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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
7
Political column critiques President Wilson for kneeling to trainmen demands and sacrificing arbitration to achieve peace at any price. The Boston Journal cites the stance as reflecting Wilsonian government and national philosophy, arguing it endorses preferring movement over conflict in policy.
A wit filled column notes the Wilson administration and 1916 election talk. It mentions the Wilson waltz allegory and predicts election timing while lampooning diplomacy and party politics. It cites a postal surplus and calls for budgetary restraint alongside references to Hughes and Wilson.
In Battle Creek Michigan Colonel Roosevelt defends Mr Hughes noting Wilson’s past strong labor union criticisms. He recalls Wilson as president and university leader who once derided unions yet later entered public life and shifted views. The speech frames Wilson as sincere in earlier convictions that changed with career.
The speech urges voters to elect Mr. Hughes and reject Mr. Wilson, arguing Wilson fakes action with eloquence while Hughes embodies service through clear, courageous deeds. Roosevelt condemns Wilson’s tactics and defends Hughes as the candidates’ contrast in duty and integrity.
The Hughes National College League reports thirty thousand alumni enrolled at its New York base 511 Fifth Avenue. Rev. John Hunt, Brown University’s oldest living graduate and a 1842 Brown alum who also graduated as Governor Hughes, enrolled this week. He is from Springfield Ohio. Members of the National Guard who served on the Mexican border are joining in droves and voicing discontent with the Administration’s Mexican policy. William R Moody son of Dwight Moody offered support from East Northfield Mass stating it would be a national disaster to continue the current Administration.
The speech in Battle Creek, Michigan denounces President Wilson for recognizing Carranza on October 19 and condemns Carranza’s forces for murdering Americans, arguing the welcome extended to Carranza shows disdain for U S. troops and the nation’s honor.
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