Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-16
NOMINATION. OF WILSON

Who can deny the existence of a
moral design in the universe? Who
now can question its fulfillment? Who
now can close his eyes to the destiny
of democracy to make the principles
of civilization dominant, to bring the
warning nations of the earth together
in lasting peace? The passions of
men die. The truth lives. America
has called to Europe; Europe is re-
spending in terms of a revitalized civ
ilization. The sublimest picture in
civil history Is that of plain Ameri-
can citizen manoeuvring with the
weapons OF reason and humanity
against the nayies and armies of the
contending nations. and bringing them
in accord with the principles of In
ternational law. The American stand
ard of peace and justice now floats on
the sea. 1t is unfurling over the
trenches of the struggling nations.
From the vantage ground of inn
perishable Americanism, the match
less craft OF real pacifist has not
only avoided all war. but is leading
the. world into the,gways of peace
What is peace but the assertion of
moral progress? What is the asser-
tion of moral progress but the indie
structible civilization or Europe and
America? From the smouldering
ruins of thousand cities. over the
graves of millions or brave men, out
OF the blackness of the battle smoke,
arising from the obscurities of ma
tional passions, already the peoples
of the earth. recognize the dim out
lines. growing ever more distinct, of
the composite soul Of America in the
patient and humane wisdom Of the
worlds real pacifcator. OF what avail
all the wealth of our beloved land if
II had been consumed in the destruc-
tiyeness OF war? What avail the ira
vail of human progress for ter" thou
sand years had not the schoolmaster
and statesman been pacificator? His
achievement is so vast that ambi-
tious men are blind to its reality. But
the plain millions, of all creeds and
nationalities, recognize in it the inn
perishable glories of Christian civ
ilization. 1t glorifies the peasant and
king alike. The schoolmaster is
statesman, the statesman is financier.
the financier is emancipator, the
emancipation is the pacificator of the
world.
Experiment Stands Test
THE American experiment of self
government has stood the test. The
achievements of the American system
are known OF all men and felt
throughout the world. The United
States is the worlds asylum. Here
all races, all conditions, all creeds are
assimilated, helped, elevated, and men
are made into self-governing men. In
America justice has made its great.
est progress, because it is progress in
which all men have a part. That
form OF government which affords the
fullest opportunity for happiness and
comfort Is destined to be the universal
form. Such is the resistless syllogism
of progress. War cannot stop its in
evitable march. The opinion of al
men is more potential than the opin
ion of one man. The best opinion Of
the best man. by the force of example
and mutually of interest, becomes
the opinion of all men. American
opinion Is embodied in a man o.
peace. American opinion is marchin,
through the world.
People of Destiny
America, prosperous, peaceful
blessed, is so because the inscrutabl
purposes of God intended it. TIL
contrast between Europe in flame
and suffering and the United State
| pcoSciui anu prosperous ID Tue uifiu
contrast. By saving the America
system civilization is saved. TIL
peace Of America demonstrates tn
folly of war. The principles of De
mocracy furnish the means of avoit
ing and preventing war. The unive
sal intelligence of men cecrees thu
the war now devastating Europe shal
be the last war 1t will end in
worlds league of peace.
"Out of the ruins and sufferings {
the present conflict will arise ten
pie of justice whose dome will be th