Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
RECORD CONDEMNS
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Administration Affords Com
plete Reason for It's Defeat,
Says Eberhart.
BLUNDERs OF WILsoNITEs

| T Ex-Governor Eberhart of Mime
sofa maintains il is not necessary to
make one unfail statement regarding
the democratic record of the last
three and one-nalf years. He holds
that the record itself is the best evil
dence and thai record condemn the
democratic party as one OF section
alism and inability to cope with ma
tional problens. t
He spoke to an audience at Swed-
ISL auditorium Wednesday, and he
faced a gathering which was gener-
Gus in numbers and attention. The
governor has a pleasant manner of
stating his case and does not inject
any bitterness into his conclusions.
He takes the position that facts and
figures are all that are necessary to
sustain the position of the republican
party and to endorse the candidacy
of Charlec E. Hughes and repub-
lican backing of congressman and
senator's.
None want war.
"Unbounded prosperity and coun-
try out of war are two OF the propo-
sitions on which the democrats ask
for endorsement" began the COVER
nor. mo European country could
afford to have US involved in this
war, becat Sc of our financial strength.
There is no reason why we should
get into this war. There is no senti-
ment here for the war. Even the
munition matters 10 not want war.
A firm instistence on our interna-
tional rights will command respect
..mong all nations. Sweden kept out
OF the war bv standing up for her
rights. This kept-us-out-of-war claim
reminds me of man up in Mime
sofa. He said he was going to vote
for a man named Jones who was run
ming for reelection as sheriff. Asked
why he was going to vote for Jones,
he explained that the nominee had
kept him out of Jail #&
Day of Reckoning Coming.
The Minnesota man arraigned the
democratic Mexican policy. He said
our relations with Mexico have been
that of vicious meddling and he re-
ferred to many millions Of claims
which will be presented to this coun-
try at some inevitable day of reckon
ing.
policy. He stands for the policy that
II we insist upon our rights every
nation will respect US" continued the
speaker. He said Wilson's Mexican
record is unparalleled in American
history.
On the tariff issue he said: 81 can
not impress upon you too strongly
the need of protection for our labor
and industry. After the war millions
of men will be turned into channels
of competition with our labor. Those
men will be paid one-third to one-half
of the American wage scale. We have
only to refer back to conditions in
this country just prior to the war to
appreciate the fallacy OF the demo-
cratic claim that present prosperity
was born because Of that party's poll
cies. During the Wilson regime our
imports have increased amazingly,
while our revenues have been de-
creased"
The governor referred to Mr..
Hughes as real friend of labor, as
his whole public life will show, He
related the republican nominees
splendid record as governor, saying
that when New York had as good a
legislature as money would buy, Mr..
Hughes succeeded in the passage of
Of law prohibiting race track gam
bling.
There is no quarrel on the general
proposition of an eight-hour law, but
it is quite generally understood by