The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-14

ciple, have been willing to become friends
with false masks. The result is newt
able, divided they fall We are proud
in the thought that united we stand.
We welcome the pent up Americanlsm Of
the real Progressives individually to our
ranks; offering them haven in prin-
ciple. Their leader has abandoned them
with Grass cruelty.
"The gentleman from Oyster Bay in a
recent letter to Chicago quotes Abraham
HLincoln as saying May not all, having a
common interest, reunite in common
effort to save our common country" La
dies and gentlemen, beg to call your at
tention to the word reunite. The words
save the country have been the disguise
of the opposition for years. There may
be political war to-day in this country,
but that war only exists between fac
tions. Why did the gentleman quote the
words of Lincoln, in the hope of reunit-
| ing Americans? No, Americans are re-
united as never before. He meant by re-
uniting that two factions OF his party
should reunte. These two factions, or
parts of them, hoped to join for self
aggrandizement, leaders of these two fac
tions factions ,powerless as entities
hoped to join hands, however strained
and however divided on irreconciliable
principles, for the -Jnsidious purpose of
overthrowing third entity, which for
the past four years stood united in a
common cause; whose shiboleth is one
for all and all for one; equal rights and
special privileges to none; whose chief
tenet of faith is that America is Amer
lean and Americans are America.
"This is crucial hour in the history
of the world. 1t is an hour when every
man should take stock of himself and his
principles This is an hour when every
one should see whether in his inner con
sciousness he squares with the ideals OF
l776, and the later periods of dramatic
episode, when this country resolutely
maintained peace with honor.
"The Democratic party in the face OF
scandalous and vicious attacks, has main
tanned this great American ideal. While |
for peace, it has steadily and surely
worked for sound and powerful prepared |
ness. 1t has maintained solemn. calm
dignity in the face OF circumstances
which might have drawn it into the vor
tex of world destruction. Though vii |
llIPu DY sell sHFhBTS. III has
friendly relations throughout the world;
it has been true to the spirit of America;
it has been true to the great principles of
Jefferson, Madison and
it has allowed no selfish inter
est to blind ii to the fundamentals of its
faith and the country has found that its
confidence has been well bestowed.
"The Democratic party has proven it.
self party of principles; a party OF
ability: a party of perform
lnce. 1t has proven that ideals can be
realized. United we stand for America.
ladies and gentlemen of this conyen-
ion, the elephant is dead, the Moose is
lead. Long live the American eagle"
Former Gov. Glynn Praises Wilson.
Martin H. GIynn, former governor of
Sew York, who was chosen as temporary :
hartman, addressed the convention. He
declared that "Amerieanism and peace, a
preparedness and prosperity are the is
ues upon which the Democratic party ;
tands, and the heart of Democracy :,
wells with pride OF party as it halls the .
ran who has asserted this Americanism, :
dvocated this preparedness and produced /
his prosperity" J
Mr.. Glynn concluded his speech with
lore praise for Wilson, saying; i
"He has been wise with wisdom that !.
stepped in the traditions of his coun- ;,
ry, with a wisdom that has been dis
iplined by training and broadened by a
1struction.
HE has been firm with the firmness
hat proceeds from deep conviction, with !,
he firmness that is grounded in duty =
ell defined.
"He has been patient with the patience :
-hich believes and trusts that truth
rushed to earth will rise again, with the :,
atience that can endure and wait, watch
nd pray, for the certain vindication of
lstice, humanity and right.
"He has been patriotic with patriot
m that has never wavered, patriotism
lat is as pure and strong as the faith
lat moved the fathers when they made
ir country free.
"And when the history of these days {
'mes to be written, and the children of
morrow read their nations story,
hen time shall have dispelled all mis-.
and the years shall have ren.
red their impartial verdict one name
III SHINE III SOluti HpleHuOI upoH tut Ee
Ige that is blackened with the tale of vi
urope's war, one name will represent II
e triumph of American principles over dl
e hosts of darkness and of death. ca
THAT name will be the name of the ze
eat president who has made Democracy tr
oud that he is Democrat, and made ed
mericans proud that he is an American. Inn
ut will be the name of the statesman
ho has kept his country true to its A
ith in a time that tried mems souls;
e name of the student and the scholar
10 has championed the cause of Amer
IN freedom wherever he found it OPP
essed; the name of the patriot who R'
s implanted his country's flag on the
yhest peak TO which humanity has vet
pired; the name that carried the torch
progress to victory once and will carry
to victory again, the name of Wood
" Wilson, president and president to STA
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