The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-14

For two years the world has been
atire; the civilization that we know
has been torn by the mightiest strug
gle in its history Sparks from Eur
Ope's confiagration have bla1ed in our
own skies, echoes of her strife have
sounded at our very doors. That fire
still burns, that struggle still contin
lueS, but thus far the United States
has held the fame at bay; thus far
it has saved its people from partici
patton in the conflict.
What the people of the United
States must determine through their
suffrage. is whether the course the
country has pursued through this cru
cial period is TO be continued; wheth-
er the principles that have been as
serted as our national policy shall be
endorsed or withdrawn.
! "This is the paramount issue. NO
lesser issue must cloud it, no unre-
/ fdltu D1OUltiIlt illuoL ADHluot IL
In declaring that the policy of peu-
trality is as American as the Ameri-
lean flag. Mr.. Glynn asserted that:
"The first President of the United
States was the first man to pronounce
neutrality rule of international con
duct
In April. 1898, Washington declared
the doctrine and within month.
John Jay. chief justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. in
an epoch making decision from the
bench whose realization would insure
universal and perpetual peace, wrote
the principle into the law of this land.
The Declaration of Independence had
+ foretold it by declaring the rest Of
mankind enemies in war. in peace
friends the Constitution recC gnized
lit: but the first President of the Unit
yed States by proclamation, the first
chief justice by Interpretation gave
! if vitality and power
The President of the United States
stands today where stood the men
who made America and who saved
America. He stands where John
Adams stood. when he told King
fGeorge that America was the land lie
loved and that peace was her gran
ldeur and her welfare He stands
where General Grant stood when he
said there never was war that could
mot have been settled better some
other way. and he has shown his will
ingness to try the ways of peace be
! fore he seeks the paths of war. He
stands where George Washington
stood when he prayed that this coun-
try would never unaheath the sword
except in self defense so long as jus
tice and our essential rights could lie
preserved. without it.
For vain glory or for selfish pul
pose. others may cry up policy of
blood and iron. but the President Of
the United States has acted on the
belief that the leader of q nation who
plunges his people into an unneces-
gary war, like POntius plate. vainly
washes his hands of innocent blood
while the earth quakes and the heay-
ems are darkened and thousands give
up the ghost
Speaking of the opposition to the
Presidents peace policy, the speaker
continued:
by opposing what We stand for to
day, the Republican party opposes
what Hamilton stood for century
ago. The founder of the Republican
party and tbs founder of the Demo
cratic party. placing their country's
happiness above every other consider
alton. forgot partisanship and made
American neutrality a national creed
We who follow Jefferson stand where
Jefferson stood. but we look in vain
for a sign from the present leaders of
the Republican party to show that
they follow where Hamilton led.
Where Hamilton counseled modera-
ton thew denounce it. Where HamiI-
ton thought only of country they think
only of self. Where Hamilton placed
patriotism above partisanship they
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