Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-15
President Tells Delegation
penn8yIvanianS That Pro-
gressiveS Were Cruelty Be-
trayed by Their Leaders,
SIIBTLE MEANS USED TO
DEFEAT PEOPLES WILL
Front Porch Address at Shad-
ow Lawn Heard by Large
and Enthusiastic Crowd G,
O, P. Given Hard LickS,
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long Branch, N. j., oct. 14.-In a
snpech before a large delegation OF
PENNSYLVANIA democrats president
wilson declared today that while he
ie for peace, America is always ready
70 fight for things that are American
He summed up his idea OF the :" hes
~ the present campaign in the i
america knows that IT Is faced W.
This choice, peace, the continuance OF
tbe development of business along the
iinos , which ii has now established and
developed and the maintenance OF VIC
Gnown progressive lines of action,
tbo one hand: or, on the other, a d.
nrbance of policy all along the line,
now conditions, new adjustments, un-
defined alterations of policy and back
of if all invisible government
"Tbe most interesting element OF
the republican party now is the vo-
cal" said the president. "The vocal
element is not running for office but
IL making promises while the element
which has been nominated is making
no promises
The president praised the rank
and file" of the progressive party
saving no group of men were ever
more pitifully deceived" He at
tackled the leaders of that party.
"The democratic party in the last
few wears has redeemed the promises
Of the progressive. party and Of the
democratic party" Mr. Wilson ad-
ded He discussed conditions in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, saying the
old political gangs" are seeking a re-
turn to power.
The president discussed what he
declared was the attitude toward war
and peace of different elements of the
republican party.
Differences on Peace and war.
oT understand from the leaders of
the republican party that nothing mas
been done right he said. 'They 40
not say that the thing done was al
ways wrong. They do not venture TO
say, that is, the private counsel doeS
not venture to say, that we WahleG
anything but peace; but they Woulu
have preferred some other way, not
disclosed of obtaining peace. Inc
vocal mart say We wanted war. The
silent mart intimates that we wanted
peace but wanted another KIND OF
peace They can never get over that
fundamental uneasiness, gentlemen
that America is in charge of some
body else than themselves. But Amer
lea knows that the things that were
done did obtain peace and 1t does not
know that the things that might have
been done would have obtained
peace"
Republicans Disturbed.
Mr.. Wilson reiterated previous dec
lalations that it Is almost Impossible
to do anything in the field of foreign
affairs because foreign nations have
been led to believe that a dominant
element in the republican party Is IN
favor of drawing the United States
into the European war and they have
been told, with abundant evidence, that
II is probable that If the republicans
succeed we shall enter upon pohcy
Of exploitation of our neighbors IN
Mexico"
Continuing his discussion of for
eign affairs Mr.. Wilson declared that
although the leaders of the republican
party demand that the rights OF Amer
leans be protected everywhere, on one
occasion the republican machine was
able to compel a majority of its mem
bers in the house of representatives
TO vote that American citizens had no
right to travel on the high seas
Refers to McLcmOrc Vote.
He added:
III their leaders believe in the
rights of American citizens, why don I
their followers? If their leaders are
SO stiff to see that Americans get their
rights everywhere, why do these men
vote that Americans shall get their
rights nowhere? one of the most re-
grettable incidents Of American MS
tory is that there should have been
found men in the congress Of the
United states willing to vote III that
sense"
Mr. Wilson reiterated his advocacy
OF league of nations to preserve the
peace of the world and attacked the
leaders Of the progressive party. VINO,
he said, had betrayed the rank ana
file. He also declared that the selec-
ton Of a congress is just rs importah'
rs the election of a president, because
the real source of action and the real
machinery of obstruction is In con-
gress."
He asserted that the forces of re-
action are in control of the repupil-
cans in congress.
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman oil
the democratic national committee
presided at the meeting and A. Nit
chell Palmer, democratic national
committeeman from Pennsylvania, IN
tfoduced Mr. Wilson. The delegation
which came here on eight special