Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
Reasons hyWi|son ShouldBe Defeated

BECAUSE, to cite Representative Fitzgerald, Democratic Chairman Of
the Appropriations Committee Of the House, during his administra-
ton the Democratic Congress has been the most extravagant that
has ever met in the capital.
BECAUSE he insists on his shipping bil-an indefensible piece Of folly
which would destroy such merchant marine as We now have.
BECAUSE, although he says she kept us out of war" the story of
Mexico, San Domingo and Hayti refutes him.
BECAUSE he runs anticimaxes. He marches in only to march out
BECAUSE he signed the seamen's bill, which practically has wiped out
shipping on the Pacific Coast.
BECAUSE he attempted to scuthe from the Philippines and was defeated
only by twenty patriotic Democrats who voted With the Republic
cans of the House.
BECAUSE he appointed as Secretary of State William J. Bryan after
denouncing him as a pest who should be "knocked into a cooked
BECAUSE he made possible Villa, murderer of men and despoier
of women. and Carranza, the fatuous and futile First Chief"
BECAUSE Wilson's text book craftsmanship and grape-juice diplomacy
have made the United States an international laughing stock.
BECAUSE he appointed Observing Democrats" to the diplomatic corps,
disphcng experienced men at a time when it was. essential to the
foreign trade and honor of the United States to retain competent,
experienced men.
BECAUSE he is incompetent to lead, and veers like a weather vane
whenever a zephyr of public opinion seems to blow against him.
BECAUSE his "one-track mind has too many turntables.
BECAUSE he lifted the embargo of arms so that the Mexican despe-
radoes have used American ammunition to murder American SOL
ders and civilians.
BECAUSE the promised "pitless publicity" has been replaced by private,
special, secret negotiations by personal agents and Representatives.
appointed by President Wilson without "te advice and consent
BECAUSE he reverses himself so rapidly that the entire country is
seasick from the motion.
BECAUSE he is for free trade, direct taxes and an empty treasury
the same old Democratic trinity.
BECAUSE if the payne-Aldrich law had been in operation in the
than we did under the Underwood law. 1t would have met the
treasury deficits and have avoided war taxes The foreigner selling
in our market got the entire benefit of the SOL, 1856, 161.
BECAUSE during the first ten months of the Wison-U Underwood law
there were more unemployed being fed by charity than during
any ten months in our history, excepting under the Wilson,
German act.
BECAUSE Of his inconsstency on the Immigration bill. In his "Hs-
tory of the American People" vol. I, p. 23. he wrote: "The Chi
nse were more to be desired as workmen, if not as citizens, than
most Of the coarse crew that came erowding in every year at the
Eastern ports"
BECAUSE he has not reduced, as he promised, the high cost of living,
but has actually made it higher.
BECAUSE he was pledged to a single term by the Baltimore conyen-
ton. but before the type was cold he was building up his fences
for another. ~ .y&
BECAUSE, although posing as an advocate of civil service, every act of
his as President in connection with civil service has been adverse to
is principles, obstructive and destructive of it's bonafde practice.