The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-03-16
BLUNOERS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION
Wilson Has Failed In Foreign
and Domestic Policies.
ROOT SHOWS HIS ERRORS.

Address as Temporary Chairman OF
New York Republican Convention
Points out Sins OF Democratic Com
mission and omission-"We Have
Lost Influence Because We Have
Been Brave In Words and irresolute
In Action"
In his address as temporary chair.
man Of the New York state Republican
convention. delivered In Carnegie Hall,
New York. the Hon Elihu Root said
We are entering upon contest for
the election OF president and the con
trol Of government under conditions
essentially new In the experience OF
our party and Of our country. The
forms aud methods which We are
shout TO follow are old and familiar,
but the grounds for action, the demand
OF great events for decision upon ma
tional conduct the moral forces urg
ing 10 solution Of vaguely outlin
ed questions the tremendous con.
sequences Of wisdom or folly IN nation.
al policy, all these are new to the great
mass Of American voters now living.
Never since 1864 has an election been
fraught with consequences so vital TO
national life All the ordinary consid-
erations which play so great part In
our presidential campaigns are and
ought to be dwarfed into nsigniflcance.
Democratic Party to the Bar.
For the first time in twenty years we
enter the field as the party of opposi.
tion. and indeed il is n much longer
mime, for IN 1896. In all respects save
the tarin. the real opposition TO the
sturdy and patriotic course Of Presi-
dent Cleveland was to be found In the
party that followed Mr. Bryan. II Is
our duty as the opposition TO bring the
Democratic party to the bar of public
Judgment. 10 put IL upon its defense
10 far as we see just and substantial
grounds TO critcise its conduct and to
ask the voters Of the country TO decide
whether that party. organized as it is.
represented aS II has been since il
came into power, has shown itself
competent to govern the country as 1t
should be governed and whether its
spirit. It's policies, and It's performance
are the best that the American people
can do III the way Of popular self gov
ernment
In the field OF domestic affairs some
facts relevant to these questions had
already been aScertaincd when In Au
gust. 1914. the great European war
began Duriag the year and half OF
Democratic Slntrol Of government IN
q period of profound peace there had
been steady decrease in American
production, In exports and in revenues
and steady increase In imports and |
expenditures Enterprise had halted /
The Democratic tariff had been framed |
spon an ayowed Reputation OF all pro
lection, however moderate and reason
able. and because all protection was
sepudiated practically all information !
from competent witnesses as to the ef, /
feet new provisions would have upon .
business was rejected II was with F.,
just cause that the enterprise OF the /
country halted. timid and irresolute. |
because IL felt and feared the hostility +.
Of government
Foreign Competition After War.
The great war has not changed the
lesson which We had already learned .
when IL began. ID has but obscured
further demonstration Ii has caused
IN enormous demand for some things
whicAihe United States is able 10 pro
dnce In large quantities. and in these
knes OF production. while other indus
tries still languish. there have been ex
tensive employment Of labor. great ex
ports and a great influx OF money
But this IL temporary II must soon
cease. and when the factories have
stopped and their laborers are no
longer employed we must deal with
situation for which wise forethOught
should make provision More impor
tant stIll. the war has paralyzcd the
peaceful Industries Of all Europe and
has stopped that competitive foreign
production which ~ July, 1911. had al.
ready entered American markets TO
supersede American products under
the tariff law 81 1913 The war has
thus given 70 American products an
Immunity from competition far more
eTertlye than any possible protective
tariT Rnt That IS temporary and
when The war Is over wien foreign
production begins again The American
market COMPARED with impoverished
Furupc VIII * more them ever before
the object of desire and effort and we
shall heconc DE dumping ground q
the world 70 t8e destruction OF our
own industries uule-s that d prevented
by a wise and comprtent government
How Can We Defend ourselves7
Bat il Il n0t fr0m domestic qucs
tions thar the mo~t diiiruli problems
OF This day arise The events y the