The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-30

warshIp Baltimore was killed OUT
right IN the streets of Valparaiso and
is Of our sailors wounded, Of whom
one afterward died. In : message %
Congress on January Is, 1892, sup
ported by Secretary of State James
@. Blaine, and On evidence submitted
by Fighting Bon. Evans and Win
field Scott SchIey. President Harrison
said this assault on our honor had
its origin in the hostility to these men
as sailors OF the United States wear
ing the uniform OF the Government
and not in any Individual act OF per-
sonal animosity" and that this nation
must take notice of the event as an
infraction of its rights and dignity.
and as an invasion of it Inter
national rights"
But we didn't 90 TO war. Harrison
settled our troubles by negotiation
Just As the President of the United
States Is trying to do today.
When Lincoln Was President.
When Lincoln was President this
conntry's rights we're violated on ey-
cry side. England. Russia. France
and Spain were guilty Of such IA
grant violations that Secretary of
1
| to war with all Of them 1t one and
the same time.
France used every possible influ
ence short of open war To Injure Us.
She not only permitted the building
of Confederate vessels in private snip
yards. but she allowed 1T least two
to be built in the national navy yard
OF France and she supplied them with
supplies from her government arsen-
al
And England did more.
Through his Secretary of State.
Lincoln called England to account for
the seizure OF the u 8. j. ship Chesa-
peake on the high seas bound from
New York to Portland, for the burn
ing Of the u. :. ship Roanoke on
Bermuda for the seizure On Lake Erie
OF the shin phIIo Parsons and the
scuttlIng OF the Island Queen, the
shooting OF it engineer and the
woundlng OF Its passengers. and he
protested to England against the in-
vaslon OF the territory Of the United
States by a band OF Southern SYM
pathlzers from Canada. .ho rode
across the border into Vermont, burn
cd . portion of st Albana. looted IL
homes. robbed It's bank o. $4,000.
killed one of its citizens and wounded
several more n stfnginE language
he told England that she violated neu-
trality BY permitting "the ne Of Brit !
lsh ports and British borders as :
base for feIonious denredationa
against the citizens OF Iha United !
States and he wrote into history hls !
diplomatic battle against England for !
letting loose the Alabama 10 prey !
upon our commerce. to destroy $780, !
900 .000 worth Of property. n capture !
81 Of onr vessels and drive our flag !
from OF the seas. No nation ever In ]
fiIeted upon another nation a more !
damnabie or more maddenInE wrong /
than England inflicted upon the Unit
ed States I'm the Alabama outrage.
hui ne didn't 90 TO war. lincoln /
settled our troubles by negotiation Just /
as the President Il trying 70 do to
day.
When Washington Was President.
When Washington waH President I
and neutrality first declared, war
conYnlsed Europe. our ships dared not
20 put out 10 aea. commerce vas par
alyzed and business depressed. Ameri- !
can passengers md American crews
were thrown into prison aud deprived |
of LEGAL rights Genet. ths Minister
OF France. fitted out priyateefs In our T
harbors. 1outed our officials. and tried I
To rally this country 20 the support Of
France In return for the help France
gave n in the Revolutionary war. t
England and France seized 90 OF our
ships and confseated millions Of dol
lars worth of our property. and up
In Quebec Lord Dorchester promised
Canadian Indians the pleasure N
burning American homes and scalp
ing American citizens.
Bnt N didn't 20 To war Washington :
settled our troubles by negotiation I
lust n the President of Tie United +
States Is trying 10 do todaY.
In the face Of the record do Repub=
Leans realize that when thsy arraiEn +
the policy OF the President of the I
United States today they aTraign the !
policy Of Harrison. Of Blaine. OF Lin !
coin and OF Grant For The pleasure
of erItrising n Democratic President F
they are willing 10 read out Of the
Republican party the greatest men the +
Republican party ever had Are +
they willing to Hay that the Repub- +
liean party Of today condemns what +
Hamilton did In revolutionary days .
what Lincoln did In civil var days !
and what Grant and Blaine and Haf= !
rison did but Yesterday
In his policy Of peaceful negotla.
tlona today the President Of the Unit t
ed States follows The example set him |
by the greatest Presidents The Demo-
cratic party and the greatest Presl-
dents The Republican party ever gave
this nation.
We challenge our critics 10 deny . T
single fact in The record. We defy +
them 10 show single point 1T which /
the helmsman Who has safely pfioled +
us through Europe's storm has de-
parted from the course lad down b. !
those who established Americas for !.
eign policy.
To maintain our national honor b.
peace II we can. b war Il We must.
is TIL motto of the President OF the +
United States.
BnI before submitting to the chance !
and misery of var. true statesman
thai he is. he proposes to put the rea= !
son and justice Of negotiation TO the !
test. II they are aa patriotic as theY !
pretend those Who censure this pol !
icy Of negotiation may blush from
shame 10 learn that they eensure the
policy pursued by the slgners OF the
Declaration OF Independence.
In the document which made us free
John Hancock and BENJAMIN Frank
lin ana Charles Carroll and all the
other signers declare Il quote their
exact words. they declare they ZAP