The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27


tionaiity distinct from any in Europe.
for Americans who are good Ameri-
cans are no more German-Amertcans
than they are English-Americans. or
Irish-Americans, or Scandinavian
nothing else. No good American.
whatever his ancestry or creed. can
have any feeling except scorn' and
detestation for those professional Ger
man-Americans who seek to make the
American President in effect vioeroy
of the German-emperor. The profess
sional German Americans Of this type
are acting purely in the sinister inter-
est of Germany They have shown
their eager readiness to sacrifice the
interest OF the United States whenever /
Its interest conflicted with that OF Ger
many. They represent that adher-
ence to the politico-radical hyphen
which liz the badge and sign OF moral
treason to the republic. I have singled
these men out for specific denuncta-
ton, and assuredly If l support a can
didate 1t may be accepted as proof
that am certain that the candidate
is incapable of being influenced by the
evil intrigues of these hyphenated
Americans.
SAYS WILSON'S DEEDS
CONTRADTCTED HIS WORDS
Mr.. Hughes character and his whole
course OF conduct In public affairs
justify US in the assured conviction
that the fact that these men have
for their own purposes supported him
will, in no shape or way, affect his
public actions before or after cleo
ton. His entire public life is a guar
antee OF this. The events of the last
three and half years have shown
that as much cannot be said for Mr..
Wilson. In Mr.. Wilson's case we do
not have to consider his words, but
his deeds. His deeds absolutely con-
tradict his words; ana for the matter
Of that his words absolutely contradict
one another It is folly to pay heed
to any of the promises in the platform
on which he now stands in view of the
fact that almost every important
promise contained in the platform on
which he stood four years ago has
since been broken. We owe all of
our present trouble with the profess
s!onal German-Am erioan element In
the United States ito Mr.. Wilson's
timfd and vacilIating course during
the last two years. The defenders of
Mr.. Wilson have alleged in excuse for
him that he confronted a difficult sit
uation. AS regards Mexico. the situa-
ton which Mr.. Wilson confronted
was nothing like as difficult as that
which President Mckinley confronted
in conn ection with Cuba and the Phil
ippines at the time of the Spanish
War. Under the actual circumstances
we could with only q minimum risk
have protested on behalf of Belgium
a small. we'll behaved nation, when
she was exposed TO the last extremity
OF outrage by the brutal violation of
her neutral rights; this violation be-
ing Itself a violation OF The Hague
conventions to which we were a sigma
tory power. AS regards the foreign
situation generally during the great
war. the fact OF the existence OF the
war made it far easier and safer for
Mr.. Wilson to assert our rights than
II he had had TO deal with some single
strong power which was at the time
unhampered by war. During the past
twenty years questions have arisen |
with powers Of the first rank, such as
England. Japan and Germany, each of
which has neoessitated far greater
courage, resolution and Judgment on !
the part OF the President dealing with
1t than President Wilson need have
shown in order to put a complete stop
TO the continually repeated murder OF |
American men, women and children I
ON the high seas by German subma- |
rfnes--the Lusitania being merely the /
worst of many such cases. The same |
feebleness that was shown by Presi- |
dent Wilson IN dealing with Germany
abroad was also shown by him In |
dealing with the organized German
outrages within our own land. and, |
finally. In dealing with the organized |
German-Ane4oan vote. The con-
tinued existence OF the German
American menace at home is directly
due to Mr.. Wilson's course Of action
during the past two years
NOMINATED HUGHES BECAUSE
HE Is A WEII%FTTTED MAN
Certain of my friends who feel that
the Progressives should run a third
ticket base their feeling on objection
to the character or actions of the Re-
publican national convention. AS re-
CARDS this point. II Is sufficient to say
that the members OF the Republican
national convention were unouestion-
ably induced TO nominate Mr.. Hughes
primarily because OF the belief that
his integrity and force OF character,
and his long record OF admirable pub
lio service, would make him pecuIi-
arly acceptable not only to the rank
and file of the Republican party, but
! to the people generally. / do not be-
fieve that Mr.. Hughes would have
been nominated If it had not been for
the fight on behalf of public decency
and efficiency which the Progressive
party has waged during the past four
years
In any event, and without any re-
gard to what the personal feelings of
any OF us may be as regards the ac-
tfon OF the Republican convention. I
wish very solemnly TO ask the repre-
sentatives OF the Progressive party to
consider at this time only the welfare
OF the people of the United States.
/ We shall prove false to our ideals and
our professions II. in this grave crisis
OF the nations life. we permit our
selves TO be swerved from the one
prime duty of serving with cool judg-
ment and single minded devotion the
nations needs. Our own political
/ fortunes, individually and collective
| ly, are Of no consequence whatever.
when compared with the honor and