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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
The Tribune markets merchandise with a bold guarantee promising to refund money on request if the advertiser fails. It highlights rapid settlement, no red tape, and satisfaction assurances, aiming to boost shopper confidence in Sunday promotions.
The Dublin press detects fresh trouble in Ireland as Home Rule debates resume. It criticizes the Ulster Covenant and predicts reaction against seeking limited Home Rule. warns that Sinn Fein unrest may harden Ulster opposition and threaten national liberties amid the Redmond plan’s reception.
The piece outlines Burleson and Redfield using Cabinet status to push postal policy toward executive control, including cuts to railway mail pay and a hostile stance toward railroad operations. It condemns a circular by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Blakslee and a postal employees lobby, urging Senate resignation of Blakslee and warning against executive overreach while noting potential budgetary limits. It also covers a New York cloak and suit workers lockout, a Citizens' Committee appeal for hunger relief funds, and calls for public support and donations to Isaac N Seligman.
The passage critiques a President's call for a World Trust to secure peace by war and erasing national borders. It argues the President speaks as a leader of a concrete nation not humanity, and warns the plan would require war and surrender of liberty. It notes Americans and Germans would resist terms forcing disarmament.
The speaker laments ancient conquests and asks Macedon to heed the warning for its homeland. He urges readers to fortify walls and raise trumpets, fearing loss of men and honor as a stalwart eagle heart fades in the night. Earl Simonsun signs the verse.
The passage argues the Democratic National Convention should frame Mr. Wilson as another Lincoln, suggesting Republicans cite patriotic precedent. It questions whether Buchanan might have better answered the same fact, setting aside eloquence.
In New York City a restaurant inspection report finds mostly negative results with only one of many chain eateries earning fair and only one kitchen rated good. The piece urges public interest, compliance, and display of health ratings to improve dining hygiene and protect consumers.
The text notes Colonel Henry Watterson’s opposition to the Cleveland tariff stance in 1892 and argues that the St Louis convention will back a permanent tariff commission. It critiques a shift in Democratic doctrine toward protectionism and questions the party’s fidelity to historic free trade principles and the leaders who shaped them.
George Coggeshall urges Mr. Hughes to declare his stance on the German question in the 1916 campaign. He warns that delaying remarks harms Hughes by fueling suspicion and diminishing loyal American support. The writer questions party unity if Hughes hedges and calls for a clear, unequivocal confession of faith in Americanism.
R W Joraleon from Newark New Jersey writes that June 12 editorials reflect real citizens and Americanism. He praises Roosevelt nomination advocacy as courageous and urges leaders to express honest thoughts as campaign progresses for a worthwhile choice amid German American support for Hughes. Dated June 14 1914.
The letter lauds Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive party for shaping the 1916 Republican outcome in Chicago. It argues the old guard used corrupt tactics, praises Roosevelt for pressing preparedness and Americanism, and urges his leadership to complete the party purification and defeat Wilson. The writer, DOW. DIGGS, New York, June 13, 1916.
George H Horne Jr of Brooklyn reports that Theodore Roosevelt refused the Progressive bid, praising his patriotic stance and arguing Wilson’s defeat would depend on Roosevelt’s stand. The writer condemns the convention as highly foolish and notes Roosevelt’s enduring leadership for the nation.
A reader urges supporting Theodore Roosevelt for the U S Senate to succeed Senator O Gorman. The writer cites conversations with business leaders and calls to start a movement, urging readers to back Roosevelt.
Letters to the editor critique the 1916 Republican nomination of Charles E Hughes, contrasting Roosevelt and Wilson. George Clarke Cox of New York argues for Americanism with reservations about Hughes, while James A Lunn of Corona, Lancaster County, laments the party’s choice and predicts a Wilson victory. Both writers condemn party elites and urge alignment with broader Republican and Progressive sentiments.
A reader in New York on June 12 1916 voices frustration with the Republican convention. The writer condemns the party for not embracing Theodore Roosevelt Americanism and warns of potential disfranchisement if Hughes is seen as a second Wilson. He indicates possible support for Hughes if convinced otherwise.
A Poughkeepsie reader declares in 1916 that the Republican Convention ignored the will of the people, endorsing Theodore Roosevelt as the leader to defeat Woodrow Wilson. He urges Roosevelt’s return and criticizes Hughes as a minority candidate unfit to represent the majority. He appeals for America first policy and stable foreign policy amid wartime turmoil.
A letter from Arbor Michigan dated June 12 1916 expresses disgust with the Chicago Progressive convention and calls for Roosevelt to run or for a strong candidate to be nominated. The writer condemns Taft La Follette and others and argues Hughes may be the salvation of the nation, while criticizing Wilson and urging decisive action in Mexico.
A letter to The Tribune argues Roosevelt’s 1912 split hurt the Republican Party and Taft’s defeat. It contends Roosevelt could have supported Taft in 1916, implying his opposition aided Wilson. The writer predicts Hughes may win and keep independence, praising former New York Governor Roosevelt’s stance.
Albert F. Sherwood of Waterbury Conn writes that The Tribune should back Hughes, praising his hyphen allegiance stance and urging a prompt free and specific statement on the hyphen question before election day. He notes his own Taft past and asks the paper to hold up support for Hughes.
A Morristown letter dated June 1 1914 argues for Unity under a common leadership in the United Party. It lauds Mr Hughes as a standard bearer and foresees Roosevelt lending support to steady the nation. The writer urges ending divisions, promoting national welfare, and upholding republican ideals for an era of confidence and global leadership. WRITZ NORBY Morristown New Jersey.
A daily reader for over fifty years protests editorial attacks on Mr Hughes in The Tribune. The writer rejects claims of pro German sympathies and accuses the paper of unbecoming insinuations aimed at discrediting the Republican nominee. New York, June 18, 1916.
A New York reader scolds the editorial page for backing Roosevelt and dubs him a discredited candidate. The letter accuses Roosevelt of desertion and an unrecoverable collapse while predicting his followers will align with Wilson if Hughes proves stronger. June letters archive shows public opinion on politics.
The Tribune notes a leader and guarantor role linked to Charles E. Hughes and the Republican platform. A. Kehrwilder from New York cites June 14 as the signaling date for unity and support across parties.
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