Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-03
SAYS HUGHES VICTORY
SPELLS WAR IN BOTH
EUROPE AND MEXICO
President in Fiery Address,
Asserts That 0ppOSitiOn'S
Partisan Treatment Is En-
banaSSing Nations Affairs

LONG BRANCH, y. J., Sept. 3O.-ln
vigorous denunciation of the Republic
can party President Wilson today told
a delegation of young Democrats from
New York that tine certain prospect
of Republican success in November is
that 1--WE shall be drawn in one form or
another into the ENVIRONMENTS of Eu-
ropean war" and hat ''the force of the
United states will be used to produce in
Mexico the kind Of law and order which
some investors .r Mexico consider most
TO their ADVANTAGE"
The president made his first out AMI
out political speech of the campaign
from the porch of Shadow Lawn. Urg-
cd on by the enthusiastic cheers and
waving banners OF several thousand
young men he assailed the Republican
party and laid down the issues on which
he believes the campaign should be
fought
Am I not right that we must draw
the conclusion that if the Republican
party is put into power at the next
election our foreign policy will be rad
ically changed?' he asked. Il cannot
draw any other inference. All our pres
ent foreign policy is wrong. they say,
and il il is wrong and they are men
of conscience they must change IL. AMI
if they are going TO change il, in what
direction are they going to change it?
There is only one choice as against
peace and that is war"
REPUBLICAN TACTICS.
Charging that Republicans take the
counsel of those who have hitherto act
ed as the counsellors of the vested in
terests in Mexico" the president declar-
ed that these men had tried to get what
they wanted from him. but had failed
and now are going where they think
they can get it
Still discussing the foreign affairs
Of the country, President Wilson stated
on account of the political uses made
of foreign relations lit is going to De
practically Impossible for the present
administration TO handle any critical
matter concerning our foreign rela-
tions because all foreign statesmen are
waiting to see which way the election
goes. and in the meantime they know
that settlements would be inconclu-
sive"
Most of the presidents address was
devoted to criticism of the Republican
party and TO outlining his own plans.
In front and below him were young
Democrats who came here from New
York in special trains and marched with
bands playing and banners waving more
than a mile to Shadow Lawn. Frequent
several minutes while the applause
lasted.
LAUDS PROGRESSINES.
bid was made by the president for
the votes of the Progressives. He prats-
ed the Progressive party as having "the
real red blood of human sympathy in its
veins" and declared the Democratic
party had done the things the Progress
sives wanted done.
Briefly the president referred to he
hyphenate issue. He said: Back or
that party Cthe Republican, are those
who want to inject into our politics
the politics of Europe
Again attacking the Republican party
he said lieutenants of Mark Hanna have
returned to authority and determine
the policy of the Republican party.
Outlining the program of the Demo-
cratic party Mr.. Wilson said il has be-
gun the processes of liberalization
for the business of this country and lit
intends TO strengthen that system al
every point, extend il at every point,
extend il wherever it needs extension.
He referred briefly 10 the federal re-
serve act. the tariff commission act, the
trade commission act and other laws
! ma ssed by the Democrats, charging that
until the present administration Wall
street controlled the actions Of the
treasury of the United States.