New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-03


that we are ready 10 stand together.
We don't mean 70 take the promises
OF anybody; We mean 70 see that the
thing is done ourselves
Wants Nations Confidence
az | did not believe that the princi-
pies which we have been fighting for
and which have tried 20 represent
were the principles Of the great body
OF the American people ! would not
presume 10 offer myself as g candidate.
| don't want 10 be elected unless !
am one Of you and you believe in me.
My friends, have recently hadssome
very touching experiences. | have
been travelling 20 various parts Of the
country and ! have seen things that
touched my heart.
you know that recently we we're
tble, upon an occasion, TO do an &C. Of
mere justice to a part of the great
body Of the workingmen OF America.
] mean in the enactment Of the eight
hour day. And the reason that has
made so profound an impression is not
that IL goes as far as 1t might 90 in
accomplishing its result, but because IT
has shown the laboring men of this
country that there are some people in
authority who look at life from their
point of view
Touched by Gratitude
"And so as I have travelled from one
part Of this country to the other have
seen not only men but women rush
to the side Of the railway and call out
blessings upon the little party of which
constituted a part. Why should they
bless me when have done nothing
that I know of except mere act Of
Justice Does Il mean, my fellow citi-
zens--csn IL mesn-thst 20 do an act
of justice is so unusual and unex-
pected? Can il mean that they are
surprised TO find in place OF authority
some one who is really their friend
Why, my fellow citizens, ! do not want
to believe that | do not want to be-
lieve that Il is unusual in America that
men in authority should not understand
Justice and wish to do il. But If that
be true, then isn't il time that every
man who believes that the workman
at the bench, and in the mine, and IN
the factory, and on the railroads, is
his brother and his comrade, should all
get together and see that nobody here
after irterferes with the processes OF
righteousness?
This is no social revolution. Men
eeem 70 think that something is about
to be upset. Why, nothing is about
10 be upset. The things that have oeen
cast down are about 20 be set up
again; the America Of an older time,
the America. when men felt their com
fadeships from one part OF the nation
to the other more acutely than they
feel them now, is being recovered. We
are drawing these old, sweet forces OF
American unity back into existence;
and as America feels her unity, feels
the same pulse Of red blood course
through her veins, she has gathered
her forces for a part among the ma
ton, such as she never was able 10
play before.
For Service of Humanity
when America has found herself,
then she will be able to play. the part
which Il was always destined she
should play. Let sll men who believe
the same thing keep together; let no
Kind of intimidation, let no kind OF
vague and fruitless promises olYeis
ms for moment. We have set our
feet 10 this road and we are going 70
travel Il 10 the end of the road, ana
then when we have seen TO II, my lei
low citizens, that justice is Done
among ourselves, let US determine tha'
we are going TO say TO the other ma
lions ~ the world that, so far as we
are concerned, justice must De uone
among all mankind. ,.-.
"Let us first heal our own DIVISIONS;
To, ms first see that we are united
and irresistible nation, and then let US
mt All that force at the service OF
humanity, in order that men may say
tbat thev know what human rights
are and they love and understand
nothing but what is humanely right, -
"That is the simple message that
have come TO deliver to you. | want
n saw that believe the forces OF
This nation are gathered for demon
stration OF power on the part OF pub
lie opinion on the It'll OF November
next such as has never been displayed
in the world before. This great tide
of opinion is rising, not for the pur-
nose Of destroying anything, but Tor
floating all those happy auguries IN
which men may travel who know they
are bound for the finest goals of human
ambition. This tide Of humanity swell
ing in America is sweet with the pur-
poses of peace; il is wholesome with
the judgments of justice; and when
il has come to the food men will see
that il is a great body, meant 70 drive
all the industries of the world by the
pulse of heart beats Of men who love
the world and believe in their fellow
men,"
Rumble Of Feet Keeps Up
A slim, gray-hesded man, frowning
a little as he tried TO fill the big nag
draped oval with his voice; crowd IN
the arena who sat or stood ut respect
full attention and the rumble Of hun
dreds Of feet-that was the setting OF
the Presidents last great appeal TO the
people of the United States before cleo
ton. Perhaps Mr.. Wilson was respon-
sible for the sudden discourteous exit.
Perhaps the sight Of so many person:
turning their backs robbed his words Of
their force. Whatever was the trouble,
his address was short and avoid OF any
great enthusiasm.
When he paused cheering broke out,
but still the heavy rumbling OF de-
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