West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
Why Hughes should BE Beaten

writer In the New York World
has the following to say anent the
Presidential contest:
To the Editor of the World:
Under ordinary circumstances the
election OF Charles T.. Hughes to the
Presidency OF the United States might
not be calamity. Under existing cir
cumstances. which are extraordinary,
II would be.
Our relations with the governments
involved in the European war are deli
cate; our relations with Mexico ex-
tremely so. Only by a strong hand
and firm policy has Mr.. Wilson kept
us out OF the maelstrom OF European
strife and out OF war with Mexico
II will not be possible for Mr.. Hughes
and his followers to prove their
charge that Mr.. Wilson's policy has
been weak and vacillating. The
charge is false. They know It to be
false. Results are stronger than
charges, and false charges can never
be proved.
But the issues with Germany, Aus
tria, Great Britain and France are not
yet settled, nor are we safe from
trouble with Mexico. Until the clouds
that threaten are gone, to change the
administration or it's policy might be
followed by serious consequences.
Oh
member of the Supreme Court, the
highest tribunal in the world. When
the constitution created this court IL
provided that its members should be
appointed for life. to remove from
them the temptation OF political ad-
vancement. The thought that this
court should ever become a propo-
eating house for political ambitions
has always been held in adherence
by thinking men.
But no such feeling seems to have
thrilled the sensibility OF Mr.. Hughes.
True, he denied that he was a candi-
date; refused to say he would accept
on public questions, but from the alac-
rity with which he snapped the bait
1t is evident that he had long been
nursing a political ambition and play
ing part that was false
To elect him President would be to
establish a precedent at once danger
Gus and destructive. How long before
other members-yet to be appointed
in order to serve their ambition would
render decisions that would sacrifice
justice TO favors at the polls? This
is real not an imaginary danger.
To avert 1t Mr.. Hughes should be so
badly beaten that no other should ever
try to exchange the ermine for the
Presidency.
Just before the meeting of the Re-
publican convention, the German
American Alliance met in Chicago.
This organization met for the pur-
pose OF controlling-if necessary die
tating the actions of that convention
in selecting a candidate for President.
Having become incensed against ex-
Senator Root and Theodore Roosevelt
because these two had i'm public ut
terances put Americanism above Kais-
erism, they gave it out cold that Meth
er OF these must be nominated on pain
OF having the entire German Ameri-
can, Observation-Disclosures vote
arrayed against him at the polls.
After this there was nothing deader
In politics than Root and Roosevelt.
The delegates of the party whose rep
resentatives in Congress in a large
majority had voted to surrender at
Germany's behest the rights Of Amer
leans to travel on the high seas, like
whipped ours hearkened to the threat
OF this German-American alliance.
dropped the above named candidates
and selected one whom they had been
assured would be acceptable
This is the first instance i'm Ameri-
can history where foreign contin-
gent has. as a foreign contingent. dar-
ed put it's hands upon the American
ballot box and demand that it be used
in behalf of a foreign power; dictated
to American sovereigns whom they
should or should not select as a can
didate for President of the United
States
The press of Germany. speaking for
the Kaiser, demands the defeat of
President Wilson because he puts
Americanism and humanity above
Kaiserism.
The GermanAmerican alliance
seeks Wilson's defeat because Ger
many does not like his firm stand for
American rights.
Charles h. Hughes and his hackers
seek to defeat Mr.. Wilson because
they want the fat OF public Office and
have gladly united with the American
forces of the Kaiser in order to bring
that result about.
Which shall II be, Hughes and
Kaiserism or Wilson and American
ism?
II. r.. PAYNE.
Washington, July 25
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