Show MOST LIFELESS PRESIDENTIAL I G IN A GENERATION FORECAST C t Shells Taken k Out u of American Politics t tover and Morer More More- o r over er Republicans Show Lack of Burning Issue How Campaign Will Be Fought Out Baseless Herrick Henick Issue ilson Wont Won't Hustle for Votes L J 1 Vw I t By H H. HN N N. RICKEY RICKEY- w lit I sp Special ial Correspondence SL D. D c. c Aug is 18 The The lifeless and uninteresting U 1 campaign In a generation This III S way aY the real leaders of the two twoS S e parties privately size sizo up the C President Wilson and It be e President Hughes which was t LIly uy opened when the latter start- start his Western stumping tour 4 situation up to the time of the theS theuil S Suai uil conventions at Chicago and andin S SIB IB In June was pregnant with t seven v n or more varieties of SIt t 1 for a spirited not to say ti l t down and drag out contest velt and Bryan the two high sire sive shells of American politics vl whom leis has played a a. star role In 1 campaign since the late latek k Il teen Jeen hundreds were still alive po- po jy and In good voice sin a of Pep i their passing and the conse- conse 1 from the campaign campaigne THE e e I Issue of extreme military pre- pre J against extreme prospects for anything even ap- ap hing-a hing a lively campaign went acting truth is that the late are in the most unenviable of pal positions y must make mako an offensive fight ut an any real Issue s Is la not a partisan statement I s not made for any other purpose tto to attempt to present to open sd readers of independent news- news i js a 80 correct Interpretation of the theal fi pal tal al situation as it exists I proof of the fact that this is a aI aj I j interpretation the Republican Im I'm rm and Candidate Hughes' Hughes h b up to this time are offered as astr j j Its Finding and No Remedy t H l ce e. e the platform and compare it A the the Democratic platform What Ais is raised in It that Is worth worthwhile while ng about In a national campaign V- V VIs Is composed almost entirely of ofA A 11 Ism lem some general some specific t- t j e Wilson Vilson administration In not 2 paragraph does It tell the country j Ithe the Republicans would have done hey been In power or what they ise lIse ise to do In given circumstances T get Into power resident Wilson has sacrificed the theof t. t of ot the nation in his dealings 4 European powers and Mexico B S II chief complaint is is the key upon which the Re- Re can can convention evidently Intended ten the campaign against Wilson Undoubtedly this is date Hughes' Hughes interpretation of will 1 of his party Judging by his hish h of acceptance and his later hes e e e- obvious counter to this serious fa e by party and candidate is If lad been In power what would you done to have saved our honor t Would You Have Done you have declared war waret last st et Germany after atter the Lusitania 1 you have declared war st Turkey after atter the slaughter of and the mistreatment of 7 you ou have declared war 1st st England and France Prance for inter- inter Ice with our ships and mails 23 you have declared war agist st Mexico after this that or the tragic occurrence in that coun- coun y and If so after which one hat at recourse excepting war has hasIT hasi i open to the American people to the honor which you say but we weI IT I has haa been sacrificed I ese questions in varying forms J been hurled at as the Republican rs in congress and at Candidate i ever since the Chicago cont con- con t ton on The only attempt that has made to answer them was made madei i JUgheS in his speech of acceptance C iX he said that all of the crises that t r tr occurred between this and foreign ns s during the past two years I t f due to the fact that President fern on had put efficient Republicans W f office had put inefficient Demot Demo- Demo t t in office and these inefficient had not been beers smart enough Prevent event crises from occurring Baseless Baseless Herrick Issue pong gong O the conspicuous examples of L If substitution of Democratic mency m- m lency ency for Republican efficiency Eby by Candidate Hughes Hughea was the I Mich ch ambassadorship According to hes bes Herrick In the very midst of I Sufficient labors at Paris was ruthy ruth- ruth y dragged away from his Job to toe tole le e room for a Democrat st what crisis this particular act j Vilson lson precipitated Hughes did not A there Is no doubt that there was popular reaction to the charge le 0 reaction was short lived how how- a J as it developed that Herrick was Ion on the job in Paris by President Ion for months after Herrick had hadd J ltd d to bo be relieved IB FINALLY WAS RELIEVED Jl P r SHARP PUT ON THE JOB jY AFTER HE HERRICK HAD DUALLY INSISTED UPON IT jj l Herrick incident is not referred this correspondence for the pur- pur 1 of making a point for or against rc Wilson or Hughes Is cited simply to emphasize the I the Republicans are mighty Ilof issues For certainly no one ty seriously s seriously contend that this is an worthy worthy of the name In a nation- nation aign ign Strategies Both Sides the ilia campaign opens it looks as ash gh gh h It was going to take some such as this The Republicans will l it make the vot voters rs feel the full lof their shame because of the theof of national of national honor and will promise I jet et It all back If Hughes is d' d iI Democrats will say that our nal honor is Just as unsullied asen as en in was in fact a little more so so- so what 7 Is ls of ct equal importance the is an oasis of peace and YIn a world desert of war And nd approaching bankruptcy ave ave ve It from men high in the party land nd that it Is to be no part of strategy to make excuses ipe Joe Wilson foreign policy i the contrary it is to be aggress- aggress ively exploited as the big accomplishment accomplish accomplish- ment of the administration Will the Democrats Lag The campaign will not be well under un un- der dr way until September It has been President Wilsons Wilson's desire desire desire de de- de- de sire to wait until after the adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment of congress before formally accepting accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac his nomination Considerable pressure is being brought upon him by the party managers managers managers man man- agers to have him fix a date early in September for the notification ceremonies ceremonies cere core monies irrespective of whether or not congress has adjourned They argue that even then the RePUblicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans will have been actively campaigning for a month and that strong as the Democrats believe their position to b be it is not Impregnable Beyond all the most astute of the Democratic managers are afraid that if the Republicans get too much of a start they will create the impression throughout the country that the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- are altogether on the defensive that virtually they thy will be President Wilson has his own Ideas about putting political expediency above official duty and it is not likely that he is going to run very fast for re-election re while there Is important presidential work to be done Hughes who is a man of the same type judging by his record in public office has the advantage of the president president dent in this matter as he has nothing else to think about but his campaign Unless he entirely changes his plans pians the president will not stump the country country coun coun- try as he did four years ago He holds that the dignity of the presidential of office of- of flee fice will not permit of the president hustling for votes for re Between Between Be De- tween September 1 and e election ejection the president will probably m make ke half halt a dozen important speeches in various sections of the country in which he will present the case of Democracy and himself |