New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
DEMOCRATIC SLAMS
wil'onian Peace, Preparedness N,
Prosperity a Delusion and a s.,,.
To the Editor Of The Tribun.

Sir: Peace, preparedness, pro,,
ity these three words are N. a..
Of the present Democratic p,,;,s
campaign. In New York an enorr
shield bearing these three word,
displayed outside the buildip,
which the Democratic National G..
mittee has its headquarters. A..
them floats the American ssr n
the Democrats are openly sppeslir, :
the people OF the United s,s,.,
votes on the claim that they hsv. 49,.
the country a. peace, prepared :,
against war and provided il with 49,.
/ perity.
There never was a fslsr ,l,;.
There never was a holder a,,.,,.
obtain the Presidency BY .b,.I..
misrepresentation and deeeptioa-..,
they are waving the Stars and Sta.
above il all,
We have not been KEEP. at pe.e, a.,
the foundation has been laid "a,
on large scale in the immedia. ..
ure. During Mr. Wilson's adrn,,;,..-
ton we have been az war with ~
two or three times, and the Judo. 81
/ vocate general Of the army Ia. =.
officially decided that We are A. -.
moment in a state Of war with N.,'
IL has been a running war ~.
Mexico for two -thorougAly -
/ digniied, most unsettling 20 N.,'..
most humiliating TO Us. Worst o, m
1t has given every nation in the xo,l7
especially the Mexicans. a perfee. ~,
10 assume that We can be sra, p,~.
and insulted, our women outraged -.
soldiers killed, our citizen. murd,,.I
our flag dragged in the dust. wi.ha,,
our taking any firm and decided ,,., ),
right the many wrongs.
To-day we are practically A. ,,,
with Hayti and Santo Domingo. IA.
( Democrats mean by their claim Ia,
they have kept US out Of the Fire
pean war, then their claim il ride.
lous. How could Germany. or E,,.
land, or Russia, Or France have CO..
to war with US at any time since a.
European war began7 On our sIS.
how could we have gone 70 war VII,
them with our navy in a hopeless. II.
effective condition, and when We h,,.
not had even enough soldiers 70 ora.
tect our Mexican borderl
As TO preparedness: Mr.. wilso,,
whole claim on this score would b. I,
/ joke were IL not so tragic and f.,.
reaching in its serious consequences !,
this country. He had been in the Whit,
House but few days when he refuse.
to recognize Huerta. We may differ a,
to whether he was right or wrong /,
this action. but having decided not :,
recognize Huerta he should, az the vsry
same moment, have realized that sue,
I step made US assume very grave art
farreaching responsibilities; that b,
action might lead TO war: that il va,
quite likely TO lead 10 intervention. III
action made US the sponsor 20 Eurvp'
for the restoration and maintenance .,
order in Mexico. At the very monet
he should have proceeded TO prepar. 9,
for the serious military operations that
might follow. He did nothing Of IL,
kind.
Now as to prosperity: The elimu !,
capped when they make this elain
Prosperity. Have we forgotten III
! free lodging house, the bread line, III
bundle" days of 1914? American H.
dustries were fourishing and no or
was out of work when Wilson and u.
Democratic Congress took possesso'
Of our government on March 4. 1914
Within six months they had Deno
cratic law in operation, and what q DE-
/ structive operation IL wasl Not lori
after some state Governors sent in spt
cial messages 20 their Legislature
seeking aid for the thousands OF re'
and women who were out OF work. Ia
/ Mayors of our cities appointed con
mittees to relieve the distress. Nat
tiers were going from bad 10 worse i
the general paralysis OF industry vhe'
ell of sudden the European war brot'
out, and the men in Europe, who hi'
been at work on manufactured good
with which this country was benz
flooded, suddenly had 70 stop that wofi
and go TO their battlefelds.
This is the kind of prosperity We ar
now enjoying. One would think ths
opyhodv would he ashamed N refer I;
this kind of prosperity; yet the Demo
Gratis are actually Boosting OF IT, Il
the first place, it is stained with m
blood and tears Of Europe. In the nei'
place, Mr.. Wilson had nothing what
ever to do with providing it. The enl'
way he can justly claim that he st
anything to do with providing Il wooi'
be by admitting that he, In some way
was responsible for bringing about ID
European war. Nothing is more Ger
tain than the fact that this prospen''
will vanish as quickly when the war
over as il came after the war begsh
Then, unless we elect Hughes and Es
publican Congress, We will find our
selves once more operating under m
same Underwood tariff ths
caused so many thousands OF men an'
women TO be ont Of work In the yea
1914.
+ GEORGE W. PERKINS.
New York, Nov, 2, 1915.