New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
UP TO Mr.. WILSON
Republican Party, Fate in 1920 Depends
on His Record
o the Editor Of The Tribune.

To tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I have read the various editorials
and letters to tho editor that have appeared
in The Tribune performing tho autopsy on
the corpse OF November z, and few nights
ago ! heard Fred Tanner, Sam Koenig and
Clarence Fay speak But to my mind none
Of them have stated the case. In the course
Of my efforts during the campaign TO help
the Grand Old Party, whose principles ana
leaders made this country great, | came in
contact with a great many voters Of differing
viewpoints, and would like TO add few lines
to aid the doctors in so determining the dis
ease that the resurrection shall be free from
infection.
A lot OF nonsense has been printed by con-
hrmed sufferers from Roosevetitis that
Hughes never should have been the candidate,
but that We should have won with The evcr
ready Teddy Many. If not most. Of us believe
that the nomination Of Hughes was due TO
the popular demand Impartial evidence is
that if the election had been held right after
the convention he would have been over
whelmingly elected that he steadily lost.
ground, and finally the election, was due 70
a series = mistakes. First, this country
is not and never will be ready for the super
man. nc NO wants inc iltoiAthNy hNoN
drive with why's and whats, In Hughes, from
his telegram OF acceptance 10 his great Bos-
ton speech, delivered too late on October 2S
we did not have the inspired Governor who
with fierce energy swept through to victory,
but instead the dignihed judge, who pre-
sented no programme and csrped and criti-
cised and lost votes every time he opened his
mouth.
Second. the "Womens Golden Special
train made joke Of a most serious purpose.
In the West the vast majority OF women
voters are those who do their own house
work discuss politics intelligently with TIE
men Of their familie, and, according to the
presentation of the issues, vote for what they
believe .heir best economic interests; where
as, hereabouts there has been in evidence in
the suffrage cause an unfortunate proportion
OF recognized notoristy seekers, numbering
among them some who have publicly adyo-
Gated measures subversive Of existing social
order and family life.
Third, no one doubts the energy or SIN
cerity Of Roosevelt's effort to repair the
damage wrought by his bolt in 1872. But
whether he made votes for Hughes is another
question We are all sorry for Belgium, but
thousands OF voters believed that Roosevelt
would play leading hand in a Hughes ad-
ministration, and the more he shouted Tor
moor Belgium the moro willing ear they lent
10 the Democratic wall, "Ho kept US out OF
war" Then, too, perhaps, 20 many the sight
Of the man who boosted 81 took the isthmus,
and 70 whom our treaty with Colombia was
but scrap Of paper, bemoaning the halser
Rooseveltism was anything but convincing.
Remember the Dix victory -neither more nor
less than a Republican rebuke to Roosevelt
a. nj Ha
President
Shall the G.. o. 2. be revived IN lS2O 3.
Woodrow Wilson j.. the only man who can
Give the answer. and he doesn't know yet.
He starts his final term without the handicap
of long-haired Chsutsuquaized fiscal idiocy
personifed in his Cabinet. lie is now show
ing sane courage on the great war question.
II he plays his hand right IN this great crisis
in world history; if he can cut loose from
the traditional Democratic follies and mis-
conceptions; If he adopts the essential feat'
urcs OF Republican prosperity; II he can
evolve A creditabe solution OF the Mexican
irbroglio: IL nc can force his heart and nerve
and sinew TO serve the true interests or the
whole country in the light Of the ef1cient
lessons OF the war, ne can name MS own
successor. Otherwise the tTumpeting ele-
nbant will clear the track Tor honest
dealing and fairly treated business, for
efficient manufacturing and selling, for
cooperative production and distribution
for liberal and practcsl education, for
tho utmost development Of our natural
resources and for respect to our flag as the
world leader in faith. justice and prosperity;
and until the lesson il forgotten Of the need
of undivided loyalty to essential basic Prlr-
ciples the Republican party will rule the
nations destiny. HENRY q. GRANGER
New York Dec %, 1915.