piece of construc- llFe statesmanship in generation, has not only broken the hold Of Wall street upon the business of the nation, Lut it has broken the grip of Wall Street upon the politics of the United States. For twenty years there has rot been an election but what a hun dred men in Wall Street could, by coercion they had in their power, change the result of the election their power must be pardoned if he tion that has broken that power and set a nation free.
 Here were three great measures, carrying out the promise of a demo- cratic platform, and these three great measures constitute record of achievement which the republican party dare not attack. The elector- ate before which the republican party must now go is not controlled as the convention at Chicago was, by the ex
 pert representatives of the favor seeking corporations
 While our president and our con- gress were at work conducting this splendid pyramid of performance a war came that threw upon this ad- nninistration such burdens as no presi- dent has had to bear within the last fifty years. We inherited from a re- publican administration an inSurrec- ton in Mexico. This adminstra ton has dealt with that situation, and the republican party dare not challenge a verdict before the country on the Mexican question.
 We have a few man interested in ranches and few interested in mines N ho would use the blood of American soldiers to guarantee profits and their investments in a foreign land. But that is not the sentiment of the American people. The people of this country stand back of Woodrow Will sen in his determination not to in- terfere in the affairs of Mexico.
 Why, my friends, if President Will son had yielded to the demand of those who have clamored for inter Vention in Mexico we would no sooner have crossed the line than the same men would tell him that the soldiers never must come out, for, my friends, annexation is the next step after in- tcryention has been undertaken. And if We invaded Mexico, these same men would say, On to Panama
 But, my friends, the president not only has had to deal with war to the south of us, but with war to the east of us. My friends, I have differed from our president on some of the methods employed in this war. but l am one of those who desire sincere ly that this nation shall not become a participant in the dreadful conflict.
 There is a picture which has at tracted attention wherever it has been seen-the picture of Christ Be- fore Pilate. Pilate represented the power of the Roman government, and hack of him were the legions of Rome. Before Pilate, helpless, un- armed, stood the Apostle of Love. For His triumph, they nailed Him to the tree, and those who stood around m ocked and jeered and said, He is Gead.' But that, instead of being the end, was only the beginning.
 Tn few centuries the power of Caesar was gone and his legions for gotten. The power of Christ, how ever, increased until hundreds. yes thousands of millions of people, have taken His name with reverence upon their lips. Millions have been ready to die rather than surrender the faith tf at He put into their hearts. He has become the great factor of all histczp- the glowing figure of all time. To- day Christ and Pilate again stand face to face, and Force and Love are again striving for mastery and domi- nance. The Old World represented Force It built it's hopes of peace and fear and threats of violence. Each nation attempted to terrorize other nations into peace, and in their efforts they engendered hatreds that ended in war.
 If the nations now at war had spent one-tenth as much trying to cultivate friendship as they have spent in trying to cultivate hatred, there would be no war in Europe today.
 If I understand this nations op- pcrtunity and this nations task. it is tc lead the world away from it's false philosophy and help it to build it's hope of peace on the enduring foun- dation of love and brotherhood and cooperation.
 And, my friends, if this is to he the task Of this nation, what party is fit to perform the task than the party that breaches the brotherhood of man as next in importance to the fatherhood of God?
 T, as a lover of my country, want my country to win this greatest of all prizes. As democrat, I want my party to have the honor that shall come with the accomplishment and fulfillment of such a task, and I stand with the democrats of the nation to give to Woodrow Wilson an opportunity to be that man.