Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
PRESIDENT DEFINES
/ HIS IDEA OF ISSUES
OF THIS CAMP PA|GN
Declares America Always Is
Ready to Fight for Things
That Are American.
DISCUSSES ATTITUDE
OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
Change Means Underlined Altcra-
tions of Policy, and Invis-
ib1e Government.
FORCES OF REACTION CONTROL
Selection or Congress, He Says. |,
Just as Important as Election
Of Chief Magistrate.
tsy Associated Press. 7

LoN,; ERANCm, " j.. October IA.
IN speech before 4 large delegation
OF Pennsylvania Democrats, who came
here with bands playing and banners
dying. President Wilson declared to-
day that. While he is for peace, Amer
ic;t is always ready to fight for things
that are American" ITe summed tl
his ide:, OF the issues OF the present
campaign in these words:
America knows that it is faced
with this choice: peace, tho continu-
ancc OF the development OF business
along the lines which 1t has now cstab-
ltshcd and developed, and tho mainten-
uncc Of wcll-known progressive lines
OF action. on the one hand; or, on the
other. disturbance OF policy all along
the linc new conditions. new adjust
ments. underlined alterations OF policy
and. back Of il invisible govern
ment.
The President discussed what he de-
clafcd wns the attitude toward war and
peace Of dincrcn; clements of the Re
publican party.
IT understand from the leaders of the
Republican party that nothing has been
done right" he said. They do not say
that the thing done was always wrong.
but the way in which II was done was
always wrong. They do not venture
to say-th;it Is. the private counsel
does not venture to suy--that he wanted
anything but peace. but they would
have preferred some other way, not
disclosed. OF obtaining peace. The
vocal part Says, We wanted war Tho
silent part intimates that we wanted
peace. but wanted another Kind Of
peace. They can never get over that
fundamental uncasiness. gentlemcii,
that America is in charge of somebody
else than themselves. But America
knows that the things that were done
did obtain peace and it does not know
the things that might have been done
would have obtained peace"
iMPOSSIBLI: TO DO ANYTHING
~ FIELD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Mr.. Wilson reiterated previous dec
iar;,tions that it is almost impossible
to do anything in the field of foreign
affairs, because foreign nations 'Iiavc
been led To believe that z 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 1t
is probable that If the Republicans sue
OF exploitation of our neighDors in
Mexico"
Continuing his discussion of the for
cign affairs OF the nation. Mr.. Wilson
declared that although the leaders OF
the Republican party demand that the
rights of Americans he protected every
where. on one OCCASION the "Rcpubli-
can machine was able to compel q ma
jority of its members in the House of
Representatives to vote that American
citizens had no right TO travel on the
high seas" lie added;
"lf their leaders hclicve in the rights
OF American citizens. why don't their
followers" II their leaders are so stin'
To SEQ that Americans get their rights
everywhere. why do these men vote
that Americans shall get their rights
nowhere? ono of the most regrettablc
incidents OF American history is that
ther" should have been found mon in
the Congress Of the United States will
ing 10 vote in that sense"
Mr. Wilson reiterated his advocacy
oi league OF nations 10 preserve the
peace o. the world, and attacked tho
leaders of the Progressive party, who
he said, had betrayed the rank and file
lie also declared that the selection or
election OF President, because the
real source OF action and the real ma
chino:y OF obstruction is in Congress"
FORCES OF REACTION IN
CONTROL. OF REPUBLICANS
lie asserted that tho forces OF reac-
ti"n are in control al the Republicans
in Congress.
Vance G. McCormick. chairman of
the democratic National Committee.
presided a, the meeting, and ~ Nit
chcll Palmer. Democratic national com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania. intro
duccd Mr.. Wilson. The delegations.
which came here on eight special trains
constituted the largest audience which,
has heard tho President speak AT
shadow Lawn. .>iler the speech tie
President shook hards with cverybody
present.
I'residcn; Wilson iu his speech here
To-day said in part
II need not tell Yuu 'sttt nm gla.
d SEQ you. but Les aln say that I ;,ni
especially glad 10 see vru pcCause the.-.
are some things which perhaps Penn
sylranians are more qualified to tel;
about than amy othcr people in the
United States. They are better quail
fed to testify AS 10 the subtle and In
trica'e means ny which the purposes OF
the people are sometimes defeated by
their government because know how
true IL is that the people OF PonnsSl-
vania have again and again Attempted
10 demonstrate 70 the rest or this
Union that they believed that we had
conc into ~ ns~ age. that they believed q
that this now age required new e1n-$s
ments of policy. that they desired men