Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-11-03
WILSON ISSUES
CALL TO ARMS
In Address at Long Branch
Charges His Enemies With
Unscrupulous Methods in
Trying to Defeat Him.

Long Branch, N. j., Oct .28.-That
the opposition to his election is "scru-
pling at nothin," in statement of fact
and policy, was the charge made by
President Wilson in speech at Shad-
ow Lawn this afternoon to thronr
that assembled for joint celebra-
ton of "kew YORK Day." and Wood
row Wilson" Day"
Renewine his discussion of the for
e'gn policies of the United States and
speakmg Of the vocal element" of the
cleared:
''They prefer a peace that is pro-
duecd by the methods of those who
defy, of tl.ose who brn~ of those who
threaten i'll order to establish their
prowess. They have forgotten their
manners. Tney want peace indeed,
but they dc not want the peace cb-
tanned as gentlemen obtain ii but on
ly as braggarts obtain it."
In the course of his address the
president reviewed in detail the rec
ord of the Democratic party toward
public questions, declared that most
of the. issues of the campaign propos-
ed at the outset by the Republicans
have disappeared and upheld the eight
hour law.
ut has been a confusing campaign"
said the president in his address, "be-
cause the public mind has never been
permitted to center upon any single
thing that the opposition cared to
stand for.
They possess no stamp of definite
policy. They suggest no line of def
mite action. On the one hand, the vo-
cal element says that we have accom-
plished the purpose that they did have
in mind; that they desired peace, but
they do not like the way in which
peace was accomplished. They prefer
peace that is produced by the meth
brag, of those who theaten. In or
der to establish their prowess they
have forgotten their manners. They
want neace indeed, but they do not
want n peace obtained as gentlemen
obtain it, but only as braggarts OBJ
tain it."
The President outlined what ne
characterized as the definite policy of
the Democrats, by saying:
"The only thing that those of us
have done who have tried to lead has
been to purge our hearts and under
stand what we heard, because, my
friends, man who tries to serve
free nation must try to have in his
oWi HeafI tiie thoughts Ol Tree Ila-
tion.
Cannot Apply to All.
"If he believes that men ought to
work eight hours only, he is expected
to say so; and if he is asked whether
he means everybody, he ought to an
swer, yes, ever - for whom it is
tions in which you cannot divide the
day up into eight-hour periods, for
the simple reason that -, have got
to do what nature determines. l do
not see how. for example, a farmer
could divide the day up into periods
of eight hours, because nature does not
divide it up into periods Of eight
hours, but in most occupations where
the seasons do not dominate, where
the plans of men dominate, it is pos
sible to have eight hours and morrow
er eight hours are more profitable to
the men who manage the capital Of the
country than the longer day.
"Have you noticed the interesting
gyrations of the opposition with re-
gard to the protective tariff? 1t is
closed their real mind about it. You
know for long time they said this
ought not to be q matter of partisan
politics. We ought to have n tariff
commission to put this upon scien-
tific basis instead of political foot
ing. Very well. We gave them tar
iff commission. 1t is going to be put
upon scientific footing and SO far as
/ am concerned Democratic theories
are going to have no more to do with
the facts than Republican theories.
Not Yet Satisfied.
"But that does not satisfy them.
Now that they know they are going
to have a commission they are uneasy
because they are not going to appoint
it., Not only that, but they say we
cannot wait for it. We have got to
have protection on the old lines and
in the old familiar way right away,
without waiting for the conclusions Of
the commission. Are we to assume
that they don't know what they are
talking about?