Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-26

earth and that never again VIII W"
witness the humiliating spectacle Of
American products. depending On
foreign ships TO find the market. When
this war is over American ships car
rying American products manned hN
American sramrn. flying old Glory viii
in seen at every port in the world.
The World Needs Wilson.
This war is changing our very form
OF government. W" har" found 10y
practical experience that a republic
with it's full liberty to the individual
citizen, is unable TO wag" Il successful
war with an autocracy. To great
extent a new government ~ being
built up outside of that provided in tn"
This new government
has charge OF the railroads ana ships.
IL is fixing the price of products ana
telling us what TO eat, when Z" eat ana
what to pay for il. In another year OF
war the government in this country
will be practically in the h".ids Of
extra constitutional machin1 :. IL lS
going to take the wiscst STATE Smnn-
shin. the kccncSt SENSE OF J!strr and
the most exalted patriotism - 90 TINS
We need braiES fer thus
purpose as much IA food Tor the SOL
dicrs, and executive ability rs much as
guns. Russia had l5.OOO.OOO soldiers
under arms. countless guns ana more
raw material than any other nation on
earth. and Yet today she is proStlat"
from a lack of cOnstructiv" statesman
ship. with the heel Of the Kaiser on
her neck. There can be no peace be-
tween German and American ideals Of
We are fighting today for
the principles OF thu Democracy for
which Christ died on me hi1f OF Cal
vary. The right of every nation to
live it's own lifc in its own way. w"
are writing now the most tragic
chapter in the history Of man and all
he nations are being punished. but out
of this supreme agony new nations
strong in youth and energy will arise.
Not even Germany can destroy inc
spirit OF Freedom. ] believe that out
of this war will come a great brother
hood of nations. There is Il deep SiGnl-
tlcanrc i'm the organization of an army
of the flower OF the troops
from all the Allied nations. The ideal
which found expression in the worlds
Peace Congress at the Hague failed OF
it's immediate purpose, because OF tn"
lack OF some concentrated power to en-
forces its DEGREES. When this war is
over il will find a great army COM
lnandcd by General Foch which will
al the nations: il will find
the council of Versailles composed OF
the wiscst statesmen from all the ma
tions.
IL was the supreme wisdom OF Wood
row Wilson which gave us this council
with an armed force TO back ii. Her"
is the machinery developed by ncccs-
sity, ito hold frctful realm in awe"
the time will be ripe when "thc nations
shall meet in the parliament OF man.
the federation of the world" In one
years from today when the
history Of this war Is being written
and the eyes of men are not dimncd
by the carnage and smoke OF battle. II
will br realized that this action of
President Wilson's Is the most import
ant in its effect. of any one thing that
has occurred since the crucitiXion OF
Christ. II was an inspiration from on
high, as much rs any message ever
delivered TO the children of Israel
through the mouths OF Moses and
Samuel look with dread upon the
effects of political system which In
the midst of this great crisis Will de-
prive the world of its Greatest
Prophet. We have with wonderful
broken the political dogma
embraced in Washington's farewell al
dress and the Monroe Doctrine. and If
this war goes on, the wisest thing
that the people of the United States
can do, lis for the time at lcasO to
refuse to be hampered by the custom
Of not electing an executive for third
term. Woodrow Wilson was elected
not by the Democratic party. hut by
uprising of the people which carried
nearly every state. | believe that II
the Democratic party will meet In It's
National Convention and adopt plat
form with just one single plank In II
Woodrow Wilson, that the common
sense of the people Of this country will
assert itself as II did In 1916. There
is a great deal OF wisdom In the say
ing Never swop horses crossing
Conscription Is becoming
popular in this government. President
Wilson is conscripting our hoys to
fight the Germans and | think we
ought to conscript him to tell them
how to do II. There is another thing.
this war can only be won by great
combining the idcalism OF
Kercnsky. with the practical wisdom
of Bismarck. Our school teacher
president Is filling this role. He Is
more than president OF
these United StateS-he is spokesman
for Democracy the world over. He is
the only man to whom all the nations
listen. He will be needed when the
terms Of peace are to be settled and
we owe II to the world not to deprive
il Of his leadership. In every great
the ideal OF man Is always
embodied in human form. Woodrow
Wilson Is the embodiment Of Democra-
cy. The kaiser of militarism, just as
was OF the Revolution
and Luther of the Reformation. There
Is no middle ground, the eyes OF the
world are turned on Wilson rs the
exponent Of Democracy. No man Is to
be trusted who talks patriotism. and in
his heart hates Wilson. He cannot
strike Wilson and not strike the cause
for which he stands. My friends |
say let US make the test in South
Carolina. I am willing to stand or fall
with Woodrow Wilson. There has
come down the ages. the spectacle Of
Nero fiddling while Rome was burning.
Our men are dying on the battlefield
Of France-the world Is on fire with a
fever Of lust and hate. What do our
petty personal and factional politics
amount to compared with the great
issues at stake? would rather die
han remain safe at home to take ad-
vantage Of this situation TO make
money or win cheap political glory out
IF the blood Of our youth and the sor-
,ow Of our land. No man has right
o be governed by personal hate or
political ambition In times like these