Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-05
Ten Reasons Why'I Shall Vote
For Wilson

Hughes would surely do this. That of
Mr.. Wilson would at least 90 far toward
dropping the tariff out Of politics end to-
ward taking politics out of the tariff. Ii
is worth noting that If such 4 result can
be accomplished through a tariff commits
sion it will certainly not be through a
tariff commission appointed by protection
ISIS.
Mr.. Hughe- j. talking Of efficiency and
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consistency. Our Government and our Ma
ton cannot become efficient. nov eniov n
consistent continuous National policy by
Scesaw legislation on the tariff. Our peo-
PIE. including most R~pullicans. have re-
Gently decided on r|evi-irg the tariff down
ward. We shall merely make q mess of
il If we DO not adhere To this new policy.
Our Mexican Policy.
(3l have not agreed with all parts Of
Nr. Wilson's Mexican policy. but ! believe
that. nj heart. it j. Sounder than that
which Mr.. Hughes seems TO endorse. Few
Of the American people realize. a. Mr.. vii
son realizes. that here. too. j. a case land
n far worse one than American protection
Of special Interests capturing 4 government
IN their own behalf. The people Of Mexico
have, | believe. been exploited bv a hand
ful of Inscriptions foreign capitalists. in
Gliding some Americans. who. through
Diaz. virtually robbed Mexico. Diaz viz
tuallv took the lands and liberties of the
Mexican people and sold them to foreign
conces~ionaries. These exploiters, or their
agents. sought r. continue the system
through tie aSSa~-ination-of Madero and
the elevation Of Uuerta.
We must have order in Mexico. and We
owe il To orr citizens to protect their
legitimate investments i'm Mexico. but we
also owe il t. Mexico and to our " Ma
tional ideals not TO help to restore that
kind Of order. or protect that kind Of in
vcStmcnt. ~ which McvicanS have been
systematically robbed. Moreover. | doubt
If real and permanent order in Mexico
will DC possible which j. based on the
unjust methods and ideas of Il Diaz.
(4) So far as our relation to European
affairs j. concerned. | DO not think that
we shall become more efficient nv swap
ping horses while we are crossing 4 stream.
A change may plunge IL into war. and it
would certainly, in the four months he
tween election and inauguration. paralvze
our foreign policv completely. From No
vember 10 March may be among The most
critical months Of the war. If Mr.. Hughes
j. elected. neither We nor foreign nations
viii know. during that interim. exactly
where We stand.
UrhoIds American Rirhts.
We must remember that the practical
question l. always ~ 10 what j. best to 10
next. not w. to whether what has been
done was The very best almost any action
may. in the light Of subsequent events.
BE- found ~ be 4 partial error. II j. al
ways easier TO find fault than To show
what could better have been done. IN
general, Mr.. Wilson has accomplished the
object, at which he has aimed. and for
!. the chief Of fhe~e-pcace-the country
should bc profoundly grateful. Moreover.
this peace has been a peace with honor,
We must not be mi~led bv foreign crit
fciSmS or @IbcS. People in the intense and
i fanatical excitement of war will always
find the neutral exa~perating. whatever
he doe. To them he j. IN ''enemv IN dis
guise." a coward q "weakling." q 'hypo-
critic"
A. q matter of fact. Mr.. Wilson has
stood firmly and. n was proper. without
being bellico-c. for American rights and
the maintenance Of international law. III
almost sinele-handed has maintained in-
lternational lav-again~t other nations.
against som 90 hi~ own party. and against
2 large number Of Republicans, who. after
the Lusitania disaster. showed bv their
votes on the McIemore resolution that they
were willing 10 surrender our right e
~travel On foreign vessels.
90 There j. another great danger IA
our National efficiency IN voting the Re
Iruhlican ticket. vi Mr. Hughes Ky elected
; the Senate viii probably rcmain Demo
cratic. Only a Republican landslide ear
make the senate Republican. and NJ such
"a landslide there seems no prospect. II
! seems unlikely that the Republicans can
retain all sixteen NJ the Republican seats
! which viii be vacated. and NJ the same
!, time win half Of the eighteen Democrat,
vacancies. Vet n victory w. complete ~
, this must be- won IN order to even obtain
, 4 Republican, majority Of one vote.
( Platform is Progressive. ".
r I hope the time may come when we
shall correct q political system in which
/, surh deadlock j. possible: hut nj present
1--WE voters are eoufronied by . condition.
\ not 4 theory nd must act accordingly.
90 The Democratic platform " moro