The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-17

he is American born he is unworthy
the name American citizen They
have tried America in court and
jury OF their own CHOOSING, where all
testify against her and none testify
Tor her ADD found her guilty While
they are in this attitude OF mind and
soul toward America they are unde-
lsirable citizens. In my opinion, Amer
lea will be : much better America
when It is rid of all so-eai,ed '.Ameri-
can citizens of this type.
My answer 10 such criticism of
America as made BY Mr.. Bouton and
the characters he describes. is found
il the words of President Wilson in
his great address TO the Daughters of
the American Revolution Oh the 25th
anniversary OF their organization
their silver jubilee-in Washington.
p C., October IL. 1915, when he said :
Il look forward 70 the necessity in
every political agitation in the years
which are Immediately at hard of
himself, where ne stands. Is it Amer
lea first, or is il Rot2 / am
calling upon every man to declare
in a hurry for an opportunity to have
lineup. and let the men who are
thinking first Of other countries stand
Oh one side aad all those that are for
America first, last and all the time
on the other side"
American citizens OF tomorrow and
the day after must stand for Amer
lea first and America free This note
was sounded by President elect Hard
ing in his speech accepting the nomi-
nation Tor the presidency He con-
tinued il through the campaign. Since
the election he has sounded it at
Brownsville. Tex. al New Orleans
and in the canal zone on the Isthmus
Of Panama Briefly stated in his own
words it is this:
eve are always ready to minister
10 the suffering and relieve the dis
tressed whenever We are cognizant OF
that state throughout the world. That
I is very satisfying thought to me,
] my fellow eountrymen. and | like to
think of America going on in that
same broad unselfishness, but | want
an America unmanacled, an America
that determines her own course In
the world an America eager and anX-
+ ioas TO cooperate with other nations
for the. promotion OF peace, for the
approach of disarmament. for minis
/ tration TO humanity and the promo
ton Of civilization; want an Amer
lea whose destinies are determined
by the American people themselves.
I Mr. President and Fellow Citizens
OF America: l am not here to make
faces at those Of foreign nationality
If I did the mirror would have a fl
of humor and break the next time
look into It. for four different ma
tionaities are eoursing through my
veins Scotch, Irish, French and Ger
man-but all of these hyphens in my
name have been melted and welded
into but one term. an American citi-
zen, now and forever. and | am for
IAN America whose destinies are de-
tesmined by the American people
themselves
Prof Hart OF the State Agricultural
college. Amherst, Mass. declares
that in certain communities OF thai
grand old commonwealth there are
peoples OF thirty or more foreign ma
tionalities enrolled in secret societies
whose members have greater ven
Grafton for the banner of their Sc
cret lodge or order .then for thu
American flag. Air. Blaine. more thar
d quarter Of a century ago, pointei
out the dangers in these clements il
our population showing that the ricl
land powerful OF other lands do no
hesitate to unload upon our countr!
the burdens of pauperism and crime
which they have created and which
they would gladly see US share, II
declared that the idle. the seditious
the malodorous aud maleontent, til
Idemagogue ana the Desperate mis-
take liberty for license and foe
hitler to latten on the honest earn
ings OF better men than themselves
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permitted industries in this free land
that treason may he purchased an
even committed with impunity, an
thar liberty means anarchy
Ne, bv such progresses Ibid v
reach Our high estate, not on sue
PRINCIPLES were the foundations lai
by our fathers. Italy did not preser
10 civilization the american cont
nant: r. gland did not furnish to civ
lIzation the American nation: that
government might be institute
among men which should derive il
just powers from The dissent OF th
ungoyernable: not even that the mis-
cradle OF The earth might find q
asylum. The one is wholly antagoni'
tie. the other probably accidental,
our great movement. Liberty Is u
first Law Of a lasting republic, but
is liberty under order, liberty, Wi
equal justice The poor and the OF
pressed Of other lands are welcc'm
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