El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-17
MUST NOT LEAVE PHILIPPINES
TASK UNCOMPL ETED HUGHES
Noainee Urges Greater Sense of National and Indi-
vidual Obligations; Declares for Protective Tariff
for American Workingmen and Brands as Traitors
Those Who Exploit Public for Private Profit

the common basis of cooperation 1t is
perfectly idle to suppose you can have
the American wage scale and the Amer
lean standard of goods and let in goods
made under a lower standard of living
without hurting American enterprises
and American workingmen."
Would Develop Alaskan Empire.
In reference to Alaska, Mr.. Hughes
said:
I would not have much confidence
in speaking Of a new spirit in American
life if I did not believe in the integrity
of the business men of America. I be-
lieve that We can do things right in
this country and develop our resources.
You have got an empire in Alaska; I
want to see II developed. 1 want to
see it developed right
L think the time has come when we
have got to be sure of ourselves, sure
Of our integrity. confident and equal to
our emergencies.
Ambition for Public Welfare.
Il have had something TO do in my
life with correcting and preventing
abuses in connection with public mat
tiers and I tell you now, my friends, that
whether I speak of Alaska, or whether
1 speak of the tariff. no one is going to
pull anything out at the public expense
if l can prevent it.
IF am charged with the high office
for which 1 am a candidate" Mr.
Hughes said in closing, ito put my
principles to the test. I am not afraid
Of the test I know what 1t means,
but my friends of Orecon-you who
mandamused me and made me become a
candidate at the primary aginst nv
will hive left the bench to undertake
active work of this campaign with but
one ambition.
TT is not an ambition to hold high
office That has no illusion for me
/ have mi To
as within me lies. to have an American
government worthy of Americas best
capacity and Americas name honored
throughout the world"
Mr.. Hughes left late at night for
San Francisco
Calls EIpIOiters of U. s. Traitors.
Mr.. Hughes, in an address to the
Portland Advertising club, in which he
advocated commercial preparedness for
European competition through the
agency Of a protective tariff. branded
as a traitor TO his country the man
who seeks TO build up his private for
tune at public expense
The man who tries to get the bet
ter Of the public for his private ptlr-
poses" the nominee said, is a traitor
TO the government We will 90 ahead
and put these traitors out Of business
United States"
The commercial problems which the
country viii face after the war, Mr.
Hughes said. Will be greater than ever
before.
Must Save Country Every Day.
We must save this country every
day. It won't be saved by letting il
drift 1t won't be saved by taking
everything for granted. Its indus
tries won't be conserved by INDUCING
in good wishes around the club table.
We have got to take account Of the les
sons learned on the other side and ap-
1ly them We have to consider honest |
business with the success and pride |
hat il deserves and we have got TO |
iearlessly condemn abuses
We Must Equal Foreign Competition.
We have the basis for success. !
What we now need is first the motive |
power of answering loyalty and real |
consciousness of national unity which !
will fill US with a dominant sense Of /