Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-05
WILSON'S CRITICS
RIGHT, TAFT
Adamson Act Sample of Uni
verse Subserviency; Mexico
Enough to Defeat Him

Trenton. N. j., Oct. s. - Declaring
that the campaign of 1916 is as i'm
portant as the campaign Of 1896 and
resembles that campaign in that the
Democratic party and its candidate are
seeking a vote of power for disin-
genuous, unsound. but alluring rea-
son. William H. Taft. former Presi-
dent of the United States, delivered
the opening address of the Republican
State campaign here last night.
Mr.. Taft assailed the Democratic
party's fiscal policy. its extravaganza,
its free trade tariff. it's claim to credit
for prosperity and it's foreign policy,
and he made direct reply to Presi-
dent Wilson's defense Of his course in
settling the threatened railroad strike
through the enactment of the Adam
son Law.
Mexico Should Defeat Him
Mr. Wilson's action in Mexico should
defeat him for Presidency. And now
Mr. Hughes is asked what he would
nave done. He certainly would not
have done what Mr.. Wilson did, and
what MIR. Wilson did is reason enough
Tor not allowing him to continue to
exercise the responsibility of attempt
ing to get out of the mess into which
ne has brought the country.
Cites VncilIatlng Course
MIR. Wilson. as a publicist. wrote the
most enective argument in favor OF the
representative system and against the
initiative and referendum and the re-
call; and then in his campaign for the
nomination and the election in 1912
he abandoned his former position and
announced radical change in view up
on that subject
Hughes Has Courage
"Other instances could be cited. but
these are certainly enough to Justify
the conclusion that Mr.. Wilson has few
II any, opinions on the issues of the
day. which exigency in the field of
politics may not induce him to give
up. He generally pursues the wise
course Of never explaining the reason
for his change. His facility in this
regard robs of special Importance his
public utterances as basis for sup
porting him as a candidate.
"On the other hand. Mr.. Hughes is
a man whose avowed opinions have
always been the guide of his action. 1
say what the people of the United
States know when say that the chief
courage of his convictions In meeting
the embarrassment of political opposi-
ton. He gives the reasons for the
faith that is in him. He argues out
his propositions. and he does not de-
pend upon mere facility of expression,
mere happiness of epigrammatic state
ment, mere graceful phasing of a
platitude to support his opinion. He
carries conviction by his speech to his
audience and he carries his own con-
viction into conduct. His strength be-
fore the people and the Importance to
them of his utterances and promises
grow out of confidence that he is not
an opportunist and that no political
expediency will prevent his hewing to
the line and fighting to the last for. his
principles 1t has been said that there
is little difference between Mr.. Wilson
and Mr. Hughes except that Mr.. Wilson
has had the presidential experience
This is as far as possible from the
fact. Having in view Mr.. Wilson's
record on nearly every political ques-
tion and Mr.. Hughes course as Cover
nor Of New York, 1t would be difficult
to find among the public men of the
country. one who is less like Mr.. Will
son than Mr.. Hughes"