Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26

: therefore knowing exactly what my at
: titude was.
! In my judgment, the nomination OF
! Mr. Hughes meets the conditions set
! forth in the statement of the progress
! i've national committee, issued last
January. and in my own statements.
! Under existing conditions the nomina-
! ton of third ticket would, in my
! judgment, be merely move in the
! interest of the election of Mr. Wilson.
| | regard Mr.. Hughes is a man whose
! public record is a guarantee that The
! will not merely stand for a program
! of clean cut straightout Americanism
! before election. but will resolutely and
, in good faith put il thru If elected.
| He is beyond all comparison better At
! ted to be president than Mr.. Wilson.
| II would be a grave detriment to the
| country TO re-elect Mr. Wilson. shall.
therefore. strongly support Mr.. Hughes.
| Such be the case, It is unnecessary 10
! say that l can not accept the nominal
ton OF a third ticket. I do not be-
| lieve that there should be a third
ticket i believe that when my fellow
progressives coolly consider the ques-
ton they will for the most part take
this position. They and have but one
purpose-the purpose to serve our
common country. 1t is my deep con-
victiOn that at this moment we can
serve it only by supporting Mr.
Hughes.
German-American Support.
It IS urged against Mr.. Hughes that
! he was supported by the various So
called German-American alliances I
believe that the attitude of these pro-
fessiOnal German Americans was due,
not in the least 10 any liking for Mr.
Hughes. but solely to their antagonism
to me. They Were bound to defeat me
for the nomination. The only way by
which they could achieve this object
was by supporting Mr.. Hughes and
they supported him accordingly. with
out any regard TO other considerations
| need hardly repeat what have al
ready said in stern reprobation Of this
professional German American element
the element typified by the German
American alliances and the similar
bodies. which have. in the pre-nomina-
ton campaign. played not merely an
un-American bu- a thoroughly anti
American part. These men have moth
4ilS -ii Ncililiuli Will vic great pOIS VI
Americans VINO are in whole or in part
Of German blood; and who are pre-
cisely as good Americans as those of
| any other ancestry. There are not, and
| never have been. in all our land, better
| citizens than the great mass Of the
| men and women of German birth or
| descent who have been or are being
| completely merged in our common
| American nationality: nationality
| distinct from any in Europe, for Am
| orleans who are good Americans are
| no more German-Americans than they
| are English americans, or Irish Am
| erlcans, of Scandinavian Americans
! They are Americans and nothing else
| No good American, whatever his an
| cestry or creed, can have any feeling
! except scorn and detestation for those
| professional German Americans who
seek TO make the American president
| in effect a Viceroy Of the German en-
| peror. The professional German Am
| orleans Of this type are acting purely
| in the sinister interest of Germany.
| They have shown their eager readiness
| to sacrifice the interest Of the United
| States whenever its interest conhicted
| with that Of Germany. They repre-
| sent that adherence to the politico-
] racial hyphen which is the badge and
| sign of moral treason to the republic
have singled these men out for spe-
! cifc denunciation, and assuredly if
7 support a candidate it may be accept
| d as proof that l am certain that the
| candidate is incapable Of being influ-
| enced by the evil intrigues OF these
| hyphenated Americans.
| Mr.. Hughes character and his whole
| course of conduct in public affairs jus
| tify US in the assured conviction that
| the fact that these men have for their
| own purposes supported him will, in
no shape or iy, affects his public ac-
| tons before or after election His en-
tire public life is guarantee nf this
| The events Of the last three and a
| half years have shown that as much
can not be said for Mr. Wilson. In
| Mr.. Wilson's case we do not have tc
| consider his words but his deeds. His
deeds absolutely contradict his words
and for the matter Of that his words
absolutely contradict one another
| Wilson Found Wanting.
Mr.. Wilson has been tried ant
found wanting. His party. because o
It's devotion to the outworn theory o
state. rights. and because of it's relianc.
r upon purely sectional support. stand.
against that spirit Of far sighted ma
I tionalism which is essential If we ar
to deal adequately with our graves
social and Industrial problems. MI
wilson and his party have in actua
| practice lamentably failed to safe
guard the interest and honor of tn
United States. They have brought u
to impotence abroad and to division
and weakness at home. They hav
!. accustomed US TO see the highest an,
most responsible offices Of government