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Show HARVEY REDHOT FOR HUGHES I i Espousal by Distinguished Edi-1 tor of the Cause of the Re- publican Candidate a Significant Campaign Feature. ORIGINAL WILSON BOOSTER He Takes This Action Not Because He Is the Victim of Ingratitude But Because Wilson Standi for Wilson First and Col. Harvey Cannot Assist In the Betrayal of His Country for the Gratification of Personal Ambition Ambi-tion A Democrat's Patriotic Stand. The nvowat of the cnuo of Mr. Hughes by Colonel George Harvey Is one of the distinct features of the present campaign. It would be significant sig-nificant In Itself that a man of his prestige, who had always trained with the Democratic party, hud espoused the cnose of the Republican candidate. candi-date. Hut In Mr. Hurvey's case tho slgnlllcuncu Is very much greater, us well ns the Importance of the event. lie bus been not only, a Democrat, but a Wilson Democrat. Moreover, Iw was tho first man of prominence to advocuto the election of Woodrow Wilson ns President, nnd for mnny years one of the closest friends nnd advisers of the pnwnt occupant of tho White House. Mr. Harvey not only proposed Mr. Wilson for the Presidency, but as early ns 1010 Interested In-terested United States Senator Smith, a Democratic leader of New Jersey, In Mr. Wilson, urn! this resulted In the Wilson nomination and election ns Governor of Now' Jersey. Mr. Harvey not only comes out for Mr. Hughes, but gives very Intelligent Intelli-gent reasons for bis action In the current number of his "North American Ameri-can Review." In bis Judgment there arc two vltul questions to be nnswered before election. One Is, which of the two great parties at this particular Juncture lu our progress us u nation Is tho better eqlpped and the more likely to render the highest public-service? public-service? The other Is, which of tho two desiguuted leaders is the more cer-taln cer-taln to preserve, protect and defend tho Constitution of tho United States? Such nn Issue as the Democrats claim, that Mr. Wilson has kept us out of wnr nnd therefore Is entitled to reelection, re-election, is brushed aside ns something some-thing tlint has no proper place In the mind of the voter of this year. In Mr. Harvey's Judgment, only tho most Insane partisan would venture to suggest n possibility of Mr. Wilson Wil-son or Mr. Hughes Inciting or Inviting War with any European or Asiatic Power, nnd therefore there Is no fulr Issue between them on this question. There are three elements that aro Involved In tho answers to these two questions, those of military and Industrial In-dustrial preparedness, government by and for the people, nnd national honor nnd opportunity. So fnr ns all of these uro concerned, the answer Is the same: Mr. Hughes Is the man who should bo chosen from each and every standpoint both ns tho representative repre-sentative of tho Republican party nnd as an Individual. The best Interests of tho country nro to be served by bis election. Mr. Harvey calls nttcntlon to the fact that tho utter nbsenco of self-seeking self-seeking on tho part of Mr. Hughes throughout his entire career, conllnns the belief that ho does, In, fact, from tho very nature of his being, stand for "America first." On the other hand, no less surely and most disappointingly, happenings of the pnst two jenrs culminating In tho betrn.vul of his country for the grittltlcuttou of personal nmbttlou, prove Incontestubly that Mr. Wilson stands for Wllsou llrst. That Is Mr Harvey's opinion. In his Judgment thero Is no need to seek a conclusion; conclu-sion; It llnds itself. Tho summing up of tho situation Is that upon the clearly-marked Issues as between the candidates, thero Is no reason why any professed Republican, any thoughtful Progressive or any principled prin-cipled Democrat should not, and every reason why every patriotic Republican Republi-can should voto for Mr. Hughes for President. Such ndvico from such a source should innko n deep Impression upon tho American electorate. It certainly Is not given through any prejudice against Mr. Wilson, for Its author would naturally bo predisposed lu favor fa-vor of the President. Nor does It come from any lack of knowledge of Mr, Wilson's methods and Intent. Tht Intimacy pf tho two men has been too long nnd too close to admit of nny lack of knowledge on Mr. liar vey's part. Tho man who, ns Mr. Wilson's friend, llrst blurted the movement for him for I'reslthmt, now, after n test of Mr. Wilson In tin1 Whlto House, advises tho American peoplo to voto for Mr. Hughes. Them should bo no hesitancy on tho part of tho voters to follow this advice. Mr. Wilson has become so thorough' ly neutral that ho looks with grnvt' suspicion on tho American contention In any International dispute. J Tho President "hns kept us out nl war," but would you Uku to Imvo him boss the Job If someone should forc war ou us? |