Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14

st. Louis. June 14.-witA the as
civil war has had as crucial problems
to solve; and no president has dis
played grasp more sure. aIstates-
manship more profound, as President
Wilson, Hon. Martin H. Glyrn, former
governor Of New York, opened the
democratic national convention here
today. Declaring that "Americanism
and peace. preparedness and pros
perity-are the issues upon which the
democratic party stands, and the heart
Of democracy swells with pride that Is
more than pride Of party, as it halls
the man. who has asserted this Ameri-
canism, assured this peace. advocated
this preparedness and produced this
prosperity" he predicted the re-elec-
ton OF President Wilson.
Taking up our foreign relations that
has been called into emphatic promi-
hence by the worldwide var the
speaker declared that 1--WE have en-
tered this hall as democrats; we shall
deliberate as Americans" The
policy Of neutrality, he argued. is as
truly American as the American flag.
For 200 years neutrality was a theory;
America made it a fact. 1T took
Washington and his successors eighty
years OF endless negotiation to win
recognition of American neutrality.
And this eighty years Of struggle woye
the doctrine OF neutrality so closely
into the warp and wool OF our
national life that to tear it out now
would unravel the very threads of our
existence" BY the records OF history
Mr. Hynn maintained that II Wash
ington and Lincoln were right, Presi-
dent Wilson is right. The neutrality
that President Wilson stands for to-
day was advocated by Washington. by
Hamilton, by Jefferson and by Lin
coin
BY citing precedents Mr.. Glynn JUS
titled and defended the course Of the
president in the Lusitania and similar
Incidents "In the face of this record"
he asked: 'Do republicans realize
that when they arraign the policy OF
the president Of the United States to-
day they arraign the policy Of Har-
rison. Of Blaine. Of Lincoln and Of
Grant? For the pleasure Of criticising
democratic president, are they will
ing to read out Of the republican party
the greatest men the republican party
ever had? Are they willing to say
that the republican party Of today
condemns what Hamilton did in revo-
lntionary days. what Lincoln did in
civil war days and what Grant and
Blaine and Harrison did but yester-
day?
IN his policy Of peaceful negotia-
lions today the president Of the United
States follows the example set him by
the greatest presidents which the
democratic party and the greatest
presidents the republican party ever
gave this nation"
Mr.. Glynn impressed on his hearers
that 1t WAS the business Of this con-
vention representing every section OF
the United States, speaking for every
racial strain In America. to send forth
message to all the world that will
leave no room for doubt.
1--WE must enable every real Ameri-
can to standSup and assert his Ameri-
canism. We must make the issue SO
clear that every ballot box in the land
may become monument to the loyal
tyof American manhood. ~
s}iHThe citizens OF this country must
stand behind their president because
his policies are right. They will
stand behind him because his policies
are the policies which have brought
the nation century Of prosperous and
fonored peace. They will stand be-
Hind him because they want these