New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
John w. Westcott Declares
Him the Moral Leader
of Democracy.
EMANCIPATOR, TOO,
AS WAS LINCOLN
Peace Due to His Policies and
Prosperity Credited to Work
of His Party.

st. Louis, June 15.-Thc speech Of
John ". Westcott. Of New Jersey, &c
nominating Woodrow Wilson for Prosi-
dent was as follows;
Prophecy IS fulfilled The eternal
vcrities Of Righteousness have pre-
vailed. Undismayed by the calamlucS
Of war. unmovcd bv vituQerauon ana
vain defamation. holding to the pure
altar OF truth. the schoolmaster IS
statesman. the statesman hnancier. the
fnancicr cmancipator, the emancipator
pscitcator, the pacihcator the mOrHi
leader Of democracy
1.-THE nation is at work. The nation
IS az rcace The nation is accomplish
ing the destiny Of democracy. -FOUR
wears ago tho nation Was not at work.
With resources boundlcss, with hum
drcd million people eager 10 achieve
and do. commerce lsnguished, indus
tries halted. mon were idle. The coun-
try struggled i'm the tolls Of an made
ouate financial system. Credit was al
the mercy Of piracy. The small bust
ness man was bound hand and foot.
Panic hung like a storm cloud over the
business world.
"Now bursting grsnaries, teeming
factories. crowded railways and over
laden ships distribute wealth and com q.
fort 20 uncounted millions the world
over Production outruns the means OF
distribution. The parallel Of American
prosperity rs not found in industrial
history: nor is IL causeless. II did not
descend. like q mercifui accident. from
heaven II is not due 20 the devasta-
tions of revised tariff. IL IS not the
result Of destructive legislation. il
cannot he attributed TO the manutact-
IRE Of war materials. constituting a
bare ner contum Of the volume of ma
tio0ol business. War is destructoni
not production. War curtails interna-
tional trade. War depresses industrial
energy. when the European cata-
clvsm struck the world. morstoria feli
like n blight upon many Of the neutral
nations, but not upon the United
Statc..
Cause Of Prosperity.
There stands the astounding pho
nomenon of American prosperity.
What is its explanation The Euclid
Of financial theory worked 20 a demon
stration. measures for the country's re-
lief. He promptly put into effect the
legislative expression OF great pro
crammc. He did not talk. He did
things He dynamited the monetary
dams and let credit flow 10 the re-
hottest corners of the land, its spray
dashng even upon foreign shores. He
released the nations resources and set
the energies Of all men free to exploit
them. He destroyed commercial slavery.
He struck of its shackles. The pros
peritv of the nation IS the product OF
craftsmanship and financial genius.
American credit is now limited only by
IT'S own honesty and capacity. The cause
being Undisturbed, the effects must re-
main. The schoolmaster is statesman,
the statesman is hnancier, the tinancier
IS emancipator. With Lincoln, the
emancipation Of the chattel slave, ne
viii live forever as the emancipator OF
the commercial slave.
"The nation is at peace in world at
war. America is confronted with ap.
pallng realities. Il is not the part OF
wisdom 10 play with phantoms, deal IN
riddles, or seek TO entertain the ma
tional imagination with the legerde-
main Of language. To build WORDS
mountain high as the throne Of vanity
and ambition should not be an Amer
can pastime. An attempt 10 catch the
Presidency by phrases rs the work oil
folly. The function of a sounding
brass and tinkling cymbal is not ger
name 10 the tragic conditions of the
world. When the fate Of millions is al
stake. it is not the part Of any man 70
stack the cards. With civilization IN
peril, the sphinx becomes an anachro-
nism The anachronism will remain
the mysterious silence of the ages
With the whole world tense and
anxious. patriotic advice and sugges-
ton are Of more value than abuse and
defamation. Speculation willis IN the
blaze Of truth. Abusive phraseology
shrivels before the relentless fact
Honesty is the commanding quality OF
free and patriotic American.
Policy in Mexico.
"Whst are the realities that face US
in Mexico exist the potentialities OF
|. civilization. In her wealth. her his
4 tory. her schools, her religion. her
Y needs, her very suffering and patriot
ism lie the indestructible seeds Of
progress. To have conquered Mexico
would have seated death at the Ameri-
can Preside. u would have destroyed
our prosperity and added hundreds OF
millions OF taxation 20 the burdens OF
the nation. u would have planted dis
trust and hatred OF the United States
IN every South American republic. 1t