The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-16
BRYAN'S SPEECH IS
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who would use the blood of American soldiers to guarantee profits on their investments in foreign land. But that is not the se>timent of the American people. The people of this country stand back of Woodrow Wilson in his determination not to intervene in the affairs of Mexico
 "Why, my friends, If President Will son yielded to the demand of those who have clamored for intervention in Mex ico, we would no sooner have crossed the line than the same men would tell him that the soldiers must never corie out, for, my friends, annexation is the next step after intervention has been undertaken. And if we invaded Mexico the same men would say, On to Pan- anna
 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. have differed from our President on some of the methods employed in this war, but am one of those who desire sincerely that this na- tion shall not become participant in the dreadful conflict
 HAVE FINE RECORD
 we have a record upon which we can appeal to the people for their support, without fear and without blush I be- lieve the American people, grateful for what this administration has done, grate- full that we have peace in this country while war stalks throughout the world, will not be unmindful of the fact that it was democratic President. supported by a democratic Senate and House. who has thus saved the country the horrors of that war.
 
 before this country an opportunity such as no other country has ever had since the beginning of time. I believe that God. in His providence, has reserved for the United States the honor and the task of lifting the moral code that governs in- dividuals up to the level of nations and making it a part of the code of all na- tions.
 ''There is picture which has attracted attention wherever it has been seen-the picture of Christ before Pilate Piate represented the power of the Roman gov ernment and back 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 mocked and jeered and said, He is dead.' But that, instead of being the end was only the beginning.
 CHRIST TRIUMPHANT
 ''In a few centuries the power of Caesar was gone and his legions forgotten. The power of Christ, however, increased un- ti hundreds, yea, 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 that He put into their hearts. He has become the great factor of all history, the glowing figure of all time. Today Christ and Pilate again stand face to face, and Force and Love are again striving for mastery and dominion. The old world represented Force. It built it's hope of peace on fear and threats of violence. Each nation attempted to ter rorize 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 muc htryin gto cultivate friendships as they have spent in trying to cultivate hatred, there would be no war in Europe today.
 "If I understand this nations oppor- tunity and this nations task. it is to lead the world away from its false philosophy and help it to build it's hope of peace on the enduring foundation of love and brotherhood and cooperation
 And, my friends. if this is to be the task of this nation, what party is more fit to perform the task than the party that breaches the brotherhood of man as next in importance to the fatherhood ot God?
 CT, as a lover of my country. want my country to win this greatest of all prizes As democrat want my party to have the honor that shall come with the ac- complishment and fulfillment of such g task, and I stand with the democrats o1 the nation to give. to Woodrow Wilson an opportunity to be that man."