Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-10-11
"TRULY GREAT" SAYS FORD.
Talk With President Convinces RE
publican from Birth"


who took luncheon with President
Wilson at Shadow Lawn Tuesday,
gave out the following signed state
ment upon his return to New York:
Il believe that President Wilson
has solidifted the independent vote
OF the country in his support as a
result of the remarkable speech
which he delivered on Saturday. 1t
was trenchant rallying cry to the
men of conscience, who are going to
put aside ties and vote their own
convictions on election day.
'The nation will be surprised by
the number Of independents. l am
convinced that the November cleo
ton will witness the upsetting of
party lines unprecedented in the his
tory Of American politics. was
born a Republican, you know, and
voted the Republican ticket for many
| years, but | shall vote for Mr.. Wilson
| in November.
II have talked with many other
Republicans who have resolved to do
likewise. Mr.. Wilson is assured Of
the undivided support of the real
Progressives of the nation.
'"The Presidents speech on Satur-
day accomplished one important
thing-it restored the campaign to
Its normal phase. BY that | mean
the contest Is returned to the vital
issues which are before the nation
to be passed upon-the record of
the Wilson administration In domes-
tice legislation and in conducting the
foreign relations Of the government.
"For several weeks the Republi-
can candidate has been permitted to
place distorted emphasis upon the
eight-hour day issue. believe unre-
servedly that President Wilson and
his administration are on the right
side of this issue, both in the sense
O. justice and popularity, but | do
not regard the issue as vital in this
campaign.
THE paramount issue Is the issue
OF peace or war. 1t is for the nation
to decide whether it prefers peace
and the maintenance of the high and
noble policy Of the President or a
truculent policy which is certain to
drag us sooner or later into the en-
broilments Of a war, wherein 1t Is
our duty to remain neutral so that
our influence may be asserted in be-
half Of peace and the permanent well
fare of humanity.
ut remains to the Republican can
didate to affirm his purposes with
regard to our European policy and
our policy toward Mexico. Whether
he intends to or not, the implication
Of his criticisms OF the existing poll
cies points directly to our embroil-
ment in Europe and an armed inter-
vention in Mexico, designed to serve
no higher purposes than to insure
American investments at the cost of
Mexico's aspirations toward freedom.
"The stamp of Wall street, of the
interests which see through dollar
marked spectacles and can think
only In terms Of selfishness, is upon
the opposition Of Mr.. Wilson. People
may rest assured if they defeat Mr..
Wilson these men OF Wall street will
make the people pay back the money
with interest, and may be with their
lives.
at is revolving to observe the
leadership Of once great party con-
tending that everything the Presi-
dent has done was poorly done and
wrongly done. This Is demagogy.
"The country is too prosperous
and too confident Of future prosperi-
ty to listen seriously when you say
we are living in a fools paradise Of
temporary prosperity. This is dema-
gogy again.
"It has been a real inspiration for
me to talk with. Mr.. Wilson for seve-
raj hours at his summer home to-
day. I am more than ever convinced
that the remarkable record OF
achievements which lies behind him
Is but the normal expression Of
character truly great"
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