The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-06-16
SUPPORT PRESIDENT
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Democratic Keynote Sounded by
Temporary Chairman Glynn.
DEFENDS NEUTRALITY POLICY

F1outs Miiitarism eusaboo-Dls-
eusses Domestic Policies and
W EulopIxes Mr.. Wilson.
q, Louis, Mo-. June 14.-Following
4 . condensed version of the address
delivered at the opening of the Demo
cratic national convention today by
Temporary Chairman Martin H.
Nlynn, former governor of New York.
Gentlemen Of the Convention: The
Democratic party, in this convention
assembled. meets to perform a duty.
not to itself but to the nation.
We have entered this hall as Demo-
srats; we shall deliberate and act here
- Americans.
II in this great crisis that now con-
fronts the nation, the American people
eAlter, their apostasy will be visited
upon the descendants OF their chill
eren's children.
Disregarding the divisions that make
sne man q Tory and another q Wing.
one man . Republican and another a
Democrat, Americans will cast aside
A0 SAAoCA VA RoAIy CuAbACLl6s
From the great. pulsing heart Of the
hation will come a patriot command
10 crush p~artisanship and rebuke what
over Is mean or blind.
And when. a century from now,
Americas children come to read our
history, we pray God that the history
We are about to make may prove an
Inspiration to their loyalty.
In the attainment Of this hope, the
u%tterance Of this prayer we who gather
here today have a responsibility that
sobers our emotions as It strengthens
our resolutions.
For two years the world has been
sire. That fire still burns. but thus
Tar the United States has held the
dame at bay.
Must Support Principles.
What the people Of the United
States must determine through their
suffrage is whether the principles that
have been asserted as our national pol.
icy shall be Endorsed or Withdrawn.
This is the paramount issue.
For 200 years neutrality was q the
DRY; America made 1t a fact. To win
this priceless right Of neutrality this
nation had to undergo a long and pain
full struggle.
Where is the American hardy enough
10 challenge q policy SO firmly fixed
N the nations traditions?
The president Of the United States
stands today where stood the men who
made America and who saved Amer
1ca and made American neutrality q
national creed.
II Washington was right, II Jeffer-
o was right. II Hamilton was right,
II Lincoln was right. then the presi-
dent of the United States is right
today; II the Republican leaders are
right then Lincoln was wrong and
Jefferson vas wrong and Hamilton
was wrong and Washington was
wrong.
In all the history OF the world
there is no other national policy that
has justified itself so completely and
entirely as the American policy Of
neutrality and isolation from the quar-
yels of European powers.
Neutral Rights Asserted.
No American who knows the facts
. honestly oppose or criticise the
policy Of neutrality which the present
Democratic administration has pur-
sued.
Americas doctrine of neutrality
never meant that this nation must
rush headlong into wal at the first
invasion Of its neutral rights. This
does not mean that America will not
resort to war when all other Team
OF protecting its neutral rights have
failed, but 1t does mean that America
will exhaust every peaceful means Of
protecting those rights before 1t takes
the step from which there ia no ap-
peal.
The issue, raised by our opponents,
Of the vigor with which our neutral
1ty has been enforced is a compare
tive issue which can be decided only
by comparative results.
When Grant was president, during
che war between Spain and the Span
fish West Indies, a Spanish gunboat
seized the vessel Virginius flying the
American nag and a Spanish com.
mandant in cold blood shot the cap
tain of the Virginius, SO of the crew
and 1s Of the passengers.
But we didn't go to war. Grant
settled our troubles by negotiation.
When Benjamin Harrison was
president the people of Chill con-
eeived a violent dfalike 70 the JInited
States. One Junior ofacer from the
United States warship Baltimore was
Htlled outright In the streets Of Val
paraiso and 16 Of our sailors wound
ID.
But we didn't 90 to war. Harrison
settled our troubles by negotiation.
More Historical Facts.
When Lincoln was president this
country's rights were violated on ev.