Show c 5 t tr r merican er an Republicans n V vs German Democrats rats f. a Because r-Because President Wilson Vilson insisted on defending American Rights and interests the German propagandist st journals began printing printing tabulations of the loss of Democratic votes incident to performance of his duty Commenting on this the ew ew York Tribune one of the time leading Republican newspapers of Jie e nation said edit editorially It t- t Is an Impudent and intolerable assertion of f the doctrine y that the president resident of the United States must think of the votes of those thole frankly rankly devoted to alien Interests when national honor Z x and national Interest are at sta stake ke i In this situation there Is just juat one thing for Republicans to do SF r Their support of a president defending American lives Jives and 11 rights must ba be b complete and unfaltering American Republicans 5 I l must must replace German Democrats I In the national alignment The TheM 5 M Z must know and feel that at the waters water's edge all ques ques- tiona tion of partisan politics politic end r v jT-v It would be better ietter for the Republican party to Indorse Wood Wood- irow rw row Wl Wilson on in ln 1916 than to permit the principle to be established f to defend American Interests Is to commit political suicide IJ I To support President Wilson In hi his defense of Amerl Amen k ca can lives and liberties Is not merely a patriotic duty it is P ecu ecu- Marly the duty of the Republican party in view of Its history and its Ita pretensions |