South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-08
BY United Press

The text or brest W llSOns message
&c congress follows.
When 7 addressed myself 90 per-
forming the duty laid upon the
president by the constitution 90
present 90 you an annual report on
the state OF the Union 7 found my
self dominated by an immortal sem
tence Of Abraham Lincoin's "let us
have faith that right makes might,
and N that faith lee us dare 90 do
our duty as we understand It,"
sentence immortal because 70 en-
bodies In a form OF utter Simplicity
and purity the essential state OF the
nation. the faith in which 80 was
conceived and the faith in which g.
has grown 70 glory and power.
With that faith and the birth Of
q nation founded upon 10 came the
hope into the world that a new or
der I'm which reason and right would
take precedence Of covetOusness and
force. and I believe that express
the wish and purpose Of every
thoughtful American when I say
that this sentence marks for us I'm
the plainest manner the part we
should play alike IN the arrange
ments OF our domestic affairs and in
our exercise OF influence upon the
affairs or the world.
Is Way Out OF Confusion.
b. this faith and by this faith
alone. can the world be lifted out OF
SIS present confusion and despair. II
was this faith which prevailed over
the wicked force OF Germany. You
viii remember that the beginning Of
the end Of the war was when Ger
iaan people found themselves face
10 face with the conscience Of the
world and realized that right was
everywhere arrayed against the
wrong that their government was at
tempting TO perpetrate. I think,
therefore, that II IS true to say that
this was the faith which won the
war. Certainly this Is the faith with
which our gallant men went into the
field and out uIon the sess TO make
sure OF victory.
This r. the mission upon which
democracy came into the world.
Democracy IS an assertion OF the
right OF the individual to live and
TO be treated Justly as against any
attempt on the part OF any cOmbin-
alton OF individuals TO make laws
which viii overburden him or which
will destroy HIS equality among his
fellows IN the matter OF right OF
privilege and I think We all realize
that the day has come when demo-
cracy is being put upon its final
test.
u. s. Destined To Lead.
The old world IS just now suffer
ing from a wanton rejection or the
principle OF democracy and a sub
stitution OF the principle OF auto
cracy as asserted IN the name but
without the authority and sanction
Of the multitude. This is the time
OF all others when democracy should
prove its purity and its spiritual
power 10 prevail 1t IS surely the
manifest destiny OF the United States
60 lead IN the attempt 10 make this
spirit prevails.
There are two ways in which the
United States can assist TO accom-
plish this great object; First by
Offering the example within her own
borders OF the Will and power OF
democracy 10 make and enforce
laws which are unquesionably Just
and which are equal I'm their admin
istration-laws which secure its fIll
right to labor and yet at the sarle
time safeguard the integrity 81
property and particularly OF that
prop which IS devoted 70 the
development Of industry and the
Increase OF the necessary wealth Of
the world Second by standing fcI
right and justice toward individual
nations.
Must Protect Weak.
The law OF democracy is for the
protection Of the weak and the In
fluence Of every democracy IN the
world should be for the protection
OF the weak nation, the nation which
is struggling toward its right and
towards its proper recognition and
privilege in the family OF nations
The United states cannot refuse
this role OF champion without put
ting the stigma OF rejection upOT
the great and devoted men whC
brought its government into eX
istence and established it IN the face
OF almost universal opposition and
intrigue even in the face Of wantoT
force: as. for example. against de-
crees which involved US in what w,
know as the war OF 1912.
i urge you 20 consider that h
display Of an immediate disposition
on the part OF the congress 70 rem
edy any injustlces or evils that may
have shown themselves in our owl
national life win afford the most ef
fectual offset to the forces Of chao.
and tyranny which are playing 81
disastrous a part IN the fortunes O.
the free peoples OF more than one
- OF necessity the sample demo
cracy of the world and the triumph
OK democracy depends upon its sue
cess
Need Workable Budget.
Recovery from the disturbing and
sometimes disastrous effects OF the
late far has been exceedingly slow
on the other side OF the water and
has given promise, I venture 20 say
OK early completion only IL cur owI
fortunate country. but even with u'
the recovery halts and is impedeC
az times and there are iumCdiately
servIccable acts OF legislation which
10 seems TO me we ought 90 attemp
20 assist the recovery and prove tn,
understandable recupetatfve force o
a great government OF the people
One Of these Is 20 prove that
great democracv can keep house a.
successfully and in as business like
fashion as any other gCyer-ment
IL seems 10 me that the FIRST steT
towards proving this IS % suppE
ourselves with a systematic method
~ handling our estimates and eN
pcndiurcs ana buuEing them TO IN,
point where they viii not be am un
necessary strain upOu our lucom,
or uecessitlte unreasonable taxation
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