Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1916-11-02

Why | Shall Vote For Hughes

AT cary, Ind, Rev. Edmund Kayser,
pastor of st. James Evangelical Luz
theran Church, was assassinated for his
Ioutspoken pro-Germanism. The New
York Herald, controlled by non-resi-
dent in Paris, did not scruple in it's pro-
Wilson ardor to refer to German -Ame-
Iricans as Hessians and in it's issue 81
July IL, 1915, cried out: al rope at
tached to the nearest lamp post would
soon bring to an end their career OF
crime'
There has not been day for eighteen
months that Mr.. Wilson has not had II
in his power to stop the war by doing
what majority of the American people
want him to do, as the President Oh
the whole, not part of the American
people; stand up for American prin-
Ielpies and true, not pseudo, humanitys
stop the shipment of murder tools; de-
mand the freedom of the seas for
American goods and strip off the dis
torting visage of pious hypocrisy.
A vast propaganda has been set in
motion to build up Wilson and tear
down Hughes. Wilson is going to taks
action on the blacklist and safeguard
ing of American mails -- but not now.
Not until after the electioni This ia
the promise made everywhere by hin
,spokesmen. We are suddenly told thaA
he never meant to designate German
Americans in his denuneiation of tho
|hyphenates. The statement of Mr..
Bryan that he resigned because Wilson
was Fastening to bring on q war with
Germany is suddenly forgotten.
But we are told that Hughes win
continue the policies of his predecessor
# elected. Roosevelt and Root ara
pointed out as the men behind the.
hrone. Strange, then, that the London
press is so apprehensive of Hughes
election and so ardent in support or
Wilson.
No wonder that the late Senator j.
p. Clarke, of Arkansas, and of the
President g own party, was moved to-
exclaim in the Senate March 3, 19l6):
There is no overlooking the fact thai
all our public acts and declarations
have led in certain direction and havas-
created a distinct impression thai
official America, at least, was interestedl
.hg the success Of one OF the parties in
this great struggle. 1t viii not requira
much ingenuity to guess which one
because it has almost been saying
that anyone who processes to be neutraD
in sympathy with the Germans, and
that everybody else OCCUPYING an officiaH
side.v -
A vote for Wilson is q vote for his
policies: His reelection means an en-
dorsement of all his acts; there viii ba
four years more of political domination
by bred-in-the- bone Englishman, and
it will mean the final humiliation of all
who are proud to avow their relation
ship to the great German race which
from Arminius down, when holding to-
gether, has hurled back the successive
waves of Romans, Huns and Saraeena
as they are now hurting back the COM
bined forces of Asia, japan and Africa,
under the hegemony of the European
onfederates, bound in an alliance fost-
red by perfdy, cupidity and malice.
The election of Mr.. Wilson will mean
the surrender of the government of tho
United States to the Tory element
which has plotted for hundred years
to live under British King, and to re-
duce to status of base contempt thu
Germans, Irish and Scandinavian ele-
ments in this country. No man can.
emulate Wilson IS record Hughes haS
never worn any mans livery. It was
not he that went to Roosevelt, bun
Roosevelt was forced, in order to sav0
his political bacon, to come to Hughes
The men were all but enemies untiH
Roosevelt was humiliated in Chicago
by his failure to obtain the nominations
either for himself or Lodge and saw no
alternative but to crawl under thu
Hughes circus tent; it was purely an
act of self preservation.
All the more reason why every
German American should vote for
Hughes, whose expression in behalf or
unqualified Americansm in his two
speeches in Peoria and Philadelphia
interpret the spirit of that American
ism that every Commandments iS
proud to avow. The man who, when
governor of New York, had the courage
to politely but firmly decline President
Roosevelt's offer of post office patron
age intended to strengthen his political
fortunes, will show the same courage To
strangle Rooseveltism when he becomes
president. He will know the strength
of that element that is not ready to sell
it's birthright to Great Britain and will
recognize the potential danger to TIM
political fortunes of any president who
betrays the trust reposed in him by his
electors.
The Reputation OF Wilson is the 70
pudiation Of Anglo-Saxonism and il
implies to the future Of republic conn
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