New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-25
is AMERICA A NATION?

representation.
Therefore, the call in this campaign is for
a man. Old names have passed away! The
Tory of Yesterday is the Progressive of to-
dav. The Progressive who has had the lime
light so long, may now be the Bourbon, or,
worse, a man who in trying TO see what his
own interests are gets them confused with
the interests of his country, and can see
neither The leaders on both sides are agreed
that the party which the people shall decide
offers them the best Americanism is the
party that will win.
No Attempt TO Dodge.
There will be no attempt to dodge either
at Chicago or st. Louis. Democracy couldn't
if it would its position is fixed. Republican
ism dare not if it wished. Both platforms
will be plain and direct. To nominate
man at Chicago who would give the lie tc
the platform would be to make bid for dis
astcr. If the nominee is a man whose views
are not known the platform must be so strong
that no one can read two meanings into IT,
Preparedness, by itself, cannot be made an
issue, for, as has already been said, with
our nationalism settled the protection of the
country becomes matter of detail. So also
with many other questions which have ap-
peared as among those of first Importance
Here is the condition, some of the facts
and the beliefs that political leaders feel
constitute the situation in this country when
has given rise TO the overwhelming issue OF
finding out where we are and making sure
whittier we are headed:
They point out that every day there appear
in newspapers, printed in language that Is
not ours articles condemnng in every IN
stance the position Of our government wneh
in controversy with a foreign government
and supporting the foreign government at
every stage Of the proceeding no ATTACK
on America has brought from these papers
a single word of criticism. A systematls
warfare has been made on the interests OF
this nation with the plain intent OF helpihg
q foreign nation.
The use of physical force is known 70
everybody through the news columns OF inc
press and convictions in our courts
Accredited representatives OF foreign gov
ernments enjoying our hospitality have oeeh
convicted of making war on US IN our own
home.
Members of our Congress have conferred
with foreign representatives as to what
should be done By the legislative orancn OF
our government
cas,ons gone over the heads OF our govern
ment to address our people directly In be-
half Of his government.
An ambassador of foreign government
hos caused 10 be printed an advertisement
warning our citizens that his government
had decided that we must not exercise our
r,cbt to travel on the high seas. This passed
without notice from our government
Not Personal Matter.
The President has been attacked personally
and it has been charged again and again that
cur course was dictated by his personal pref
udice. Yet two former Presidents, Mr.. Roose-
yelt and Mr. Taft. have made it clear that
they would have done az least as much as
the President TO protect the honor and dig
ritv OF ,he country. Could any man who
could possibly have reached the Office Of
head of the nations government have done
ANYTHING less? No. il was not the President;
IL was the fact that a President should not
lend himself TO a cause which his foreign
thinking critics held precious Roosevelt
Taft or Wilson could have won their favor
only By becoming 70 some degree an ally Of
the nation that is the object Of their ser
vices
Resentment of the submarine outrages has
rot yet found expression in an organized
way. and nobody knows what form it will
take The bomb plots and the attacks on our
Industries have angered our people TO the
last degree. a fact which the German govern
ment at least appreciates. as evidenced by
its publication day before yesterday warn
ing for second time its supporters that
such acts cause great harm instead Of being
helpful