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ATTY GENERAL RiTCHIE
70 STUMP FOR WILSON
Organization of State Law Depart
ment Prevents Him From Speak
ing in Southern Maryland.

httoi dl AlDtll y. lltIIlC
was prevented from speaking at the
Democratic meetings in Southern
Maryland this week by reason of
pressure of work due to the organi-
Zation of the State Law Department,
which began on Monday. AS soon as
the work of that department has
been fairly launched, he expects to
take an active part on the stump in
support of Wilson, Lewis and the
Democratic Congressional candi-
dates.
Mr.. Richie expressed himself yes
terday as entirely confident of the
election of Wilson and the whole
Democratic ticket. Speaking partic-
ularly of the Maryland situation, he
said:
No one disputes for moment
the success of Wilson's administra
ton and the complete redemption of
the Democratic platform on which
he was elected, in domestic matters.
The present campaign relates almost
entirely to the Presidents handling
of our foreign relations. As to these,
the opinion of nearly all Marylanders
is about this:
LAS to Mexico, two things stand
out in Wilson's policy. First, there
will be no war with Mexico, and no
intervention (Which means war; in
Mexico, if it can be avoided with ma
tional honor. Second, this country
will not take different attitude at
the behest of those who have ventur-
ed investments in Northern Mexico,
and whose sole wish is Intervention
| for the protection of these ventures.
All true Americans ought to sub
scribe to that.
''Incidentals and details aside, the
one thing of substance which HUI
ghes could have done in Mexico
which Wilson did not do was inter
vene. Hughes has not yet told us
whether he would have done that or.
not. But we know what Wilson has
done. He has kept this nation, with
it's honor unsullied, out of war with
Mexico. He will continue to keen
us out of war with Mexico, so long
as that's h0aors.S..y sSe.ssssib 4
need that policy for the next four,
years, and Wilson will give it to u.s.
"As to Europe, Wilson's duty has
been to steer the ship of State
straight and neutral between the
warning factions. If he is criticized
both in the capitals of the Allies and
in Berlin and Vienna, this is pretty
fair evidence that he has done so.
In this task, no real American man
or woman, no true father or mother
of American sons, can for one mo-
ment countenance war, if war can be
avoided with national honor.
I'm the end, Wilson has not yet
failed tn aaann1nlich will oF
national honor, what war never
could. For instance, he finally fore
ed from Germany a recognition of
the rights of neutrals War would
not have done that War would
have shed American blood, orphaned
American children, widowed Ameri-
can women, broken American homes,
shattered American prosperity. 1t
would have done all that without Sc
curing the recognition of our rights
on the seas for which we would be
| fighting, and which Wilson's diplo-
macy has secured.
IF Hughes disapproves what Will
son did, then we can only think that
he would have plunged this country
into war, without exhausting diplo-
macy first. We know that Wilson
has kept us out of war, and that he
will continue to keep us out of war,
if it can be done with honor We
want that policy for the next four
years. 1t is Wilson's and it ought to
make every American man and wo-
man for him, first, last and all the
time.
while the American people want
peace, they also want to be prepared
for war. The Republican party has
no monopoly Of a desire for prepar-
edness. Every American wants it.
We want to be prepared to fight, if
the time ever comes when we must.
But against the Republican record OF
past legislation on this subject and
of campaign promises now we put
the Wilson record of actual accom-
plishments. That record shows the
largest appropriations for the in
crease of the army and navy that eY-
er have been made in this country,
and large additional taxation to pro-
vide for them. The country wants
Wilson because he has a proved rec
ord on preparedness beyond what
any Republican administration ever
thought Of
Finally, it is almost inconceiy-
able that any American who is the
candidate of a great party should
permit desire for votes to bring his
Americanism into question for sim
gle moment. We have the right tic
expect such a man to brush Self-in-
terest to one side, and party and ra-
cial factions to the other, and stand
squarely upon the proposition that
America shall have what her true
interests require, first, last and al
the time. If Hughes feels this way
we can only infer it from his gener,
alities. He has never said so with
the definiteness for which the occa,
sion calls-with the detiniteness, fo]
instance, of Roosevelt, who refuse:
to appear on the same campaign but
ton with Hughes. Contrast with ibis
Wilson's telegram to O'Leary. Ii
that kind of Americanism is In HUI
ghes, why has he not shown it?'
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