Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-04


when authority came TO them, used 1t
not only with ability. but with care,
zeal and fidelity. 1t behooves us here
today always to remember that by
steadfast allegiance to real democracy
lave come all our successes, and that
successes won by any departure
! therefrom can be only ffeeting and
! transitory. Because we do know that
real democracy is alive among us all
here To-Day. we look to the coming
campaign with confident optimism.
ON us here in Maine this year rests a
treRndo9s responsibility. Beside the
entire State government we elect sen
ator and four congressman. Thus
whether We will or not, We are forced to
turn from state affairs, which are really
mostly of a business nature 70 the
broader field. What a vision do we see,
| The whole world at war. The most bril-
liant inventors, the ablest executives.
the bra,est soldiers, all supplying the
| create height of their powers to xii,
/ their Fellow men The most skillful
surgeons following the armies to relieve
the wounded SO far as may be that they
| may return 70 kill again. Into this
| struggle now comes America with ali
her force. arrayed as always not for
| power not for conquest, but for right
To the last dollar and the last man
| says. our leader. and from ocean to
ocean, comes the response. Amen"
Not lightly. not with the gayety of the
adventurer, but solemnly. resolutely
| comes the response. We have been
| long suffering, we have peen slow TO
| anger but now our hand is on the plow
and we shall see our furrow to the end
The distance may be long, difficulties
great and many. but American does no.
tuin back. super-man, a master,
guides, and he will hold the plowshare
| true Democrats. Oh! Are we not proud
OF MN. our President. Woodrow Wilson.
| Proud we are, say. and We have a
right to be. Roosevelt with that de-
lightful responsibility for his previous
statements that no one else here or any,
where ever attained says now that we
should have entered the war earlier.
Looked N from one point of view tina;
might seem reasonable but think 4
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every nationality on the Globe. a large
act ana a taft important in wealth. IN
ability and in patriotism too. are of Ger
iAan and Austrian descent. DO Won
realize how loyalty they are standing
! behind thc Government? DO not be
nsled. tnere are millions of them in
iilis country, all as loyal as YOU or 7
and tho disloyal ones dangerous as may
are are 'ew Hnd far between, and Won
fn0" why mat is. Because they realize
/ ''"' ms country declared war after
every honorable way of escape had been
: 'rird and failed. Pc not misled by some
profess onal asitators few in number
WI" never were American citizens any
way. y you doubt the loyalty of The.
VAST 'ltk of Americans of German do
seem look at that most eloquent of Al,
testimonials. Pershing's casually LET
ana see their names in letters of COLL
HhIdt Berkhardt. Hoffmeier, Enrich. ar.
It Few of those brave boys, whose hero
graves in far OFF France proclaim 10 all
me world their loyalty. America NAV
ne melting pot. but it entered into this
""f 2 nation united to the end; and the,
IHl'eh2e, the fairness. the power Of
clear statement which our presiden.
possessed effect ed this result
VINO declares war under our constitu-
non, the President? Every one knows
hefter' that power rests in Congress.
id any OF the self-constituted critics
OF our foreign policy members of The
republican minority IN Congress at-4
Tempt declaration of war? No. The
NIe"t republican party met in Nationa.
Convention in 1916. DO their proceed
lhss. their platform. contain any hint OF
ms declaration of war. which they now
t'"in was so necessary? Every one
hiows they do not. If you want to
hhoW what party had the support Of dis.
ioFahsts go back over the last camnaipn
an" you ma every man of them pouring
~ ai' the abuse at his command on
lsoh and supporting Hughes. Anil
what IS more 10 Hughes discredit Won,
VIII ma his campaign conducted always
80 as TO retain that support.
"H't proud contrast is Wilson'S
rNcorl. foa remember how crack
"Fa'ed agitator named OJ.earv vrora
I ittcr 10 the President insultinc hin,
"''"us" as ne claimed. we had favored
'he diheS. and threatening the loss OF
H''"E votes from among that honorable
WI - Leary claimed to represent,
~" YOU remember the beautiful tersa
''P'N the President made, he would she
"''''e" 20 receive the vote of O'Learv
az! one else like him. That is the
| "'"u OF man the President is and and
1''t ~ why he was Reelected. He did
''' s"tisiy the pro-allies, nor did he
satisfy the pro- Germans hi. -
Ass he did satisfy. that great class o,
VINO. whatever their descent
! may oe' English, Irish. Scotch. French
pe'mah' Austrian, Russian, or ANYTHING
e''e' are now American and no+bi,o
eise' Who yield their Undivided .,,ea-
.,s", 10 Just one flag and that the beau.
s,l'i tanner If YOU would ask wha,
'iass OF voters reelected Woodrow vii
SUI mat is the answer, the Pro-
Americans.
al, say you are not making war
mis- program has fallen
Low" ana that one. etc. Now no intel
: "seh' man believes that 100. Ooo. OOo neon,e
oaii De organized for war in a minute.
io' mar the work can be done without
deiaHs and disappointments M ,o,
member the storm Of criticism whic.,
conferred around Secretary Daniel,o
FROM Maine to California. no Renubli