The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-27
JUDGE HUGHES coNcRATULATEs MR. WILSON

Mr. Hughes having been the official count in Cali
doubt the reelection of President Wilson, We'd
nesday night egphed him his congratulations and best wishes
for a successful administration.
his expression of good wishes Judges Hughes voices the sen
every patriotic American No matter what his poll
teal convictions be- would have evil ba his country merely
crafty his dislike for individual or because he disagreed po
cay with the for the control of the machinery of
government.
During the campaign just all that could
in the election of Judge Hughes but it cast reflections
either upon personal integrity the patriotism of
President Wilson any of his supporters.
Many the opposition newspapers charge
that President Wilson, his negotiations with the railroad brother
hoods acted with deliberate purpose manufacture political capt
tai the crisis with which he and the Nation confronted
and that his primary intention win the votes of wOrkngmen
throughout the country with promise of universal eghor law
The Leader did join this assault the integrity of the Pres
dent 1t believed then believes that this particular in
stance the President merely displayed the lack of ne and
decision which characterized his conduct other crises
international which fear he will continue
hibit during the coming four years.
No reasonable man doubts that President Wilson is sincere and
honest any cir
doya the best of the people this Ma
on but he cannot well change his nature and if he fails during the
next four the faults for which he has been freely
criticised by leading and conservative all shades
OF political belief the country must do the best it can to overcome
the inevitable of cangefu and aprciOus
conduct in the White House.
1t possible of hope may that
in his second term President Mr. Wilson the cab
met table of notable ability and strong character and that he
will udiousy follow the examples by of his iusous
be degree guided by the cOunse of his
chosen advisors
be said that the election anything except that
the country prosperous and wed the old
familiar and of Letting well enough alone trusting
to luck and the future to take of things generally
1t of small moment the country large the
who resident of the United States which
if the affairs of wisely economically administer
ed and the policies pursued designed actually the
social and commercial welfare of the whole people.
therefore regret the conditions which
out of the Europe ntereed with fair and square
of the principles of laid down by successive Demo
cratic platforms and enacted law by the Congress which came
into power with the election of 1912.
Except for the the country would by this time had
opportunity OF
manufacturing industries of the country under normal conditions
the Underwood and there had been reaction which would
straed that the Republican policy Of protection acOu
and not necessary the country welfare the reelection OF
President Wilson might well have been anticipated and would
have given many voters for apprehension.
Unless the Democratic during ensuing
abandon their traditional
United States should have full opportunity study the relative
merits and consequences of the divergent theories
taxation advocated by the leading political parties which
than anything else mark the line of cleavage
Should the in Europe be prolonged however for
three years. there will be small chance
derwood act and the the absence
ed issue sporadic its nature, will be little different
recently ended-Lexingon Leader