The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-10-26
EDISON TELLS why
HE SUPPORTS WILSON

Thomas A. Edison. Republican and
Roosevelt admirer, gives the following
reasons for supporting President Will
son:
Saratoga, N. Y. Sept. 4.-Thomss
A. Edison, the electricity wizard, Re-
publican and supporter of Theodore
Roosevelt, for the presidential nomina-
tion, Sunday announced that he would
work and vote for Woodrow Wilson.
He said:
mot since 1860 has any campaign
made such direct call on simon pure
Americanism. The times are too seri-
Gus to talk or think in terms of Repub-
licanism or Democracy. Real Ameri-
cans must drop parties and get down
to big fundamental principles.
More than any other president in
nv memory. Woodrow Wilson has been
faced by a succession of tremendous
problems. any one of which decided the
wrong way would have had disastrous
consequences. Wilson's decisions SO
far have not got US into any serious
trouble, nor are they likely to.
"He has given US peace with honor.
Hughes talk about the United States
being despised is nonsense. Neutrality
is a mighty trying policy, but back of
it are International law, the rights of
humanity and the future of civiliza-
tion.
with reference to Mexico, think
the president has acted wisely, justly
and courageously. 1t was right that
the United States should not have rec
oenized such a murderous personality
as Huerta. do not think we should
have intervened, nor do | believe that
we should intevene now. Mexico is q
troublesome neighbor just now, but
war and conquest is not going to make
her a better one. Both against Eng
land and against human slavery the
United States worked out its salvation
and it was a pretty slow, trying pro-
cess.
at has been said that Wilson al
first was against preparedness. Per
haps he was, but when convinced thai
intelligent opinion was overwhelming ly
in favor of it, he changed. That is the
proper thing for our president to do
A president defiant of public opinion
would be dangerous man in our gov
eminent.
"His attitude on the tariff shows al
equal openness of mind. A tariff com
mission will take the whole problem
out of politics. 1t is my hope that ex
perts will be named and that the body
will be continuing and vested almos
with the dignity of the supreme court.
"They say he has blundered. Per
haps he has. But / notice that he usu'
ally blunders forward. You can't ge
100 per cent efficiency in Democracy
don't know that we ought to want it
We would be machines, and we woult
have to sacrifice too much of freedom.
"As | said at the start, it has beel
just one big thing after another will
Wilson. have never known SO man.
dangerous questions brought up for de
cision to any one president.
"In my opinoin MIR. Hughes, if presi
dent, would find it difficult to decide OF
the best course for the government t
take had he been confronted with thu
possibility of a great railroad strike
His capacity for hindsight, as we lear
from his speeches, is highly developed
but as to his foresight we are no
equally well informed.
"Mr. Wilson has now had about fou
years of experience, ard he has earne
faith and trust. do not think it
logical or sensible thing to change t
an inexperienced and untried man jus
for the sake of change, or withou
much better reasons given for tn
change than have noticed.
Roosevelt was my choice. He ha
had experience and is one of the bes
of Americans, but the machine-con
trolled Republican party would no
+ have him. Therefore am for Wood
row Wilson" Paid adv.