South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-02


United States addressing as Mr. Hughes was not only
the people OF the United states. but whole world
The remark introductory. the speech to pretense
that Prest Wilson has been unfair in his foreign pol
cy; that he has lost for the nation the respect
other nations and all that sort OF thing any
copperhead in the campaign 1864 uttered anything
reasonable criticsng the policies
Lincoln. it has not been recorded in the histories
Not specifying Mr.. Hughes fails to specify. il is
indeed difficult who Of the belligerents have
been by these policies intrigues secre
schemes" but We suppose it is enough that it is Mr.
Hughes who makes the charges. He seems to posses:
world of knowledge, yelled mystery if acquired
from the occult which give away lest
perhaps his spirit control refuse carry him on
into another He knows positively knows.
instance-though without giving the source Of his
knowledge-that had Pres't Wilson warned the kaiser
putting strength and resolution behind his words
to sink the Lustania the Lusitania have
been sunk. Wonderful. isn't it? He also has positive
knowledge perhaps from the same source that plots
and conspiracies in the interests of any
ton" might have been stopped when discovered just
like swapping your finger by prompt vigorous and
adequate measures the part Of the administration
And since obliged to ferret for our
selves. would seem that Mr. Hughes means to con,
the impression that these covert policies ntrgues
schemes" have on in behalf of the Ger.
mans. Up this time the pro-Germans others in
quest of the German American vote have been ac-
cusng the president OF being prO-Brtish seeing
that Mr.. Hughes knows it ALL admits it. this must
have been hdeOus mistake. Throughout his entire
discussion the European problem, with the single
exception of brief reference the British blockade
the president is taken holding
more 'resoutely' TO strict accOuntabty"-go SC
far. secret understanding some
where that the strong words used, mot be taken
seriously" Can you beat it?
OF course this may only be Mr. Hughes adopted
method OF seeking to convince true Americans-both
by birth and adoption,-of his own Americanism and
of getting away, possible the charge of pro
Germanism that has to him through the activities
in his behalf of the German-American alliance You
have heard of the school boy and his proverba you're
another" Well, that about the seeming depth oil
Mr.. Hughes Discountng German-American inte.
gence. caring perhaps naught for it. except tc
corral the German American vote he seemingly thinks
he mollycoddle the true American by casting a.
pensions Pres't Wilson. that the -Amer
cans enough the president that will make
difference what aspersions are cast at him
only that their candidate casts some All but says
Mr. Hughes:
1T is extraordinary notion that democra-
be faithfully served by inexpertness
Democracy needs exact knowledge, special skill
thorough training in its servants
taking Hughes himself for an example we suppose
Wonderfully skilled and expert. isn't he? Driven 4
the prosecution of several big financial interests New
York by Tom Lawson's story the Amalgamated." III
achieved type fame which the face of the stor!
it would been difficult dodge governor of New
ork elected under the false preense that
ment counsel for the Empire state insurance com
mission all his; defeated for the nomination for the
president and appointed to the bench
Of balm; conducted second campaign for presiden
taI nomination the bench. further false
pretense that he having nothing to do with it, 81
preserving the sanctity of the erminesuch hi
record for skill expertness, and then there is hi
adaptablity for wholesale lodging.
But Of course, Mr. Hughes wants be president
probably wouldn't have prostituted the bench in tn
manner that he did previous his nomination, Id h
not wanted to be- Perhaps ought to overlook som
Of the cheapness of his campaign utterances view
this ambition. 1t is only new proof that the repub
Hcans have issues. They many busybodie
doing their best trump up issues or at least
befog the absence of them. We guess the democrat
stand it if the republicans can They have it t.
their advantage that the people FOOLS that
is reading that public knowledge be attained
elsewhere than in the garbled colored reports
republican newspapers-and the spoutngs o am btou
republican candidates.
An accusation covert policies intrigues secre
schemes" by candidate councilman sgains
another, will pass if for than it add
spice to a municipal campaign. but Mr.. Hughes mis-
takes the temper and intelligence the American PEG
pie if he hopes gain by such charges he
down to insinuations against Woodrow Wilson
president OF the United The "copperheads' il
these latter days. thick enough to afford hin
even good grace in such a campaign as that; will
have about the same effect that the "copperheads"
Ga had in their campaign against Lincoln.
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too is due TO the Previously tropical
hronged with shipping all the ships fed the sharks