The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-02
CLOSE OF A PECULIAR
CAMPAIGN.

In many respects the most peculia
national campaign in the history O.
American politics will end with tn,
closing of the polls Tuesday evening
Nov. 7.
Two splendid types of American
citizenship are aspiring for the office
of Observation-Disclosures Evans Hughes
the Republican standard bearer, anc
President Woodrow Wilson, Demo
cratic nominee.
Mr.. Hughes did not make a single
move to secure the nomination, anc
not until after the delegates at the
Chicago convention had named him as
leader of the Republican party was il
known for a certainty whether he
would leave the high post of Justice
of the United States Supreme Court
and enter the race for Chief Execu-
tive of the nation.
The majority of the Republicans de-
manded Mr.. Hughes nomination
realizing that he typifed the best of
American citizenship. Back of this
was his splendid record of accomplish
ment as prosecuting attorney of New
York, and later as governor of the
Empire state. The s~-called "Old
Guard" of the party did not want Mr..
Hughes, as his past actions had led
them to believe that if elected Presi-
dent he would be "no mans man." but
rather would be President in all that
the word implies.
Mr.. Wilson has gone before the peo-
pie for reelection upon the claim that
che has kept US out of war"-imply-
ing, of course, that the United States
was in danger of trouble with Euro
pean powers, and entirely overlook
ing the fact that we were already at
war with Mexico, and, should the Car
rama government fail, which seems
probable, this fact will be brought
home to American citizens with a ven
geance. This condition has been
brought about by a vascillating policy
of "watchful waiting"
The Democratic leaders have en-
deavored to create sympathy for Mr..
Wilson, charging that the Republican
speakers were abusing him. AS Pres
ident of the United States his acts
have been open for commentator or
criticism, and these speakers have
felt called upon to criticize his official
acts. This is not abuse.
The great question of vital interest
to the Minnesota farmer is an ade-
guate protective tariff upon the pro-
ducts of his farm. The Wilson-Un-
derwood tariff act absolutely removed
all bars and made it possible for Can
ada to ship into this country abso
lutely free of charge everything rails
ed on the vast Canadian prairies in
direct competition with the Minnesota
farmer The full effects of this bane-
full law has not been felt because the
European war broke out soon after
the law became operative, but no one
expects that this war will continue
through another four-year admins
tration.
Mr.. Hughes typifes splendid Amer
icanism with sufficient backbone to
protect Americans and American IN
terests at all times and under all con-
ditions.
One must judge Mr.. Wilson by his
past public record His record on
tariff legislation has been positive and
detrimental to best interests of the
Minnesota farmer. The personnel of
his cabinet has not measured up In
ability to presidential advisors of the
past, and the net result has been a
weak, vascillating and uncertain pro-
gram on practically all matters that
have affected the United States in i'm
portant diplomatic matters.
Mr.. Hughes will carry Minnesota by
a very comfortable plurality.-A. M.
w.