Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-22
THE UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF DEMO.
Gratis TO GUIDE THE NATIONS
DEST|NY---A RINGING DFC[ARA-
ton OF ACCOMPLISH
NENTS AND PRINCIPLES

Thursday, June 15-President Wilson /,
and Vice President Marshall were nomi- |
mated by acclimation by the Democra-
tic National Convention in session in
st. Louis, the ticket being completed
four minutes before Friday.
The name of Woodrow Wilson was
placed in nomination by John w. Wes-
colt of New Jersey, who nominated
President Wilson at the Baltimore con
vention. Senator Kern of Indiana re-
nominated Vice-P President Marshall.
Applause was given to Judge Wes-
colt s speech and his remarks on the
policy towards Mexico. 1t is a master
peice of thought and expression and is
well worthy of reproduction.
denomination Speech Made.
Judge Westcott in nominating Presi-
dent Wilson spoke in part as follows:
''Prophecy is fulfilled. The eternal
verities of righteousness have prevail
ed. Undismayed by the calamities of
war, unmoved by vituperation and vain
defamation, holding to the pure altar
of truth, the schoolmaster is statesman,
the statesman financier, the financier
emancipator, the emancipation pacifica-
tor, the pacificator the moral leader of
democracy.
"The nation is at work. The nation
is at peace. The nation is accomplish
| ing the destiny of democracy. Four
years ago the nation was not at work.
With resouces boundless, with hun
dred million people eager to achieve
and do, commerce languished industries
halted, men were idle. The country
struggled in the tolls of an inadequate
financial system Credit was at the
mercy of piracy. The small business
man was bound hand and foot. Panic
hung like a storm cloud over the busi-
ness world.
"Now bursting granaries, teeming
factories, crowded railways and over
laden ships distribute wealth and com
forts to uncounted millions the world
over. Production outruns the means OF
distribution The parallel of American
prosperity is not found in industrial his
tory; nor is it causeless. 1t did not
descend like merciful accident, from
heaven. 1t was not due to the devasta-
tions of a revised tariff. 1t is not the
result of destructive legislation. Ii
cannot be attributed to he manufacture
of war materials, constituting bare
5 per centum of the volume OF nationa
business. War is destruction, not pro
duetion. War curtails internationa
trade. War depresses industrial energy
When the European cataclysm strucf
the world, moratoria fell like bligh'
upon many of the neutral nations, bu
not upon the United States.
"What are the realities that face us
In Mexico exist the potentialltles o.
civilization. In her wealth, her history
her schools, her religion, her needs, he
very suffering and patriotism, lie tn
. indestruetible seeSls of progress. II
: have conquered Mexico would hav
seated death at the American fireside
! 1t would have destroyed our prosperlt.
and added hundreds of millions of tax
| saion to the burdens of the nation. l
would have planted distrust and hatre
of the United States in every Sout
} American republic. 1t would hay
forfeited the respect of the world. l
, would have substituted the tenents o
imperialism for he principles OF Amer
!, canism 1t would have prostltuted Tn
| bravery of patriotism OF American arm
: TO greed and avarice of concessionarlet
? II would have robbed the United State
of the grandeur of her mission amongs
5 the nations of the earth. 1t would hav
r made might right and repudiated tn
t doctrines of Christianity. 1t Woui
g have ignored the fundamental coneeI
! tions of moral progress and denied tn
, right of fifteen millions of people I
!. govern themselves. Ambition and gree
7 were prepared to sacrifice America an
$ all that America stands for IN order I
: ACQUIRE the wealth of Mexico. In
9 diplomacy of watchful waiting aver
ed these calamities and preserved /
: their original purity and principles 9
American freedom. and justice. Water
full waiting repudiated the brutal dl'
tum of science that the weak must &
down before the strong. Help Mexlc
less over her bloody grave are sown Tn
dragon IS teeth of our own destruction
"America, prosperous, peaceful, bic
i sed. is so because the inserutable pu
. poses of God intended it. The eoi
i trast between Europe in Flames and su
! fering and the United States peacefl
and prosperous is the divine contras
Rv saving the American system civil
). zation is saved The peace of Amerle
n demonstrate the folly of war. II
q principles of democracy furnish III
d means of avoiding and preventing wa
n The universal intelligence Of men d
o erees that the war now devastatln
!. Europe shall be the last war.
8 uSons of America keep unsullied I'll
sacred shrine of peace, through who's