New Britain herald., 1916-10-19
RE AI f}NBER LINCOLN


 this city the orator of the hour so savagely attacked the President of the United States that one of his auditors
 drinking in the spirit of the occasion, stood up in his place and heaped fur ther villifying phrases upon the head of the chief executive. The word picture drawn by this unofficial speak CT was such beautiful one that the fairminded men in the audience arose in their might got the eXtcmpOrane- ous entertainer by the scruff of the neck and hurled him bodily into the street. Evidently, he was not wanted at the meeting.
 All this took place at a political rally where a foreign tongue was spoken. What the man said, what he told to his hearers, would not be understood by those who speak Eng fish. But there were many in the audience able to translate the speak CTS jargon and diatribe into English, although not very edifying English. Seemingly, the man who was thrown out is a recent acquisition to this country. It is not known whether he possesses naturalization papers, but he has grasped the spirit of America. He has learned that he can stand up and call the President of the United States anything he wishes to cali him In o,-N mai in of being hurled through a window should he be unfortunate enough to get in the wrong party. Had he been in other company his remarks might have been received with great acclaim. He might have been covered with great honors. Who knows? In the old country where this man spent his boyhood he probably had to pussyfoot his way about, afraid even to men ton the kings name aloud, unless he fell on pended knee and bowed his head Coming to the land of the free he soon learned that on every street corner in the cities the popular sport for the disgruntled is to decry the President of the United States. And, why not? This is a free country, and that is one way to assert freedom. There should be no great blame cast upon the man who stood before a po- itical gathering last night and, in a foreign tongue. heaped condemnation upon our President. He was but doing what he learned from example. The politicians of the land have given the lesson time and time again. In, this particular campaign there has been more of this sort of work than in any other since the days of Abra ham Lin i coin. Then, the great COmmOner came in for his abuse and while he was President, working night and day for a way to save tho country from ruin and destruction, he was met on all sides by abuse and calumny. Is it . any wonder that he was assassinatod, when the record is read? When a brilliant man like John Wilkes Booth could be made insane over fictitious political stuff what may we not eX- poet from some who have recently : come through the portals of this coun- trv and who have not yet absorbed ! the language or the spirit of Amcr- ca? It was recently decreed by the chairman of the Republican Town ! Committee that all Out-of-town orators 1 who address audiences in this city 1 should refrain from personal attack l on the President of the United States
 That is a good ruling, especially in i this particular locality where good 1 Americanism should be ever practiced and preached by those who know what