French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-21
NEW YORK EVENING POST
ON WILSON AND HUGHES.

The New York Evening Post, one of
the largest independent newspapers in
this country, referring to Wilson and
Hughes has the following to say in
reference to these two gentlemen:
Beyond all question, Mr.. Wilson
never penned a more brilliant douc-
ment than his speech of acceptance.
1t is remarkably eloQuet, is free from
the rhetoric which sometimes hamp-
ers his u~tterances is on a high plane,
and moves to It's points with a straight
forward clarito and force which mark
it as thework of a postmaster of style
and a political strategist of the highest
order. Let no one be misled; whether
one agrees with the President or not,
here is a challenge to put the republi-
cans to their trumps. Besides it MI.
Hughes speeches shrink to smaller
dimensions than ever, while Mr..
Roosevelt's vituperative bitterness ap-
pears merely the vulgar roaring of a
corner politician. Nothing so far said
or done since this campaign began ap-
proaches it. If Mr.. Hughes cannot
rise to its breadth of vision. or its
power, his will be a difficult position
indeed. If any Republican has be-
Heved that Mr.. Wilson would be an
easy antagonist, he must be undeceiv-
ed now.
But lit is not merely the brilliancy
or the form which makes the Presi-
dents speech so staggering a broad
side. Its force m in large part
from the Democratic record of achieve
ments. One may dissent vigorously
from MI. Wilson's view of the value
of much of what has been done by
congress and it's wisdom, as the Even
ing Post does, but one must admit that
rarely if ever in u political history
have SO many pre-electon promises
been fulfilled. AS Mr.. Wilson points
out, the roll of the party's achieve
ments sounds more like a platform of
pledges than the story of what has
actually been accomplished. He might |
have added that if there had been no
critical foreign issues to distract pop
ular attention, n give a handle to
his adversaries, the extent of this leg |
achievement would be univer- |
recognized. No self-respecting |
dareS in this campaign to !
utter the old SANDER that the Demo
cratic party is without constructive |
ability Or the power to enact its poll
cies into law.
more than that, Mr.. WiIson on the
issues yields not an inch of
COnfessing that he has made
niStakes-itself a noteworthy admis-
sion from a man so selfwilled, self-suf-
and ObStinate-he none the less
to his guns with an aggressive
hess that cannot fail to tell. Here are
10Th courage and confidence, and no.
ably so in regard to Mexico. His
position as to Huerta he re-
terates with the announcement that
f reelected he will be actuated by
precisely the same principles which
him in warning upon that "un-
.peakable" dictator. No one can ac-
use him of either "pussyfooting" or
compromising on this question. If
here are those who do not like the
policy which Mr.. Wilson has mapped
he serves notice to them that their
curse is clear. By the side of N
hughes apparently cold-blooded in
Inference to the sNfferings, the liber-
les, and the welfare of the Mexican
it is refreshing indeed to have
Ir. Wilson remind this country that
the indefensible Vera Cruz
lunder, and the needlessly. prolong-
d pursuit. of Villa, we have as a
alton lived uD to the American be-
ief that "the people of small and
weak states have, the right to be dealt
With exactly as the people of big and
powerful states would be-" And on
he question of what is to come after
he war. Mr.. Wilson's re~iteration of
is position that the nations of the
yorld must unite in joint guarantees
hat whatever is done to disturb the
hole worlds life must first be tested
n the court of the whole worlds opin-
before it is attempted" is so ex-
licit that tt may be counted on to
yiden the far reaching ripples created
the embatt1ed nations by his speech
efore the League to Enforce Peace.
" contrast with Mr.. Hughes bana1
reatment of the subject. MI. Wilson