The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-11-04
Reasons Why Wilson ShouldBe Defeated

BECAUSE, to cite Representative Fitzgerald, Democratic Chairman of
the Appropriations Committee of the House, during his administra-
ton the Democratic Congress has been the most extravagant that
has ever met in the capital.
BECAUSE he insists IN his shipping bil-an indefensible piece of folly
which would destroy such merchant marine al we now have.
BECAUSE, although he says "e kept us out of war" the story of
Mexico, San Domingo and Hayti refutes him.
BECAUSE he runs ant-climaxes. He marches in only to march out
BECAUSE he signed the seamen's bill, which practically has wiped out
shipping on the Pacific Coast.
BECAUSE he attempted to scutte from the Philippines and was defeated
only BY twenty patriotic Democrats who voted with the Republ-
BECAUSE he appointed as Secretary of State William J. Bryan after
denouncng him Is a pest who should be knocked into a cooked
BECAUSE he made possible Villa, murderer of men and despoler
Of women, and Carranza, the fatuous and futile "First Chief"
BECAUSE Wilson's text book craftsmanship and grapejuice diplomacy
have made the United States an international laughing stock.
BECAUSE he appointed deserving Democrats" to the diplomatic corps,
dspacing experienced men at a time when it was essential to the
foreign trade and honor of the United States to retain competent,
experienced men.
BECAUSE he is incompetent to lead, and veers like a weather vane
whenever a zephyr of public opinion seems to blow against him.
BECAUSE his "onetrack mind" has too many turntables.
BECAUSE he lifted the embargo of arms SO that the Mexican despe-
diers and civilians.
BECAUSE the promised "pitless publicity" has been replaced by private,
special, secret negotiations by personal agents and representatives
appointed by President Wilson without "the advice and consent
of the Senate"
BECAUSE he reverses himself 81 rapidly that the entire country is
seasick from the motion.
BECAUSE he is for free trade, direct taxes and an empty treasury
the same old Democratic trinity
BECAUSE if the Payne-Aldnch law had been in operation in the
last nine months Of 1915 we would have collected So, $751; e1 more
treasury deficits and have avoided war taxes The foreigner selling
In our market got the entire beneht OF IN $9l,656,l61.
BECAUSE during the first ten months of the Acknowledgement law
there were more unemployed being fed by charity than during
any ten months in our history, excepting under the Wilson
German act.
BECAUSE of his inconsistency on the immigration bill In his ellis
tory of the American People" vol. 5, p 213, he wrote: "The Chi
nese were more to be desired al workmen, if not as citizens, than
most of the coarse crew that came crowding in every year at the
Eastern ports"
BECAUSE he has not reduced, as he promised, the high cost of living,
but has actually made it higher.
BECAUSE he was pledged to a single term by the Baltimore conven-
ton, but before the type wal cold he was building up his fences
for another.
BECAUSE, although posing as al advocate of civil service, every act Of
his as President in con 1ecion with civil service has been adverse to
its principles, obstructive and destructive of its bonafde practice.