Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15

TO make and transport the commodities
demanded at home and abroad. Our
fields and our factories cry aloud for
men and unemployment has ceased to
be "A problem. Wages have advanced.
building operations have resumed, real
estate has recovered it's worth.
There Is not an idle car on our
railroads or an idle ship at our docks.
For the first time in history America s
greatest port has become the worlds
greatest port.
The purchasing power of our peo-
pl" is greater than thar of any other
people on tho globe Never was there
as much money in our vaults as to-
day. The aggregate resources of our
national banks are s3O0.0oO.0oo more
than the aggregate resources OF the
Bank Of England. the Bank of France
the Bank OF Russia, the Reichhank OF
Germany and the Bank OF the Neither
, lands. the Swiss National Bank and
the Bank of Japan. We have S4ol 900
600 more than we had Il year and
half ago. and our gold supply en-
ceeds by many hundreds of millions
the gold supply OF any other nation
on earth.
MONEY Not MEASURE
OF OUR PROSPERITY
This avalanche Of money poured
into our pockets by the rest Of tho
world as a tribute to our national re-
sources and our fidelity to peaceful
. industry is not the measure of our
prosperity. 1t is only the symbol
Compared with our trade at home this
foreign trade is Il mere pittance Our
I domestic commerce to-day is larger
than the foreign commerce of all the
nations Of the world combined.
Against this actual condition our or
poncnts raise an argument of ifs
| With greater truth we can also enter
a I'm, Of u
! that II another candidate had been
elected four years ago, the United
states would be at war to-day 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 dt-
rectcd his course. Columbus would not
have discovered America when he did
| But the seagulls were there-'ifs' can
not Danish them-and Columbus found
our land"
Chairman Glynn concluded with
praise for President Wilson. who. nc
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 broadened
by instruction.
He has been firm with the frmness
that proceeds from deep conviction.
with The iirmness that is grounded In
duty vel. defined.
He has been patient with the pa
thence which believes and trusts that
truth crushed TO earth will rise again
with tho patience that can endure and
wait watch and pray, for the certain
vindication of justice, humanity and
right.
HE has been patriotic with pa
triotism that has never wavered, a
patriotism that is "a pure and strong
as the faith that moved the fathers
when they made our country free
And when the history Of these days
comes to De written, and the children
OF tomorrow read their nations story
when time shall have ,lispelled all
have rendered their impartian verdict,
one name will shine in golden SPLEEN
dor upon the page that is blackened
with the tale of Europc's war. ono
name will represent the triumph of
American principles over the hosts of
darkness and OF death.
That name will be the name Of the
great President who has made Democ-
racy proud that he is a Democrat, and
made Americans proud that he Is an
american.
/ 1T will: he the name OF the states
man who has kept his country true to
! its faith in time that tried mems
souls: the name Of the student and the
scholar who has championed the cause
of American freedom wherever he
I found 1t oppressed: the name OF the
( patriot who has implanted his coun-
try's flag on the highest peak TO which
humanity has Vet aspired: the name
! that carried the torch OF progress to
victory once and will carry II to VIC
Tory again-the name of Woodrow Will
son, President and President-to-be."