The sun., 1916-09-01
Roosevelt Goes 10 Maine ana hiiis
n False Phrase.


In his speech in Lewiston last nlght
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, advocating 'he
election of lIuGHEs, battered ih'o
shreds the %pastcboard shield when
the Democratic party has been hold'
ing up against defeat II shield up"h
which Is written, In letters Of yellow
"He kept us out of war;" This motto
has been the reliance of wisconsin.
1t was invented to gull the suscepti-
bic. 1t was believed to be cogcnt III
the middle West and perhaps III New
England. Mr.. lioosLNELr did not au
dress himself to the merits or evils
of the phrase itself. 1t was his chosen
task. and he performed it admirably.
70 show that these six words. upon
which the President rests his hopes
constitute Il f~alschood.
The war with Spain. of when COLO
mel ROOSEVELT has more than ;ica-
demlc knowledge, furnished n guide
line for his vigorous assault. tie
bares the whole Wilson case, so iar
as excepting us out of war Is con-
ccrned, in Il few words:
"a greater number Of Americans have
been killed by Mexicans during these
years when We are officially Informed
that we have been at peace with them
thar were killed by the Spaniards dur
inR our entire war with Spain. More
over. when the war with Spain was
through, 1t was through. But peace
continues to rage as furiously as ever
In Mexico
As the former President logically
added, Mr.. MCKINLEY's war cost less
bloodshed than Mr.. WILSON'S peace
'and it reflected high honor on the
American people; whereas Mr.. WILL
SONS peace has been II of shame
md dishonor for the American people
and one of ruin and bloodshcd for til"
MeXicans themselves
To make the illustration more plain.
II that were necessary. Mr.. RoosE-
WELT lays before the country Manila
and Vera Cruz, the real difference be-
tween which, 50 far rs their military
character was concerned, Is that MI.
WILSON became frightened ami abnn-
dOned Vera Cruz, whereas MIR. Nc
KINLEY did not abandon Manila. MIR.
WILSON'S operations were war just
as much as Mr.. MCKiSIEY's, but Mr..
WILSON was beaten in his war;" II
wns n war, says ROOSEVELT with char
acteristic bluntne>s. (which was en-
tered into pointlcs>ly and abandoned
ignObly, = But it was Il val
nevertheless"
In another place Mr.. ROOSEVELT
neglects to dignity the affair as II
war and refers to it as the murder
Gus peace of Messrs. WILSON and
CARRANzA"; n peace in which, within
three months. more American blood
WINS shed than In the destruction of
the Spanish fleet off Santiago, and
than in the taking of Manila and
than In the fight ut Guasimas. En-
cept the battle of Santiago, all the
operations of the Spanish war did moi
cost us 50 many men us the Wilson
Carranza peace.
To clinch his argument with any
Administration follower who may he
lievc the motto of the Wilsonites, Mr.
ROOSEVELT quotes the words Of Mr.
WILSON'S Secretary of State In proof
of the existence of war, for Mr.. Ian
SING wrote, in regard to the border
Outrages Of last September:
"In these attacks on American terri
tory Carranzlsta adherents, and ever
Carranzista soldiers, took part In the
footing, burning and killing. Not onl,
were these murders characterized by
ruthless brutality. but unclyilised act
of mutilatlon were perpetrated."
Does Mr.. LANSING believe that lii
chief except us out of war?
Tampico, Brownsville, Cnrrizal-
ROOSEVELT shows the long and ghastl!
record Of WILSON'S mishandling
one situation after another; the fail
ure to protect Americans in Mexico
the switching Of he single track mine
from n weak purpose To another
the vigilnnt watching that was blin'
and the wutchful waiting that wa
vain. WILSON butted In for every
thing except the protection Of Amerl
can lives and property. "Sometlmcs,
says ROOSEVELT, "he has helped tn
different Mexican leaders Of bandit
Z against u another; now Will
against %IiuERrA; now tARRANz
against VILLA; but he has never STOP
up effectively for American right
against any Of Them"
II there Is any American VIII