Gilpin observer., 1916-10-26
COMPLETE ACCORD
WITH ROOSEVELT
HUGHES FOREIGN POLICY DC
TATED BY THE JlNGo WHO,
HAD HE BEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS Ex-PRESIDENT
TAFT, WOULD HAVE PLUNGED
US INTO WAR;"

fdCt AOOScNelI Suius We
shirked our duty by failing to take
any action; by announcing that we
would be neutral"
Fact 2-Roosevelt said: ut is a
wicked thing to be neutral between
right and wrong, i. e., between Bel
GUM and Germany"
Fact 3-Root denounced the Presi-
dent for "pusillanimous conduct" in
his negotiations with Germany and
repeated all of Roosevelt's arguments.
Fact 4ELodge gave utterance to the
same doctrine.
Fact = Roosevelt declared he
would not accept nomination at the
hands of the Progressive Party If the
Republican Party would nominate a
man whose foreign policies were in
accordance with his own!
Fact 6-On June 10, the Republican
National Convention nominated JUS
tice Charles Hughes.
Fact 7-On June 90, Roosevelt said:
''They (Nr. Wilson and his pnrty)
have taught us that peace, the peace
of cowardice and dishonor and indif
ference to the welfare of others, is
TO be put above righteousness, above
the stern unflinching performance of
duty"
Fact 8-On June 81, 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 viceroy
OF the German Emperor. They repre-
sent that adherence to the politico-
racial hyphen which is the badge and
sign of moral treason to the Republic.
1 am certain that that candidate
(Hughes) is incapable of being infiu-
enced by the evil intrigues of these
hyphenated Americans"
Fact 9-On June 20 Roosevelt and
Hughes were at dinner together for
two and half hours.
Fact 10-After that dinner Hughes
said: 1--WE talked very fully over all
matters AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE
ACCORD"
Fact 11-Three days after that din
ner Roosevelt said of Hughes: "His
high qualities must recommend him
TO the esteem of the whole world,
particularly to the sympathy of the
Allies. He certainly would never have
suffered the Government of the United
States, as one of the signatories to the
Hague Treaty, to pass over without
nrntpSf nf lpir
trality by Germany. He would never
write two notes on the same offense.
He would perhaps issue n warning,
hut afterwards he would act according
10 his conscience and for the honor
OF civilization. This Is what he GER
tainly will do, If he becomes the
President of the United States"
Fact 12-On August 81, Roosevelt de-
nounced German citizens for acting
as servants and allies of Germany"
He condemned the Administration for
failing to live up to its duty to resist
the invasion of Belgium. He added:
I'VE can put in power an administra-
lion which will live up to our national
obligations AS between Mr.. Hughes
and Mr.. Wilson, who can doubt which
is the man who will with austere
courage stand for the national duty?"
Fact 13-On September l, Hughes
wired Roosevelt: Il heartily congrat-
ulate you on the speech mt Lewiston
and warmly appreciate your effective
support" spoke of Roosevelt as THAT
stalwart American who woke the
country" and aped Roosevelt by say