Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-31
PRESIDENT TO
FORCE FIGHT
Will Not Permit His Adj
ministration to Assume :.
Defensive
NO APOLOGY TO MAKE
Hughes Will Face Question, "What
Woxld You Have Done if You Had
Been In POwer?"

| Washington. July 31-If the leaders
of the Hughes campaign have imagin-
ed that President Wilson will per-
nit his Administration to assume a
defensive attitude throughout the
coming fight these leaders will have
to reckon again. It can be stated
authoritatively that Mr.. Wilson en-
tertains no such notion. On the con-
trary, he and his party associates
mean to force the issues all along the
line. This applies to questions OF
! foreign policy to exactly the same
extent that it applies to question OF
domestic policy.
From the Hughes headquarters
comes the report that the Republican
candidate will make blanket assault
upon the Administration in his speech
of acceptance. This challenge will be
squarely met in the address which
the President will make to the Demo-
cratic notification committee, and
from that time on the Republicans
will have to maneuver skillfully if
thew maintain the offensive through.
out the campaign. .
In general way the Democratic
counter to Mr.. Hughes attack will
centre around the question: "What
would you have done if you had beer
in power?" This will be followed by
line of specific questioning which
the Republican nominee must salts
Lfactorily answer before he can sue
cessfully assail his opponent. These
questions have already been formulat-
ed and will be about as follows:
Do YOU think President Wilson went
too far or not far enough in the
submarine controversy with Ger
many?
If you had been President would
you have resorted to the processes OF
/ diplomacy and craftsmanship to pre-
serve peace, or would you have fore
ed war with Germany?
i Would you have interviewed in Mex
leo at any stage, knowing that in
tervention means war and nothing
but war?
Would you have called out the Ma,
tional Guard when it seemed that Car
rama was about to attack the Persh-
ing expedition with armed forces?
Do you believe that any hyphenated
movement worked to bring about the
defeat of Theodore Roosevelts nomi'
nation at the Republican Convention
ia hyphenated conspiracy did ac'
complish Colonel Roosevelt's defeat
how do you feel about the exercises
and extent of such influences in Am
erican politics? :.
f Would you repeal the Federal. Trade
Commission act, the Federal Reserve
act, the Rural Credits act or thu
Good Roads act?
Are you for or against the Tariff
E Commission bill supported by thl
business interests of the country, o.
would you ignore the findings of sucl
e a commission and urge the repeal o
t tho cat creating such body.
t Why didn't,the Republican party re
Y form the currency and give the coun
n try a sound banking system when
t was in power?
y Why did the Republican party ,fai
f to give the farmers rural credit
e system during its period of contrc
e of the Government?
Is the country prosperous? Is tn
foreign trade of the United State
greater than ever before in its his
tory, and is American business on
sound basis, or is it enjoying only a
e artificial stimulation due to war OF
0 ders? ''3"
d If this prosperity is art
3 fetal, what would you do, if elected
to give it substance and prevent
collapse after the war is over?
What was the condition of the arm
and navy when Theodore Rooseve
: left the White House after seve
years of domination of the Govern
ment?
!. 1 r., H.. /6N