New Britain herald., 1916-08-14
FOUR YEARS AND MORE

1 with stage of the Mexican situation l that might have done his heart good | He would have seen the overthrow of the Dfaz rule the terrible civil strife that followed, the murder of Ameri- can men, women and children, and 1 the destruction of vast American 1 properties. He would have had his first taste of Huerta, and could have l followed that valiant old warrior through each and every stage of his ignoble career. President Wilson, had he been in President Taft's place. might have seen the cunning work ings of Huerta after Francisco Ma dero had been legally elected con- stitutfonal President of Mexico. He would have seen the intrigues of n1ent of Madero and his cabinet and later to the assassination of the Presi- dent. All this took place at the in- stigation of the Indian general, Huer- ta, who proved traitor to his lead CT. and led a revolt that brought the Mexican situation up to it's present form. These are some of the things that Woodrow Wilson would have in Washington, the same things that President Taft saw And after hav- ing pondered long and well over the career of a drunken Indian, it is a
 
 refused to do, would not have off, ctallY recognized FTuerta as the legal head of any Mexican government There has been no condemnation of Taft for not doing so. There has been unjust criticism of Wilson on this score.
 Many things are apt to be forgot ten after short space of four years. Then the American people were agog with excitement because of the man. ner in which things were going in Mexico In their fcverish state they did not have time to condemn Presi- do so by the party not in power. Now, all is different. President Wilson, having been handed the problems that MT Taft failed or neglected to solve has been the victim of an or ganized attack. The present candi- date of the Republican party for the high office of President of the United l States searching for an issue, has 1 tried to fasten the main part of his campaign onto Mexico. Tn this he is advised principally by Henry Lane Wilson, who, as Ambassador to Mex ico, strongly urged President Taft to l recognize Huerta which President Taft promptly proceeded not to do. During all this urging, Huerta, drunk with power and strong liquor, Whlled away his days on the porch of Mexico City hotel, ordering more drinks and more assassinatiOns. These are the facts in the case, easily remember easily found by glancing back over the news of that day. And this same Huerta, the man whom President Taft would not rec ognize, is the man whom President Wilson IS now being condemned for not recog- nizing.
 In the long run, it will be a good thing if Charles Evans Hughes makes Mexico the main issue in his cam raign. Tn presenting his objections to the administration he may be parti- san enough to give only one side of inc case; but even if he does this he will set the American people think ing and once they get down to rock bottom they will know more of the Mexican question than they do now. They will be immediately re- 1ieved of the thought prevalent in many minds that the Mexican trouble started in President Wilson's ad- ministration and was the re- suit of his ineptitude. They will know, if they care to take down their histories, that revolutions have been going on in Mexico for more than one hundred years; that almost every president of the United States from Jackson to Will son, has been harrassed by the deeds of the Mexicans; that our border has been the victim of bandit raids since time immemorable, that even in the time of Lincoln, one of our diplomats was murdered while on his way from Mexico City to Vera Cruz; and that with all these things even a military president like Grant, did not sanction the spirit of intervention that was hanging over the land. Tn but one instance did we go into Mexico for