The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-20
Old-Timers Say Enthusiasm
Recalled Stirring Days of
Campaign Of 1896
MAKES SPEECHES
TO THREE AUDIENCES
Predicts Larger Influence of
Women in the Work Of
World-Makes Conciliatory
Talk to New Citizens
By Fl. III. STANSBURY.

BY Fl. II. SrANsBURY.
Chicago. Oct. 19.-President will
son was greeted by three audiences
here today which for enthusiasm old
timers say recalled the days of the
contest between Bryan and Mckinley
in 1895.
Fifteen thousand people packed the
Stock Yard Pavilion tonight and
cheered for ten minutes after the
presidential party arrived. In the
afternoon Mr.. Wilson addressed 1900
non-partisan women voters at the
Auditorium. AT a luncheon reception
he urged the Chicago editors to fight
for progressive principles in Ameri-
can government and American life.
The only unpleasant incident of the
day was when a number OF women.
said to have been members of the
Congressional Union. greeted the
President with banners inscribed
why vote for Wilson, he is against
women" etc.
In the several big demonstrations
in the day Illinois politicians claimed
TO have observed a drift of sentiment
to the Democratic party which may
add this State to the Wilson column
in November.
Addresses New Citizens.
Directly addressing newly natural
lied citizens at the night meeting, Mr..
Wilson said:
"A man or woman who has become
naturalized citizen of the United
States Is not expected to give up his
love for the race from which he came
He Is expected. however. to put nl-~
legiance to this country above all else.
only by an allegiance felt with
-
properly keep the oath you have
taken.
In throwing in your lot with us
you have undertaken a difficult
parliamentary. to think first of
others To know how to do this you
must study the history OF the United
States.
The heart OF nation is Just as
pure as the hearts of its citizens
This nation must stand for the
rights of mankind everywhere. We
are prepared to understand other ma
tons because We are drawn from
other nations"
The bluejackets killed at Vera
Cruz, who Mr.. Wilson said repre-
scented the stock OF four nations, were
praised as ideal citizens because they
had been proud to wear the uni.
form of the United States sailor.
Many From German Stock.
we should understand the Ger.
man because so many of us come
from German stock" the President
said, He declared we should UNDER
stand other race factions for the same
reason.
We are not interested in the geog-
raphy of politics. but We are interested
to see that there are no boundary
, lines to the rights OF humanity"
Tremendous Es..>>sssdas1.
The enthusiasm of the crowd which
greeted Mr., Wilson eclipsed In interest
anything savoring OF politics in the
two first speeches of the day.
The address to the gathering Of nom
partisan women voters at the Audi
torium was considered an appeal to
the women of Chicago not to permit
themselves to be drawn into a parti-
san fight. The main points of the
speech were:
Never in the history OF the world
was It necessary to do clear, fear
less thinking and to utter clear, fear
less expressions of opinion as 1t ID
now. II you are wrong. you will get
1t knocked out of you; and If you are
right. you will help knock 1t out Of
the other people.
II remember a legend which used
to fascinate my imagination. 1t was
that man in the medieval age fell
he dreamed that he was In a great
hall and around the hall lay knights
in full armor asleep by their horses,
fully comparisoned and lying asleep
as they were.
AT the end of the hall there was
a dais upon which lay horn and
| sword and voice from an invisible
| source babe him. If he. would awaken
and lead this company. choose be-
tween the horn and the sword With
| an impulse which is very natural to
human nature he took the horn and
| blew lusty blast upon 1t, whereupon
in the twinkling of an eve the whole
substance of the vision vanished, and
the same voice that had babe him
choose followed him with this rebuke:
Cursed be the fool that ever he was
born that he did not take the sword
but took the horn
Means of Success.
The moral, think. is obvious that
you have got to take the means Of
| success before you use the words Of
success, and that tho means Of sue
| cess are to be right. to speak the truth
and to look fearlessly for the truth.
What difference does 1t make that
| you think q thing as a Republicans
| If 1t is wrong? What difference doee
| 1t make II you think q thing a. ~
Democrat II It Is not true? Your
| being a Republican or Democrat doc
not make 1t true. and what differonco
does q party make, or 3 partyo tm@a
terests make. A. compared with th4&
interests of the nation itseiff
| II use that illustration to point out
| that society has now gos 20 81 goVsSs
erned by the real conditions oe TN =,
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