The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-02


turning away from the candidate Of
the making of the German Alliance.
They are now frantically appealing to
German-American voters to stand by
Hughes. An appeal in the New York
Staatz-Zeitung, bearing the headline,
Should you vote for WILSON," be-
gins:
After German Americans from all
parts Of the, country, at the invitation
of the Centralbund of Pennsylvania,
had met in Chicago on, May % and
20, 1916, to define their attitude to-
ward the coming Presidential. cleo
ton, and had appointed conference
committee for tho purpose Of formu-
lating q declaration of principles as
well as a statement, later on to be
published, setting forth which one OF
the Presidential candidates would be
deemed worthy Of the support of
German-American voters, ETC."
After they had selected candi-
date after their own heart, as they
thought, and had asked all German
American voters to support their can
didate, they experienced most pain
full shock when they had. to see all
their nice little political program up
set by the alliance of their" candi-
] date with Roosevelt and the violently
pro British elements of America.
Theirs is the most tragi-comical posi-
ton that people who wanted them
selves to be taken seriously, could find
themselves in.
They had attacked President Will
! son for his alleged "anti-German"
and "pro-British' attitude. They had
staged with great pomp a "conven-
ton" and solemnly issued "declara-
ton of their principles measured by
which President Wilson had been ego
ing too far in his foreign policies,
, rioncerning Germany. Now they find
themselves in alliance with a party
which has as it's only issue the &C
cusation that Wilson has mot gone
far enough" because he failed to de-
clare war on Germany after the in
yasion of Belgium and the torpedoing
of the Lusitania!
They wanted to see Wilson "beaten
to fragile" because he had failed
to place ansembargo on munition-ex-
ports as they demanded Of him. Now
they find themselves fighting shoulder
to shoulder with the party, and for
a candidate, who not only approve of
the munition-exports (being the party
of Morgan & Co., the financial agent
Of the Allies), but accuse Wilson for
having violated his "duty'' by not
I having also sent the United States
army and navy against German bar
barians.
There they stand, united in arms
against Wilson, the German Alliance,
because of his actions against Ger
many-and their friends, the Roose-
velt-Hughes combination, because Of
"his inaction' toward Germany's
"violation Of International law"
The determined opponents of Wo-
men Suffrage and Prohibition have
not only to swallow that but have
also to swallow in silence the insults
offered them by Roosevelt's contemp-
tuous reference to them and their
political activities as to profession
al German-Americans," who foul in
trigues will gain them no influence
over him." their chosen candidate,
Hughes, worthy Of their support"
If they really had any principles, %
they would see reason enough to
thank God that during these critical
years the American policy has been
in the hands Of a man of strength Of
character and wise counsel instead Of
those of a smiling, non-committal
= P0A1tAC1dh IAhO 11O6lAC diIo dIUiu
German Shater like Roosevelt.
What ARE those principles now,
anyway, for which these professional
German-Americans,' stand? In view
of their alliance with the party /of
Wall Street, with Morgan e. Co., and
the pro-Allied element of the coun-
try, they seem to have shrunk down
to a measly rather vote for the devil
than for Wilson" How long Is this
alliance going to last, this German
American Anti German Pro =
British Alliance? Forsooth, the
strangest team ever seen!
Now, lacking the courage of honest
conviction to admit their political
plumbers, these professional Ger
man-Americans'' are even brazen-
faced enough to urge German-Ameri-
can citizens to vote for Hughes who
congratulates his friend Roosevelt on
his speech in which he slaps them in
the face.
Why should German-American citi-
zens vote for their pro-British can
didate Hughes and his conglomera-
ton of off1ce-seekers, war-speculators
and enemies of laboring men? The
real German-Americans have, since
they know where Hughes stands, no
interest in his campaign except one
to see him and his henchmen de-
feated. He does not stand for the
principles Of the German Alliance
convention nor does he stand for Gun
qualified loyalty" to our country. He
stands for an office.
TT IS THE MOST IDIOTIC CAM
NPAIGN, AMERICA HAS SEEN IN A
HUNDRED YEARS, AS FAR AS
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY is CON-
CERNED. They have no issues ex-
cept this: Get wilson out, SO we may
get in! They are not offering a solu-
ton for one single problem with
which Wilson has had to wrestle.
They have nothing to offer but the
barefaced impudence Of the Office
yeeeker who hopes to get into power
by resorting to SANDER, defamation,
vilifcation Of the government for the
good it has done to the. country by
keeping America out Of trouble. They
are appealing to the hatred, the ig-
norance. the prejudices of race,
cioaking all this under stolen slogans
like dominant Americanism"-"un
qualified loyalty to the country" etc.
After Roosevelt's speeches and
Hughes Endorsement Of them, IT sub
scribe to every word Mr.. Roosevelt
said'-let the cat out Of the Repub-
lican bag. German-Americans have
no quarrel any more with President