Yes Or No Quotes



Whether or not the United States should enter WWI was a major issue of the day. One wing of the Republican Party had been attacking Wilson for his “weakness” of not warring against Germany in spite of the provocations and attacks on ships killing Americans. However the majority of the voters were opposed to U. S. involvement in the war. If Hughes was for war, he would lose many votes; if he was against the war, he would lose the support of one half of his Republican base. His dodging the issue however lowered much of his public esteem. Woolley made sure that before and after every Hughes speech, reporters would ask him for his stance on the war, and the advertisement with this question.