Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-09-06
PRESIDENT WILSON ACCEPTS
Nomination As Presidential Candi.
date of Democratic Party.

| from all parts Of the country fiocked
here to-day for the ceremonies in
connection with the notification of
| President Wilson Of his renomina-
tfon. Cabinet members, Senators,
Representatives and other Demo-
cratic leaders headed the list Of ma
tional figures.
President Wilson formally accent
ed his denomination here this after
| noon with an address recounting the
| legislative record Of the Democratic
party, vigorous defense Of his Mex.
lean policy, his dealings with the Eu-
ropean belligerents and an outline
of his view of Americas obligations
for the future.
With the members Of the notifica-
tion committee, headed by Senator
James, grouped about him at
Shadow Lawn, the summer White
House, the President declared the
Republican party was "just the party
that cannot meet the new conditions
Of new age," and that the day Of
Little Americanism, when "methods
Of protection and Industrial nurs-
Ing were the chief study of our pro-
vincial statesmen" was past and
gone.
I'VE can no longer indulge our
traditional provincialism," said the
President. 1--WE are to play a lead
ing part In the world drama whe-
ther we wish it or not. We shall
lend, not borrow; act for ourselves,
not initiate or follow; organize and
initiate, not peep about merely to
see where we may get in
Speaking Of his diplomatic nego-
tiations with the European bellieer-
ents the President followed a declar-
alton that, while property rights
might be vindicated by claims for
damages, the loss Of life and the
fundamental rights OF humanity
never could be-" with this state
ment:
"The record Is clear and consist
ent throughout and stands distinct
and definite for any one to Judge
who wishes to know the truth about
it."
Immediately afterward he said:
II am the candidate Of party,
but | am, above all things else, an
American citizen. l neither seek the
favor nor fear the displeasure Of
that small alien element amongst us
which puts loyalty to any foreign
power before loyalty to the United
States"
Regarding his Mexican policy the
President reiterated that the people
OF Mexico were struggling, "blindly,
it may be--and as yet ineffectually,"
to free themselves from alien inter-
csts, "some Of them Americans
pressing for things they could never
have got in their own country" and
that he would do everything in his
power to prevent anyone standing in
their way.
at is hard doctrine" said he,
"only for those who wish to get
something for themselves out of
Mexico" At another point the
President said
Mistakes | have no doubt made
in this perplexing business, but not
in purpose or object" He declared
at another point:
~ am more interested in the for
tunes OF oppressed men and pitiful
women and children than in any
property rights whatever"
At the outset OF his references to
the legislative achievements of his
party the President enumerated the
laws placed on the statute books re-
lating to business, including tariff
revision, antitrust laws, revision of
the banking and currency system,
rural credits, rehabilitation Of the
merchant marine, and creation of the
Federal Trade Commission.
what other party has under
stood the task so we'll or executed it
so intelligently and energetically
he asked. "What other party has
attempted it at all? The Republican
leaders apparently know of no means
Of assisting business but protection.
How to stimulate it and put it upon
new footing Of energy and enter
prise they have not suggested"
At the conclusion Of his review of
the party record the President de-
clared: