Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-20
RIGHT is MIGHT

There is no question but what might
was victorious in the war with Ter
many. Sheer preponderence OF II
brought the forces OF the lmpefial
German government and the powers
allied with IL to their knees The TN,
riphteoue force of German militarism,
its seeming great efficiency notWitl-
standing, could not stand up before
such a preponderance Of might AS they
! had finally to contend with. The we
tory over the Central Powers was II
victory OF the might Of right-a clear
demonstration that righi is might ana
that might must inevitably prevail
when that is so, as il always is.
The United States was in the right
when it entered the war and the out
come--the overthrow of militaristlc
Germany--s sufficient proof OF it.
The subsequent manifestations Of sell
fshneSs. on the part Of certain OF the
allies, constitute another matter M
trely, as will the results of such sci,
fshness whatever they may appear to
be in the light OF future developments,
The United States needs not o guar
antee the subsequent behavior or char
acter OF its association in the war Win
Germany in order to vndicate its own
rightful position This coun ny has
demonstrated the right of its position
in the World war. and the power that
accompanied such position just as
il has demonstrated in all the wars
of the country's history. The countTT
has been right in all its wars. and i
has won all its wars It has won
peace heretofore because it has pro-
ceeded rightfully to do so And TO
win the peace now, so far as he Unit
ed States itself is concerned, it needs
only to continue doing the right thing.
Which is but another way of saying
that the course of the present and the
future needs only TO be-MUST BE
the same course which has constituted
the nations history. course based
upon those principles Of right which
have been the might of the nation
since its inception
The United States was born right
and it has been right ever since. It
Is the greatest nation, with the best
government, in the world because that
is so, Had it not been right ii could
not have prevailed over the struggle
Of its infancy. Had it deviated from
the right course laid down for it al
the beginning its downfall would have
been as certain as a wrong answer q
a mathematical problem incorrectly
done.
Mr.. Wilson may work himself into
a blister Of wrath at the "pgmy
minds Of the United States Senate;
ms new secretary Of state, Mr.. Colby.
may prate about the future as porten-
tous OF utter disaster" the Spectac-
ular attorney general Mr. Palmer
may sound innumerable warnings ard
see uncountable spectres. clad in red:
false prophets may clamOr for fol
lowing into a Wilderness Of "new free
dom and world democracy" pes.
Slmists may order their shrouds:
alarmSts may rush about with fiery
eyes and feardrawn faces: bu' thu
United States of America will remain
the United States Of America, with
constitutional and representative re
publican government, just the same
Europe can neither entangle nor
overflow the United States, because
Europe is wrong and the United
States is going to keep on being right
Anarchy and chaos can not prevail in
the United States because anarchy
ana chdoS are wrong and the United
States is going to keep on being right
me United States is at the very be-
ginning Of its greatest greatness. and
the future is aglow with high promise.
Right is might, and such is the pow
or OF the rghtes country in the world
with the rghtest of all principles Of
government ever put into practical
use