The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-13

I'M ONp Au6NSS
following platform was endorsed by
the Republican convention in session
al the city hall auditorium:
The Republicans Of West Virginia
in convention assembled, reatirm
their loyalty to the foundation prin-
ciples Of the Republican party and
particularly endorse the splendid
enunclation Of Republican doctrine
adopted by the National Republican
convention at Chicago, June 8, 1916.
' We pledge our unwavering support
to the presidential and vice-presl-
Dental nominees Of that convention,
Charles E. Hughes, and Charles
Warren Fairbanks, and we see In the
harmonious and enthusiastic nonlna-
ton of these sterling Republicans
victory at the polls in November, we
believe that the American people
have become thoroughly tired Of the
vacHlation and uncertainty OF the
present administration, OF a policy
which has brought us to a point Of
diplomatic rupture with great Euro
pcan powers without in the slightest
degree insuring safety to our citi-
zens following their lawful pursuits
or bringing respect to the American
flag. On both continents, east and
west. American diplomacy has been
discredited. Americas good faith has
been put in question, the American
flag insulted, American property de-
stroved American men, women and
children, in American uniforms
have been ruthlessly shot down,
Our Dealings With Mexico
The blundering inconsistency OF
our dealings with Mexico during the
past three years have wrought but
humiliation and shame. We refused
on alleged alleged high moral
grounds, to recognize the de Iacto
government Of Mexico, then firmly
entrenched, already recognized BY
practically all other civilized powers
of the first class, and in a position
to maintain law and order and had
dealings in commerce with and gave
political recognition to a thief, a
bandit, a spoiler of churches and a
ravisher of women, and finally I'll
nished him with arms and ammuni-
tion with which to kill American
citizens. We stood idly by and saw
over $4,000 American residents IN
Mexico driven from their homes and
made refugees on the face OF the
earth. while their property the &C.
emulation Of years, was. either
stolen or wantonly destroyed. we
invaded Mexico with an armed force
demanding the salute Of the Amerl-
can flag, and after wasting the lives
Of soldiers, sneaked out Ike
whipped school boys, the nag stu
unsaluted. We have allowed Amer,
cans. living on American SOIL anu
going quietly about their own al,
fairs. to be robbed and murdered
without securing compensation OF
exacting punishment.
Finally, we invaded Mexico with Il
large armed force and the slogan
"Villa, dead or alive" and now after
n few weeks, our armies are checked,
orr soldiers have been killed n
cantured, our men are being with
drawn and we are preparing to scut-
tie. without Villa, dead or alive we
said To Carrana that he must turn
over 10 us the imprisoned American
soldiers that had not been Killed IN
the vicious attack for when nc aG-
knowledged responsibility, but We al
lowed to go unheeded the question
If the fourteen dead, whose bones
were left to be picked by vultureS on
the Mexican desert, thereby saying
that to kill an American sold1er was
M offense, but to capture n with
out turning him back to us would
he cause for war, BY an oitlclous IN
t~orference in Mexican affairs we de-
stroved the only stable Mexican gov
eminent and we have not mad the
courage or the honesty to take on
ourselves the duty of restoring a
stable government. Over $lO0'VVV'-
OOO 0OOO Of American capital wasted
ovpr a thousand American lives Iost'
without a blow being struck Tor the
honor OF the flag. These are the
results of Woodrow Wilson's policy
Of officious Interference, buster mes,
itation, uncertainty of purpose and
weakness of performance policy
once so proudly dubbed Wa,chful
Waiting, but which might be better
named Careful Cowardice.
Protective Tariff.
1t has always been a cardinal prln-
riple of the Republican party that
by the proper use of a protective
tariff and the resultant keeping out
of foreign goods made by cheap for