The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-12
Why . Am FOR PRES. WILSON

President Roosevelt's National
Conservation Commission:
| l attended the three coaven-
tions in Chicago and st. Louis,
also some meetings Of their plat
form committees, was present at
Mr.. Hughes ceremony of accept
ance and have read carefully the
important documents and speech
,es Of the campaign. After care
full consideration. I have Joined
the Wilson Independent League.
thoroughly believe that the best
interest of the country requires
M. Wilson's reelection.
My chief reasons for voting
for President Wilson follow:
/. The so-called issues OF
"Anericanism, preparedness. the
Lustitania incident, the Mexican
situation, and al. others that
have grown out of foreign affairs,
appear to me to be merely ''red
hcrrings across the trail'' intend
ed to put the public off the scent.
| have little doubt that by divert
ing attention from themselves to
these trumped up issues, the Re-
publican "old guard hope to put
over" ON the public another pay
ne-Aldrich' tariff. They ex-
2ect to work the war and Mexico
for all they are worth to both
lhide and guide their won private
interests after the election.
2. Moreover. quite irrespec-
tive of the moral issue in "protec-
ton" it seems to me bad natio lal
policy to keep the tariff longer in
politics. The election of Mr..
Hughes would surely do this. That
of Mr.. Wilson would at least go
'far toward dropping the tariff
out of politics and toward taking
politics out of the tariff. 1t is
worth noting that if such a re-
suit can be accomplished through
a tariff commission. it will GER
tainly lot be through tariff
commission appoi ted by protec-
tionists.
3. l believe at heart, Mr.. Will
sons Mexican policy is sounder
than that which Mr.. Hughes seems
to endorse. Few of the Ameri-
can people realize, as Mr.. Will
son realizes, that here, too. is q
case (ald far worse one thar
American protection) of special
interests capturing a government
in their own behalf.
4. So far as our relation to
European affairs is concerned. l
do not think that we shall be-
come more efficient by swapping
horses while we are crossing Il
Istream. A change may plunge
us into war and it would certain
lily, in the four months between
jelection and inauguration, para
tlyZe our foreign policy complete
lily. From November to March
may be the most critical moaths
Lof the war. If Mr.. Hughes is
elected neither we nor foreign
nations will know, during that in
terim, cxatcly where we stand
| S. There is another great
danger to our national efficiency
in voting the Republican ticket.
If Mr.. Hughes is elected, the Sen
late will probably remain Demo-
cratic. Only Il Republican land
slide can make the Senate Re-
publican and of suc! a land
slide there seems no prospect.
q. The Democratic platform
is more progressive and effective
than the Republican. The plank
ON Woman Suffrage is NOR" pro-
prcsSive than he Republican,. Mr..
/ Wilson is more careful than Mr..
Hughes to avoid giving the i'm
preston of making promises be-
yond his party's platform. prom
ises which he cannot give any
guarantees of keeping. But he is
I have reason To believe, at heart
more of IL suffragist than Mr..
Hughes. who seems to accept wO-
man suffrage as sort of nee
lessary evil: he would marry the
isuffrayettr 10 get rid of her!
Z. think the Democtra,s
have kept faith with the people
and deserve recollection on their
lrecord. Taken as Il whole the
Wilson administration has been
more constructive than any pre-
'vious administration for gener-
alton. The Federal Reserve Act
the Farm Loan Act, the Under
wood Act, the Child Labor Act
a d half dozen others df i'm
pOrtance are a monument and al
imposing one, to Mr.. Wilson's ef-
ficicncy in proposing. preparing
and pushing legislation through
Congress.
| 8. | also think that Mr.. Will
son has wilhstOod, with remark
able firmness, the tremendous
pressure of office and
maintained, as we'll as any prcvi-
Gus president, especially at Il
'.cliange of administration. the
principles of civil service reform.
The attempt to prove the contrary
has failed.
Q. Like many other voters. I
am repelled, rather that attracted
by campaign of carpiag ctric-
ism in which the speeches of the
Republican candidate consists
;chiafIv of foulf finding even