The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-05
WHEN THE SHOWDOWN COMES
WOODROW WILSON WILL BE THERE

+ RE are thinking In fact, you've just
had a primary out there in Wineonsin.
where many Zealots Of German
American kind have been especially
conspicuous In vicious ASA ults upon
the Presidents neutrality And how
I'D 1t fesult--th;s primary Here :
hnW-iu an amazingly large vote for
Wilson, although There was no DcmU-
cratic contest for the Presidential
nomination. To gather an idea Of
the magnitude # the Wilson scntj-
ment thus developed. We have only
to consider the Milwaukee vote Nil
yankee, the very sto sta center Of the
GermaD-AmeriCan agitation against
Mr. Wilson The Milwaukee Iourn o..
in Rnalyzing the results Of the pri-
mary. says
Tn the primary Of 1912. when
Wilson and Clark were candt-
dates for the Democratic nomi-
nation. Wilson polled In MIlwau-
kee $3.50 votes and Clark SSH,
a total Of 14.96-i In the primary
iust ended Wilson. as an unop-
posed candidate, received IN NIL
wauEee 24.29a votes While the
Democratic party, in which there
Was no contest showed ire
-tHeEdaHR- gain Republican
primaries in which a hot contest
was waeed, showed s correspond
ing falling Off
Here Is but one OF many recent
revelations to convince that the peo-
pie think they are voting for the
United States government when they
vote for Woodrow Wilson AMI thcH
think So the more strongly the moro
venomously. Mr.. Wilson IS attacked
by the extreme type OF hypaenated
Americans. They are judging him by
the enemies he has made TheT are
contrasting his Amerisansm with the
Americanism which halts and hesi-
tates when il comes to choice In
fidelity to this or to some other ma
ton. They are also contrasting HE
statesmanship his cool headedness
his reeourcefulness his desire to
avoid war If war can be honnrably
avoided-thev are contracting these
attributes OF Wilson with the tumul-
tuous Nehemenne the unSnarded ap-
peels, the supreme selhshness and
egotism. the peril-freuRht reckless
ness and the ultra. wila-evel lingo
ism of Theodore Roosevelt. And as
result, they are becoming more and
more fixed in the conclusion that n
vote for Wilson is a vote for the
United Stetes-for what is best and
ga fest. and soundest. ana most pa
triotic in Amerl@a statesmensh =. AZ
evidence 10 show that the tide OF
American public sentiment s thus
strongly flowing Wilson ward. We of
fer the following comment Of he
Springfield Republican upon the re
cent primary election in MsssaChu-
setts:
The pronounced apathy of
the Republican voters WIS
ascrihed az the cause for the poor
showing made by the Republicans
at the Presidential primaries.
That both Roosevelt and anti
Roosevelt forces suffered pro-
portionately was plainly shown hv
Tuesdays returns ne compared
with the returns Of the Repub-
lican party four years ago, The
Democrats, on the other hand.
showed renewed life as the In
creased primary vote plainly in
dlcated Tuesdays Democratic
total for the city Of Springfield.
Mass was altogether double that
Of four years ego. and was about
as large as the total Republican
vote this year,
AN this let rs remind. in face OF
the fact and notwit hstanding the fact
that Mr.. Wilson Is unopposed for the
nomination
Not only are State primaries sup
plying results 10 stirringly attest the
immense growth ~ Wilson sentiment
throughout the country. but all straw
votes are giving like indications.
Even Republican newspapers cannot
venture a straw test exclusively con-
fined to Republican voters. and hay
ing TO do only with their preference
as between Republican aspirants for
the Presidspcy without receiving n
large number OF Wilson ballots rom
Wilson Republicans
The Milwaukee Republican. there =
fore and other newspapers % its
kind. might as we'll make up their
minds now that all hades cannot
beat the President, inasmuch as the
American people are constantly dem
onstratinR the fact that in vastly pre-
ponderating numbers, they regard a
vote for Woodrow Wilson as q vote
for the United states; as vote en-
dorsins the highest and fruest order
of patriotic Americanism.
TON TN CE0RHTA