Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-02
Reasons Why Hughes Should &c Elected

BECAUSE he stands for Protection, Prosperity, Preparedness and Patri-
BECAUSE he will not permit partsanship to triumph over Patriotism.
BECAUSE hk'speech of acceptance expresses his desire to cooperate with
labor for its advantage, not to exploit it for his own.
BECAUSE. he will command the respect of Europe and Asia and win
the friendship Of Iatin-Ameria.
BECAUSE he will never by proclamation deny the right of Americans
to pursue their business in other lands under the protection OF the
BECAUSE he will not rpudiate the American flag in any land.
BECAGSE he will not put action into words, but words into action.
BECAUSE, a Theodore Roosevelt well says, he has high sentiments
of justice and dignity, is upright and straightforward, is an incon-
ttstatle master of judicial matters, and always translates his words
BECAUSE he is strong, sure, courageous man, with a cear-cut program
before him and with the courage intelligence and determination to
BECAUSE as Governor of New York he has already proved that he
dared to do the right thing, and is prepared to further do and dare
when called into a wider field.
BECAUSE he is not a dreamer and not a gutter:
BECAUSE he is a firm friend OF preparedness for the United States
prc and : not t, for ri pr n9 G re- thr "F .I political it"s'; eSR 3md nc ,.,,.
BECAUSE we need a tariff not founded upon free trade, nor for "reve-
nue. only but to protect American labor and American industry
BECAUSE he is a red-bloodel American. His policy will be "America
first, America efficient"
BECAUSE he can be depended upon to keep platform pledges.
BECAUSE he will protect this country against being flooded with the
cheap manufactures of Europe after the wal.
BECAUSE he is the chosen head of a party which has long fathered
all great constructive legislation which experience has proved to-
be wise and which has invariably been opposed by the Democratic
BECAUSE a business man is going to be especially needed in the next
few years In In consequence Of the Enropsa" W, war 1 a Tremendous nt@s read.
less. 1t must not have a President with an unframed business
mind, ever changing. Mr., Hughes made a remarkable record as
~ s@a: business Governor of New York; He has extraordinary ability
2r7to see all sides of a question. Not from him, as from Wilson, will
be heard any declaration that he will hang business men "hgh as
Hannah" if they do not agree with him.
BECAUSE he is a man of forward vision, Of practicabilty and frmnes,
not a mere rhetoriGan and theorEt.
BECAUSE he stands for the protection of American lives and property
abroad as we'll as at home,
BECAUSE through him the whole nation will he in the Government
1t will not be ruled by one section, nor by one man.
BECAUSE he is for an effective, not an unsound and sham system
of rural credits to help the farmer and for a wise conservation Of
natural resources.
BECAUSE he is for a Federal workingmen's compensation law suitable
for the employees of the Government, and those employees engaged
in interstate commerce and subject to the hazard OF injury.
BECAUSE he favors investigating before legis1ating.