Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-08-15

To an audience that crowded Chicago's
great auditorium last week, Charles E.
Hughes charged the present sdminislra-
ton with waste, extravaganza and vaci!-
lation. he declared that Ii had not kept
the country out of war, but that il had
fought an ignominious war In Mexico
and had withdrawn from that war igno-
miniously. He charged the administra-
ton with having brought the country
much nearer to participation in the Eu-
ropean war than the country would have
been had the administration 'stood for
American rights"
he declared that it was no more posi-
BILE to expect tariff protection TO Ameri-
can Industries from a Democratic Con-
gress that it would be to get "a revival
sermon out Of disorderly house."
The nominee sssailed the administra-
tration for its appointments to office and
declared that If elected he would appoint
to Office only men who were well quail
fed.
Democratic expenditures for rivers
and harbors were attacked by the nomi-
nee.
"I propose that we shall stop this
pork business" he said. 81 propose
that we shall have government in a bust
ness like way. We won't have any more,
II can stop IL, of these kiss me and I'll
kiss YOU appropriations In Congress"
The nominee said he stood for "a
business-like responsible budget, based
on facts. IL do not want any hot air in
mine" he added.
The narku ur.has
said, was approaching the idea of a pro-
tective tariff, alike skittish horse to a
brass band" In 1912, he added, the
Democratic platform had said in effect
that protective tariff was unconstitu-
tional
"They say, in effect, now, that the Eu-
ropesn war changed the Constitution Of
the United States" he continued. "But
do you think they are converted? Don't
you trust them little minute with pro-
tecting American industry. They
haven't got it in their bones"
Mr.. Hughes reiterated much of bis
Detroit speech regarding the administra-
TONS Mexican policy
at had no right" he said, "to COM
NIT this country to course of conduct
which lauded Mexico in anarchy, left
our citizens prey to the ravages of
revolution and made our name a word
of contempt In sister republic.
ave have gone forward" the nominee
said in speaking of the administration's
Mexican policy, "with a determination
to be destructive, not constructive-to
destroy all they had"
As to the Administrations foreign
p'licy, Mr.. Hughes said:
I'VE have allowed our words to be
eaten up by hesitation, by delay. We
have somehow or other convinced the
world that our talk is cheap.
II propose that We have new birth
of American purpose and courage. We
have no occasion to fear war in the as
sertion of those rights, which all recog-
nize and respect rs for maintaining. IL
We are glib in speech, II we indicate that
we are not ready to meet the full re-
sponsibility that our words imply, we
are pushed little further and little
further, until some fine day events occur
which arouse an implacabls resentment
from one end Of the country to the other.
That Is the danger of war.
"This administration has come nearer
to landing US In war by It's weakness
than IL would ever have come had it
stood faithfully for American rights and
had let II be known that they would be
defended"