The Detroit times., 1916-09-01
T. R. HOTLY
DENOUNCES
WISCONSIN
Fires First Campaign
BrOadside In
Maine
TALKS MEXICO AND
HYPHEN ISSUES
OutdOes Himself In Use
of Picturesque
Phraseology
BY UNITED. PRFSS

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NEW YORK, Sept. William r.
Wilcox. chairman Of the Republican
national committee, believes that
Col. Rooseyelts first speech in be
halt OF Charles r Hughes in Lew.
iston, Maine, last night. not only Is
of inestlmable value TO the Repub-
lican candidate. hnt Is a "notewor.
thy contribution 10 the history OF
the nation.
Plunging into the Maine cam
paign. the colonel assailed the vii
son administration for It's Mexican
policy, hayed hyphenism and held
President Wilson responsible for an
EVIL reviya OF non-Americsn and
anti'American division along politi.
co-racial lines
This is due. primarily. the col
onel said 10 the fact that Presi.
dent Wilson has lacked the courage
and the vision 20 lead this nation in
the path OF high duty, and by this
lack OF Affirmative leadership has
loosencd the moral fiber OF our peo-
pie. weakened our national spirit.
and has encouraged the upgrowth
within our borders OF separatism
along the lines OF .----' origin" The
colonel declared the citizen who
seeks 10 shape American policy in
the interest ~ the country from
which he or his ancestors came has
no moral right to American citizen.
ship.
In a statement left AZ Republican
headquarters before his departure
for Indianapolis and given out today.
based upon the advance copy Of
RooSeyelt's speach, Chairma VIII
cox commented Gt length on the
colonies denunciation Of the admin.
istrations Mexican policy
we have all known" he declar-
ed that President Wilson has con.
stan'ly changed his mind or the sub
ject Of permitting the sending Of
arms and ammunition into Mexico.
but no one has before presented tho
evidence If his vacilIation IN as con
else and !orcpful form as Col. Roose-
welt"
In recognizing Carrarza. Col
Roosevelt declared President Wilson
mo, only kissed the hand that
slapped him in the face. nut kiss
eel that hand when IT VS. red with
the blood Of American men, women
and children
Also. 10 whom, other than Col
Roosevelt. would 70 have occurred
TO remark that II was unjust TO
Fontils plate 10 liken then the ncu.
trali'y of President Wilson to that
of The Roman prosecutor" Wilcox
declared
The national chairman called at
tention TO Roosevelts r. ferenccs 90
what he termed American intcrvcn-
ton tn Haiti, and the bloody peace"
In Mexico.
Among the hottest OF tho coloners
remark were the following:
At this moment Mr. Wilson, and
Mr. Wilson's fuglcmen advance a.
hts Creates claim tha' no bias k"pt
up out OF war This claim can Dr."
seriously made only by iudjv idunls
wko Endorse President Wilson's be-
iicf 'hat deeds are nothing and words
EVERYTHING War means p Vla sp be-
tween ne armed forces ~ two ''nn-
tries. Nowadays tihanb- fg.l' a
much 90 the professional paclnsts AZ
TO the mtataristai % means. further
nose tho Destruction ~ tho lives 81
civilians. auh the property ~ r.y-
iliacs as we'll as the property ~ ta"
Tnder President McEla'ey ws had
war with spain. Under Preside al
Wilson We are assured that We nav"
had "pra~e" WITH Mexico
1heHe are the worda Now for tho
deeds During the wal with spain
fewer Americans were Killed N} the
SpHniards than have been KILLED ny
MeNicans during tho rrr.r'' peace
with Mexico. let M repoat this \
greater number OF Americans have
been Killed by MHVi"au- during these
years when We are officially inform
ed that We have 'ofn at peace with
them than We'r X lied bE the = pan
iards during our entire war Win
Spain. Moreover. when the war with
Spain was through " Na4 through.
But peace stiil continues Go rage as
furiousiy as ever in Mexico nor Is
this nil The instant effect Of the
outcome or the war win spain was
10 put a stop 80 the dreadful butch
cry and starvation IN cuba aud tho
Philippines and the entry 81 buth
Cuba and Tho Philippines on career
OF Is ysarS 90 peace md prosperity
such a. they have never known be-
fore In 81 their checkered history.
But during those three years 81 Mr.
Wilson, peace tho McNicans Them
selves have been butchered by their
own bandits steadily and without in
Permission and Mexican women and
children have died by thousands a-
probably by scores ~ thousands.--
~ starvation and OF tho diseases in
cident 10 starvation. Ia other words
Mr. Mckinney war cost less blood
she'd than Mr. Wilson's peace. and u
reflected high honor on the Amcri-
can people whereas Mr.. Wilson 8
peace has been ono 81 shame and
dishbnor FOR the American people.
and one 81 ruin and bloodshed for
tho MeXicans Themselves.
Mr. Wilson says We haNo had
peace with Mexico. lie says he did
not wage war with McNico. N he
takes any comfort out ~ this dentSl,
let W not insist upon tho proper
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