Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-08

Of war on the continent.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
Two futile invasions Of Mexico and
six separate and distinct policies on
the question of permitting arms and
ammunition to be sent into that coun-
try r included in the performance OF
the Wilson administration In It's deal
ings with our southern neighbors In
less than three years. It Is this char
acteristic instability Of the govern
ment that makes people want a
change.
When Charles e. Hughes said: 'aThe
dealings of the administration with
Mexico constitute a confused chapter
of blunders," he gave an explicit char
acterization of the Wilson administra-
TONS policy In n sentence.
Just as 1t is now obstinately shut
ting its eyes to the need Of indus
trial preparedness, for three years the
Wilson administration refused to see
the need of adequate military pre-
paredness. With war on our southern
border it was content to rely on a
regular army that could only muster
10000 available men and refused to
continue the established policy Of
building up our navy. When the time
came for action, the country had not
sufficient troops to police the border
and this force has been supplemented
by q trifie more than sHe third tbs
val strength of the national guard If
the national administration had had
the ability to interpret the signs Of
the time military preparedness would
have been well under way instead Of
barely begun.
Charles e. Hughes, the Republican
candidate, recognizes an important
fact hat Woodrow Wilson, the Demo-
cratic president, appears to have
overlooked-that the United States is
big enough to help Mexico out of the
condition of anarchy IN which that
country is plunged and, by securing
order in Mexico, insure peace on u
border.
The insuperable handicap of the
Democratic party in this campaign is
its record.
If the Democratic national admins
tration had left on the statute books
in 1894 the federal corrupt practices
act placed there by the Republicans
present administrations campaign
publicity measure which, at best, is
a very poor substitute for the law re-
pealed.
President Wilson's campaign man.
ayers are entitled to all the comfort
they can get out Of calling the roll
of Progressives who are going to vote
for him. 1t would be an endless task
to call the roll Of Progressives who
are not going to vote him.
For every reason that can be ad"
vanced why Progressives should vote
for Wilson, ten can be advanced why
they should vote for Hughes and the
beauty of 1t is that they know the rea-
sons without having to be told.
The Wilson administration went in
to Mexico to punish Villa for his OUT
rage IN American soil. The only
ppnishment inflicted has been on
American soldiers who were shot
down at Carrizal by order of First
Chief Carranza.
Franklin Roosevelt, assistant sed
rotary of the navy, sees strong tren
for Wilson In Maine News Dis
patch. Who can blame a nan who fig
three years has been assistant to il
sephus Daniels for 'seeing things?"
Even Woodrow Wilson could a
save the infamous Clarke amendme
to the Philippines bill. He lost t
ablest member of his cabinet, Secl
tary Garrison, because of his advod
cy of the policy of scuttle, but ev
the sacrifice of Garrison could
save it.
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