The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-26

! be merely move in the interest of the cleo
| ton of Mr.. Wilson. | regard Mr. Hughes al
a man whose public record ID a guarantee that
he will not merely stand for a program Of
clean-cut straight-out Americanlsm before cleo.
| ton, but will resolutely and in good faith pui
it through if elected He is beyond all COM
psrison better fitted to be president than Mr.
Wilson, 1t would be grave detrinent to the
country TO re-elect Mr., Wilson. | shall, there
fore, strongly support Mr.. Hughes, Such being
the case. 1t rs unnecessary to say that ! cannot
accept the nomination on a third ticket. do
not believe that there should be a third ticket.
believe that when my fellow Progressiyes
coolly consider the cues ton they will for the
most part take this position They and /
have but one purpose-the purpose 70 serve
our common country. IT is my deep conviction
that at this moment we can serve 1t only by
supporting Mr.. Hughes.
It Is urged against Mr. Hughes that he was
supported by the various so-caed German
American alliances l believe that the attitude
Of these professional Germa Americans was
due, not in the least TO any liking for Mr.
Hughes. but solely 70 their antagonism to me
They were bound TO defeat me for the nomi-
nation. The only way by which they could
achieve this object was by supporting Mr.
Hughes. and they supported him accordingly
without any regard TO otner considerations. 1
need hardly repeat what have already said in
stern reprohation Of this professional German
American element---the element typhed by the
German American alliances and the similar
bodies which have, 10 the prem omination cam
paign, PLAYED not merely un-American but
a thoroughly anti-American part. These men
have nothing in common with the great body
of Americans who are in whole or in part Of
German blood and who %+e precisely as good
Americans those of any other ancestry.
There are not, and never have been, in all our
land better citizens than the great mass of the
men and women of German birth or descent
who have been are being completely merged in
our common American nationality a nation
atty distinct from any in Europe, for Ameri-
he
German Americans than they are English
Americans or Irish-Americans, or Seandina-
Wan Americans. They are Americans and
nothing else. No good American, whatever
his ancestry creed have any feeling
except scorn and detestation for those profess
sional Gernan-Americans who seek to make
the American president in effect vceroy Of
the German emperor. The professional Ger
of this type are acting purely
in the sinister interest of Germany They
have shown their eager readiness to sacrifice
the interest of the United States whenever It's
interest eonhicted with that of Germany. They
represent that adherence TO the poitico-racisl |
hyphen which il the badge and sign Of moral |
treason to the republic ! have singled these |
men out for specific denunciation, and assured |
" II ! support candidate 1t may be certain /
hat the candidate is incapable Of being inau- !
snced by the evil intrigues Of these hyphenst- /
ID Americans.
Mr. Hughes character and his whole course
II conduct in public affairs justify in the
rave for their purposes supported him
will, in shape way, affect his public
ions before after election. His entire pub
ic life is a guarantee OF this.
The events of the last three and half years
AVE shown that as much carnot be said for
Mr. Wilson. In Mr.. Wilson's case do not
AVE to consider his words. but his deeds.
lis deeds absolutely contradict his words and
or the matter Of that his words absolutely
one another. Il i"-folly 70 pay heed
o any of the promises in the platform on
which he now stands in view Of the fact that
lmost every important promise contained in
he platform which he stood four years ago
AS since been broken. We all of our
resent trouble with the professional German
.merican element in the United States 10 Mr.
Wilson's timid and vaciating during
he last two years. The defenders OF Mr.. Will
on have alleged in excuse for him that he con-
ronted a difficult situation. As regards Mex
o. the situation which Mr. Wilson confronted
'as nothing ike az difficult that which
resident Mckinley confronted in connection
18th Cuba and the Philippines at the time Of
he Spanish war. Under the actual circum-
tances We could with only minimum of risk
ave protested on behalf Of Belgium, n small. !
ell-behaved nation, when she was exposed 20 ,
he last extremity Of outrage by the brutal ,
collation. of her neutral rights this violation |
sing itself violation Of The Hague conven- !
ons to which we were a signatory power
s regards the foreign situation generally dur !
Ig the great war the fact Of the existence Of I
le war made Il far easier and safer for Mr. :