The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-01
LOADED DICE THE
SYMBOL OF GAME
Voters Of United States
Would Play
IN SWAPPING OFF Mr.. WILSON
For An Uncertainty-What the
''Big Interests" Expect OF
Candidate Hughes.
NO CAMPAIGN JUST LIKE IT
42d YEAR.

dent Wilson knows what he is vot-
ing for. Every citizen who votes
for MIR. Hughes must guess what he
is voting for, and he must guess
just as hard after Mr.. Hughes
speech of last night as he was
guessing before.
Everybody knows that while Mr..
Wilson is President all honorable re-
sources of diplomacy will be en-
ployed to keep the American people
cr1s Of the Eggepean war. --.. .-.........
Everybody knows that when the
war ends, the whole moral force of
the Urited States government will
be exerted to provide means for a
lasting peace.
Everybody knows that while MIR.
Wilson is President no war of ag-
erosion will be undertaken against
Mexico, and that the United States
will not intervene in Mexico unless
the Mexicans themselves compel in
tervention.
Everybody knows that another
Wilson administration will continue
the progressive government begun
under the first Wilson administra-
ton, which produced reform of
the abuses of extortionate protection.
the income tax, the Banking and
Currency law, the Trade Commits
sion law, the Child Labor law. the
Shipping law, the Tariff Commits
sion law, the great preparedness
measures, the Farm Credit law, the
Eight-hour law and the restoration
of popular government at Washing
ton.
But who knows anything about
Hughes administration except what
he can conjecture from the inf1uen-
ces back of the Hughes canSidacy?
The professional pro-Germans be-
lieHe that Mr.. Hughes election
would bring about an embargo on
the shipment of munitions of war
to the allies. license to the German
government to resume ruthless sub
maine warfare and strong coercive
meausres against the allies.
Phe violent anti-German support
ers of Mr.. Hughes. led by Colonel
Roosevelt, are confident that Mr..
Hughes election would mean a war
between the United States and Ger
many in the interest of Great Brit
ain.
The Wall Street supporters of Mr..
Hughes are convinced that his cleo
tion will re-establish Hannaism in
Washington and give the United
States government back into the
hands of privilege.
The Progressive supporters of Mr..
pretend to believe that he
will champion the Roosevelt poll
cies. 81
The Old Guard is certain that
administration will restore
rule in legislation as 1t
existed under Mr.. Taft; and SO It
goes.
Each element in the motley
Hughes following has theory of its
own, and like jeremiah O'Leary and
his pro-German committee, each of |
these elements has conferred with |
Mr.. Hughes through accredited rep
tt
Who is being deceived in the
Hughes candidacy? The Germans or !
the munitions trust that is selling
munitions to the allies? Taft or
The Old Guard or the
Wall Street or the
Kansas farmers? The corporations
Or the Republican workingmen?
II Abraham Lincoln had run for
President as the candidate Of the
Southern Shareholders and the
Sx1rthern Abolitionists, his following
scald not have been more incon7
yruous than the Hughes following.
Whoever votes for Mr.. Hughes is NJ
ecaesity gambling with the desti- )
~ OF the nation. At the most crit
cal period in the history of modern
'ivilsYation, he is making blind
Experiment. with American peace,
.mercan prosperity. American pro-
,ress and American welfare.
There was never campaign be-