The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-16
SUPPORT PRESIDENT
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Democratic Keynote Sounded by
Temporary Chairman GIynn'
DEFENDS NEUTRALITY POLICY
Advocates Defense Preparedness ana
FIouts Miltarism Bugaboo-O'S'
cusses Domestic Policies ana
Eulogizes Mr.. Wilson,

ST Louis, Mo, June III oilo"lNo
Is a. condensed version OF the auuieS'
delivered at the opening OF 'ne D0'l
cratic national convention toua! "
TemnOrarv Chairman Martlh H.
Glvnn. former governor of New 1OIh'
Gentlemen of the Convention. Inc
Democratic party, in this conFeAlAoN
assembled, meets to perform duty
mt 70 itself but to the nation
Wa have entered this hall as Demo
cra+s. we shall deliberate and act here
as Americans.
II in this great crisis that now con
fronts the nation, the American people,
raItor their apostasy will be visited
upon the descendants OF 'helr Gill
dren's children
Dsregarding the divisions cla' ln"Ao
one man Tory and anotheF " N'e'
one man Republican ana ano'he!
Democrat, Americans VIII Cast "''u0
the tinsel Of party emDlems'
From the great. pulSlhs neal' VI 'Ao
nation will come patflot coAiAlanu
TO crush partsanshlp anu lepuAo "''">
ever is mean or Dllnd.
And when, century from How
Americas children colne ~ le'u
history, we pray God that the history
we are about to make may prove dill
inspiration to their loyalty
In the attainment Of this nope inc
ntterance of this prayer we VINO ea.nei
here today have responsibility 'ha'
sobers our emotions as 1t strengthens
our resolutions.
For two years the world has oeeh
afire. That fire still burns put tnus
far the United States has helu LILO
fame at bay.
Must Support Principles.
what the people of the United
cto+os mnst determine through their
.rffrooo 10 whether the principles that
horo bean asserted as our national pol
~, shou bo Endorsed or withdrawn.
rvDi, e tho paramount issue.
ror 9oo vaars Neutrality was a the
.or;o, wade Il fact To win
49, arioo,o., r,ebt NJ neutrality this
- Nod "a undergo q long and pain.
su1 struggle
Whera Is the American hardy enough
m challenge a policy so firmly fixed
in the nations traditions?
The president of the United States
stands today where stood the men who
made America and who saved Amer
lea and made American neutrality
national creed.
II Washington was right, if Jeffer
son was right, if Hamilton was right
II Lincoln was right, then the pres
dent of the United States is RICH
TODAY: IL the Republican leaders ar
right then Lincoln was wrong an
Jefferson was wrong and Hamilto
was wrong and Washington We
wrong.
In all the history OF the Wor
there is no other national policy tn
has justified itself so completely al
entirely as the American policy
neutrality and Isolation from the qu'
rels Of European powers.
Neutral Rights Asserted.
No American who knows the fa'
can honestly oppose or criticise
policy Of neutrality which the prese
Democratic administration has p
4 sued.
Americas doctrine of neutral
never meant that this nation N
rush headlong into war at the Il
invasion of its neutral rights. T
does not mean that America will
resort to war when all other me
of protecting its neutral rights h
failed, but it does mean that Amer
will exhaust every peaceful means
protecting those rights before 1t ia
the step from winch there ID ho
peal
The issue, raised by our oppone
Of the vigor with which our neu,
ity has been enforced Is a comp
tive issue which can be decided
by comparative results.
When Grant was president ou
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ish West Indies, Spanish gun