The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-11

expressed upon 1t some two years ago.
l do not claim that by reason of any
ability of mine l was at that time
able to outline course which have
been able to follow since, but was
able by reason of the information
which l gathered from the lives OF
those who had proven their worth to
mankind and their wisdom, to deter
mine upon course from which have
not deviated, and. God being my help,
l am not going to deyiate from it for
any possible reason that can be sug-
gested in this senate chamber or any
influence that can be exerted else
where. l do not say this because /
rely upon my own judgment in the
matter, but when l gather together
in my minds vision that body of men,
coming down from Washington and
Jefferson, and Madison and. Monroe
and Jackson and Lincoln and Grant
and Mckinley and Roosevelt and
Wilson until four years ago, l reach
ed the conclusion that / must remain
| In that company. Where in all the
annals of government do you find
such another group of men-men so
distinguished for wisdom, for cour-
age, for patriotism; men whose poll
cies have been so amply and conclu-
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tests, that of experience? Their COM
pany is safe enough for me, and it Is
the only safe company that l know of
In this emergency and in this great
crisis in which We find ourselves I
believe, If I might suggest it to my
colleagues, it would be found pretty
good company in which to keep close
association for the future
We are told, Mr.. President, that the
policy of Washington was framed
under circumstances and conditions
wholly different from the present. l
challenge the statement upon the
facts. Washington's policy was franz
ed under conditions almost exactly
the same as conditions which prevail
ed at the close of this war; War had
been raging in Europe for 20 years.
Every part and parcel of Europe was
torn with turmoil and strife and dis
sension, with dynastic quarrels and
racial antipathies. 1t had extended
over greater territory even than the
present war. Spain, Portugal, Nor
way. Sweden and Switzerland-all
those countries-had been swept into |
It. Chaos reigned throughout Chris
tendon. The storm of battle had |
swept every coast and visited all |
ands. We ourselves had just emery
I'd from the European system. We |
had been part of it as colonies for
700 years, and the thought of the en-
ire world was that the only safe
course was for the new United States
o ally itself with European powers.
t was deemed essential to our safe
y and security that we join with Eu-
opean powers in establishing a stable
utilization and the appeal which was
made to the father of his country
ould he very easily duplicated today
" taking the language then used and
pplying it to the arguments which
re now made.
He was asked if it was thought
hat the United States could travel +
lone in a world of turmoil and strife, s
I a world of dissension and disorder. :
lie was asked If 1t was believed that 6
'e could establish here. a system or I
civilization Of our own and main o
lin 1t against the ever encroaching .
overs of European governments A t
ss steadfast soul would have yield O
/. But he sat upon his back porch h
his home at Mount Vernon and
'ught it out. He there dictated the II
rst letter upon the subject even be- :,
re he was elected president of the :,
nited States, and said there was .,
lily one way by which to build ma >,
on. to have common ideals, COM a.
on aspirations, common purpose, -,
national mind, and a national pur- .,
use, and that was to divorce and o,
parate ourselves from the European o.
stem. 1t was wise course 1t =,
we'd and made possible this repub- :,
J. And l am one of those who be-
We that in that hour he was guided
a wisdom higher than all earthly "a
sdom. So the little American re- w
bile, Is colonies, without an army y,
d without navy launched out up ~
an unknown sea, without any 9TH ai'
chart or comnass than tbat - Tho Jul
tn of the father of his country, and
lay we have here. as a monument thu
his genius and his craftsmanship. sci
J most powerful nation on the face =
Gods footstool. Without his for the
n policy this effort would have the
led in failure. Without its faith to
maintenance, it is my belief, this ma
rious enterprise would be dragged to
IN by Europe to disaster and ruin. He
vas my faith in these leaders TAFT
oh led me. The senator from Piles
sissippi is exactly correct. / go ton
k 100 years and plant my feet up colo
the principles upon which this re- fact
lie was founded l want no lea che
You can not have q league and
'out compromising these two and