Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-30
WILSON INVITES YOUNG
MEN TO ENROLL WITH
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Will Speak at Shadow Lawn
This Afternoon to 1000
Members of League
of Clubs
QUESTIONS EoR HUGHES
By ROBERT ]. BENDER


United Press Stan Correspondep,
ASBURY PARK. N. j.. Sept. so--pr..
iaent wilson late today will sond a cali A.
the young men Of the country to jon ~.
Democratic party 80" '"e
In n speech at Shadow Lawn 10 no All.
cred TO 1000 representatives Of tho vn,,s-
Mems League OF Democratic Ciuhs ~. t,.us ing
ident will define what he believes are ~.
real issues OF the campaign. Upon thes.
issues and the Administrators rorors 80 - ,
handling them, he will base his annsat ,nn IN
substantial support from that voting elsn,av.
representing the rising business men %
tho land VI
The United Press is able to o,,,,n.
authoritatively and in detail on what has,,
the President believes he should be returned
TO Office "e'
He holds that since the Adrnlnlstra,,o,y
Of Abraham Lincoln the Republican nartv
has been provincial. Tt has fgurativsivi
speaking, believed In closing up America
and having a good time inside.
On the other hand, the Democratic party
the President will attempt to show. has
looked outside the house in which the
United States is inclosed--has seen there
the tremendous world trade awaiting AZ
our doors and has acted properly to meet
that market
BY Implication, II not by direct interroxa.
ton, the President may be expected in mi.
addresses of the next few weeks to ask the
Republican candidate what he would do
In case of his election, to change the foun-
dations already laid for this trade
The President believes he has estab-
lished a policy of international intercourse
any change in which might prove Of vital
consequences to the future peace Of tho
nation. BY implication, II not by direct
questions he may be expected soon to ask
the Republican nominee as to what changes
his party would make in the foreign policy.
In the Presidents opinion his Admns-
tration is an open book" requiring no ex-
ploitation because II speaks for itself.
He believes. however. that the people, n
they are asked to denounce his policies, are
entitled to specific information from Hughes
as to what the Republican party would do
should it be placed in power-what would
be its definite changes in The tariff what
would be it's policy toward Mexico, how
would 1t act in the Mexican imbroglio and
what would it do with the Adamson eight
hour law?
Not what would the Republican party
have done, but what would 1t suggest doing
now is what the President will ask Untii
these answers are given the President may
be expected merely to explain what he
hopes his Administration may accomplish
through its acts-not to dwell at length
on the achievements themselves.
The attitude of the Administration to-
ward business has been one of assistance
and the result unprecedented prosperity, the
President means to show. No war. bigger
pay and increased opportunities are the
facts before the country now. he believes
and he will put it up to his political oppo-
nents to show how they would change this
situation.
As for the results of the coming election,
the President at this time makes no pre-
diction. He believes there are many ele-
ments going to make the outcome uncer-
tain. The independent vote, which, in his
estimation, will be the greatest the country
has ever known, has the situation in its
hands
This portion of the electorate he feels 10
we'll able to judge the real issues Of the
campaign and render satisfactory deci-
sion.
One thing is certain and that Is that the
President doesn't count that part Of the
German vote which, he believes. is trying to
intimidate him by its activities in the DIFF
ferent local elections held to date. In re-
sponse to a message of warning against
pro English policies" sent him by J. o.
Leary, president of the American Truth So
ciety, the President sent the, following tele-
gram last night:
your telegram received. feel deeply
mortified to have you or anybody like you
vote for me. Since you have access to many
d,sloyal Americans and l have not. win
ask you to convey this message to them