The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-26
COMPLETE ACCORD
WITH ROOSEVELT
HUGHES FOREIGN POLICY DIG
TATED eY THE JiNeo WHO,
HAD HE BEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS Ex.PRESlDENT
TAFT, "WoULD HAVE PLUNGED
US INTO WAR;"

"SS@S rONVe C.SN06o
US INTO WAR;"
Fact - Roosevelt said: I'VE
shirked our duty by failing to take
any action; by announcing that we
would be neutral"
Fact 2-RoOsevelt said: 1T Is
wicked thing to be neutral between
right and wrong, i. e.. between Bel.
GUM and Germany"
Fact 3-lsoot denounced the Presi.
dent for ''pusillanimous conduct in
his negotiations with Germany, and
repeated all Of Roosevelt's arguments.
Fact 4-Lodge gave utterance to the
same doctrine.
Fact S - Roosevelt declared he
would not accept nomination ut the
hands Of the Progressive Party if the
Republican Party would nominate
man whose foreign policies were in
accordance with his own!
Fact 6-On June 10, the Republican
National Convention nominated Jus.
tice Charles Hughes.
Fact 7-On June %, Roosevelt said:
"They (Mr. Wilson and his partly
have taught us that peace, the peace
OF cowardice and dishOnor and indif-
ference to the welfare of others, is
to be put above righteousness, above
the stern untlinching performance of
duty"
Fact s-On June q, Roosevelt said:
I'm my judgment the nomination Of
Mr.. Hughes meets the (my) condi.
ton. No good American can have
any feeling except scorn and detesta.
tion for those professional German.
Americans who seek to make the Am.
erican President in effect q viceroy
Of the German Emperor. They repre-.
sent that adherence to the politicO.
racial hyphen which is the badge and
sign Of moral treason to the Republic.
l am certain that that candidate
(Hughes) is incapable of being intiu.
enced by the evil intrigues of these
hyphenated Americans"
Fact 9-On June % Roosevelt and
Hughes were at dinner together for
two and half hours.
Fact 10-After that dinner Hughes
said: I'VE talked very fully over all
matters AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE
ACCORD"
Fact 11-Three days after that din
ner Roosevelt said of Hughes: "His
high qualities must recommend him
to the esteem of the whole world,
particularly to the sympathy Of the
Allies. He certainly would never have
suffered the Government of the United
States. us one Of the signatories to the
Hague Treaty. to pass over without
protest the violation of Belgium's neu-
trality by Germany. He would never
write two notes on the same offense.
He would perhaps issue warning,
but afterwards he would act according
to his conscience and for the honor
Of civilization. This Is what he GER
tainly will do. if he becomes the
President of the United States"
Fact 12-On August 81. Roosevelt de-
nOunced German citizens for "acting
as servants and allies of Germany"
He condemned the Administration for
failing to live up to it's duty to resist
the invasion Of Belgium. He added:
I'VE can put in power an administra-
ton which will live up to our national
obligations. AS between Mr.. Hughes
and Mr.. Wilson. who can doubt which
Is the man who will with austere
courage stand for the national duty?"
Fact 13-On September 1. Hughes
wired Roosevelt: Il heartily cOngrat-
ulate you on the speech ut Lewiston
and warmly appreciate your effective
support" spoke Of Roosevelt as "That
stalwart American who woke the
country; and aped Roosevelt by say
ing: 1--WE want deeds to match words.
l am not one Of the kind that is too
proud to fight" On the following day,
he stated that he knew what was in
ROosevelt's Maine speech. and en-.
dorsed every word Of it!
Fact 14-Candidate Hughes springs
from the most loyal of British stock,
the Welsh. His father emigrate,! from
Wales in 1850. barely seven years be-
fore Charles was born.
Fact 15-Mr Hughes naturally sym.
pathZeS with England, as does "a son
of a German Immigrant with that
country which he lovingly refers to
as "Fatherland." 1t is only natural
that Mr.. Hughes should stamp his an.
prOyal upon all that Roosevelt-huter
and traducer of Germ:,n-American
citiZenS-utters.
Fact 16-If ktoseveIt's policy, which
Mr.. Hughes has accepted without
modification. lad. for the past "a
months. been the policy of this Gov.
eminent. war with Germany would
have bee1 inevitable.
Fact 17-And if we had conquered,
we could have obtained nothing more
than an apology for wrongs committed,
a promise to respect our rights in
the future. and monetary indemnity!
Fact 1a-If Mr.. Hughes is elected
President on this issue. it is notice
to all the world that America repudi.
ates her policy Of peace for the
RooseveIt-Hushes policy Of war. Let