The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-15

mighty eAtaelySmH But what was the
RESULT Not n bank closed is doors;
not a lAhOror was thrown out q en-
plOymont; not q business was forced
into bankruptcy; but there stood
strong, serving the masses Of mankind,
this great Legislative achievement OF
the Democratic party. A. tho master
achievement OF Woodrow Wilson. TO
my mind. next 10 keeping q hundred
million people At peace with the
world, the historian will record tho
federal reserve Law"
Preparedness Program.
Declaring that self defense and
preparation for Il IL a. necessary now
a. ever before" the speaker pointed
10 the administraliOn'a preparedness
program o. proof that the party be-
lieVed In preparedness without mill.
tarlsm."
"ln 1906" he continued. "a attended
the great peace conference hold In Lon.
don. ! thought that the millennium Of
peace had como and such thing a.
the worlds war was impossible; but
that day when the Christian heart shall
rule the world IL not in sight. We must
not mistake diahonor for peace. a. wO
cannot mistake oppression for peace.
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic
party advocate an army big enough TO
make aggresBors think the second time
before they strike blow Democracy
wants an army and navy in keeping
with the dignity. preservation and
worth OF this great republic We do
not want foot OF anybody else's soil.
and. by the eternal God. they shall not
take foot OF ours"
During this administration wO have
done more to build up an army and
navy in three years than the Ropubli-
can party did in forty years OF It's ox-
istenoe. Moro has been done to give
the American people a navy and army
in three months than Col. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft did in eleven years"
Senator James spoke Of the Repub-
licRn platform declaration for "a con-
tlnuous policy OF national defense"
declaring that only two propositions
for continuous policy ever had been
made In American history, one, by the
general board OF tho navy in 1903,
which was plgOon-holed by n Republi-
can secretary OF the navy. and tho
other by President Wilson in his adj
dress 10 Congress last December.
"But what happened when this mat
tor was under consideration In tho
naval affairs committee OF the Housed"
continued the senator. every Repub-
lican member on the committee de-
cided to oppose tho presidents CON
tlnuOus program and would vote Tor
no program longer than one year. AZ
ter sixteen years OF failure, even to let
the public know OF the continuous
policy proposed by naval experts,
much less to carry out such a policy,
and after the Republicans on the House
naval affairs committee, in June. 1915,
unanimously opposed the presidents
policy, they now say they favor the
continuous policy
Plank Assaulted.
The Republican plank, declaring for
IAN effective system Of rural credits
as opposed to the ineffective law pro-
posed by tho present Democratic adj
miniBtTation," was aBsailod by Senator
James. who declared that almost every
Republican in the House and Senate
had voted for the Administrations rur-
al credits bill and that mono had
charged that Il was Ineffective OF had
proposed q substitute.
The senator also replied 10 Ropubii-
can criticism OF the administration
chipping bill which, he declared would
have given the United States an ade-
qIate merchant marine by now had
IL not been killed ut the last session OF
Congress by Republican filibuBter.
For the first time in the history OF
our country" said Senator James, af-
ter reviewing briefly Democratic leg
isIation which he declared had made
prosperity possible. "the United States
leads the world In exports. We are
moro prosperous than ever, and mills
which have not turned u spindle for
years are now busy All the laborers
OF the United States are employed as
never before. With the world-war rag
Ing, our country Is the only neutral
one That Ii not in distress and the only
one that has not declared q morator-
ium. Every demand OF the stress OF
war. the Democratic party has met
quickly. We have freed business from
the blackrnail OF the politician as we
have emancipRted II from the clutch
Of monopoly"
Mexican Policy.
The senator likened President Will
sons Mexican policy to that Of Ian
coin. and quoted from n declaration
Of the latter TO show that he had de-
clined 10 Intervene when conditions
wore much the same ~ now.
at In n perfectly easy thing" he
continued" for the president OF the
United States TO plunge his country
into war II he 10 n politician before he
Is a patriot. He would seek his own
reelection as he came upon horseback
up the bloody highway OF contending
armies. OF course our army could In
wade Mexico and march In triumph to
its capital. but after tho war was over
other armies would march-an army OF
widows and orphans. an army OF
cripples and men broken In health, an
army Of pensioners, and an army OF
tax collectors gathering up the earn
ings OF the people TO pay the great war
debt
The president had acted quickly, the
senator said. when there was an I'M
vasion OF American territory, and the
punitive expedition now was doing
all that the country could do with
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