Evening star., 1916-09-01
ROOSEVELT URGES
HUGHES ELECTION
Tells Maine Voters Honor and
WeIIbeing of the Country
Demand 1t.
DENIES THE PRESIDENT
HAS KEPT OUT OF WAR
Scores Recognition Of Carranza,
While Huerta Was Rejected
Because of Murders.

LEWISTON. Me-. September l.
Theodore Roosevelt, speaking In the
Maine campaign hero last night, made
strong plea for the election of Charles
E. Hughes to the presidency. He con-
fined his remarks largely to such ma
tional issues as Americanism. pre-
paredness and criticism of the foreign
policies of President Wilson.
large delegation Of republicans and
progressives met him in Portland and
escorted him here, where he reviewed an
old fashioned torchlight procession in
which many former progressive leaders
marched. From the time he landed in
Boston from the New York steamer until
he retired to his rooms the former Presi-
dent received enthusiastic demonstrations.
Mr. Roosevelt placed the blame for
''hyphenated Americanism" squarely at
the door of the Wilson administration.
Moral Fiber Broken Down.
During the last two years." he said.
I'VE have seen an evil revival in this
country of non-American and anti
American division along politico-
racial lines; and we owe this primarily
to the fact that President Wilson has
lacked the courage and the vision to
lead this nation in the path Of high
duty. and by this lack of Affirmative
leadership has loosened the moral
fiber of our people, has weakened our
national spirit, and has encouraged the
upgrowth within our own borders Of
separatism along the lines OF racial
origin. When our own government so
acted as to bring shame on all our peo-
pie, it shook the spirit of loyalty among
those to whom it was vital that loyalty
should be taught. Full-hearted ale
legiance is shattered by the govern
and interest of the nation by immediate
and effective action when the lives of
it's citizens are menaced or taken by
foreign powers"
Insists There Has Been War.
The claim that President Wilson is
entitled to support for having kept
the country out Of war" was disputed
by Mr.. Roosevelt, who insisted that
actually the country has been at war
under the present administration.
Under President Mckinley" the
colonel said, 1--WE had a war with
Spain. Under President Wilson we are
assured that we have had peace with
Mexico. These are the words. Now
for the deeds. During the war with
Spain fewer Americans were killed by
the Spaniards than have been killed
by Mexicans during the present peace
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greater number of Americans have been
killed by Mexicans during these years,
when we are officially informed that
we have been at peace with them. than
were killed by the Spaniards during our
entire war with Spain. Moreover, when
the war with Spain was through, 1t
was through. But peace still continues
to rage as furiously as ever in Mexico"
As to the Mexican Border.
Continuing his discussion of the
Mexican situation, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
There was no excuse for the recog-
milton of Carranza in view of Mr.. Will
sons failure to recognize Huerta- All
the objections to Huerta applied with
greater force to Carranza. Mr.. Will
sons apologists say that Huerta was
the murderer of Mexicans. But Mr..
Wilson himself has shown that Car
rama was the murderer of Americans.
Therefore Mr. Wilson treats the mur-
der of Mexicans as bar to recognf-
ton, but not the murder of both Ameri-
cans and Mexicans. And now, having
condoned the repeated murders of
Americans by the Carranzistas, and
having abased himself before Carranza,
and having aided in placing Carranza
in power. what Is Mr.. Wilson's reward?
and who pays it? The reward is that
Mr.. Wilson has to place 100000 troops
on the border to partially prevent the
raids and murders that his friend Mr..
CarranZa will not or cannot prevent,
and the payment is made by the soldiers
who are slain and by the families of
the guardsmen who go In want because
their husbands and fathers have been
called to the border to make good Mr..
Wilson's refusal to let the regular
army administer such punishment to
the bandits as to inspire in them a
healthy fear. Instead. Mr.. Wilson's
course has been such as to encourage
them into a feeling of boastful i'm
punity. Mr.. Wilson's course has been
missfoner who declined to permit his
policemen to use their night sticks
against burglars and instead insisted
that the householders should sit up all
night SO as to scare the burglars |
away"
Tribute to Mr.. Hughes.
In concluding his address. Mr.. Roose-
velt said:
LAS between Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. WILL |
son, who can doubt which is the man |
who will with austere courage stand |
for the national duty? Mr.. Wilson's
words have contradicted one another. |
and all hi1 words have heep Contra