East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-14

which is to come after the war; ear
nest men OF business. with America
lin their minds and America in their
hearts. act on the principle that the
better we serve our country and our
selves in the present the better We
prepare for the future.
The prosperity Of today is true
prosperity, for It is founded on
true balance between agriculture
manufacturing and commerce. Ask
the first man you meet how many Of
his friends are employed in munition
factoriesi Ask the bankers you know
how many Of their accounts are mu-
milton makers accounts. Their ans
wer viii show what a trivial figure
war orders play in our business to-
day.
Under this democratic admlnistra-
ton a record -brea king balance OF
trade stands in our favor In the last
nine months our exports exceeded our
imports by one billion dollars. In
al, the history Of all the nations in all
the ages no country has ever enjoyed
such a gigantic balance Of trade. It's
| figures almost defy comprehension.
During all the years Of republican rule
our export trade never reached $780,
| 000,0 in any one month. LasI
March it reached $41O.OO0.000. If
this rate should continue for year
We will have approximately a yearly
export business Of five billion dollars.
This is unparalleled in the annals
Of commerce. Hitherto England has
been the greatest Of exporting coun-
tries. But her best year is two bill
lions less than our present year.
This avalanche Of money poured
into our pockets by the rest Of the
world as a tribute to our national re-
sources and our fidelity to peaceful
industry is not the measure Of our
prosperity It is only the symbol
Compared with our trade at home this
foreign trade is a mere pittance. our
domestic commerce today is larger
than the foreign commerce Of all the
nations of the world combined.
Against this actual condition our
opponents raise an argument Of ifs.
With greater truth we can also enter
the realm of conjecture and declare
that if another candidate had been
elected four years ago, the United
States would be at war today. ton
OF ifs" do not weight as much as 4
l.t.,
that "if' the flight of the seagulls off
the cost Of the West Indies had not
directed his course, Columbus would
not have discovered America when he
did. But the seagulls were there
Ifs" cannot hanish them-and CO.
lUmbus found our land.
So. today, the figures are here, the
work is here, the business is here the
money is here to prove our prosperity
under democratic rule and all the
ifs in all the languages cannot alter
the situation
Measured by every possible stand
ard-by the volume Of exports and i'm
ports, by the expansion of domtstic
, trade. by the condition of labor, by
the rate of wages, by the size Of bank
deposits and clearing house returns,
= by the balance of trade or by the am
cunt of gold in the country, by any
and an of these standards, this coun-
= try today is enjoying prosperity such
r ae ~ othlr country has ever enjoyed
d before.
The Man.
e Amgricanism and peace, prepared
. ness anG prosperity these are the
e issues upon which the democratic
S party stands, and the heart of dem
ocracy swells with pride that is more
e than a pride of party, as it halls the
! man. who has asserted this Ameri-
! canism, assured this peace, advocated
I this preparedness and produced this
prosperity.
The man who is president of the
Q United States today has measured W
to the best traditions of a great Of
e flee.
! He has been wise with a wisdom
q that is stepped in the traditions of his
country, with a wisdom that has beer
a disciplined by training and broadenet
I by instruction.
: He has been prudent with the pru
: dence of one who has within hi
hands the destiny of a hundred mil
S lion people
4 He has been firm with the firmnes
: that proceeds from deeR conviction
b with the firmness that is grounded il
e duty well defined.
- He has been courageous with tn
d courage that places country abov
F. self with the courage that follow
$ duty wherever il may lead
e He has been dignified with the dig