The sun., 1916-11-06
TO Candidate Woodrow Wilson:

TO Candidate Woodrow wilson:
Just a few words before We vote.
How can a fun blooded American
Endorse with his ballot the feeble,
eYeminate. emasculated brand OF pa
triotism for which you stand?
How can | look at the American nag
and then mark a ballot for you?
One of the soldiers who CAV you a
country to preside over was a great
grandfather Of mine. He was n OF
that patient. long suffering and de-
voted band OF patriots so feellhsly
compared by your Secretary of War
with the bandits and cutthroats OF
Mexico.
Four years Of my early life were
spent within sound Of the fife and
drum and the tramp. tramp Of the
loyal hosts who sang I'VE are CON-
ing. Father Abraham. one hundred
thousand strong" They were on their
way to save the flag. to give their
lives for the honor and integrity OF
their country.
was taught to love the flag and
to honor and respect the American
soldier. How were YOU taught?
Do not the soldiers of to-day also
place their lives at the disposal OF
their country. not only to repel In
vaders but to defend and maintain the
honor and rights Of nj nation?
Yours Is a patriotism that permits
you To ignore and neglect the Ameri-
can soldier and unconsciously to be-
little the import If the flag.
; How can a true American endure
It?
Your patriotism tells us that money
awards may atone for national insult
and the slaughter Of our people by a
foreign Government.
Yours is a patriotism that made you
at one time a peace at any price
American:
That induced you as President vigor-
Ously to oppose national defensive
measures and publicly and officially
70 sneer at those who urged them.
until popular demand forced you to
reverse yourself.
Then you tearfully begged for the
military forces which you had just
said we did not need.
A patriotism that brought from the
depths OF your sou the humiliating
sentiment too proud to fpht,' when
the nation was af'ame with i~ndlgna-
ton over the defiance Of your warn
ing and the murder Of our people on
the high seas by a foreign Power.
A patriotism that sees in the fag
not the sacred symbol of the honor,
dignity and power Of "A great people
but merely an Identifying emblem OF
one Of the family Of ~nations-a mere
piece OF decorative bunting.
A patriotism hat tells us that N
frst duty Is to the Commonwealth OF
Humanity and not to that portion Of
humanity gathered under the Stars
and Stripes. .
A patriotism. too. that lnstinctively
causes you not only to overlook the
American soldier but to give honor
and distinction to the paciists who
deride him. to the Mexicans who muir
der him. to the labor agitators who
attack him when he undertakes to
stop mob violence.
Is this too strong?
You are the Commander in Chief of
our living soldiers. What have you
ever done to show your affection for
them? How often have you taken
S.p..c o,e"''oH !" W. '"e'n ho"o''
Wnat nave you SAID or done TO en-
courage 10 cheer ana 10 the
brave men OF the regular army who
nave been enduring the dangers and
nardsnips o. the porder Tor the past
three years!
Nothing! Their splendid service
does not interest you.
fou LOOK nearly a hundred thou-
eAno miiitiamen from their work and
tneir homes' lhey nave Loyalty and
patIehtiy stood lhe hardships or bor-
Ger DUTY. ready to die in
carrying out your ORDERS.
" you pnohcIY hanke or
praised these men ana given them
nonor before the people?
" you tathered any movement
70 reimburse these citizens for their
Joss IN wages or 10 care Tor their
tem'ies WINE 'hey were away defend-
sng the people oil the border States
and the nag!