The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-06

'I am of the opinion that Woodrow
Wilson will be the next President of the
United States but it will be after one
of the hardest campaigns in the history
of the country"
This was the opinion of Senator John
H. Bankhead of Jasper, who was at the
Motion last night. Alabama's senior SEN
ator was hopeful of the result and ex-
pressed the opinion that he did not see
how the people could fail to re-elect the
President, but he did not consider the
result as a certainty by any means.
President Wilson is a most remark
able man. said Senator Bankhead.
within my memory and experience there
has not been wiser or more sagacious
man in the White House than the present
chief executive. He is one of the re-
markable men of the age. Many grave
and serious problems have confronted
him. but he has solved each one of them
in manner which was a tr1pure 10 mis-
ability.
THE republicans have been wont to
criticize the President very severely for
his foreign policy. They will not get
far with that. The people of the United
States are a peace-Ioving people. We
want peace with honor and we have had
it. We are as a nation opposed to peace
at any price, but l am sure that we
have had peace with honor and that is
the opinion of most of the people of the
country.
"Of one thing I am convinced, and my
experience with the gentleman in question
convinces me of this fact: Had Roose-
welt been President of the United States
during the time Wilson has been at the
head of the country, we would have been
over our heads in war. We would have
been at war with Germany and Mexico
and probab other countries. The peo-
pie should at least be thankful for Wilson
for that.
WIDESPREAD PROSPERITY
81 do not see how the western states
can fail to support the President. He has
kept us out of war and the west has
never in its history seen such prosperity
as they have enjoyed under the present
administration. Everything they have
had to sell has brought the highest price
in the history of the country and it seems
that they must support the President and
the administration.
.Then l am of the opinion that we are
to carry New York. OF course, that woulC
have been impossible without the sup
port of Tammany Tammany is the only
democratic party, to speak of, in the
Empire State. If Murphy and his organi-
cation is really enthusiastic for Wilson,
as has been announced, we will carry
that state. If they are merely for him
without any enthusiasm, then we have
much to worry over. OF course there
is little love lost between Tammany and
the President, but it may be a matter
of expediency with the Tiger organiza-
ton, and if it lines up strongly for the
President, he will probably carry New
York.
GAS to woman suffrage I think it will
| play very small part. 1t is idle to tall
about making all the women of the coun
! try vote as a unit just as it would be tt
| try to have the men line up on some
issue. Women have minds of their owl
and they vote like they please.
GAS to the foreign policy of the Presi
dent, think that he has handled the
many delicate problems of our foreign
policy with consummate skill. While thu
republicans may rant and rave, they
are at a loss to tell where they would
have done better. Hughes has proven
a disappointment to the men of his party
while Wilson has fully measured up t.
the expectations of the democratic party
| in every way.
"Just what part the tariff will play il