The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-10-27
LEADING GERMAN
SAYS WILSON HAS PROVEN
BEST FRIEND OF HIS PEOPLE
Has Kept Country Out of War While
Roosevelt Might Plunge 1t In
If Hughes Wins

lnaI the ClClZeQS Oh herman eX
traction or nativity in Lincoln coun
ty are not going to be misled in the
present presidential campaign into
voting for Hughes and thereby play
ing into the hand of Roosevelt, the
greatest enemy of Germany on the
American continent, was the state.
ment of Bruno Miller, prominent
citizen of the Ottenheim section, who
was in Stanford Wednesday.
Mr.. Miller is a native of Bavaria
which has furnished among the very
bravest soldiers in the German army
in the present great war. He lived In
Wisconsin for number of years be.
fore coming to Lincoln county, and
has always taken a great interest In
politics and knows what is going on
in regard to every big public ques-
ton. Mr.. Miller said that he believed
that the eyes of the citizens of Ger
man blood are rapidly becoming op-
ened to true conditions, and they are
beginning to realize more and more
that Woodrow Wilson has been a
good friend of the Germans, and es-
pecially when it has become so very
evident that Roosevelt wants wal
with Germany and that he is the
DdCheI VI IluSuCS IlC lCPOOii-
can candidate for president.
1t has been repeatedly charged
and not denied, that if Hughes is
elected president Roosevelt will be
his Secretary of War, and Mr.. Mil
Ter saws that the thinking Germans
do not want war, and realizing that
there would be great danger of war
if Hughes is elected, and Roosevelt
tn vote
for Wilson, after all.
Mr.. Miller says that he personally
knows a number of good German
citizens of his community, who
usually vote the republican ticket,
who are either not going to vote at
all in the election this fall or else
are going to vote for Wilson, because
of the part and power that Roosevelt
is playing in the campaign. for the
election of Hughes. News from the
West End of the county also, is to
the effect that the German citizens
of that section, are beginning TO un.
derstand just what the election OF
Hughes might mean to the relations
of this country and Germany, on ac-
count of Roosevelt, and that most OF
them are beginning to see things In
the same llSnI DIS MI. hihSA NoSS,
and as he so forcefully expresses him.
self.
Speaking At Crab Orchard
Voters of the Crab Orchard sec
ton are to hear a splendid speaker
for the Democratic ticket next we'd
nesday afternoon, November 1st. He
is former Senator George u. Speer,
State Banking Commissioner, OF
Frankfort. He is quite an orator, and
will make a splendid address and
every voter in that end of the coun-
ty should hear his reasons why WOOD
row Wilson should be elected presl-
dent again. .u
George Dupree, who was billed to
sneak at Waynesburg Wednesday
n,ah.. 3honed at the last minute that
ba c,ild not come, so Hon. Jay Har-
Ian. of Danville, was secured for the
vacancy and accompanied by Rowan
Sauflev went to the South End and
made a splendid address, which was
much appreciated by a good SIZED
crowd. 80,
The woods will be filled with dem
ocratic oratory in Lincoln during the
closing DAYS of the campaign ana
every effort will be made to acqualnt
the voters with the importance OF re,
turning Wilson on to the presidential
chair and taking no chances on piung-
ing this country into war.