Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-15

flood-tide of our prosperity has risen
to such an unprecedented height that
the only limit to trade is our ability
to make and transport the coninodi
ties demanded at hcme and abroad.
Our fields and our factories cry aloud
| for men and Unemployment has ceased
to be a problem. Wages have ad
| vanced, building operations have -.
sumed, real estate las recovered its
worth
There is not an idle car on our
railroads or an idle ship at our docks
For the first time in history Americas
greatest port has become the worlds
greatest port
The purchasing power of our Deo-
Fle is greater than that of any other
people on the globe, Never was there
as much money in cur vaults as to.
day. The aggregate resources Of our
national banks are three thousand
millions more than the aggregate re.
sources OF the Bank of England, the
Rank of France. the Bank of Russia,
the Reichbank of Germany, the Bank
! of the Netherlands, the Swiss National
bank and the Bank u Japan. We have
four hundred and one millions of
money more than We had year and
a half ago and our gold supply exceeds
by many hundreds of millions TIE gold
supply of any other nation on earth.
This avalanche OF moEey poured in
to oIr pockets by the rest Of the world
as tribute to our national resources
and our fidelity to peaceful industry
is not the measure Of our prosperity
II lie nnlU tba cUmhnl ('nlnnar rod with
our trade at home this foreign trade
is mere pittance. Our domestic com
merce today is large than the foreign
commerce of all the nations Of the
World combined.
Against this actual condition our
opponents raise an argument of ifs
With greater truth we can also enter
the realm of conjecture and declare
that if another candidate had been
elected four years ago, the United
States would be at war today. A ton
OF IFS do not weigh as much as a
single fact. Our opponents forget that
if the flight of the seagulls off the
coast of the West Indies had not di,
rected his course, Columbus would
not have discovered America when he
did. But the seagulls were there
ifs cannot Danish them-and Colum.
bus found our land"
Chairman Glynn concluded with
praise for President Wilson. who, he
| said, has measured up to the best ira.
ditions OF great office.
He has been wise with wisdom
| that is STEPPED in the traditions of his
country; with wisdom that has been
disciplined by training and broadenea
by instruction.
He has been firm with the firmness
that proceeds from deep conviction,
with the firmness that is grounded in
duty we'll defined
He has been patient with the pa.
tlence which believes and trusts that
truth. crushed to earth, will rise again.
with the patience than can endure and
wait, watch and pray, for the certain
Vlndlcation of justice, humanity and
right.
He has been patriotic with u
patriotism that has never wavered. a
PATRIOTISM that is as pure and strong
as the faith that moved the father
"hen they made our country free.
Ana when the history of these
Gays comes to be written and the chill.
dreh OF tomorrow read their nations
story, when time shall have dispelled
All hhsconception. and the years shall
nave rendered their impartial verdict
enc name will shine in golden splen.
dor upon the page that is blackened
win the tale of Europes war, one
name VIII represent the triumph Of
American principles over the hosts
OF darkness and Of death.