The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-24
A WORD TO AMERICANS

American mails are stolen with impun-
NY. and American Cubl" messages are
d"iiv"rrd only as II suits the British
censor Recruiting for foreign powers
has been carried on in this country: uh-
NertiSclnrntS urging enlistment nave
even appeared In x newspaper owned by
una Of The Presidents cabinet members.
submarines have been lsn1ot IL American
navy yards. and shipped 10 Canada IN
parts 10 rircumvent international law
The misuse Of the American flag by
British naval forces i'll acts of piracy
has been cpnqon-d. and British war
Ships have be4n permitted 10 infGSt our
COASTS, hanpcrlnE American commerce.
and hRrHSSInE American citizens. In
human intcrfrrencG by The Allies with
the work OF The American Red Cross
has not been resented. while the ship
mcnt ur milk for German babies and Of
hospital supplies has not been insisted
upon as 1t should have been Ivy rcAi
'PrrSident OF Humanity. Not only
,hiS. but in order 10 stitlc criticism OF
mis- administration. the secret service
arm OF the government has been used To
irauGuratc IL reiKn Of Russian terror
ISM III our republic. while officials IN
high places have prosecuted and sian
dcred patriotic citizens who might dill
Ter from them on questions OF inter-
national politics.
This unfair. un-Amcrican. and In
human policy has been paralleled in
nearly every department of official &C
have been troddcn under foot; our proud
ideals ANONYMOUSLY surrendered. y
policy OF easy virtue 10 capture votes
IL the only course which the adminis-
tration has stcrred consistently and per-
slstcnlly.
We would therefore advise all citizens
" no have at heart tho honor and the
glory Of the United States to vote
against Woodrow Wilson and tho poll
cies and tendencies he represents. when
election day dawns In November.
Now a few words as to Charles j..
Hughes, tho nominee Of the Republican
Party. MIR. Hughes has declined to be-
como embroiled IN the wrangles Of any
and foremost with the American people
and American institutions. He has
taken no sides In the war across the
ocean. He has no antipathles or pre-
judices. and will approach all problems
of tho great conflict with mind I'M
tainted by hatred, fair and honest In Its
judgments. There is nothing crooked
about him, nothing hypocritical, nothing
wabbly or weak. He is FUR. firm. and
n true American. We are confident
that his Cabinet will be composed OF
real Americans, not foreign sympathi2-
rrs, and agents Of alien interests. We
are confident he will not be dominated
By any cliqueS of Wall Street or else
where. but will bring TO bear upon all
questions broad human sympathy,
rine judicial mind. an ambition to serve
America first and all humanity as far
as he can. He IS not man OF resonant
words and faltering deeds but one who
speaks plainly. means what he says. and
viii carry out the policy he defined at
South Bend Und.) in these words:
II am for the maintenance OF Amert-
can rights throughout the world with
out fear. unflinchingly, in regard to
American lives. American property and
American commerce."
Subsequently. at Philadelphia pa
Mr.. Hughes explicitly promised the en-
forcemcnt OF certain American rights
cravenly surrendered. Mr.. Hughes
said:
We do not propose to tolerate any
improper Interference with American
mails or with legitimate commercial in
tercourSe.
NO American who Is exercising only
American rights shall be put on any
blacklist by any foreign nation"
In MIR. Hughes keeping the honor Of
our nation will be safe--it will not be
surrendered to the glamour Of foreign
influence and the glitter OF foreign gold.
Every true American, every friend Of
humanity. every advocate of fair play.
everyone who prays for the peace and
prosperity Of all nations. especially in
the fields OF industry and commerce at
home. may safely vote for Charles e.
Hughes. In rendering you this advice.
the undersi gned pledge their words that
IT Is not based upon hasty Judgment and
unrefiecting enthusiasm. but upon care
full investigation and mature deibcra-
t!on. which convince US that If Charles
E. Hughes Is elected the nation will
have a real. genuine and great Ameri-
lean President.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE COM
MITTEE.
JOHN r. MAYER. Pres.
JOSEPH FREY, V. ?.
HORACE l.. BRAND. Sec v. P.
g. G. Won BOSsE. secy.
ADOLPH TEMhf, Cor. secy.
FERDINAND WALTHER. Treas.
Kentuck last year registered 63,-
SIS births and 28,913 deaths.