South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-13
Progressive Men and Women
in the West Show Power
in Good Cause.


history OF the nation. II IS not
simply a victory won by the demo-
cratic party. or by Woodrow Wilson
as an individual, although either OF
these would be great achievement.
but IL is a victory Of the truest and
purest Americanism. working in be-
half OF humanity. II is a victory
won 10y the American people.
against many OF the most insidiOus
and INSCRIPTIONS un-American in
terests, il is "A triumph OF the
broadest principles Of freedom, and
Of human beings, over the narrow
est of bigOtry and the wOrshipper Of
the dollar. II is an endorsement OF
the greatest administration along
progressive lines and great achieve
ments that contribute 10 the well
fare and well-being OF humanity
that the nation has ever seen.
II is the expression OF all true
Americans who believe that with the
opportunities offered in an admins
tration OF four years more. Wood
row Wilson will have made il i'm
possible for the government Of the
United States to ever again be taken
from the control OF the people and
placed as II was in the hands Of
standpat and selfish individuals.
Are All ImbcCilcs.
The Indianapolis Star, which sup
ported everything that Woodrow
Wilson did up to the time when he
started his campaign for reelection.
and which found fault with every
thing ne had ever done from that
time forward, now discovers that IT
was the mollycoddles of the west.
the people who have no spirit who
populate the western states, the peo-
pie who are afraid 10 fight, the peO-
pie who want peace and prosperity
when all the rest OF the world is en-
gagged in a glorious struggle" and
bloodshedding that elected Wilson.
In plain words the Star says the
people who voted for Wilson are
imbeciles. 1t is these people. the
Star says. who elected Woodrow
Wilson. These, by the Stars inter
probation OF the situation. should be
classed with half the people of In
diana who also voted for Woodrow
Wilson. who are imbeciles and not
Americans They are mollycoddles.
unworthy citizens. unfit TO be class
ed. If you please. with the respect
able citizenship of this United
States. The editors OF the Star. we
and not imbeciles. since no doubt
CNists Of their alteration for Hughes
The Indianapolis News. which
even refused 10 print bad advertis-
ing put out by the democratic state
central committee during the con-
Guiding days OF the campaign, also
finds that the winning of plural
ity of the electoral vote does not
necessarily assure 10 Mr.. Wilson the
approval OF his political policies.
The states of Kansas, California and
Washington were lost to the repub-
leans by reason of faCtional differ
ences."
About fractional differences.
The whole world will agree with
the indianapolis News that faction
al differences" had great deal 10
do with il. In fact, the factional
differences was so great that all re-
publicans who believed in America
and American principles and rights
voted solidly with the democrats for
the return OF Woodrow Wilson. The
News says further that the republi-
can organization in these states
which were carried for Wilson was
composed of standpat voters of the
most pronounced type, and that the
people will no longer stand for this
domination. God save the republi-
can party Of Indiana if this be an
offense.
That all the border states on the
Mexican line gave their electoral
votes 10 Woodrow Wilson. the News
explains. is due To the fact that the
citizens are all Mexicans. If the
residents OF Texas and the other
states enumerated are all Mexicans.
IT is news 20 the country at large.
Since the border states. which would
necessarily be supposed TO be the
first TO object 10 a policy which in
fringed their rights. the rest of the
country in this election may be as
Sumed TO have been mistaken in
criticising that Mexican policy.
Never Criticised Wilson.
These border states do not appear
to have been so anxious for an in
vasion OF Mexico and the slaughter
OF hundreds OF thousands Of good
American soldiers. as were the in
terests Of New York and others who
have and want them protected with
good red American blood.
The Star also assures us that
Hughes never criticised Wilson'S
foreign policy in the slightest de-
gree. II was so hard TO know just
what Hughes meant TO say on any
subject that the Star may be eX-
cused for its Interpretation OF what
he said.
So Woodrow Wilson has been
elected The votes OF the best
American citizens that ever lived,
the most enterprising and progress
sive American citizens between the
oceans elected him. The men and
women OF the west made his election
possible. For the first time II his
tory Wall 81. and Wall streets do
mination OF American politics. tax
ing control OF the government from
the hands OF the people and placing
10 i'm the house of J. y. Morgan and