The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
COMPLETE ACCORD
WITH ROOSEVELT"

TATED BY The JINGO WHOi
HAD He BEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS EX-PREslDENT
TAFT, WOULD HAVE PLUNGED
US INTO WAR"
Fact Roosevelt said; "We
shirked our duty by failing to take
any action by announcing that we
would be neutral"
Fact 2-Roosevelt said: 1T is a
wicked thing to be neutral between
right and wrong, /. e. between Bel
GUM and Germany"
Fact 3--Root denounced the Presl-
dent for "puslllanimous conduct in
his negotiations with Germany, and
repeated all Of Rooseyelt's arguments.
Fact 4-Lodge gave utterance to the
same doctrine,
Fact 5 ~ Roosevelt declared he
would not accept a nomination at the
hands Of the Progressive Party If the
Republican Party would nominate a
man whose foreign policies were in
accordance with his ownI
Fact Con June 10, the Republican
National Convention nominated JUS
tlce Charles Hughes.
Fact Ion June %, Roosevelt said:
"They CIr. Wilson and his party
have taught us that peace, the peace
Of cowardlce and dlshonOr and indif-
ference to the welfare Of others, Is
to be put above righteousness, above
the stern unfinching performance of
duty"
Fact e-On June q, Roosevelt said
"In my judgment the nomination of
Mr.. Hughes meets the (my) condi-
ton. No good American can have
any feeling except scorn and detesta'
ton for those professional German
Americans who seek to make the Am
erican President in effect a vlceroy
Of the German Emperor. They repre-
sent that adherence to the p~olitico.
racial hyphen which is the badge and
sign Of moral treason to the Republic
am certain that that candidate
(Hughes) is incapable Of being intlu
enced by the evil intrigues Of these
|hyphenated Americans"
Fact e-On June 20 Roosevelt anC
Hughes were at dinner together fol
two and a half hours.
Fact to-After that dinner Hughe.
said: 1--WE talked very fully over al
matters AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE
ACCORD"
Fact 11-Three days after that din
ner Roosevelt said of Hughes: ali
high qualities must recommend hin
to the esteem of the whole world
particularly to the sympathy Of tn.
) Allies. He certainly would never hav
! suffered the Government Of the Unite,
p States, as one Of the signatories to tn
Hague Treaty, to pass over withou
{ protest the violation of Belgium's neu
trality by Germany. He would new
write two notes on the same offense
He would perhaps issue a warning
j but afterwards he would act according
n to his conscience and for the homo
Of civilization. This is what he Ger
tainly will do, If he becomes tn
President Of the United States"
Fact 12-On August 81, Roosevelt de
nounced German citizens for "actln
as servants and allies of Germany.
He condemned the Administration 70
failing to live up to its duty to rests
the Invasion Of Belgium. He added
I'VE can put in power an admlnistra
ton which will live up to our nationf
obligations. AS between Mr.. Hughe
and Mr.. Wilson, who can doubt whic
Is the man who will with auster
courage stand for the national duty
Fact 1S-On September 1, HughC
wired Roosevelt: Il heartily cOngra
ulate you on the speech at Lewisto
and warmly appreciate your efectiy
support; (" spoke of Roosevelt as "Thl
stalwart American who woke Il
country; and aped Roosevelt by 50.
ing: "We want deeds to match werd
l am not one Of the kind that Is t
proud to fight" On the following da
he stated that he knew what was
R~oosevelts Maine speech, and e
dorsed every word Of i'll
Fact 14-Candidate Hughes sprinl
from the most loyal of British stoc
the Welsh. His father emigrated fro
Wales In 1855, barely seven years
fore Charles was born.
Fact 15-Mr. Hughes naturally syi
pathizes with England, as does a S
Of a German immigrant with tn
country which he lovingly refers
as "Fatherland." It is only natul
that Mr.. Hughes should stamp his 9
proval upon all that Roosevelt-hat
and traducer of German-Americ
cltizens-utters.
Fact 16-If Roosevelt's policy, Will
Mr.. Hughes has accepted withC
modification, had, for the past
months, been the policy Of this G.
eminent, war with Germany wUl
have been Inevitable.
Fact. f7-And II we had conquer
we could have obtained nothing m,
than an apology for wrongs commit
a promise to respect our rights
the future, and a monetary lndemnl