Tuer RepusiicAN NATIONAL CONVENTION has chosen 
its candidate for President of the United States. Has i* 
made a wise choice? Knowing that the future alone can 
give the answer, we would here point out that to a very 
large degree the destiny of this Republic in coming months 
and years will be in the hands of its President whom the 
people will elect in the near future. What wisdom, there- 
fore, should be shown in the choice of a man who pos- 
sesses the qualities of mind and heart that will be neces- 
sary to meet the demands of him who is to occupy the 
highest office within the gift of this nation and to whom 
will be intrusted such great responsibilities and power! 
The national and international problems that will arise 
in coming days will tax the wisdom and patience of the 
greatest statesman living within the bounds of this coun- 
try, and thus he who is elected to sit in the Presidential 
chair cannot know too much or be too good. 
Republicans and Progressives alike unite in approv- 
ing the choice of the convention. The selection of Charles 
Evans Hughes to head the Republican ticket came as no 
surprise. Sentiment for him had been spreading over the 
country and gaining strength during the pre-convention 
days until the. probability of his nomination was assured. 
He possesses qualities eminently fitting him for the dua! 
task of welding together a disunited party and of carry- 
ing out the arduous duties of the Chief Executive in event 
of his election. As a factor of party strength he has no 
political enemies to attack him from within and no politi- 
cal record open to attack from without the party. As 
President he would be unhampered by undesirable politi- 
cal associations. He is cool, logical and not inclined to 
hasty decisions. On the other hand he has great stability 
of character and when the occasion demands it ue is a 
resolute fighter for what he believes to be right. His 
record as governor of New York is ample proof of this. 
Charles E. Hughes appears to be the man of the hour in: 
this critical period of American foreign relations. Ji 
elected, and his opportunity is great, he would never pur- 
sue the vacillating policy of ‘ ‘watchful waiting,” he would 
bring America back to its proper place of honor among 
the nations. At the same time his cool, forceful methods 
would never embroil the nation in an unnecessary con: 
flict. The choice of ex-Justice Hughes as party standard- 
bearer augurs well for the Republican party and for the 
nation. 
Tue PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION voted down the pro- 
posed plank for prohibition, but when a vote was taken 
as to the sentiments of the delegates they were enthusiasti- 
cally in favor of the principle. The time had not come 
for the party to put a plank in the platform, The efforts 
of the convention were directed to other issues and the 
adoption of the plank would have confused the issues at 
stake. Even the most ardent prohibitionist must concede 
that the Progressives showed rare judgment. The en- 
thusiastic endorsement by the convention of the princip’e 
is in itself a “testimony. of the widespread momentum the 
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has rendered America a service in calling the attention ox 
Congress to our unpreparedness in the item of wool, !t 
would be a lamentable condition. However, it will take 
a long while for the sheep industry in America to be re- 
habilitated. The sheep grower is unlikely to accept pat- 
riotic sentiments in lieu of compensation for his labor. 
The law of supply and demand is still operative and the 
instant tnat sheep raising has a margin of profit worthy 
of the risk the money will be invested. It isa great prob- 
lem nevertheless and in calling the attention of the public 
to the conditions President Wood should be commended. 
What will be done about it? 
AMBASSADOR GERARD has announced that the inter- 
views on peace attributed to him by certain German pa- 
pers and which were cabled to America last week were 
spurious. Why all this talk of peace? All from Ger- 
many! The ambassador from a nation such as ours 315 
entitled to protection from such misleading adventur>s 
by the German press. Unfortunately the news from Gee- 
many during the last two weeks has not been particularly 
exact. Was the interview publisned for its psychologic:l 
effect? The struggle is an intense one and no one cai 
ferret out its mysteries. 
ONE OF THE SurRpRISES of the national convention 
was the complimentary vote which Massachusetts’ fay- 
orite son received. He received more votes on the first 
ballot than T. R. himself. The vote must have been 
gratifying to Mr, Weeks. It was a pleasant compliment 
to the Massachusetts delegation, but there could not have 
been any hope that he would have received the nomin- 
ation. 
Tue SALARY oF Trar Stoneham bank clerk was in- 
deed small, and incommensurate with the responsibilities 
of his office, but that is no excuse nor constitutes no ex- 
tenuating circumstances for dishonesty. A man’s honor 
is worth more than all the capital of the bank. It is un- 
fortunate that so many men are weak, so weak as to be- 
lieve that they can escape the consequences of ill-doing. 
Great Brirain 1s TIGHTENING the iron grip upon 
Germany, for now the Greek ports are being blockaded. 
Everything that the blockade of the sea can accomplish 1s 
being done by the allied forces. If the blockade is suc- 
pésdtul as it bids fair to be the civilian population of Ger- 
many will suffer even more than they have suffered. 
THERE 1s No Doust now that Kitchener was on 2 
mission which would have doubtlessly ended in a syn- 
chronizing of the activities of all the allies and possibly 
the arrangement of a concerted drive to conquer the 
enemy. 
Tue Bitiy SuNpAy CAmpPaArGN is shrewdly planned 
and carer aby executed. Already the choir of eight thou- 
cices kas ‘been organized: > This-onc: fac‘nr in $ha 
movexrent demands a great ax ount of labor and energy, 
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