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in the Betrayal Of His Country for
thc Qualification Of Personal Ambi-
tion-A Democrats Patriotic Stand.
Tive avowal of the cause Of Mr..
Hughes by Colonel George Harvey is
.a.e Of the distinct features of the
present campaign. It would be sig
Inidcant in itself that a man of his
prestige, who had always trained with
the Democratic party, had espousea
the cause Of the Republican candi-
date. But in Mr.. Harvey's case the
Significance is very much greater, as
well as the importance of the event.
sHe has been not only, Democrat,
ibut q Wilson Democrat. Moreover,
she was the first man of prominence
ito advocate the election of Woodrow
tWllsOn as President, and for many
tyears one of the closest friends and
advisers of the present occupant Of
sthe White House. Mr.. Harvey not
sonly proposed Mr.. Wilson for the
presidency, but as early as 1910 in
sterested United States Senator Smith,
q Democratic leader of New Jersey,
In Mr.. Wilson, and this resulted in
the Wilson nomination and election
ias Governor of New Jersey.
Mr.. Harvey not only comes out for
tAr. Haghes, but gives very intelli-
;Eeot reasons for his action in the
.current number of his 'North Ameri-
can Review" In his judgment there
are two vital questions to be answered
before election. One Is, which of the
tive great parties at this particular
.juncture in our progress as a nation
is the better eqipped and the more
likely to render the highest public
sservice7 The other is, which of the
TWO designated leaders is the more GER
tain to preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States?
Such an issue as the Democrats claim.
that Mr.. Wilson has kept us out of
war and therefore is entitled to re-
election, is brushed aside as some
thing that has no proper place in
the mind of the voter of this year.
In Mr.. Harvey's judgment, only the
most insane partisan would venture
ito suggest possibility Of Mr.. Will
tson or Mr.. Hughes inciting or inviting
War with any European or Asiatic
Power, and therefore there is no fair
issue between them on this question.
There are three elements that are
involved in the answers to these two
questions, those of military and in
sdustrial preparedness, government by
land for the people, and national honor
and opportunity. So far as all of
these are concerned, the answer is
the same: Mr.. Hughes is the man
who should be chosen from each and
every standpoint-both as the repre-
sentative of the Republican party and
as an individual. The best interests
Of the country are to be served by
his election.
Mr.. Harvey calls attention to the
,Iact that the utter absence of self
seeking on the part of Mr.. Hughes
throughout his entire career, confirms
ithe belief that he does, in, fact, from
1.-THE very nature of his being, stand
;for America first"
On the other hand, no less surely
tand most disappointingly, happenings
Gof the past two years eliminating in
the betrayal Of his country for the
qualification Of personal ambition,
prove incontestably that Mr.. Wilson
stands for Wilson first. That is Mr..
Harvey's opinion. In his judgment
there is no need to seek a conclu-
sion; it finds itself. The summing
up Of the situation is that upon the
sclearly-marked issues as between the
candidates, there is no reason why
any professed Republican, any
thoughtful Progressive or any prin-
scipled Democrat should not, and every
treason why every patriotic Republi-
fcan should vote for Mr.. Hughes for
president.
Such advice from such a source
)should make a deep impression upon
the American electorate. 1t certainly
rs not given through any prejudice
against Mr.. Wilson, for its author
would naturally be predisposed in fa-
!vor OF the President. Nor does it come
from any lack Of knowledge of Mr..
Wilson's methods and intent. The
intimacy of the two men has been
(too long and too close to admit of
ANY lack Of knowledge ON MIR. Har-
svey's part. The man who, as Mr..
Wilson's friend, first started the
movement for him for President, now
after a test Of Mr.. Wilson in the
white House, advises the American
people to vote for Mr.. Hughes. There
should be no hesitancy on the par,
I0f the voters to follow this advice.
Mr.. Wilson has become so thorough
" Heutral that he looks with grav,
jsuspicion on the American contention
"a any international dispute.
The President ''has kept us out y
war" but would you Ike to have hil
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