The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-11-03
COMPLETE ACCORD
WITH ROOSEVELT"

HAD he BEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS Ex-PREStDENT
TAFT, "WOULD HAVE PLUNGED
US INTO WAR;"
Fact - Roosevelt said: 1--WE
shirked our duty by failing to take
any action; by announcing that we
would be neutral"
Fact 2-Roosevelt said: 1T is n
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 4-Lodge gave utterance to the
same doctrine.
Fact - Roosevelt declared he
would not accept q 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 Con June 10, the Republican
tice Charles Hughes.
Fact 7-On June %, Roosevelt said:
"They (Mr. Wilson and his party)
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 q, 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.
I am certain that that candidate
(Hughes) is incapable of being influ-
enced by the evil intrigues Of these
hyphenated Americans"
Fact 9-On June 20 Roosevelt and
Hughes We're at dinner together for
two and a half hours.
Fact 10-After that dinner Hughes
said: I'VE 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
| protest the violation of Belgium's neu-
| trality by Germany. He would never
| write two notes on the same OffenSe.
He would perhaps issue warning,
but afterwards he would act according
to 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 it's duty to resist
the invasion Of Belgium. He added
1--WE can put in power an administra-
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 1, Hughes
wired Roosevelt: Il heartily congrat
ulate you on the speech at Lewiston
and warmly appreciate your effective
support" spoke Of Roosevelt as cha
stalwart American who woke tn
country; and aped Roosevelt by say
ing: 1--WE want deeds to match words
I am not one of the kind that is to,
proud to fight" On the following day
he stated that he knew what was il
Roosevelt's Maine speech, and en-
dorsed every word Of It!
Fact 14-Candidate Hughes spring
from the most loyal of British stock
the Welsh. His father emigrated fro1
Wales in 1855, barely seven years be
fore Charles was born.
Fact 15-Mr. Hughes naturally SYN
: pathizes with England, as does SO
: of German immigrant with tina
country which he lovingly refers
:. as "Fatherland." 1t is only nature
4. that Mr.. Hughes should stamp his al
: prevail upon all that Roosevelt-hat
! and traducer of German-America
. citizens-utters.
Fact 16-If Roosevelt's policy, whic
r Mr. Hughes has accepted withol
n modification, had, for the past :
r months, been the policy of this Go
, eminent, war with Germany woul
n have been inevitable.
e Fact 17-And if we had conquere
r we could have obtained nothing mol
than an apology for wrongs committe
9 promise to respect our rights
y the future and a monetary indemnit,
). Fact 18-If Mr.. Hughes is electt
President on this issue, it is nOti'
to all the world that America repuC
S ates her policy Of peace for II
{. Roosevelt Hughes policy of war. L
: the issue be not misunderstood. v
know, the world knows, that Woo
row Wilson will maintain the pea
g unless the Nations honor is assaile
70 He is no more afraid to fight thu
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