Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-05-25
rnEOoORf ROOSEVELT

TO S250.O00 men. This paper stated
that originally the proposal was de-
featcd by only p votes. but when the
vote came up again 10 days ago IT was
defeated by 70 votes
1T continues U condense) OF
these 22l negative votes, 81 were cast
by Republicans. ~ being from the
central west. what has come 10 be
known as the Henry Ford territory.
These included . OF the II from
MsbWsn-s notable change since it
was 6oposed in the house Since
then Mr. Ford's large votes in Michi-
gan and Nebraska have been recorded.
All three Republican congressman
from Nebraska were opposed. If this
i. not a pretty clear indication as TO
prevailing anti-militarist temper in the
the middle west. what can be! Ii is
as we'll refreshing proof that there
win be strong forces IN both party
conventions TO throw their influence
against the militarist planss OF Mr..
Roosevelt
This situation makes IL advisable
to speak With courtesy but with entire
tanb~sss Of what the success OF Mr..
Fosdz nssaas; and is taken TO mean,
An&4Oe bEees thst u~Ne gwen WI.
Ford his strength. II is in Michigan.
Mr.. Foid's swn state, where the Ford
msvesnent began. that ! wish to say
what | have to say on the subject
Fer Mr.. Ford personally. ! feel
act merely friendliness. but in many
respects a very genuine admiration
Tb-ss is much in the methods and
very much in the purposes, with
wkish he has conducted his business.
notably in his relations TO his work
ing people, than commands my hearty
sympathy and respect. Moreover,
there is always something attractive
TO ~ American in she career of
man ~ssho has raised himself from the
industrial ranks. until he is one OF the
captains OF industry
But all that ! have thus said can
with truth be said OF many. perhaps
of most OF the Tories OF the Revo-
lutionary war and OF many or most
of the pacihsts of the Civil war. the
extremists among whom were popu-
lsrly known as Copperheads MANY
Of these Tories and Civil war pacifists
we're men OF fine character and up-
right purpose. who sincerely believed
in the cause they advocated. They
included all the men who were the
pscifists OF their day. These pacifsts
who formed so large d proportion Of
the old-time Tories and Copperheads
abhored and denounced the miitarism
OF Washington in 1916 and Of Lincoln
in 1901 They were against all war
and all preparedness for war In the
Revolutionary contest they insisted
that Washington was the embodiment
OF anarchic militarism Their pur-
pose was to get the boys" Of Bunker
Hill and Valley Forge "out Of the
trenches" and bring them back 10
their homes and make them quit
fighting In 1904 they denounced
Lincoln as a military dictator.
Would Ruin This Nation.
They praised peace as the greatest
Of all earthly blessings. They de-
manded that the war should cease.
and they wished 10 get the boys of
the Army Of the Potomac out of the
trenches before Christmas and bring
them back to the farm. the shop aud
the counting house. II these pacihsts
of the Revolution and Civil war had
had their way they would have put
an immediate stop to mach suffering
and much loss OF life. They would
have secured immediate peace They
would have averted some years OF
war They would have turned men
away from military training into the
path of ordinary civil occupation
They would have secured the applause
OF every peace-at-any-priee- man at