The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01

Senator Harding. Members OF the
Notification Committee, and Fellow
Citizens:
Thi. occasion is more than a mere
ceremony OF notification. We are not
here 10 indulge in formal expressions
We come 10 state in plain and direct
manner our faith. our purpose and our
pledge. This representative gather
Ing Is happy auGury. II means the
strength Of reunion. II means that
the party OF Lincoln Is restored. alert
effective. It means the unity OF a
common perception Of paramount ma
tional needs. II means that We are
neither deceived nor benum5ed by 40
normal conditions. We know that We
ARE in a critical period. perhaps more
critical than any period since the civil
War We need a dominant sense OF
national unity: the exercise OF our
best constructive powers: the vleoI
and resourcefulnesS OF a qulckened
America. We desire that the Repuoli-
can Party as a great liberal party
shall be the agency OF national
achievement. the organ of the etec'
tive expression OF dominant Amer,
canism What do I mean by that: l
mean America conscious OF power.
awake to obligation. erect in selt-re-
L.,
devoted to the ideals Of peace, instinct
with the spirit of human BROTHERHOOD
safeguarding both individual oppor-
tunity and the public interest. main,
tanning q well-ordered constitutional
system adapted to local seifsovern'
ment without the sacrifice Of essen
tial national authority. approaching
the necessity OF stability. expert
knowledge and through orgahzaIlo.'
as the indispensable conditions OF So
curity and progress: country loHeu
BY its citizens with a patrlotic tet VI
permitting no division in their ailesl-
anre and no rivals in their Affection
I mean America first and America eI-
ncient. It is in this spirit that re-
spond to your summons.
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Our foreign relations have assumed
grave Importance in the past tntsc
Years. The conduc, of diplomatic IN
tercourse is in the keenlHS OF tue -,
cutive. 1t rests chiefly with MN
whether we shall show competence or
incompetence: whether the natlonal non.
>or shall be maintained: whether our
prestige and influence shall be iowerso
or advanced. What is the recoro os ~ ~
ADMINISTRATIONS The first duty OF the
executives was 20 command tho respec'
OF the world by the personnel on our
state department and our re3reSs 49,
abroad No party cNicrncE could eAcuS''
the non-per formarce OF this obvious or
LEGATION. Sill. after making every al
lovance for certain Comnicndanie ap-
continents il is apparent that thIS "n
ligation was nor performed, NJ the VT
beginning Of III" present adm nlStraI ION 9
where in tho direction of diplomatic IN
tercourse there should haV" neen COR
sptcuouS strength and experiences W.;
had weakness and iReNrertnrsS inSi'al
of assuring respect. ~" invited aiStruSl
&c our capacity for firmnssS ana dsctS
ion. thus cntailinG many fhtlcut 'I's
which otherwise easily could rave w..
ESCAPED Then. in numerous INSTANCES
notably IN I.atin-America where Sucn a
course was particularly reprehenSlt!',
and whore we desire 70 encourage 'ht
most friendly relations: men "t tyias
diplomatic experience whose KNOW tsue
and training were Of especial value to
fhe country Mere retired from IN" serF-
Ice aprarentl> for no other reason IMAM
20 meet partisan demands IN sne az
pointment of Inexperienced persons
Where as in San Domingo. we had as
sumed an important special trust IN IN,
interest OF its people. that trust va
shockinSiy betrayed in order I" SanS'
observing Democrats" The RECORD
showing tho administrators disregard
Of it's responsibilities with respect ~
our representation IN diplomacy IS III
open book and the specifications may
easily be had. II is a record r"Fralins
professions belcd I, is a dismal rec
ord to those who believe in Aur3rtranisN';
TAKE for example. IN" wlshdrawal oi
Ambassador Herrick from France. Ihrr'
he stood in the midst ct alarms ths
Serv embodiment ~ courage or polSs
az executive caparity. universally trust
ed and beloved. M diplomat ever wor
more completely the affections "t
foreign people: and thsre WAS n" o"ttS'
fortune tor this country tina INTO nave
at the capital OF any on" "t the peItlS
erent nations 4 representative thus eS
teemed Yet ,hn administration permit,
ted itself 10 supersede hiT. TIL" point
is NOT tina, ,he man was Ambassador
H,rrick. or that the nation WAS France
but that We invited the. attention at 'h'
world 10 the !reNrusabl" Ei'ialnC "i
national int"r"s; I" partisan eNpedienc!
II Vas a lament able sacrifice "t intfr
national reputs. II we would have thF
esteem Of foreign nations We must %
serve it, We must show our regard t"s
special knowledge and experience. pro,
nose that we shall make the agencies 81
our diplomatic intercourse. IN every ma
ton. worthy Of the american name.
Mexico.
Tho dealings ot the admin'str RI ,l"'
with Mexico constitute . confused chap
,cr Of bl,iriderS We have not he.peG
Mexico. She lies prostrate. -imporcrlSn
ed Administrations. overwhelmed Wit
The woes and outraSes " intern" strite
,he h.ln.ess victim Of condition Of an
archr which the course Of the admins
tration onl- served 70 promote. Fol
ourselves we have witnessed the murdsI
of our citizens and the destruction NJ
their property. We har- mad" cnenlFS
not friends. Instead nt commanding re
spect and deserving good viii oy SINGER
inv. firnrness. and consistency. We pro
cooked misrepresentation and deep resent
m.nt In tho light Of the conduct of 'h'
administration no ono could underS,a7