South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-14
FOR AMERICA AND ALL OF AMERICA.

II Candidate Hughes and the republican party, in
their narrow provrcalism wish to revive the sectional
ism OF Civil war days campaign issue, for the dem
ocratic party to step forth an "AH Of America
party is natural Prest Wilson hit the
nail SQUARE upon the head when. in his Indianapolis
speech he took Mr.. Hughes the party supporting
him severely to task, denouncing 1.-The who re-
wives The issue OF sectonalism this country, un-
worthy the confidence of the nation They prove their
own provnciaIism by doing There are other parts
of the United states both south to be con-
sidered. as well the province of Wall st.
The bloody shirt" pet banner of the repuo-
Hcan party for some four decades following the war
but with the beginning the present century-since
the south proved feay the Union efficiently
in the war. and in the Philippines
the general disposition north youth TO forget
the lines Of the great rebellion and work together again
as one common country. The has reuned with the
blue Gettysburg the blue with the at NcNs-
1urg and Mission Ridge. The men who fought have
shaken hands over grave the and the Unit
ed states once declared reunited in patriotism and
sentiment by no less republican than Pres't William
Mckinley was supposed be the fair road toward
working together in harmony and without prejudice
We have grave doubts Pres't Mckinley in the race
for the white house in 1916 would tolerate for in
slant the of sectional campaign Mr.. Hughes and
the republican party is putting
To add emphasis the presidents way OF putting it,
like We make this application. not alone to Mr..
Hughes who absent, National Chairman viii
cox. who spreads the sectonalism gospel from New
York but We make the republican party its man
ayers candidates. press right here at home
in the stress campaign they have merely follow
81 their leaders into the category of drOp-taied
wnmpering yaIler-dogs. It is the blacklist of COW
ardice in absence of issues. attempt
to revive in the tmpulsyeness of community issue
now nifty years dead. stirring up II old strife.
And it is being made issue locally we'll ma
tonalIy. From local republican headquarters under
the unquestioned sanction of the republican county
committee regardless The idiocy that
coins its words, there issues every little while
republican competitor for its equally provincial repub-
Hcan contemporary and in outpouring sec
tionalism principal topic Bob" IngersoH seems
patron saint the introduction of the issue
and then it winds UP with display advertisement.
sOciating Prest Wilson with the Vallandingham, the
Lee. Raider Morgan, and the Jen Davis. Civil
-yar times-an advertisement only have emitted
the very depths of hell.
We have the daily republican organ is equally
provincial this point It too, in its desperation has
been seeking make issue Of sectionalism but
refer the direct OF the local republican
chine particularly only the that it
questionably speaks designedy. while the other
reelection Of the proyerbia empty-headedness of
Sit Hughes. And we TO ask Mr.. shepard J..
Crumpacker republican nominee for joint senator. and
Messrs Byers Cady and Geyer, who would be repubi-
representatives, and John F. Divine TO
prosecuting attorney Nelson Jones'
candidate treasurer, down the this
is issue they hope elected II not
why do they spend their money TO disseminate that
kind OF gospel2 II is cur-ike them the
man who writes IL. the from which he
his inspiration. whether be Oliver bar. Glens
Falls ca oyster Bay.
The democratic party is for not only America hrst
but for all Of America. That has been the policy Of
Wilson, perhaps above any other president
Lincoln who was emphatcaly that Though the old
south IT, largely democratic president received
a majority his electoral beyond the old
line thing least. yet had 10
organize at HI Klux Elan to protect itself against