The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-12

action, there is every reason to be- lieve that the rank and file of ehe pro- gressive party will not look with fla vor on his action. I think it can safely ue predicted that Wilson will poll a heavy vote from the former supporters of Roosevelt
 "The republicans are doing much talk just now about the foreign poli- cies of the country and the manner in which the President has conducted his negotiations and relations with other nations. It is certain that they cannot make any capital out of our relations with Germany since we have made that nation come to our terms and have done it without any war. The republicans could not ask for anything better.
 "As to our policies with Mexico, whatever might be said about that mat tery, they cannot make a national campaign on that because the majority of the voters are not sufficiently dis turbed over the matter to get excited. Taken as a whole, the situation looks encouraging for the democrats"
 ALLEN IS PLEASED
 In the opinion of Judge B. M. Allen, the situation augurs we'll for Wilson and for the democratic party. There is one thing certain-the progressives cannot be enthusiastic over the nomin- ation of Hughes,, said Judge Allen. "They are obliged to feel that they have been made the pawns and they cannot give very active aid to the for mer supreme court justice I am in clined to think that Hughes will not be as formidable a candidate under the existing circumstances as would Roose- welt have been had he been named by both parties. Many of the progressives resent the manner in which they were treated by Roosevelt and countless others will decide that Wilson is near CT in line with their ideas of govern ment than is the candidate of the re- publicans
 Roosevelt is man with wonder ful personal appeal to large part of the voters of the country He seems to be able to inspire in many of the people the idea that he typifies true Americanism, and in a time like the present that would have proved to be big item. But Hughes, of all men who could have been named by the re- publicans cannot hope to stir up any Of that popular enthusiasm.
 The chief danger which confronted the democrats with Roosevelt as can didate was the fact that many people do not understand the intricacies OF diplomacy and the colonel was able to make them think that he was the man needed in times of stress. But all that trouble has been removed by the nomination of Hughes and the people of the country generally know that Wilson has kept us out of war and at the same time has maintained our honor. As matter of fact, we were not prepared for war; we did not want a conflict. and we are certainly to be congratulated on having President who handled these affairs Tn the man. Ter Wilson did
 For my part, I believe we must eventually come to tke point of uni versal military service, for 1t is not right to let tSe men who will volun- teer do the work which belongs to every able bodied man. When we get big army and navy it might do for this country to storm and buster around in foreign affairs, but with our present state of preparedness it seems to me that discretion, as prac- ticed by the President, has been the he st for ba oa,,ptrxy