New-York tribune., 1916-07-03
Sure of Popularity and
Anxious to Complete
His Policies.
WILL NOT ATTACK
HUGHES "HYPHENlSM'
Intimate of President Sees on
sets for Advantages OF
Republicans.

.hTNr To- ATltANN N"tON"
Washington, July . President VII
son is facing the campaign with the
utmost confidence and the strong be
Ief that his record has followed the
wishes Of the American people, accord
ing 70 one Of his intimate friends who
discussed the campaign lineup to-day
Il is on his record, and not on 'he
rrenaredress. Americanism or ny
nbsn" issues that the President Is
counting. lie believes that the issues
named are not partisan. and while ne
will continue his attacks on the ne
publican party for catering TO 'he
German-American vote in its plat
form. he does not believe. and Will
make no effort to convince the voters
that the hyphenates have any grip on
Mr.. Huchts or would get any sympa-
thy from the latter II elected. The
legislative record Of the two Demo
cratic Congresses. the diplomatic
victories" over the European belliger-
ents and the handling OF the Mexican
question will, he believes, all win him
votes.
No Dent in Armor.
"Ths Republicans have not made
dent In our armor, and they Will ma
themselves in greater and greater az
fculties as they 20 on said Inc
Tribune's informant. Their founder
ING on the Mexican question just now
"a q fair sample. They have been de-
nandinc Intervention right along
nov, IL seems likely, and they are a'
t,,~.;~- for some ground for attack
inc the President for doing Just wha'
tbev have demanded. They are Try
INC ~ make a distinction between
Straight Intervention and the course
tbe President proposes. Perhaps there
is difference. but. If there Is, the
American people will be found on the
Presidents side. IN favor Of the least
nossible warfare.
"Tbc prcuarcdness issue is dead as
q political weapon. President wilson
was slow I'm coming TO IT, but he mas
gone as far as any one could ask.
Wba,ever difference is left is one OF
de,r.e. and not a very large degree
az HAT. The most criticised feature
of the preparedness legislation has
been the fcderalznG Of the Nauonal
Guard. ] have seen no signs OF the
Republicans attacking that.
''Therc IS the Lusitsnis case and the
vbole series of events bound up with
il. There was at least ground TO
stand on in Colonel Roosevelt's de-
mand that the President act more
vigorously. though his success by his
own methods largely destroyed that.
But there is no possible ground Tor
attack on the President if the attack
er tries 10 avoid hurting the feelings
Of the German partisans. and the Re
publcans have given every indication
Of going very softly on that matter.
Same with Americanism.
ct is the same with Americanism.
Mr. Roosevelt made a case by gong
further. making his attacks more di-
rect and specific than the President
has done The Republicans dare
not do that: il would cost them Ger
man votes. and they want them. As
between parties, the Democrats are
entitled TO the Americanism vote, for
IncN NeItl the GtINdu -failtl 4NoA all
ance. they denounced the traitors. in
their platform. AS between men, in
spite Of this attack on Hughes that is
row going on. think no one really
believes that the Germans supported
him for any other reason than their
hatred Of Colonel Roosevelt.
"If il were case of issues, ] think
we could count the election won. But
the President knows, as all the rest
Of us do, that it is not that kind of
case Very few national elections
arc really won on the merits, and we
can hardly hope that this one will be
"The Republicans are counting on
three things the biggest campaign
fund since Hanna put Mckinley across
If not of all time; reunited party
and splendid organization. and the en-
emies Mr.. Wilson has made.
Fund No Secret.
"The campaign fund Is no secret
The men with money, the men who
have been hurt by taking of Of bust
ness the tariff they could pass on tC
their customers and putting on the
income taxes they could not pass
along; the men who fear his plan:
for government manufacture of muni
tions; the money trust members Grip
pied by the Federal Reserve system
all the big business is against vii.
son. and will pay heavily to help oust
him.
"The Republican organization is fal
superior TO the Democratic except in Z
few places. like Tammany. In spite OF
all the talk Of Progressives support
ing Mr.. Wilson we do not believe that
there will be many who do so, or lC
per cent, perhaps. And that is not
enough 20 wipe out the heavy handicaT
that is left when the 1912 figures arc