Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
WILSON APPEALS
TO INDEPENDENTS
Asks Their Support Because of
Party's Ability to Accom-
plish Something.
CRlTlCIzES G. o. P. OLD GUARD
BY Inference, President Attacks
Both Charles E. Hughes and
Theodore Roosevelt.

1SOuOTc NOOSCHClA
Lone: BRANCH. y. H.. october RE
Middle Yves, since the campaign opened
President; Wilson to-day appealed To
independent voters to support the Dem
ocratic party i'm November OF tho
ground ;hat it presents a united front
for the passage of progressive l.Gisia :
tion. "hile the Republican party is
madc up OF discordant elements which
can accomplish nothing.
c!i,iciziug the Old Guard of the Re-
publican party, tho President. by in
ference attacked both Charles Il.
hughes aud Theodore Roosevelt and
declared that Mrile every line of his
national policy has been assailed. mo
| diagrams have been drawn Of any
otker"
Mr. Wilson charged that the odd
Guard" was in control of the last
Republican convention, and made all
tho choices that were n,ade by that
convention"
The President spoke 10 Il ,lelegation
Of 'roGrcssivcs, independents and col
lege men who came here In Il private
u.
with bard playing popular music.
while they sang a sonS with the re-
fr;.in:
Hes kept us out "f wa:."
Mr.. Wilson Was introduced by Pro-
fessor Irving Fisher. Of Yale. "a mem
hcr Of the Roosevelt Conservation Com
mission. and Hugh Gordon Miller. "A
New York Pro- 2rsssive. who denounced
the leader. Of his party who have zone
o.cr 10 the Republicans. In the dele
ration also WAS the Wilson Guard.'
made UP Of former football stars
NJ CRITICAL JUNCTURE
IN AFFAIRS OF NORI.D
rrcsidcr, Wilson'S speech here to-
day was in part as follows.
we are indeed at 81 critical )uuc-
ture in the affairs OF the world. and
the affairs of the world touch America
very nearly.
And IN the midst Of this situation
we are about 10 determine whether we
shall! change the line OF our national
policy. Every line OF that natfonal
policy has been questioned. but no
diagrams have been drawn OF any
other: every one OF the lines projcc. ed
IN the last three and a half years has
been questioned and condemned
"Fortunateiy. the lines Of this cam
paisn have recently been becoming
very clear indeed. On the one hand.
there is q party which is united, made
dp Of conScnial elements. and which
has determined its direction by it's
performances and not by it's promises
You know what the Democratic party.
has accomplished.
ON the other hand, what have we:
II oafics description. Men of every
sort ana variety OF purpose will
not say united. hut associated for an
uh'Nowed object More interesting
'hah that and more ominous than that.
sho' through with every form OF bitter
ncss' ever! ugly form of hate ever
ucbased purpose OF revenge and every
covert desire to recover secret ,o,vor
nat would happen if the Hepub .
mean party should succeed on the ,,b
OF November? The only articuI,,c
voice very artiCulatc voice processes
opinions ami purposes nt which ,b.
rest in private shi"cr ard domur one
branch of that party h,ci.cj T.,
candidate for the United States Sonar,
IN inc state of New York, man who's.
'No"cd position in respect of in,crna
.iohai affairs was unneutral and who's,
Intention WAS. II he became Il member
" 'na' great council upon intcrn:
'ioha aSahaiis at Washington To nr,,no,.
'Hc interest of one side in ,he rr.s
ent war in EuroDe
KEW NERStL OF POLICY
FROM PEACE: rU w.R
"''c'oTe' we are warranted i'm he
ileN'hs that il the Republican Marty
Shouin succeed. one very large br.ncb
ot IL would insist upon what IFS ,codcr
mas insisted upon--a complctc rrvcrso,
oil poiiey-and in view of the sunnort
me candidate have referred ia in New
hork received. that reversal of poIicv
can only be reversal from peacc tn
war. IT, they do not engage in sucb
reversal OF policy. they may cxpcct
war In their own ranks There
would be new raids upon Hcpblican
haJorlties. such as their territories and
assels seem constantly exposed TO- and
IL would be impossible not to bring
ABOUT such breach as would lead TO
utter confusion in the counscls of the
n"t'oh because there are other Gle
mchts III that party which are looking
eNactiS III the opposite direction. whose
sEmpathies and intentions are in the
sharpest contrast with those that
have mentioned
ana then. back Of all. quiet. self
cohhdent. Knowing the game better
!h"h hh!body else, sit the men who
re"iiE nave the organization and con
troll Of the Republican party in their
own possession--thc Old Guard-thc
men who at any rate afford us this
advantage OF controversy: we Know
where 10 find them. They are always
al,
tcnd the same thing. They always
nave the same-I was about to say
Ideals. but | will not misuse hand
some word-thc same conception Of
what politics is for. and who know. to
ma a a l-k,A tni i1.,