The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
T. r. URGES BULL
MOOSE TO LINE
UP FOR HUGHES
tCsntinued from PaEe OneD

things actually are the Prosressiy
: tho means whereby We IAN raN
4 these convictions, rrett'N" IA Quar- ma
I tlonEl lifs. Under such rirguu
/ stances, our duty IS % DO the hes
We can and not 20 sulk because ou
leadership Is refettel That We our
selves continue Co believe that 'b
| course We advocated was IN the high
I est interest % the American peopl
~ aside froU the question 10 Is an
I patriotic % refuse 20 do the hes
! possible merely because the pcopl
hsys not P put US N position g. 4 !.
! 10 remains for -. good humoreill
Z and with common sense 70 face tn
/ situation and eniesvur 20 set uut 81
. it the best that u gan be made q,
/ Weld from the standpoint u the IN
terests Of the nation as = whole
This Was the situation az the open
/ INK OF the present year. II was clear
4 ly evident that unless A cata ysn
occurred the presidential election
would result IN tie choice OF either
the Republican or the Democrat,
nominee. The present administration
durins lts three years ~ life. rad
been guilty Of shortcomings more
signal than those OF any admiuiStrA-
ton since the days of Buchanan
From the standpoint OF national
even lower level than the admin s.
tratlon u Buchanan. No admin stra
ton N our history had done more
20 relax the spring II the national
will and 10 deaden the national
Under these circumstances the
Progressive National committee. AZ
thicago. IN January, outlined our
duty o. seek common action with tho
Republican party. using the FOL low
ing words, 'pur 0sopie are seeking
eadership-leadership 81 the highest
order and most courageous .oharac-
ter leadership that VIII draft 10 IT.
self for the courtTy's be1ert the gn-
selfish and patriotic services ~ IS
shleSt citizens. The sGrest wav 20
secure for our country the required
leadership will be by havins. 4 pos
slble both the Progressive and Re-
publican parties choose the same
standard bearer and the same prin-
clrles.
SIX weeks later. on March sth in
my Trinidad statement ! asked FOR
a similar combination against the
Democratic party. on platform %
'clean-cut, strsightout Nst.onal
who Will not merely stand FOR such
a programme before election. bat Will
resolute!y and in good faith put 10
through II elected.
This was, In effect the same state
ment that made in my telegram %
ex-senator Jackson. pending the cou-
vention. which ran IN part as FOL
lows Tan "s not, forgetting past
differences, now Join for the safety
and honor OF our country. 20 enforce
the policies OF genuine American Sm
and genuine PTepAr .dness' surely
We can arord 20 act IN accuraan. e
with the words OF Abraham Lincoln
when he said. May not all having A
common interest reunite in com
mon eHort 10 save our common Couu-
Try May We ask those who have
not differed with rs 20 Join In this
same spirit toward those who have
As FAR as my own soul is known 10
me- IL IA in this same spirit that at
this time I make my appeal 10 the
Republicans and Progressiy es assem-
bled at Chicago
In addition 10 these public state
ments / had also stated my own at
ttude verbally, and IN letters. dur
Ing the weeks Immediately preceding
the convention. 60 scores OF Leading
Progressives from all parts OF the
country, including many OF the lead
ers az the convention. To tGese men
! expressed my earnest hope that the
Republicans would 80 act as 20 make
II possible for the ProEressives 10
join with them. I stated 10 them.
however. that N view Of the attitude
Of some OF the Republican leaders 70
was at least ,On'eiNa able that We
should be pat in a position where
our highest duty our f.alty O. the
country. our sense Of what pstTiptlsm
demanded in great crisis would
make IL imperative upon Us 20 run
separate ticket, and that whether
m such event 10 would be necessary
for me- to head that ticket could not
be determined IN advance. stated
IN these interviews and IN these let
tsrs with the utmost emphasis. that
the decision of this point like the
whole matter Uf running separate
ticket would nave 10 be determined
10y what the Interests OF the country
demanded in view OF The ACTON anal
ly taken by the conventions at chi
cago.
At the time many Of the Rep4hl-
can leaders asserted that my state
ulenfS Were not made .u good faith.
that / really intended 'u insist upon
mF own nomination uy the RepIuIt-
can convention and that II [ was not
so nominated. Intended 20 accept
on a third ticket. OF course my fell
low FruErsssI,ss we're under r1 such
error They knew that Z spoke .u
good faith and meant exactly what
7 said The. knew that l.s utter
aDres were tu ts accepted M treIr
exact face value as weBu.r- that n
tho Republicans nomIuafaf man
whom We could .uu-u.n1' .u.si. -.p-
port we would support htu The
Pf"gressl'e tp1s eU'lon came to-
S"toer knowing nay I.... H'Htr-
nf"n's and Therefore knowing ekaafly
what my attitude was
In my Judgment. the nomination 20,
Nr. H.Ehss meets the conditions Fe'
tDr'n .n 'g" statement - the Pro-
gfe-s.Hr National .uwW ft-e. .~s4r d
lat Jan lary. and ~ wt Own state
mNnt- Under ,NIst!uE conditions,
the nominal on 20 a third .kat
would. fr rE Judgment. BOO merely a
move 10 tr" interest % tr- election
( of Mr. Wilson regard Mr hughes
/ guarantee That h. VIII not. merely
: stand for pr0gran1e ~ riHar-r.'
4 sifalZhtout American before eis.-
I ton. bat Will resplutely ard .r good
] - . H 81.
. "a beyond ali rpWparisnu better 'f-
] ted 90 be president frav VI wilson
J II would H" "a gray" rrfrlwnu' fH the
! country o. r"-eler' SIR Wilson.
/ shall. Therefore. strongly support Mr.
! Hughes such being the case. u s
] unnecessary 20 say that J cannot 49,.
cepf the nomination on Third go. Elf
DO not believe tha' thor" stuY.r Hr
/ a third ticket. believe that w0rr
/ my fellow Progressive 1r0af ..0-
/ slider tho question they VIII fur Do,
! most part take this position T.-
! and hav" but on" purpose--'r" p.-
I N rs my deep conviction that ~ 'r"
I moment We can serve az only NN su.
porting Mr. Hughes
u - urged against Mr. HpgAsr
that be- was supported hy tho var
/ ious sO.cailed German american IIlI.
snCeE ] believe that the attitude ~
these profe ssional German American
was Que. not IN the least 20 any lIk.
ing for M. Hughes. hut solely '-
their anfagOni % mo. They w~~s
bound ~ defeat me for the uomins-
fion The only way they could
achieve this object was by support.
I ms Nr hughes and 'tcy supporfT-
/ hin o.. orH.uglv, without any rcEa n
/ 20 other cons. Hora'Irus need hard
I j. repeat what 7 nave already said
10 stern rrpr0hafi0n Of fhis profrs-
F scnsl German American elewcnt--the
clement .typ.aed by TIE German An
. "r..ar alliances and the similar bod