The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-14
POLITICS DISCUSSED
BY PROF, M'GREGOR
AT FIRST MEETING OF CURRENT
EVENTS DEPART MENT OF
WOMAN'S CLUB.
Party Conference and Pres dental
Candidates With Specific Acts
of Present Administration
Arc Recounted.

Politics was the principal topic dis.
Cussed by Prof. J. Clyde NcGrecor Of
Washington & Jefferson college. Yes
terday afternoon al the Windsor hotel,
! before the civic department of the
Woman's club. The party platforms,
the basic party principles and the
nomination Of the presidential candI.
dates supplied material for Il very IN.
structive and important lecture.
Prot Mctirrcor included in his dis
cussion the TWO major parties, the
Republican ana Democratic, which. he
said, were really not lar apart in their
views and arc constantly coming 10
be more alike. 1t is only minor QueS'
tons which by discussion loom as dit
ferenceS and not the fundamentals
upon which they differ. he asserted.
The Republican party is not tradition
ally protective party, and the tarlt
is not an irreconcilable issue. he
added. Both parties are compatible
with successful government, he said,
and both parties favor the ship sub,
sidy bill. the child labor bill, the rural
DarednesS Both say the Philippines
should be given their independence
some time in the future. both have in
cluded the woman suffrage plank and
the general term "Americanism' is
included in both parry platforms,
which, MIR. McGregor said. should have
more specific definition than the
generalization. But as yer, little has
been said of foreign relations, al
though The Republicans don't agree
with Wilson's method OF aycrling war
with Mexico.
His position in regard to various
matters, continued rrof. McGrCgor
may at some future time bring honor
10 the United States for having the
poisc and self restraint in keeping
out of war. both with Mexico and
Europe. Hughes. Root and Roosevelt
are frankly for tho allies, he SAID, ana
for this reason Mr.. Hughes has gin
gerly evaded any specific mention or
foreign policies in his campaign.
Both Stand for the Best.
Both Mr.. Hughes and Mr. Wilson
stand for the best in both parties, Mr..
McGregor said, and if Mr. Wilson'S adj
ministrafiou has proved failure. why
does not the Republican party attack
the measures Of the last Congress,
which we're a specific action? Among
these were the child labor law. Fed.
eral reserve act, Federal compensa-
ton drt, postal savings QeUnSllS, lpI :
eien loan act. good roads law. repeal
of the Panama Canal ACT, ship pur-
chase bill. ratification Of the Ntcara.
guam and Panama Canal act, and the
eighl-hour law.
An issue. said he speaker. which
is not being considered in the cam
paign is the civil service applicants,
which is a result Of President VIII
sons incapacity Of judging men. The
present campaign seems 10 be one Of
the Tins" against the outs" and TO
GUST Mr.. Wilson, no matter what he
does, he said.
Mr.. McGregor spoke Of the party CO.
herence, which is able 10 hold its two
ranks, so many OF widely opposed
views, and that should Il break in
either party occur it would no doubt
be due TO class Legislation. as the gov
eminent is being conducted mainly
in the interests Of the business man,
and as the interests Of the laboring
man are radical and he employers
conservative. this might result in a
genuine camnaicn issue