The Detroit times., 1916-10-13


stands. After he parade vas over
the president went directly to he
fair grounds.
Again. however the president
launched into politics saving Pol.
tics a. a means Of running 'or Of
fee ia contemplate
The president said a. one time
AS a combination OF tholgh'tul
men gain a given end, II is All right
II couldn't be associated with
congress that did something. "a
quit
~ man told me once that most
politicians talked thru their hats
Talking thru hats should be dead
issue. Politics should 10 featured
by this slogan. Put up or shut
up"
The crowd rose 70 rs feet ard
screamed for four minutes
In his good roads speech, the
president said
Good roads are necessary for rvery
neigh borhood togtfher - fa--
oor1rrunity OF feeling You know
there is an old saying that the mes
between sections are ohliterate1 only
by the feet that cross them IhFrN
Is verv genial saying % great
English writer that he never coa.i
hate man he knew
Ssetlonalism "a based upon the - A.
teal danger Of every nation. namely
Nv prssen, interest &. chiefly N re
naturalization OF America We have
created q great people. AZ iesst ~
! may put u 90. we have brought to
gether all the elements, a. Tie ne
essarv characters and Industries and
material resources or a great nation
And we suddenly End that we are
face 10 face with the problem - as
,enhiinE these elements And hAY-
ing assembled those elements - put
them together for the creation - ore
UNCOMFORTABLE force 20 which re
world shall hereafter look Tor re
most OF It's forward Impulse Tor r0st
of It's IDEAL principles. FOR most ~
It's example I'm the practice ~ liberty
And therefore the IN ing that am
more Interested IN than anything else
IL the forces that make for dra"inz
America together into a great sp'r't-
Now, my fellow citizens We have
had time and opportunity until the
present TO DO pretty much what va
wanted in America and % do dl1Srent
things IN different parts ~ America |
But Just as soon ga this great EG-
ropean war 10 over. America has go /
10 stand for one thing an6 only one /
hing in the world and she must ~ /
'eady with united force. We can't
SfAy with the elements OF our life
fhe words want you 70 carry n
'our mind are these
First, naturalization. getting all
A. -
United IN a single orEsnisr1. second !
getting them 50 related
O each other, 80 co-ordinAted. -
organised. so united. that when they
rreeistibls. conquerins force. And
he third. cooperation
We have been trying 20 DO things
W combination, by setting % on"
powerful group against another, by
iustriss or spheres OF our life, which
try 20 exclude all other groups ~
their power or by the method 81
their destroying competition. This
10 not the way 20 build a nation to
Vether. That 10 the way 20 build e
up into warning elements.
Instead OF exclusive combinations
want 10 see universal CO. operation. |
There 10 one field IN which We are
this i mean the relations between
ca pitai ana labor Nothing can be
for the interest % capital that IL rot |
In the interest 81 labor; and nothing
10 not In IN. interest OF capital. II
men want 10 get rich they must have |
human relationships with those who |
help them 20 get rich.
plan In the same spirit the same |
things, the Industry Of America Will
20 forward by leaps and bounds. such
e We have never vet conceived
eometimes y Is necessary. IN order
TO arrest attention 90 pull rnen up
WIN a round turn and say stop.
look, listen" because presently ~
you don't, the great forces ~ So
siety will correct the things that
have zone wrong Society Is the Jury.
The nation 10 going 70 settle. and
We have got "a know each other,
We have got 20 cooperate with each
other We have got 20 stand toReth-
or. That IL all that politics - FOR
A. contest for office y - con-
tsmptihl.; but as combination ~
thing for the nation. ~ is honorable
II l could not be associated with
congress- that did something 7 would
quit. II ] didn't think that making
speeehes contributed little htt -
the common thought wouldn't
make any speeches
Now. talking through the hat"
ought 90 be a dead Industry Put
up or shut up"
want 90 leave very solemn
thought IN your minds America IS
now about 90 experience her rahIrth
We have been making America IN
pieces for the sake 90 the rleces Vow
"a have Eur ~ construct ler entire
for the sake % tho whole and Tor
the cake -ef the world because there
L. a task ahead " ne for which We
must he verv soberlv prepared
! have said and shall say again
that when the great present war IL
rVer IA will be the duty 80 America
to ioin with The other nations - the
world in some kind ~ League far the
maintenance W peace NoI America
IVES not n party tu this war ana enc
onIy terms upon which we VIII 90
admitted co. league almost am tHf
ather powerful members of which or,
epwaged IT, the war. and made in.
mite sacrldcoe when wr euuafruH,
made none. arolths only trrwe Wh Irf
Ne desire uamAlN, that America shall
rot stand for national sgCTctNion
bat shall stand lor tho iust conctr.
fts,ns and bases 90 peace fur che com
netItion. ~ MERIT ploUe. aud for Oh,
sencrOus rtVairv 81 liberty
Ave we ready ALWAYS go be 80
friends ~ Justice. 20 fairncfs ~ lih
rrtv 81 reace and ~ those accom-
nsNTRtIOnS WhTrN Test npon ins'ir
Ara p~Arr-
w these two trviur wears that hav
ft.t rome ~ We have furhorue W
hrve net allowed rroVoCntfou 90 lis
nss cur judgments. We have seen {