Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-10-13
Ford Sees Wilson Certain winner.

prised by the numbers of these indepen-
dents. am convinced that the NOvem-
Der election will witness an upsettins Of
party lines unprecedented in the history Of
American politics was born Republi-
can. you know. and voted the Republican
ticket for many years. but shall vote for
Mr.. Wilson in November
Il have talked with many other Repub-
licans who have resolved TO do likewise.
Mr.. Wilson is assured Of the undivided sup
port Of the real prosressives Of the nation.
regardless Of the party commitments to
which they formerly subscribed.
The Presidents speech on Saturday
accomplished one important thing: 1t re-
stored the campaign to its normal phase.
BY that ! mean that the contest is returned
TO the vital issues which are up before the
nation to be passed upon. the record Of the
Wilson Administration in domestic leeis-
lation and in conducting the foreign reIa-
tons Of the Government For several weeks
the Republican candidate has been per-
/
the eieht-hour day issue.
Il believe unreservedly that President
Wilson and his Administration are on the
night side Of this issue. both in the sense Of
justice and Of popularity. but do not re-
gard the issue as vital.in this campaign.
in which Governmental policies which
have shaped the course that the whole
future history Of the nation is to follow.
are up for decision.
The paramount issue is the issue Of
peace or war. 1t is for the nation to decide
whether it prefers peace and the mainte-
nance Of the high and noble policy Of the
President. or a truculent policy which is
certain to drag US sooner or later into the
ENVIRONMENTS Of war. wherein il is our
duty TO remain neutral 80 that our influence
may be asserted in behalf Of peace and
the permanent welfare Of humanity.
Unseen hands are reaching out to con-
troll the foreign policy Of our Government.
God grant that their reach may have ex-
ceeded their grasp. when the ballots are
counted in November
1T remains for the Republican candidate
to affirm his purposes with regard to OUT
European policy and our policy toward Mex
leo. Whether he intends it or not. the i'm
plication Of his criticisms Of these existing
policies points directly to our embodiment
in Europe and an armed intervention in
Mexico. designed to serve no higher pur-
pose than to insure American investments
at the cost Of Mexicos aspirations toward
freedom. Between now and election day
| want to see the truth driven home. time
and time again. that the basic issue to be
resolved on November relates to the
future peace of this nation.
The stamp Of Wall street. Of the in
terests which see through dollar-marked
spectacles and can think only in terms Of
selfshness, is upon the opposition to Mr.
Wilson. Behind that opposition have raj
lied many elements Of widely divergent
beliefs, but all united in the single thought
Of getting hold Of the Government for their
own profit and for the promotion Of in
terests which are not the public interests
These men Of Wall street don 4 put up their
money for pig in poke. Usually they
know what they are buying and the peo-
pie may rest assured II they defeat Mr..
Wilson these men of Wall street will make
the people pay back the money with in
terest and maybe with their lives
The Republican leaders only hope for
getting good teamwork out Of the radically
antagonistic groups which make up their
following, the Proeressives of 1912 and
the tariff reactionaries and the Roosevelts
was to confne themselves to a discreet
and general discussion Of the vital issues
Of the campaign. | do not believe that
the American people will tolerate such a
negative sort Of campaign, and I know
how the American people will vote il the
Republicans commit themselves 10 the
promises which are the logical implications
Of the attacks they have launched against
the President
Il want TO see the day come in Ameri-
can politics when there will be something
like Intellectual honesty on both sides Of
national campaigns. However widely some
men may disagree with some Of the things
that Mr.. Wilson and his Administration
have done, no man who is both just and
intelligent can fail to find in the long list
Of Wilson's achievements something Of
which the conscience approves IL is re-
voting to observe the leadership Of a once
great party contending that everything
that the President has done was poorly
done and wrongly done That is dema-
gogy.