El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
ELECT HUGHES,
COLONEL URGES
Roosevelt Says Spirits of
Slain Americans Shadows
of Shadow Lawn.

New York. Nov. Theodore Roose-
welt. speaking at mass meeting in
Cooper Union here Friday night de-
nounced the policies Of the Wilson ad-
miuistration and urged his audience to
put in the presidential chair the clean
and upright justice OF the supreme
court the fearless former governor Of
New York. whose whole public record
has been that Of a man straightforward
in his thought and courageous in his
action who cannot be controlled to DO
" hat is wrong and who will do what
as right no matter what Influences may
be brought against him
The former president broke away
from his speech which ne had prepared
i'm advance TO say what he thought OF
the socalleG hyphenates. He declared
that although Washington and Lincoln
were Of English blood. they We're both
Americans through and through
No American can be a good Ameri-
can on q fifty-fiftv basis" said Col
Roosevelt There is no room in this
country for English Americans. Ger
man Americans, French Americans,
Irish-Americans. or any other kind of
Americans but real Americans"
Bnker An AmiabIe MAN.
Col. Roosevelt. in referring to secre-
tarv OF war Bakers recent alleged COM
DariSOn of Washington's soldiers with
the ConsttuuOnalist forces IN Mexico.
said Mr. Baker was an amlaole man
who lknits
once during mis- speech when the for
mer president quoted from the will OF
Washington in which the first president
bequeathed his swords TO his nephews
and cautioned them not TO unsheatn
them except for self-defence or for the
defence of their country, someone IN
the audience shouted
Sounds like wilson
Col. Roosevelt uaused for 4 moment
and the voice in the audience said
Il mean Roosevelt"
Col. Roosevelt smiled and continued
his speech.
When he had concluded he was
driven to a theaIer in East Houston
street where he made brief address
cites Patriotic Precedents-
After asserting that Washington and
Lincoln stood for full union Of the peO-
uIe and for full employment Of the ma
tons strength to meet all needs. Col
Roosevelt said that this country now
should in facing problems new in kind
and decree be guided by the spirit OF
the lesson taught by the careers Of
Washington and Lincoln. though meth
DDS in present Industrial life must dlt-
fer from those that obtained in the time
Of these men
says Wilson Turns Back
Col Roosevelt charged that though
president Wilson had said that when
he started in one direction he would
never turn back. his whole record mas
consisted in turning back at every point,
where he was hidden to do so either by
fear or self interest
He has been claiming credit because.
in the case OF Belgium. he has pre-
served a neutrality that would make
Pontius PLATE CULVER with envy and
vet. i'm his speech last THURSDAY ne
said that never again must We be neu-
trail He has kept US absolutely un-
prepared. vet he now says We must en-
ter the next war
He shows the Contrast.
HE has looked on without a single
throb of his cold heart without the last
quickening of his tepid pulse. while
Gallant Belgium was trampied IN me
bloody nire. while the Turk inflicted
on the Armenian and Syrian Christians
wrongs that would have blasted The
memory of Attila and he has claimed
credit for his neutral indifference 10
their sufferings. and yet ten DAYS be
fcre election. he says the United states
must hereafter refuse 10 allow SrlaiL
nations 70 be misnan0leo py Dis pON
erful nations
DO il now. Mr. Wilson II
YOU mean what you say. Nj wilson
show me that you mean II Dy your &C
ton in the present
The SHADOWS of shadow Lawn
Near the close Of his address Col
MI. Wilson now dwells at Shadow
Lawn There should be shadows enough
at Shadow Lawn the shadows OF men,
women and children who have risen
from the ooze Of the ocean bottom ana
from the graves in foreign lands me
shadows Of the helpless whom Mr. VII
son did not dare protect lest he might
have to face danger. the shadows OF
babies. Easping pitifully as they sank
under the waves. the shadows OF WON
On. outraged and stained by bandits;
the shadows OF BOYD and Aoa1r and
their troopers. who lay in the Mexican
desert. black blood crusted around their
,-orrbs and their dim ewes looking up
ward. because president Wilson had
sent them 10 do a task and had then
shamefullv abandoned them 10 foes VINO
knew no mercy. Those are me sha9o@s
-,ror'er for shadow Lawn. the shadows
~ deeds never done. the shadows OF
lofty words that were followed by no
action: the shadows OF the tortured