The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
Receives Senator James and Committee at Shadow Lawn.
ACCEPTS WITH GRATITUDE
President Sets Forth Failures" of Re publicans and Achievements of Democrats-Defends His For
 eIgn and Mexican Policies.


 by Che Democratic pa@y from ,be uost- fcatiou committee aaaded by senator Ollie James.
 In response Ngr Wilson spoke ta part aS follows
 Senator James. GentGemn of the Notification Camm.efee Fe#aW tiH= 2enS 1 cannot accept fine leadership and reSpousbHF winch The National Democratic euuseutaau has ag.ln. In such generous fa~mou asked me To accept without first expressing my profound gratitude To tha pargN ler the trust it rrpost~ H nae JfteC toor years of fiery rial in the midst ut al= fairs of unprecedented dincuIN and the keen sense of added responsibility with which this honor ttt> q had al most said bur'eusl me aS 1 tAEA ot the great issues of national life aud policy involved in the present and inn mediate future conduct of our govern ment sha0 seek, as I have always sought. to justify the eNtraordinar} confidence thus reposed in me by strlE ing to purge my heart aud purpose ot every personal and af every mistead7 Ing party motive and deHotiu2 every energy IilaHe te the service et tHe uaz ton aS a whole. praying that | may continue to have The gouasci aud sup port of all forward looking Hfeu at ev= cry turn of the difficult business.
 For do not doubt tha1 the people of the Gujted States Mil 0I~h the Democratic parry continue u eoa trol of the government. 1hey are naa in the bahs6 ot rv5ge.as those who have actually served them 6ar Gho~r who are Haaans duab6H aad eou'ee tural promises nr service Lo4>a= a4 all are they likely 70 substitute G10~e who promised 10 render Hhr@ lt6l.a lar services and proved #Ha.~e# ta#ta.6 promise for #fhose aae have actual. rendered those very zersIae~=
 Republican "FaHuresa Cited.
 The Republican IaH#> #a:gz# #rggeas of power because of #H #nr. Heae5#eaH failure and mor@ failure. HeeaaSe H1 had served spectral eafrre-t~ and uva the country att Hr-es hee.I~e. eH.-r the leadership ot it's preferred .aa e~= tabushed guides, uJ tha~e uaa s8 make its choices, il. had lo~t ta4eb with the thouaht> aua tJte needs e+ af- nation and was living in ua~l age and under hNed illusion. 1He. uIa~.oE, ot greatness. + hsd afaHea farH laws based upon a lear aH t8ee|@a trade, fundamental aeuat 8~ te American shiu. enterprise mld e.ra. city, and d very lender re=a-a f.. tl. profitable privileges al tH.-o. H'.a Haa gained coutro, of aome~1e mHert- and domestic credits. anI yyr had ,u. acted aatWu>t laws which #"terca .1n yery things lbrS mean. aa ta>taa-
 were stiff and iu#a~te. aud 5a
 uuiutell-ue. l. had peru5uea
 q country throughout ,ag. leaz Fego8 f it's control to ~.a--rr from .ag financial crisis ta motaer #auer fhe operation of national huuauy luW of it's oHn framing which raaH. ~tru= -eneS wa Ua"e e.rfau aut .#e con trol of tbc larger bH~ne~@ operf5aa# ef thg geuoe et tHe- hnEHr- at few reserve cnutgr7 -esr#H... U.a made az ]. F ma#u. fa rg5e"u ..a aa but had Gut lgartaIE tUe# .a
 attempt because | e4u'd uut laaz .H self to do tln oue 94us nsgs.-aH ~ make Inn refocn 1.uuHa a-a es'ea uoL namely. break Hp fae aaa#a ea small -raupS oI bankers HJ 5vgH ehlYious or uaHsre.t 10 fu" fast that tue farmers. H.aa NaaW tHa eaIH fry depends for lfs food and ia rae last analysis far tt~ prosperity nere Wltaaur -D0daa u '# mf.er of commercial credit. without the prat.c. ton of standards in tsoIr market transactions. and WIGbous systematic Knowledge of the markets themselves that the lahorcrs ot the country. tht great army of men who mu t6e ia= duStries 1t was profo~~u- To father and promote carried 'hetr labor a@ a mere commodity 10 market were ~ub- ject to restraint by novel and drastic process in the courts. were without as. surancc of compensation for industrial accidents. without federal aS~jSauCo in accommodating labor disputes. and without national aid or advice In find ing the places and the industries in which their labor was most needed The country had no national system of road construction and development Little intelligent attention was pojd \ to tie army. and not enough to the Sav The other republics ot America dNtruSted us, because they found that we thought first of the profits of American investors and only as an af terthought of impartial justice and helpful friendship. Its policy was pro- yincial in all things its purposes were out of harmony with the temper and purpose of the people and the timely development of the nations interests
 So things stood when the Democrat ic party came into power. How dc they stand now? Alike in the domes- tie field and in the wide field of the commerce of the world, American buSi- n.sS and ufe and industry have hepu