The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-05
'D|SLOYAL
AMERICAN
VOTE Is NOT WANTED BY PRESi-
DENT WILSON-W0ULD BE
DEEPLY MORTIFIED
REPLIES TO ]. A. O-LEARY
INDIGNANT OVER THE AMERICAN
TRUTH SOCIETI'S HEAD AC-
CUSING PR0-BRITISH

Long Branch, N j., Sept. 29.-Pres-
ident Wilson made it plain tonight
that he wanted no "disloyal" Ameri-
can to vote for him. He expressed
indignation over telegram from
jeremiah A. OLeary, of New York,
president of the American Truth So
ciety, accusing him of being pro-
British and saying he had failed to
obtain compliance with American
rights.
The president sent Mr.. OLeary a
short telegram which officials inci-
Gated Nh. Wilson had desired pat
IN Stronger language. His message
follows.
"Your telegram received. l would
feel deeply mortified to have you OF
anybody like you vote for me. Since
you have access to many disloyai
Americans and | have not, | will ask
you TO convey this message to them.
J'Leary's Message
Mr.. OLeary's telegram given out
ly the president follows:
s.Again we greet you with popu-
policies. Last year from the Twenty
lar disapproyal of your pro-British
third New York Congressional dis
tlicc and now from your own state
and from the voters of your own par
ty. Senator MARITIME won because
the voters of New Jersey do not want
any trucking to the British empire
nor do they approve of dictatorship
over congress.
Your foreign policies, your failure
to secure compliance with all Ameri-
can rights, your leniency with the |
British empire, your approval of war
loans, the ammunition traffic, are IS
sues III this campaign. Do you know
that william S. Bennett, Republican |
Congressman, ran in the Democratic |
primaries in the Twentythird New |
York Congressional district and pCn-
ed Sc per cent of the Democratic vote
a gainst his regular Democratic oppo-
nent? Anglo-Maniacs and British m
terests may control newspapers, bat
they don't control votes. The people
may be readers, but they are not fol-
lowers of the newspapers.
"Whtn, sir, will you respond to
these evidences of popular disapprov-
al of your policies by action? The
MARITIME election and Bennett vote
prove you have lost support amongst
Democrats.
Every vote for MARITIME was vote
against you, as was every Democratic
vote that went for Bennet in the
Democratic primaries the Twenty
third Congressional district
Wilson's Campaign Plans
The presidents attitude toward the
and towards some issues OF
the country were made known here
toay. and authoritative summary OF
his campaign plan being as follows:
The president will adhere strictly
TO his determination not to enter into
or into a political con-
with Charles E. Hughes. All
the speeches he will make away from
Shadow Lawn will be delivered be-
fore n5n-partisan organizations and
will be devoted entirely to discus
sion OF public questions. BY infer
enee they have political effect.
His speeches here, however, will bo
more political in tone. Tomorrow~he
will tell why he thinks young men
should vote the Democratic ticket. At
present American voters are entitled
to know, he believes, what the Re-
publicans would do at present in
Mexico, what attitude they would
take about belligerent nations in Eu
rope, whether they would repeal the
Federal reserve act, the tariff law,
he rural credits act, the tariff COM
mission bill, the eight hour law for
railroad employees, he child labor law
and other legislative acts of the Dem
ocrats.
The president believes that satis-
factory settlements Of pending inter-
national questions can only be en-
barrassed by partisan discussions of
them, and for this reason. is not ez-
pected to reply directly to the chal-
lenge issued by Mr.. Hughes that he
deny or confirm the charge that John
Lind went to Mexico with orders 10
oust General Huerta. On this subject
Mr.. Wilson takes the position that
Huerta was ousted, that the Demo
cratic administration opposed him
consistently and that therefore no re-
ply is necessary.
| The president received word today