The sun., 1916-10-20
20 HUGHES REASONS
BY u. MATHER, JR.
Princeton Professor Tells Why
lie Now Opposes Wilson's
Reelection.
. DEMOCRAT, BUT SORRY
President, He Says, Has Failed
to Express Moral Impulses
Of Nation.

Frank Jewett Mathcr. Jr., Marquand
professor OF art end archaeology in
Princeton University. yesterday gave out
twenty reasons why he is going to vote
for Charles T.. Hughes.
IN the las, Presidential election he
cast his ballot for Mr.. Wilson ana he
remaios in the Democratic party. but he
finds himself unable to accept the st.
Louis candidate.
Prof. Mather disapproves Of Mr.. VIII
sons ''vacillating and aimlcss policy in
Mexico and his failure TO express the
moral impulses of the nation In inter-
national anairs. Prof. Mathcr's state
ment follows:
-Four years ago I voted for Mr.. VIII
son. In my limited civic life there Is nc
act | regret 80 bittcrly. Although ] am
a Democrat. | shall AS the most direct
way OF opposing Mr.. Wilson'S reelection
vote for Mr.. Hughes. | have reversed
my estimate OF Mr.. Wilson for the fol-
lowing reasons
Il. lie acquiesccd In legislation ex.
cmpting labor unions and agricultural
societies from Federal prosecution under
the law of conspiracy. This undeno-
cratically exempted favored classes from
the equal pressure Of the law.
"?. i,ashiy occupying Vera Cruz. he
ended u futile aggression by a humiliat-
ing withdrawal. His orders to our
marines not TO shoot I'll fired upon ny
tine Mexicans sacrificed many OF their
lives TO maintain his fiction Of a peaceful
coercion.
-. when hundreds OF Americans were
in peril at Tampico he deliberately or
d.red our warships way from that port
depriying our citizens Of the protection
OF their nag.
interference In Mexico.
81. His Vaccinations against the de
facto President 81 Mexico, Huerta. were
an unwarrantable interference with tho
domestic affairs Of a foreign state. Mr..
Wilson took such action IN moral indig.
! nation against Huerta's alleged assas.
s%ination Of Madero, but soon showed the
insincerity Of his stand by openly deal
ing with tho bloodstsined ravisher villa.
-. In all his Mexican dealings Mr.,
Wilson employed and took counsel vi
grotesqucly UNIT and discredited ad.
vlsers.
IS. After Villas Columbus raid Mr.
Wilson sent our punitive expedition far
enough into Mexico bitterly to offend the
Mextcans. but not far enough to serve
any useful purpose. In mis- III consid.
cred aggresslons. as formerly at Vera
Cruz. he WAS guided neither by patience
nor by determination. He Ia now blum.
dering shabbily out OF an adventure
which he rashly Numbered into.
-. He has condoned and ignored the
treacherous killing OF our soldiers by the
forces Of C~arranzs. to the lasting impair.
nent Of our prestige.
"S. nv his vacillating ard sim,ess mol.
Icy IN Mexico he mas seriously impaired
the leadership and Initiative In the az.
fairs Of the Western Hemisphere which
this country has additionally exercised
under the Monroe Doctrine, and has run
~ an nccoun; which will cause us So.
giuus trouble with European nations az.
Ter the great war.
80. For partisan advantage he has
played fast and loose with tho civil ser.
Vice. showing Il cynlca. disregard of eT.
fciency and merit IN many OF his ap.
po,ntments.