The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-06

President Wilson delivered a strong
campaign speech at SHADOW Lawn, ,
Long Branch, N. j., last Saturday, in
which he laid aside his non-partisan
attitude and hayed the leaders of the
Republican party and their purposes.
Over three thousand persons jour
neyed to Shadow Lawn to hear a
thorough-going political speech, and
they were not disappointed, but were
aroused to the highest pitch of en-
thusiasm.
In the following extracts from his
speech he tells who are urging armed
Intervention in Mexico, and it is easy
to infer the selfish interests that
prompt them. He also tells the coun-
try that there is more serious as
pect even than that. That no other
conclusion can be drawn from the at
Eitude of the Republican party than
that it favors a radical change in the
foreign peace policy of the present
administration, and for that reason
Mr.. Wilson says that "From this
time until the 7th of November it is
going to be impossible for the present
administration to handle any criti-
cal matter concerning our foreign re-
lations, because all foreign states
men are waiting to see which way the
election goes, and in the meantime
they know that settlements will not
be conclusive"
A Party that Merely Wants to Get
Control Does Not Have to Tell
What 1t Stands for.
81 am progressive; do not spell
It With a capital p, but | think my
pace is Just as fast as those who do"
Said President Wilson. at does not
Interfere with the running and / am
very much astonished to see the COM
pany that some gentlemen who spell
eheir name with capital are keep
ing. They are engaged in the interest
ing enterprise of trying to capture a
party which is fortified against them
and refusing to enter a party which
is already captured by those who be-
lieve in their principles. The intel
lectual processes by which they ar
rive at their conclusions are entirely
6bscured to my intelligence.
"But you will notice that party
that merely wants control does not
have to have any principles. That is
the reason why surprise that pro-
gram has not been announced is I'M
reasonable. Look over the ranks of
the supporters of the Republican
party. Did you ever see a more mot
ley company in your life? Did you
ever see elements so absolutely con-
Trajectory of each other as the ele-
ments of that party? If they moved
in any direction they would have to
move in many directions; and if |
am trying to get in power by the sup
port of people that do not agree with
one another, it is very dangerous for
me to express my opinion.
"Back of that party are those who
want to inject into your policies the
politics of Europe, but not all who
have that purpose in mind are on the
same side. Some want to inject those
policies in order to move in one di-
rection, and others want to inject
them in order to move in exactly the
opposite direction. Under these cir
cumstances it is not wise to announce
your direction. Some of them are
Progressives, or were, and profess
themselves dissatisfied with the pres
emit leadership and guidance of the
party, and others are so well salts
fed with it that they are afraid that
the entrance of this new element will
disturb some of their favorite plans,
and so, looking at each other with
suspicion, they have only one enthu-
siasm, and that is enthusiasm to
get in / see in my minds eye this
great motley company enthusiastical-
~ united in a great drive for posses
sion.
War Only Choice Against Peace.