Oh. no. I am sure no American was influenced by any such motive. for we know that we stood alone for 140 years. and God being our helper as Americans. let us hope that the day may never come when the representatives of our Government will entangle us in any alliance with the nations of European. Asiatic. or South American countries that will conflict with the true American doctrine. Then why did we vote for war against the Imperial German Government? I will tell you. my fellow colleagues. why I voted for the proposition. .The reason that moved me to cast the vote that I had prayed God I might forever be permitted to escape was this. and this alone. to serve notice once more on the people of the world. aye. to write it across the heavehs if necessary with the blood of our patriot sons. so that the people who toil in the vineyards of Italy. the shepherds on the Caledonian hills of Scotland. thepoor. unfortunate peasants in the Carpathian Mountains in the Empireof Austria. the great population of Slavs on the broad plains of Russia. and even the industrious peasants of Germany along the banks of the Rhine might read it. and remember. it for all time. that in this great. free Republic the rights of the citizen. even of a poor sailor. are secure. and that every son of this land will come to the defense of those rights when interfered with. and that lie Is secure in being a freeman in a country where he can stand up in his manhood and look up to his Creator as his Supreme Ruler and say. "My country." instead of "My lord"!