New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
TRUST VOICE,
WILSON DECLARES
c,vs Vocal Element
Always Fails or
SurrenderS
o.-...D,os-., Of n. Tribune

f's ''S. from, the front porch Of Shadow
ius'''' a.v Pilgrims from Pennsyl-
r.srly FIVE thousand strong, NIL
'' .;rst trains and with FIVE bands.
'ns h.re under the guidance Of A.
s sa Palmer and Chairman Vance c.
'r.-uiek Of the Democratic National
c~n;,.ee. II was the largest audi
cha, has heard Mr.. Wilson at
shadow Lawn u.,
rst;pr past political conditions in
o.,,yvania and New Jersey as his
,hs President swung rapidly into
'..is.,es of the present campaign. He
IA rot mention Colonel Roosevelt by
g. INIT voices in the audience quick
y supplied the omission. give it to
T.5dvl" and soak i'm GOOD shouted
the crowd.
sThe most interesting element of the
p.nublican party now is the vocal" de-
J.-sa the President. The vocal ele-
ar. is not running for Office, but il is
Ling PROMISES. Ii is telling what the
..,~v Will do IN given circumstances.
3D. those who have been nominated for
So are careful not 70 say what they
will do"
"yoice and Nothing More
Mr.. Wilson went on to say that the
-vorsl element" was "a voice and moth
- more" and asserted that "every
,;Ss II had uttered its purposes IL mas
s;,b,r failed 20 carry them out or sur
,.,Sered 20 the machine" He charac-
,sri1ed the return of the Progressives
Az Roosevelt's bidding as an "sbject
and unconditional surrender"
Although the Republicans were doing
everything possible 10 confuse the is
.uss OF the campaign. the President de-
.sred they were being simplified. He
allied the Republican platform
avrsnd. contemplate attempt 10 de-
eeive the people" but asserted It
acouldn't be done after the light il
turned on.
The Republicans. he said, could never
ar,t over the fundamental uneasiness
rat somebody besides themselves was
N power" and he warned his hearers
tls. more than the Presidential cam
psign was ST stake.
Congress Important
~The real source of obstruction" he
declared. rs in Congress and not in
me Presidency. A President without
Congress is as useless as a figure
head. he cant 10 anything. He can
rst Won into trouble, but he can't get
you out. The forces of reaction are
II control OF the Republicans in Con-
grsss.
~The issue is whether you are going
70 leave in power a government that
you know and one that will tell you
What il is gong 10 do or whether you
are going 70 substitute for IL one that
you don't know and one that won't tell
you What i is going 70 do.
And II YOU want 20 know how New
York is going 70 vote on that day look
I'd lie record Of the vote az the last
ec-st;tut;onal election. The people de-
feated a pretty tolerable constitution
thtr. not because they didn't believe in
the things II Incorporated, but because
they G.strusted the leaders who drew
IN
Turning 20 the peace issue, the Presi-
Dent repeated that while he was for
pacific settlements. America Is al
vsys ready 70 fight for things that are
American"
Peace or Disturbance
America knows" ne said. chat it
& faced with this choice: Peace. the
continuance OF the development Of
business along the lines which IL has
nov estat ished and developed and the
maintenance Of well known progressive
lines o. action. on the one hand, or,
or the other. . disturbance Of policy
ell Along the line. new conditions. new
Adjustments underlined alterations Of
policy. and back Of il all invisible
government
Il understand from the leaders Of the
Republican party that nothing has been
osas right. They 10 not say that the
hing done was always wrong. but the
way IN which . was done was always
wrong. They co not venture 20 say
TIA; IS, the private counsel dses not
Tsa,rre % say-that We wanted any
t4irg but peace, but they would have
preferred some other way, not DIS
t.ssee. o. obtaining peace. The vocal
part says we wanted var; the silent
PAT iltimates that We wanted peace,
e1t wanted another kind Of PEACE. They
Tan never get over that fundamental
saeasi1ess. gentlemen, that America -
q charge q somcbody else than them
ieves bug America knows that the
iniags that we've done I'D obtain peace,
az g does not know that the things
laai miCnt have been done would have
's,sinee peace
Would Exploit Mexico
VI. Wilson reiterated that il was al
rost mpo s.ole % DO anything in tne
tto Of foreign affairs. because foreign
nations "have been led 70 believe that
dominant element In the Republican
tsf,y u in favor o. drawing the United
s'stss into the European war, and they
save been told. with abundant evidence,
nat !. is probable that j. ne Repub.i-
Sns sCcceed, wc shall enter upon
p9..ey o. exploitation Of our nelghoors
u Mexico"
Hs declared that, although the lead
- o. the Republican party demand
ma. the rights o. Americans be pro-
sc-ec everywhere or one occasion the
Espsoical machine vas able 20 com
ri majority d .rs members IN The
.o1se o. kcDrcss tatiyes 20 vote that
american citizens mad no right 20 travel
81 ~ high seas"
y Their leaders believe in tho rights
American citizens, Nhv dolt their
l'.!owers| he added. If their lead
20 are 20 stif 20 sec that Americans
i tier rights everywhere, Why do
,e men vote that Americans shall
3 thfif rights nowhere One Of the
oit regret bic Incidents Of American
s.lSfj is that there ghou.d have been
y.ad men 20 the Congress Of the
..iee s'ates wiling - vote In that
ne President repeated mis- advocacy
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