Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-11
WOODROW WILSON'S
DGLIVIIRANCES.

President Woodrow Wilson dcliyer.
cd to the Congress- Tuesday, Deccm.
Der 7, 1920 his last message. He did
n)t aODt ar in person as ha been his
custom. Some Of tho statements mado
by Lin in n broad sense apply with
particular forco to the present day
conditions Of the colorod people in
this country. His preliminary re-
marks were iii the nature Of lee,
turc and enunciated great principles.
which will be of particular interest
to a large proportion Of tho Ameri
can electorate in general and to tho
colored people Of this country In par
ticular. How else are we to regard
tho following? I
When I address myself to perform
ing tho duty laid upon the President
by the Constitution to present to you
an annual report of tho state Ct the
Union, I found myself dominated by
an immortal sentence OF Abraham
I,incoln'S. Lot us have faith that
right makes might, and In that
faith Net us dare to do our duty as
we understand it-a sentence immcr
tai because ii cmbodics in form OF
utter simplicity and purity tho essen
tial state Of the nation, tho fifth in
which 1t was conceived and the faith
in which it has grown to glory and
With F,if o,,1 i;
Of a nation founded upon It came
the hope into the world that a new
order would prevail throughout tho
affairs Of mankind. an order in which
| reason and right would take preced-
ence Of coyetousncss and force and 7
'hA'ievc that I express the wish and
purpose OF every thoughtful Amerl-
can when I say that this sentence
marks for us in the plainest manner
the part we should play alike I'm the
arrangements OF orr domestic affairs
ana In our exercise Of Influence up
on the eafairs OF tho world.
Fancy southern Democrat, now
living in n northern cline quoting
IRON the words and utterances OF
The greet emancipation. Times have
changed and the people with It.
And again:
NV ~" f"''h nnd nv 'his faith
avon" 90" ''n would no lifted out Of
its present confusion and despair. It
"@T mi '~'th which nrnyailed over
III" wicked force OF Germany. You
viii ronromhcr that the beginning OF
the end OF the war came when the
German n"op'c found Themselves face
10 focc with the conscience of the
world and realized that rieht was
eVeryWh ore arravch nins' the wrong
that their government was attemnt-
mig to pcrpetuate. I think, therefore
tfat 1t Is true to say that this was the
! taIth which won the war. Certain
~ Mis Is the faith with which our gal
liant men went into The field and out
upon the seas to make sure of vic.
. tory.
This ~ mighty good reading. Int
what about his definition of democra.
cy? Here 1t is:
This !" w. -r>;~"icn rno,, urhjo,, do
mooracy came into the wo"lh nnmoc-
racy IL an afsorti0n OF the right Of
tho in"'"'1"~' - Two ord IN ho
treated Justly rs against any attempt
ON part "f any combination Of fndiyid
aats to mako laws which viii overhu.
den him ~" which VIII DESTROY hts
equality among his fellows in The mat
Ter or r'"hf or privilege and I thinh
we all realize that the day has come
Whom democracy is being put upon
la final test. The old world Is just
no" suffering from wanton reject on
Ut the principle OF democracy and a
suhsatEsic' "f the principle of auto