The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
HYPHENS WILL
 REJOICE SHOULD
 WILSON BE BEAT
Repudiation of His Policies Blow to Principles of
 Americanism.
(By Cyrus Townsend Grady)

(By Cyrus Townsend Grady) Yonkers, N. Y., Oct. 12.- To the Editor of The rarm.i.- I venture to submit to you certain reasons why true Americanism re- | uuires the reelection of President Wilson:
 1-The defeat of the President would indicate to the Germans and their friends repudiation of the poli- cies for which he has contended, which are, chiefly, (a) the right of this country to sell arms and muni- tions to any purchaser. and (b) the right of Americans to travel on neu- tral ships without being subject to un- derwater assassination. 2-The defeat of the President would give unbounded joy to every traitorous and disloyal hyphenate in the country To show the estimate these place upon Hughes feeble pro- testations 1t is only necessary to point out that these hyphenates, who un- doubtedly reflect the prevalent opin- ion in Germany and in some sections of Ireland, are supporting Hughes even though his principal American advocate is Theodore Roosevelt, who includes the hyphenate first in his bitter denunciations of everything ex- cept Roosevelt These hyphenates ar que that no matter what Roosevelt says or does Hughes is a safe man to vote for from their point of view. Why?
 3-The defeat of the President would be triumph for the man who to gratify his perSonal dislike for one President (Taft) called a great party into being, and to gratfiy his personal dislike for another President (Wilson) did his best to destroy that party. In both instances the Progressive party was made to revolve about Roosevelt and Roosevelt alone. Thus does the apostle of the square deal and the in- domitable ego, live up to his disinter- ested preaching.
 4-The defeat of the President would mean the substitution Of differ ent methods for the solving of ques- tions which with patient care and wise determination have been, or are be- ing, brought to a satisfactory settle ment by diplomacy. There is but one we want that?
 
 would put into office a man who, as a lawyer, has followed fhis time-worn maxim: When you have no case re- Roosevelt nor any of the Republicans have said what they would have doAe or whatfthey will do Glittering gen. nothing. They can only negotiate or | fiert, ch y.A- sort to fighting until everything else inreason has been tried. What would the Republicans have tried before fighting? What will they try? | It is easy for a man to say what he would have done after the crisis is over. He has had the benefit of the success or failure of the other man then. It is easy for MT. Roosevelt to declare, two years after, what the country should have done when Bel gium was invaded, but his present de- claration differs widely from his con- temporary deliverance upon the sub ject. Why?
 Shall. we give aid and comfort to the disloyal hyphenate, to the Germans and their associates, by substituting a man who does not put forth a single constructive idea for one who has done more to uphold American honor and dignity, to protect American citizens. to promote the welfare and prosperity of the county, and to cause it to stand high in the opinion of all the world, than any President since Lin- coln's day. not even excepting that megalomaniac party wrecker and fire eater?
 There are many reasons which, ev- cry one knows connected with thei in- ternal administration of our affairs which might be added to these why Americans should vote for Wilson. But the Republicans have not the magnanimity to refer to these. Their campaign is one of personal abuse and detraction-"the knocking birds!'
 The President is not perfect He would be quick to repudiate any con- tention to that end. He has made mistakes, and a part of his greatness is <his willingness to acknowledge them; but on the whole he is the biggest American and-more than that -one of the biggest pen in the world in generations. He stands for Ameri- ca first, but also and equally bravely and nobly for all mankind.