Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15
Clynn Makes Eloquent Ap-
peal TO "Amcriconism'
in His Keynote
Speech.

ST. LOUIS. June 1i.-With the as
sertion that no President since tho
Civil War has had as crucial problems
TO solve; and no President has dis
played 2 grasp mora sure, statesman
ship more profound, as President will
son. Martin H. Glynn. former Gov
ernor of New York, opened the Demo-
cratic National Convention here to-
day. Declaring that "AmerIcanism and
peace preparedness and prosperity
are the issues upon which the Demo
cratic party stands and the heart Of
Democracy swells with pride that il
more than a pride OF party. as it halls
the man. who has asserted this Ameri-
canism, assured this peace. advocated
this preparedness and produced this
prosperity" he predicted the re-elec-
tion of President Wilson.
Taking UP our foreign relations that
has been called into emphatic promi-
nence by the worldwide war. the
speaker declared that I'VE have en-.
tered this hall as Democrats: we shall
deliberate as Americans" The
policy OF neutrality. he argued, is as
truly American as the American flag
For zoo years neutrality was a theory;
America made 1t a fact. 1T took
Washington and his successors eighty
years OF endless negotiation to win
recognition OF American neutrality
And this eighty years of struggle
wove the doctrine OF neutrality SO
closely into the warp and woof OF our
national life that to tear 1t out now
would unravel the very threads of our
existence" By the records of history
Mr.. Glynn maintained that IL WASH
inEton and Lincoln were right. Presi-
dent Wilson is right. The neutrality
that President Wilson stands for to-
day was advocated by Washington, by
Hamilton. by Jefferson and by Lincoln
BY citing precedents, Mr.. Glynn
justified and defended the course of
the President in the Lustania and
similar Incidents. I'm the face of this
record" he asked: do Republicans
realize that when they arraign the
policy of the President of the United
States to-day they arraign the policy
Of Harrison, OF Blaine, of Lincoln and
Of Grant? For the pleasure of criti-
cizing Democratic President, are
they wiring to read out of the Repub-
lican party the greatest imen the Re-
publican party ever had? Are they
willing to say that the Republican
party of to-day condemns what Ham
ilton did in Revolutionary days, what
Lincoln did in Civil War days. and
what Grant and Blaine and Harrison
did but yesterday?
FOLLOWS EXAMPLE SET
BY GREATEST PRESIDENTS
I'm his policy of peaceful negotia-
tions to-day, the President of the
United States follows the example set
him by the greatest Presidents which
the Democratic party and the creates,
Presidents the Republican party ever
gave this nation"
Mr. Glynn impressed on his hearers
that II was the business of this con-
Vent!on, representing every section of
the United States. speaking for every
racial strain in America. TO send forth
message to all the world that will
leave no room for doubt.
I'VE must enable every real Ameri-
can to stand up and assert his Amerl-
canism. We must make the issue so
clear that every ballot box in the land
may become monument to the loyalty
Of American manhood.
Tho citizens of this country must
stand behind their President because
his policies are right. They will stand
the policies which have brought tho
alton a century of prosperous and
honored peace. They will stand be-
hind him because they want these
policies continued. that prosperity pro-
longed. that peace assured"
He pointed out that the promise
made four. years ago that n Democratic
administration would 'ltberate the ma