The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-10-28
HUGHES
. STATES
TODAY
G.. o. P. Candidate Express
es Opinion on Many Issues
Of Campaign
THREE SPEECHES QUOTED
Hughes Replies to State
ments of Wilson in Latter's
Recep tSpeecht

Newark, N. ", Oct. 2S.-charles
Z. Hughes, who left Rochester,
today to continue his. campaign
through the state of New York,
told an audience cf farmers here
this afternoon that america could
have neither peace nor security
until she prepared TO maintain un-
flinchingIy the known rights of her
citizens on land and sea. G
"our opponents told US in rY
explicit terms" Hughes deol
'the constitutional rights Of
erican citizens should follow
throughout the world and
wherever they were lawfullyN
lowing their business today ~
should have full protection
their lives and property.
"That principle believe in
the performance has not mat
the promises" Hughes ther
sailed the Democratic party
of broken promises.
Rochester, N. y, Oct. a.
e. Hughes last night replied to
ments in President Wilson's
natl speech concerning preparat
meet commercial competition
the war.
Mr.. Hughes told an audient ~
that the administrations view
minded him of its views on preps
ness in December 1914, which we're
afterward changed; that he cons ~
ed the anti-dumping provision Of Eh
revenue bill intended to meet the sit
uation as "farcicaT and worse han
useless" to protect American Nor1-
men: and that even If the percentage
of exports of commodities to supply
armies was small, 1t required but very
little ito contract or destroy the pros
perity of the country"
The nominee addressed an audience
that cheered him repeatedly. He told
them that as he had been as governor
of New York, he was now ana should
be in the future; that he was willing
to stand or fall by what he believed to
be right.
''It was said in December 1884,, Mr.,
Hughes asserted, that America was
ready. that any suggestion to the con-
trary was thoughtless. But III truth
America was far from ready. It is
now said with reference to tho. COM
merciaI rivalry that America is ready.
think in truth, that America is far
from ready and that we shall rot be
ready until we have a clearer notion
OF what we may expect" n
statistics of Imports.
Mr.. Hughes cited statistics OF i'm
ports in answer to the pfesident's IS
declaration that everything exported
from the United States to sur bly,
armies does not total one per nj of
the total of American comrnei Aft-
er stating the increases in CHI sca.s,
brass, breadstuffs. iron and stees, cot
ton and other commodities, u Mr..
Hughes declared that expectations Of
explosives, including cartridges, Had
increased from $4,000 900 to $4s7t ta00,-
600 in one year, with an increase in
total exports of $2,000,000. The nom
inee said he was amazed at thoNsug-
gestion" that 1t was such small per-
centage that lit could hardly affect
the great remaining percentage"
Why, Ii you had the greatest dis
said, you would still have la tremen-
IL does not take much to contract the
prosperity Of this country, to destroy
the prosperity OF this country. The
great percentage OF our exchanges
and of our commerce would continue,
even il we were in very serious
straits.
when you infuse this abnormal
demand to which / have referred you
have given a stimulus which undoubt-
edly lis felt throughout the country
and when you have ii policy carried
into effect, such as was involved In the
ing from that policy, although a. small
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