South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-07
Many Republicans
Are Planning to
Support wills on

Many republicans OF long standing
are turning away from the party OF
their forefathers TO vote for Pres't
Wilson. There is a world OF interest
in the peculiar reasons some of them
have given for leaving the political
party they have followed so long and
Joining democracy's ranks
Three such men are 10 be found in
Milwaukee. one of them is a. r.
Myers. an old resident of that city.
prominent in the real estate business.
veteran of the civil war and long
known as a conspicuous republican
in campaigns of the past.
Il have been a republican since
1864" said Mr.. Myers 10 an inter
viewer from the Milwaukee Journal.
Il voted for Pres't Lincoln for his
second term and for all other repub-
lican candidates until 1912. when 1
voted for woodrow Wilson. / have
not been sorry that / did. and I be-
lieve the administration OF Prest
Wilson should satisfy all good citi-
zens who really have the welfare Of
the republic at heart.
The republicans have no real is
sue in this campaign-no place in it.
All they are doing: all they can do is
10 sneer. Pres't Wilson has accom-
plshed more constructive legislation
i'm three years than the republicans
did in sixteen. / shall certainly vote
for Wilson again.
Il am not clone in this why. nine
Of
including representatives of the dem
ocratic. republican and progressive
party voted together on the bills
Mr.. Wilson has champiOned in the
halls of national legislation-the in
come tax bill. the free tolls and re-
gional bank bills. etc.
Cool Hcadedncss at Washington.
Mr.. Hughes. the republican can
didate. in his telegram of accept
ance has criticised Mr.. Wilson in
general way, but when he is asked
what ought TO have been done other
than what Mr.. Wilson did he quoted
down quietly. That sort of mud
singing was INDUCED in even by a
former justice of the United States
supreme court.
Il don't believe that anything will
prevent the reelection of Pres't Will
son, for the more men think calmly
over his record at Washington. keep
ing this country out of war-and
particularly the way he has very re-
Gently avoided a war with Mexico
the more they say that's the kind of
COol-headedness We want at Wash
IL u
turbances.'
THE United states has maintained
its relations with European nations
honorably Pres't Wilson has stood
up for American rights and carried
every point by diplomacy. The kaiser
has knuckled to his demands con-
corning the submarine warfare he
was waging. and the Germans Of this
country ought not TO feel any hos
tility TO Mr.. Wilson since the kaiser.
himself. has sent them word to be
neutral and obey the laws of this
country.
When / Joined the army in 1861
] swore TO uphold the administration.
When / voted for Wilson in 1912 /
told my sons if what Roosevelt had
said of Taft, and what Taft had said
of Roosevelt. was true then neither
OF them were fit for the great office
Of president of the United States"
Fought BY side of Carl Schurz.
General Frederick c. Winkler. also
of Milwaukee. and prominent So
cialIy and in business circles. has
been republican voter ever since
the stormy scenes of 1850. but he
has declared himself now "a devOut
follower of Woodrow Wilson. and
and has sent the president word by
telegraph that he intends TO vote
for him in the November election.
While this old warrior of the SOS
was celebrating the Fourth of July
by INDUCING pleasing memories Of
that long struggle which he fought
for the flag by the side of Carl
Schurz, the late publicist and states
man. he sent Pres't Wilson the fol-
lowing telegram:
Have read your New York Press
club address with great satisfaction.
A republican voter since 1860, hold
that in the present crisis the party
has no place. True 'Americanism'
must stand by the man who manfully
stands at the helm. / support your
re-election.-F. G. Winkler.'
Z @. Nye is still another of the
old folk at home" in Milwaukee who
fought through the civil war as a
union soldier and has long been OF
republican faith, but who will vote
this year for Pres't Wilson because
he believes il to be his patriotic duty.