The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-01
Wilson Opens Campaign
For Defense of Nation

can business men should be able to
hold their own against the world.
In his address before the Railway
Business association banquet President
Wilson said he considered it a priv
ilege ito be permitted to lay before
you some Things to which we ought to
give our most careful and deliberate
I consideration
The Paramount Question.
"The questions, it seems to me-" he
said, (which most medands clarifica-
ton just now is the question to which
your POSTMASTER has referred-tne
question of preparation for national
defense.
81 say that it stands in need of clar-
ifcation because, singularly enough,
it has been deeply clouded by passion
and prejudice. 1t is very singular that
question the elements of which are
so simple and so obvious should have
been so beclouded by the discussion OF
men of high motive, men Of purpose
as handsome as any of us may claim,
aid yet appareHcly incapable OF dlVest-
Jig themselves of that sort of provin-
cialism which consists in thinking the
contents Of their own minds to be the
contents If the mind of the world.
For, gentlemen, while America is very
great nation, while America contains
all the elements of fine force and &C
complishment, America does not con-
siitute the majo- Fart of the world.
we live in world which we did
not make, which we can not alter.
1t would be hopeless piece Of pro-
vincialism to suppose that because We
/ think differently from the rest OF tne
! world we are at liberty to assume that
the rest of the world will permit US
/ to enjoy that though without dis
| turbance.
at is surprising circumstance also
that men should allow partisan feeling
or personal ambition to creep into the
discussion of this fundamental thing,
How can Americans differ about the
safety of America?
Old Nations United.
"And I, for my part, am ambitious
that America should do a greater and
more difficult thing than the great ma
tons on the other side of the water
have done. In all the belligerent
countries men, without distinction Of
party, have drawn together to accom-
plish a successful prosecution Of the
war. 1t is not a more difficult and a
more desirable thing that all Ameri-
cans should put partisan preposession
aside?
"only the other day the leader OF
the Republican minority in the house
of representatives delivered a speech
that showed that he was ready, and
I take it for granted that the men
behind him were ready to forget party
lines in order that all men may act
with a common mind and pulse for
the service, of the country. And |
want upon this first public occasion
to pay my tribute of respect and obli-
cation to him
81 find it hard indeed to approach
this subject without deep emotion, gen
tlemen, because, when we speak OF
America and the things that are to be
conserved in her, does it not call
wonderful picture into your mind?
America is young still. Think of the
great treasures of youth and energy
and ideal purposes still to be drawn
from the deep resources from which
this nation has always drawn its
light.
Duties of America.
Think of the position into winch
America has been drawn almost in
spite of herself, by the circumstances
of the present day. she is forced,
whether she will or not, in the days
Immediately ahead of us, to furnish
the world with its chief economic guild
ance and assistance.
at is very fine to remember what
ideals will be back of that assistance.
Economic assistance in itself is not
necessarily handsome. 1t is legitl-
mate thing to make money Money
brings with it power which may be
well or i'll employed, And it should
be the pride of America always to
employ her money to the highest pur-
pose. And yet, if We are drawn into
the maelstrom that now surges across