Evening star., 1916-07-10
CAMPAIGN LEADERS
| APPEAL TO VOTERS
Committees Start Publicity
Work for Party Candidates
|. in Coming Election.
REPUBLICANS TAKE ISSUE
WITH DEMOCRATIC RECORD
Latter Propounds Some Questions to
Mr.. Hughes-supporters Of Will
liam Sulzer Attack Nobody.

liam Sulzer Attack NOOOuy.
The several political campaign COM
mittees are beginning to shell the
trenches of the enemy, preparatory 10
the grand drive for the coming national
elections Statements and pronuncla-
mentos issued from headquarters COM
prise the political shra pnel that is BURST
ing in the air, with effect and casualties
vet to be determined.
The Republican Publicity Association.
through Its president, Jonathan Bourne,
tr.. opened up today with an onslaught
unon the democratic administration. say
ing, in part;
s"rhe democratic administration is
neither conservative. nor radical. nor any
thing else definable and dependable II
was conserva tive yesterday. is radical to-
day and nobody can guess what 1t will
be tomorrow. 1t blows hot and cold
with the same breath.
Points to Democratic Shortcomings.
TT asks the advice and cooperation
Of business men. but refuses to accept
their suggestions. 1t processes willing
ness to aid private enterprise. but
rapidly extends its policy of government
ownership.
'Tt expresses concern over foreign COM
petition after the war, but takes no aoe-
quate steps to guard against it. 1t de-
clared a few months ago that we have
not neglected national defense and now
wants the greatest navy on earth. 1t
pretends to be non-partisan, but sub
ordinates everything to party interest.
iYc a6x nj
justice, but persecutes one of the sound
est banking institutions Of the country. 1t
sends ultima tums that do not ultimate.
1T talks strict accountability and en-
forces no accountability. 1t announces
one policy one week and different policy
1T backsteps. sidesteps. hesitates It
enacts and repeals. 1t wavers and wob-
bles.
This is contest between erratic DEM
ocracy and stable republicanism.
Democrats Query Mr.. Hughes.
The democratic national committee.
IN today's issue Of Its weekly bulletin.
propounds some questions to Candidate
Hughes, among them the following:
DO you think that the President
went too far or not far enough in the
submarine controversy with Germany?
IF you had been President would
you have used statesmanship and the
usual diplomatic channels to preserve
peace, or would you have gone to war
Mexieo7 II you had been President
would you have declared war? Would
have called out the National Guard?
DO you feel that any hyphenated
conspiracy worked to bring about the
defeat Of Roosevelt in the republican
h-f~
own nomination? II hyphenated
conspiracy did bring about Roosevelts
defeat, how do you feel about the ex-
ercise and extent of such influence in
national politics?
Alleges g. o. P. Derelictions.
would you repeal the federal trade
commission act, the federal reserve
system and the rural credits and good
roads bill? Are you for or against the
tariff commission bill which the United
senting the business men Of the nation.
has indorsed? Would you ignore the
findings Of this tariff commission and
repeal the act creating It?
why didn't the republican party re-
form the currency and give the nation
a sound banking system when it was
in power?
Why didn't the republican party es-
beneft Of the farmers?
Has prosperity broken all records,
or hasn't it? Is the foreign trade
greater than ever before. or isn't it?
win peace munitions for the reconstruc-
ton process in Europe replace war
MUNITIONS. or won't they?'
American Party Praises sulzer.
And then comes William sulzer, who.
1t appears. is candidate for President Of
the American party" In a forty-eight-
page printed pamphlet. setting forth
mainly his record in Congress and as
governor. for a period, Of the state of
New York The publication does not at
tack any one else. but praises Mr.. sulzer.
II starts on this way:
Are you a patriot? Are vou for Cyod
guard! VA
.Remember. eternal vigilance is the
watehword Of humanity He who wouId
attempt to stop the wheels Of progress is
doomed to defeat The night Of party
seemed as nss Il 0ess sss say ons a1 s9%e1es Il has
but At last the morning light Of the
brfshtsr day shines through the darksst
clouds OF night. and hope is renewed
Freedom Features Platform.
We must fieht on for free sp.sch
hight on for free press: tight on for freA
pubic schools. and ngft on for the preser-
walton Of our free institutions.
AS William sulzer cried out in one of
nent: '' soSerh-
we must not rest tin our work In don.
And the people are satisfied.
% .o,i We shall tiII the set Of sun.
These words Of a tried 1esA.r r,.
uue- We must re-echo them. We nnnsf
not rest I'LL our work IL done--tiIl fhs
sano reward and the glorys won Wa
must nsht like Suizer fights: and n NE
son VIII be ours" N oe~-
HOSPITAL SHIP Is SUNK.
RuSgian Statement n..J.