South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-26

fganlZatiOn leaders who advocated
a course or action such as offered no
/ Improvement upon the Democratic
position. and advocated the nomina-
} tiOn OF candidates whose election
would have represented no improve
ment upon the continuance in office
OF Mr. Wilson. n such a course
were followed. b. would obviously
become our duty 90 run a third
ticket But Il was plainly our duty
10 do everything honorable in order
20 prevent such necessity. 20 do
everything short of sacrificing our
most sacred convictions in order 10
secure the alignment under one lead
ership Of the forces opposed 20 the
continuance IN power Of Mr. Wilson
and the Democratic party.
Duty i'm Outlined
Under these circumstances the
Progressive national committee. at
Chicago. in January. outlined our
duty % seek common action with the
Republican party. using the follow
ing words. "Our people are seeking
leadership-leadership of the high
est order and most courageous char
acter; leadership that will draft to
itself for the cOuntry's benefit the
unselfsh and patriotic services of its
ablest citizens The surest way 10
secure for our country the required
leadership viii be by having. if pos
sible. both the Progressive and the
Republican parties choose the same
standard bearer and the same prin-
ciples"
Six weeks later. on March 9th. in
my Trinidad statement. asked for
n similar combination against the
. Democratic party. on a platform
OF "clean-cut. straightout national
americanism," and for "A candidate
who will not merely stand for such
a programme before election. but
/ will resolutely and in good faith put
il through If elected"
This was. in effect. the same state
ment that / made in my telegram 70
4 ex-senator Jackson. pending the con-
/ ventiOn. which ran i'm part as fol-
lows. Can we not. forgetting past
dinfferenOes. now join. for the safety
and honor Of our country. 20 enforce
the policies of genuine americanism
and genuine preparedness? Surely
we can afford 20 act in accordance
with the words of Abraham Lincoln
. when he said. May not all having a
common interest unite i'm a com
mon effort 20 save our common
I country? May we ask those who
have not differed with us 10 join in
this same spirit toward those who
I hove nff O.. Il q.
known 10 me it is IN this same spirit
that at this time / make my appeal
to the Republicans and Progressives
/ assembled at Chicago" =
To support Hughes.
In nay judgment the nomination
OF Mr. Hughes meets the conditions
set forth i'm the statement of the
/ Progressive national committee. is
sued last January, and i'm my own
statement Under existing condi-
tiOns. the nomination Of a third
ticket would. in my Judgment. be
merely a move in the interest of the
election OF Mr. Wilson. regard
1 Mr.. Hughes as a man whose public
I record is guarantee that "he will
not merely stand for a programme
Of clean-cut straightOut ameriCanism
before election. hut will resolutely
and in good faith put it through If
elected. lie is beyond all compari-
son better fitted To be President than
Mr.. Wilson it would be a grave
detriment 10 the country TO re-elect
Mr Wilson. / shall. therefore
strongly support Mr. Hughes Such
being the case. it is unnecessary 10
say that | cannot accept the nom
ination on third ticket do not
believe that there should be a third
ticket. / believe that when my fell
low PrOgressives cOolly consider the
question they will for the most part
take this position. They and ! have
but one purpOse-the purpose tC
serve our common country. Ii L. my
. deep conviction that at this moment
we can serve it only by supporting
Mr. Hughes.
Defends Candidate.
10 is urged against Mr. Hughes
that he was supported by the variou,
so-called German-American ALLAN.
ces. I believe that the attitude OF
these professional German Amer.
cans was due. not i'm the least L,
any liking FOR Mr.. Hughes but sole
ly To their antagOniSm 10 me. They
were bound To defeat me for the
i, nomination. The only way by which
they could achieve this object wa,
by supporting him accordingly. with
out any regard 10 other considera.
tons ] need hardly repeat what
have already said in stern repropa
b. ton of this professional German.
, American element the element typi-
, fed 10y the German-American al
lianCes and the similar bodies. which
have. i'm the REORGANIZATION cam.
paign. played not merely an un
American hut thoroughly anti
American part These men hay,
nothing IN common with the grear
: body OF Americans who are i'm Who'll,
= on an part % German blood. anC
| who are precisely as good Aremican,
as those Of any other ancestry. Their,
are not. and never have been. in al
our land. better citizens than tn,
/ great mass Of the men and womer
L OF German birth or descent who
have been o. are being completed,
1 merged in our common American
| NATIONALITY nationality distinc
from any in Europe for American.