The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-26

my Judgment be merely q move in the
interest Of the election Of Mr.. wilson.
! regard Mr.. Hughes ~ . man whose
public record II . guarantee that che
will not merely stand for . program
Of ciesn-cut straightout Amertcnnism
before election, but will resoluteiy
and In good faith put It through II
elected"
He IL beyond all comparison better
fitted 70 be President than Mr.. VIII
son. II would be . grave detriment
10 the country 10 re-elect Mr.. Wilson.
shall, therefore, strongly support
Mr.. Hughes.
Cannot Accept
Moose Nomination.
Such being the case. It Is unnecessary
to say that cannot accept the nominal
tion on a third ticket. do not believe
that there should be q third ticket. /
believe that when my fellow Progress
sives coolly consider the question they
will. for the most part take this po-
sition.
They and I have but one purpose
the purpose to serve our common
country. II Ii my deep convirtioa that
by supporting Mr.. Hughes.
II is urged against Mr.. Hughes that
he was supported by the various So
called German-American Alliances.
believe that the attitude OF these pro-
fessional German Americans was due,
not in the least to any liking for Mr.
Hughes. but solely to their anita goni SIN
to me. They were bound to defeat me
for the nomination.
Was Only Way
To Defeat Colonel.
The only way by which they could
achieve this object was by supporting
Mr.. Hughes and they supported him ac-
cordingly. without any regard to other
considerations.
need hardly repeat what I have al
ready said in stern reprobation of this
professional German-A American element
the element typifed by the German
American Alliances and the similar
bodies. which have. in the prenomina-
tion campaign. played not merely an
un-American but a thoroughly anti
American part.
These men have nothing in common
with the great body Of Americans who
nre 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 the men and women Of
German birth or descent who have been
or arc being completely merged IN our
common american nationality; a ma
tionality distinct from any In Europe.
for Americans who arc good Americans
are no more German Americans than
they are neutrality-suspicious.. or Irish
Americans. or Scandinavian americans.
Are Americans
and Nothing Else.
They are Americans are nothing else
No good American. whatever his ances-
try or creed. can have any feelings
except scorn and, detestation for those
professional German-Amcricans who
seek to make the American President
in effect a viceroy If the German
Emperor
The professional German Ameri.
cans Of this type are acting purely In
the sinister interest of Germany
They have shown their eager rendI.
ness to sRtrince the interest Of the
United States whenever it's interes,
conhicted with that Of Germany
They represent that adherence to the
politico-rscial hyphen which In the
badge and sign OF moral treason Il
the rep.bIIc.
have singled these men out fol
specific denunclation. and assdvcGly Il
support a candidate 4 may be ac-
cepted as proof that ! am certain that
the candidate Is incapable Of being In
fiuenced by the evil intr;gues Of these
hyphenated americans.
Mr.. HuEhes' character and hi,
whole course Of conduct in psbIi,
affairs Justify Ms In the assured con.
viction that the fact that these n,er
have for their own purposes SUP
affect HIS public actions before ol
after election. His entire public life
is n guarantee Of this.
Says Deeds of Wilson
Contradict His Words.
The events of the last three and 9
half years have shown that as much
cannot be said for Mr.. Wilson. In Mr.
" ilson's case we do not have to con
slider his words. but his deeds.
His deeds absolutely contradict hi,
words; and for the matter OF that hi
words absolutely contradict one
another.
II Is folly to pay heed to any Oi
the promises in the platform OF
which he now stands, In view OF tn,
fact that almost every important
promise contained In the platform or
which he stood four years aRO hal
1Ince been broken.
We owe all of our present troubI,
with the professional German-Amer
lean element I'm the United States I,
MIR. Wilson's timid and vaciIIatinl
course during the last two years.
The defenders OF Mr.. Wilson have al
legged in pXcuse for him that he con
fronted a difficult situation. As regards
Mexico, the situation which Mr.. Wilson
confronted vas nothing like as difficult
as that which President Mckinley con
fronted In connection with Cuba and tn,
philippines at the time of the Spanish
war
Under, the actual circumstances W,