The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-04
PILES! PILES! PILES!
Hughes or Roosevelt
Would Be Acceptable


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party should declare, IN no uncertain
words, what they propose TO 40 IL
the national campaign OF 1915. rms
Is no time to temporize, to fnesse. &c
play the dog In the manager. Inc
responsibility ior faiure 10 unlte fro'
sressl'es ana Republicans INTO
solid antl-Democratic pouy' snouiu
De put squarely up 10 the hepuoilcaI
organization. Inc Responsible ieau,
ers OF the hepupllcah party shouiu
De made 10 understand, IN Clear
TERMS that the nomination Oh re-
actionary, or second rate canaiuate,
VIII widen the preach OF l9lI anu
insure the election Oh president WIZ
son and the control OF congress py
the southern democracy. Iney
should be told frankly, ana pupiiciy'
that II the Republican LEADERS, lorco
upon the country reactiohary can
didate, the Progressive orgahiz ..i
VIII put into the held a straisnt tiehe.
which ProSresslVes or all partles caii
consclentiously vote tor'
This is not the time to adopt a
middle OF the road platform, or to
waste effort in the serious consider
alton Of "fayorite sons" Grave
dangers threaten the country, both in
domestic and international affairs.
Preparation for war Is essential, but
preparedness in industry is of equal
Importance. Enormous business diff
ficultles are ahead of us at the expira-
ton of the war. To take the tarllf
out of politics, through the creation
of tariff commission, is absolutely
essential to the welfare Of both labor
and capital. Above all we must re-
create a virile and consistent foreign
policy that will re-establish our re-
spectability and rank among the ma
lions of the world. These, and other
great questions, make it imperative
that past political differences and
petty feuds be put aside and that the
Progressives lead the way to unite
the anti-Democratic forces in nomi-
mating a candidate courageous
enough, able enough, patriotic
enough, for the herculean task that
the next president will have to face.
There are two men, and two only,
who have ghost OF a chance to de-
feat President Woodrow Wilson next
November-Justice Hughes and Col.
Roosevelt. Either would be accept
able tn the great majority OF Pro-
gressives: either would be satisfac-
tory to the rank and file OF the Re-
publican party.
Mr.. Hughes. as governor of New
York. was independent, efficient and
coura geous. Undoubtedly he would
make great president. There are
some, however, who feel as he evil
IDENTIFY does that supreme court jus
tice should not step from the bench
TO a political fight. There are 9TH
ers who realize that Mr.. Hughes S
oninions on the issues that will be
paramount at the next election are
unknown. 1t may be that he believes
in President Wilson's Mexican, Eu-
ropean. tariff for revenue only, bust
ness prosecuting policies, and, If he
does. his nomination would obviously
be an absurdity. However, Justice
Hughes is a strong man and undoubt-
edly would be supported by PROCESS
ives and Republicans alike.
Theodore Roosevelt was grea,
president, a strong executive, who
called to his cabinet the ablest men
of that time. First of all he is pa,
triotic and loyal American. At all
times. under all circumstances, he has
hit hard for Americanism. for nation.
al honor and for our national respon.
sibllity in the work OF the world
( Had he been president during the
last three years the crimes done In
Mexico would have been averted; the
LusItania would have been anoat ant
our rank among the nations of the
world nothing to be ashamed of. Col
Roosevelt is the only prominent pub
lie man who has protested effectively
and openly, against the crime Of
Belgium; the rape of American
women in Mexico and the murder o.