WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916.
I. A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE THREB.
KEYNOTE SPEECH
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pose, others may cry up a policy of
blood and iron, but the President of
the United States has acted on the
belief that the leader of a nation
who plunges his people into an un
necessary war Jike Pontius Pilate
vainly . washes his hand of innocent
blood while the earth quakes and
'the heavens are darkened end thou
sands give up the ghost.
If Wahslngton and Lincoln Wear
Right, the President Is Right -If
Washington was right, if JeffeW
eon was right, if Hamilton was right,
if Lincoln was right, then the Presi
dent of the United States is right to
day; if the Republican leaders are
right then Lincoln was wrong and
Jefferson was wrong and Hamilton
was .. wrong and Washington was
wrong.
Neutral Rights Asserted And .Main
' tained as Never "Before.
No American who knows the facts
can honestly oppose or criticise the
policy of neutrality which the pres
ent Democratic administration has
pursued. Driven from this position,
by the logic of our history and the
lesson of our prosperity, carpers and
defamers rush to the opposite ex
treme and assert that this policy has
not been enforced with sufficient vigor
by the present administration. '
Standing here with the eyes of the
nation upon this convention, with tlte
cold light of reason, the piercing
shafts of logic streaming upon all
tnac we may say or do, 1 declare, witn
history as ray witness and with fact
as my prooof that the neutral rights
of American citizens have never been
so vigorously asserted or bo success-
Ihe wur between Spain and the Span
ish West Indies, a Spanish runboat
seized the vessel "Virginius" flying
the American nag and a Spanish com
mandant in cold blood Bhot the cap
tain of the "Virginius," 32 of the
crew and ) of the passengers.
But we idn't go to war. Grant set
tled our troubles by negotiation just
as the President of the United States
is trying to do today. - '
When Harrison Was President ,
When Benjamin Harrison was
President the people of Chili con
ceived a violent dislike! to the United
States for our insistence upon neu
fully maintained as they have- been trolity during the Chilian revolution,
asserted and maintained by the Pres- j When this feeling was at its height
idont of tho United States during the j one junior officer ,from the United
present war. , States Warship Baltimore was killed
How Stands the Record?. I0"1?!! '? tha 6tTU of -Va'P""80.
ThA , rnUwt hv nnr nnnnnnnts. ' and 16 of our sailors wounded, 01
f th Hffc orhlol, nnr tiniitrnl- I whom one afterwards died. In a mes
itv has been enforced is a comoara
tive issue which can be decided- only
by comparative results. -
L And what are the comparative re-.
suits? How stands the-record of this
administration compared with other
administrations ?
iWhen Grant Was President
When Grant was President, during
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saee to Congress on January 25, 4892,
supported by Secretary of State
James G. Blaine, and on evidence sub
mitted by Fighting "Bob" Evans and
Winfleld Scott Schley, President Har
rison said this assault on our honor
"had its origin in the hostility to
these men as sailors of the United
States wearing the uniform of the
government and not in any individual
act of personal animosity7 and that
this nation "must take notice of the
event as an infraction of its rights
and dignity" and as an invasion of its
"international rights." .
But we didn't go to war. Harrison
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the President of the United
States is trying to do today.
When Lincoln Was President'
When Lincoln was President this
country's rights were violated on
every side. England, Russia, France
and Spain were guilty of such flagrant
violations that Secretary of State
Seward advanced a plan to go to war
with all of them at one and the same
time. i '
France used every possible influ
ence short of open war to injure us.
And England did more. 1 -But
we didn't eo to war. . Lincoln
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the President is trying to do
today.
When Pierce Was President
When Pierce was President the
British minister in this country and
three of his consuls violated our neu
trality during the Crimean war. We
gave these representatives of Great
Britain their passports and sent them
come.
When Van Buren Was President
When Van Buren wad President a
detachment of Canadian militia, dur
ing the internal troubles in Canada,
boarded the U. S. Ship Carolina in
the American waters of Niagara
river, killed an American member of
the crew, fired the ship and sent her
adrift over Niagara talis.
But we didn't go to war. Van
Buren settled our troubles by nego
tiation just as the President of the
United States is trying to do today.
When Jefferson Was President.
When Jefferson was President Eng'
land seized hundreds of our ships and
Napoleon hundreds, more. JTrom 1793
to 1807. historians say England and
France together captured 1C00
American vessels and $60,000,000
worth of American property.
iBut we didn't go to war. Jefferson
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the President of the United
States is trying to do oday.
When Adams Was President.
When Adams was President France
preyed upon our commerce.
But we didn't go to war. Adams
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the President of the United
States is trying to do today.
When .Washington Was President
When Washington was President
and, "neutrality" first declared, war
convulsed Europe, our ships dared not
to put out to sea, commerce was par
alyzed and business depressed. .
But we didn't go to war. Washing
ton settled our troubles by negotia
tion just as the President of the
United States is trying to do today.
In the fact of this record do Repub
licans realize that when they arraign
the policy of the President of the
United States today they arraign the
policy of Harrison, of Blaine, of Lin
coln and of Grant? For the pleasure
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DRINK HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST
Says you really feel clean, sweet
and fresh inside, and
are seldom ill.
If your child is dull, pale, fretful
and wants to lie around, the chances
are it i3 suffering from worms. Kick
apoo Worm. Killer, a pleasant candy
confection, liked by all children is
what your child needs. - You only give
one-half to one lozenge at a time and
you get immediate results, n-very
mother should have a box on hand.
25c, at all druggists. ulv.
Asked to Close
To the Merchants and Citizens of
La Grande You are respectfully
asked to close your respective places
of business on Thursday afternoon for
the purpose of allowing all of La
Grande to go to Union to the horse
show.
, J. G. SNODGRASS,
Pres. La Grande Commercial Club.
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your stomach, liver, kidneys and
thirty feet of intestines all the indi
gestible waste, poisons, sour bile and
toxins, thus cleansing, sweetening and
purifying the entire alimentary canal.'
Those subject to sick headaches,'
backache, bilious attacks, constipation
or any form of stomach trouble, are
urged to get a quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
and begin enjoying this morning inside-bath.
It is said that men and
women who try this becomo enthu
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important to keep clean and pure on
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the skin pores do not absorb impuri
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