The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-26
avg KEPT US OUT or WAR" AND
WOMEN VOTERS.

The Wilson slogan. "He kept US out
Of war" is expected by the democrats
to find Judgment in the minds OF the
women voters and draw them to the
support of the president for reelee-
tbn. The phrase was invented to APP
peal to the unthinking, the democrats
evidently figuring that there are more
of that class among women than
among men. Coupled with this abb
surd assertion democratic speakers, |
and even the president himself, reach |
the limit Of absurdlty by saying that
if Hughes IL elected this country will
become involved in war. OF course.
they do not believe what they say,
and they know that the history of
the republican party is directly to
the contrary Although the nation
has been under republican rule since
the civil war with the exception OF
eight years under Cleveland's admin
istration and almost four years OF
Wilson, during which period serious
complications have been encountered
IL dealing with foreign governments,
the United States has been involved
in only one war, and that was of such
short duration that it hardly merits
the name. And how did we become
Involved in war with Spain? Not un-
ii the patient and patriotic republi-
can president, William Mckinley, had
Exhausted every available means to
avoid it and was forced to the con-
clusion that peace could no longer be
maintained with honor. For almost
eight years we had for president the
nan who is regarded as typifying the
militant spirit of the country, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and yet during his oc-
cupancy of the White House the
country remained at peace with al
nations, adjusting all differences with
foreign nations on friendly basis
end without surrendering one right
or making one concession inimical tc
, the honor of the nation. Theodore
Roosevelt did more than maintain
| peace at home; he restored peace
: among warning nations on the oppo
: site side of the globe. 1t was his goot
: offices that brought Russia and japan
. together, stopped bloody war ant
r induced them to sign treaty Of hon
\ orable peace. There is nothing in tn
= life of Charles E. Hughes to justif,
: the slightest suspicion that he woul'
s involve the country in war If electe
e president but he would enforce tn
g rights of American citizens at HON
# and abroad, just as Mckinley, Roose
y welt and the entire line Of republica
e N esidents have done, and he woul
= insist that the country be prepared TO
= war as a measure for maintainin
: peace.
II The women of this country are ne
N going to be misled by the claim tha
is Wilson kept us out of war" TIL
lie claim is false, and even il it were tru
d. 1t means nothing in respect to the al
" titude of Mr. Hughes. If electe
l. president he will conduct the affair
l. of the nation in manner that wi
ID cause every American to feel that !
has the protection of his governmeI
" wherever he may be, and that war
Iy the last resort as means to protet
u our rights and preserve the nation;
:, honor In this position he will hay
is the support of patriotic women {
N we'll as men because it means peat
with honor. But there is a Wilso
ar slogan which the women might we
"a take up to advantage, and that
:" Wilson kept us out of suffrage"