New Britain herald., 1916-10-03
DARES HUGHES ID
 BACK UP TEDDY
Mccormick Anxiously Awaits Ap-
 proVal Of Latest Speech

New York, Oct 3.-Vance c. Me- Cormick. chairman of the democratic
 national committee in commenting yesterday upon Colonel Roosevelt's { speech at Battle Creek, Mich, said he thought the country would await 1 with eager interest to know if Mr. l Hughes had congratulated the Colonel The people, he said, have every right to know if the republican presidential 1 candidate indorses Colonel Roose- velt's admission that, if he had been { president, he would have seized every
 interned German ship in American 1 water following the torpedoing of the 1 I4usitania.
 According to this admission," said 1 MT. Mccormick. ''the United States
 would have been at war with Ger
 many today had Colonel Roosevelt,
 in congratu1atory telegram
 to Colonel Roosevelt, indorse | this as his own position with 1 regard to the Lusitania incident, or will he remain silent and continue to bid for the support of disloyal 1 Americans
 T marvel at the effrontery of the
 man to stand before an audience of ! American people and prate about his interest in mankind, after having at tempted to betray into the hands of
 the men he denounced as porch
 climbers the progressive party that accepted his Confession of Faith four years ago at it's face value. No Reasons for Hughes Election. "A feature of the speech that must have impressed every one was that, although he was speaking in the in- terest of MT. Hughes candidacy, he barely mentioned the name of the republican candidate, but devoted most of his time to heaping vituper- ativeI abuse upon President Wilson and criticising the democratic party. He offered no reason why MT. Hughes should be elected and made no at- tempt to outline what MT. Hughes would have done in the same cir cum instances, or may do in the event of his election.
 "The Colonels speech was not with out a humorous chord. He challenged a test of character and courage be- tween President Wilson and MT. Hughes with reference to their atti- tude as regards the threatened strike. Colonel Roosevelt and MT. Hughes are in the same box with respect to this question. If either of them had any attitude during the pendency of the threatened strike or when the legis- lation was before congress, they con- trived sl1illfully to conceal it.. It is as absurd to try to compare the firm and courageous stand of the presi- dent in this crisis with the silent and unknown attitude of Colonel Roose- al Is f0 pare the courage of a lion with lamb.
 "I confidently expect that before the Colonel proceeds much further in the campaign he will profit by the experience of MT. Hughes and declare himself to be in favor of the 'prin- cip1e of the eight-hOur law, It re- Quired some time for MT. Hughes to see the right, but he did eventually and now the only difference betewen President Wilson and Mr. Hughes on this question is the difference between promise and performance. Mr. Hughes indorses the principle and Mr. Wilson enforces the perform ance of this 'principle.'
 Tt is to be hoped that in his next speech Colonel Roosevelt will tell the people whether, if he were president, he would repeal the elSHL- hour laW, or whether he would insist upon it's re- peal if Mr. Hughes should be elected The Colonel's speech on the whole was undignif1ed and unpatriotic, and, when not inconsistent or humorous, most of his statements were disingen- uous."
 Comm enting upon President Will sons speech on Saturday at Shadow Lawn, Chairman Mccormick said that that part of it in which the president pointed out that the success of the republicans would mean the entrance of this country into the war in one form or another defined the para mount issue of the campaign.
 "All Americans who desire the con- tinuance of peace and prosperity will vote for the reelection of President Wilson" he said. "All who wish war should vote for MT. Hughes. There can be no mistaking the issue. There is only one alternative of peace, and that is war"