New Britain herald., 1916-06-20
PUT AWAY THE HYPHEN.
Republican Warning to Republi-
 cans.
{ Manchester Herald )


 'I stand for an Americanism that knows no ulterior purpose; for a pa triotism that is single an complete Whether native or naturalized, of whatever race or creed, we have but one country and we do not for an instant tolerate any division of al- legiance."
 These are Candidate Hughes words taken from his message of acceptance as printed in yesterdays Herald: They are eloquent words and wisely spoken, but they must be followed by others more definite, more distinct and with a sharper edge.
 Before the convention the men op- posed to the nomination of MT. Hughes did not hesitate to say that he was maintaining his prolonged si- lence so as to avoid a statement on international issues which would al- ienate the Standardization vote. These men will not hesitate to make the same assertion now that MT. Hughes Is the candidate of the re- publican party unless he himself forestalls such an attack. In times like these no candidate, however large his backing, however strong his past record, can afford to let the
 
 sWered.
 The statement quoted above might be enough to answer this charge were it not for the fact that no soon- CT was MT. Hughes chosen by the republican convention than the hy- phen press of the nation began to print lauditory editorials about him p1edging their support. Many an American has grown to love Theo- dore Roosevelt for the enemies he has made since the Lusitania went down and many an American will grow doubtful of MT. Hughes if he longer tolerates the friendship of those who consider that act of whole sale murder justifiable.
 "The Fatherland' says that
 The nomination of Justice Hughes means the salvation of the republi- can party. It Is triumph of gen. uine Americanism over nativism."
 Tn the German Herald we read
 Unless all signs fail Justice Hughes will be the next president of the United States.''
 The Cincinnati Volksblatt is of the opinion that
 "The nomination is a splendid one. This paper supported Hughes before and will do it again He Is a man of unquestioned integrity and a pa triot without shouting 1t from the hOusetops."
 All this may be very gratifying to MT. Hughes campaign managers but in reality this hyphenated approba- tion is a serious indictment. It is spacious praise of which any candi- date would be well rid.
 A straightforward declaration on the Lusitania sinking. a refusal to consider the seizure of United States 1 malls in the same category with the murder of United States citizens a vigorous protest over the frightful ! persecution of the Armenians; any 1 of these from MT. Hughes would alter 1 the fawning paragraphs we have just i quoted into diatribes of bitter hatred.
 We do not believe that the Ger man Am ertcan press fairly repre- i sents the spirit of the Americans of , German descent and we never have believed 1t.
 Men of the stock of Schurz and . Sige1 will read with sympathetic ap- i proval those sentences of "Ameri- i canism that knows no ulterior pur- pose" and will be quick to stand be- hind any man who supports a poli- cy of patriotism that single and complete" but to the hyphenates these words mean only a better chance to make our chief executive what MT. Roosevelt has called the of a foreign government"
 We shall expect the first campaign speech of MT. Hughes to be an out