The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13

support of the real progressiyes of the
nation regardless Of the party commit
ments to which they formerly Subscribed
The presidents speech on Saturday ac'
complished one important thing: it restor
/ ed the campaign to its normal phase. BY
that l mean that the contest is returned
to the vital issues which are up before
the nation to be passed upon-the srecord
of the Wilson administration in domestic
legislation and in conducting the foreign
relations of the government. For several
weeks the republican candidate has been
permitted to place a distorted emphasis
upon the eight-hour day issue.
Il believe unreservedly that President
Wilson and his administration are ON the
right side of this issue, both in the sense
of justice and of popularity, but do not
regard the issue as vital in this campaign
in which government policies which have
shaped the course that the whole future
history of the nation is to follow are up
for decision. The paramount issue is the
issue of peace or war. 1t is for the ma
tion to decide whether it prefers peace
and the maintenance of the high and mob
lie policy of the president or a truculent
policy which is certain to drag US sooner
or later into the ENVIRONMENTS of a war
whereas it is our duty to remain neutral
so that our influence may be asserted in
behalf of peace and the permanent well
fare of humanity.
Unseen hands are reaching out to con-
troll the foreign policy of our government.
Grant that their reach may have exceed
ed their grasp when the ballots are count
ed in November.
1t remains for the republican candi-
date to affirm his purposes with regard to
our European policy and our policy to-
wards Mexico; whether he intends it or
not, the implication of his criticisms of
these extending policies, points directly
to our embodiment in Europe and army
Intervention in Mexico designed to serve
no higher purpose than to insure Ameri-
can investments at the cost of MeXico's
aspirations toward freedom. Between
now and election day l want to see the
truth driven home time and time again,
that the basic issues to be resolved on
November 7th relate vitally to the flu
ture peace of this nation.
1.-THE stamp of Wall street of the in
terests which see through dollar marked
spectacles and can think only in terms of
is upon the opposition to Mr.
Wilson Behind that opposition have ral-
lied many elements of widely divergent
beliefs, ,dput all united in the single thought
of getting hold of the government for
their own profit and for the promotion of
ests,
These men of Wall street don't put up
their money for a pig in a poke. Usually
they know what they are buying and the
people may rest assured that If they de-
feat Mr.. Wilson, these men of Wall street
will make the people pay back money with
interest and maybe with their lives
THE Republican leaders only hope for
getting good team work out of the radi-
cally antagonistic groups which make up
their following-the progressives of 1912,
and the tariff reactionaries, the Roose-
veltians, was to confine themselves to a
discreet and general DISCUSSION of the
vital issues of the campaign. l do not be-
ieve that the American people will tole
rate such a negative sort of cmpaign and
know how the Americn people will vote
If the republicans commit themselves to
the promises of the attack as they have
launched against the president
Il want to see the day come in Ameri-
can politics when there will be like non
esty on both sides of national campaigns.
However widely some men may disagree
with some of the things that Mr.. Wilson
(contInued on Eighth Paoe)