Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-26

interests, unite in a common effort to
save our common eountry9 May we
ask those who have much differed with
us to join in this same spirit toward
those who have9''
GAS far as my own soul is known to
me- it is in this same spirit that at
the time I make this appeal to repubh-
cans and prOgressives assembled at Chi
cagO.
"In addition to these statements I
had also stated my own attitude verbal
ly and in letters during the week IS i'm
mediately preceding the convention to
scores of leading progressives from all
parts of the country, including many
leaders at the convention. 70 these
men 1 expressed my earnest hope that
the republicans would so act to make it
possible for the prOgressives to Join
with them. I stated to them, however,
that in view of the attitude of some of
the republican leaders, it was at least
conceivable that we should be put in
position where our highest duty, our
fealty to the country, our sense Of what
patriotism demanded IN a great crisis
would make it imperative on us to run
a separate ticket; and that whether in
such event it would be necessary for us
to head that ticket could not be deter
mined in advance. | stated in these in
terviews and in these letters with the
utmost emphasis, that the decision of
this point, like the whole matter of
running 4 separate ticket, would have
to be determined by what the interests
of the country demanded in view of the
action finally taken by the convention
at Chicago.
g AT the time many republican lead
ers asserted that my statements were
not made in good faith; that l really
intended to insist upon my own nomina-
tion by the republican convention, and
that if l was not so nominated, | in
tended to accept the progressive nOmi-
nation bv the republican convention,
and that If was not so nominated, L
intended to accept the progressive nomi-
nation and run on thlrd ticket Of
course, my fellow progressives were un-
der no such error. They knew that l
spoke in good faith and meagt exactly
what I said. They knew that my utter
ances were to be accepted at their exact
face value as meaning that if the re-
publicans nominated a man whom we
could cOnscientiously support we would
support him. The progressive conven-
tion came together knowing my public
statements, and therefore, knowing ex-
actly what my attitude was.
In my judgment, the nomination of
Mr. Hughes meets the conditions set
forth in the statement of the progress
sive national committee, issued last
January, and in my own statements
Under existing conditions, the nomi-
nation of a third ticket would in nv
Judgment, be merely move in the in
terest of the election of Mr.. Wilson. Il
regard Mr.. Hughes as q man whose pub
lie record is guarantee that he will
not merely stand for a program of
clean-cut straight-out Americanism, be-
fore election. But will resoiately and
IN good faith, put it through if elected.
" He is beyond all comparison better
fitted to be president than Mr.. Will
son. 1t would be a grave detriment to
the country to re-elect Mr.. Wilson. i
shall therefore, strongly support Mr.
Hughes. Such being the case, it is un-
necessary to say that I cannot accent
the nomination on a third ticket. | do
not believe that there should be third
ticket. 1 believe that when my fellow
progressives cOolly consider the question
they will for the most part take this
position.
They and I have but one purpose-
that purpose to save our common conn
try 1t is my deep conviction that at
TINS moment we can serve you only by
supporting Mr.. Hughes.
1T is urged against Mr.. Hughes that
he was supported by the various So
called German-American alliances. I be-
lieve that the attitude of these profes
sl0nal German Americans was due. not
IN the least to any liking for MIR.
hughes, but solely to their antagonism
to me. They were bound to defeat me
for the nomination. The only wav bv
which they could achieve this object
was by supporting Mr.. Hughes and thew
supported him accordingly, without apy
regard to other candidates. need
hardly repeat what have already said
IN stern reprObatiOn of this professional
German-American element-the element
| typified by the German.Americap al.
llances, and similar bodies. which have
throughout the REORGANIZATION cam.
palgn, played not merely an un-Amer
lean, but a thoroughly anti-American
part. These men have nothing in com
mon with the great body of Americans
who are in whole or in part Of German
blood; and who are precisely as GOOD
Americans as those Of any other ances
try. There are not and never have been
IN all our land, better citizens than the
great mass of men and women Of Ger.
man birth or descent who have been or
are being completely merged in our
common American nationality. a ma
tionality distinct from any in Europe
for Americans who are good Americans
are no more German-American than
they are Englishmen-Amercans, or
lrsh-Americans, or Scaudinavian-Amer-
leans. They are Americans and nothing
else. No good American. whatever his
ancestry or creed, can have any feeling
except scorn and detestation for those
professional German-Americans who
seek to make the American president in
effect a vice-roy Of the German en-.
peror. The professional German. Amer.
leans of this type are acting purely in
the sinister interest Of Germany. They
have shown their eager readiness TO sac
rifice the interest Of the United Station
whenever its interest conflicted with
that Of Germany. They represent that
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