The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-08-12
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE AssAILs
ADMINISTRATION FOR FOR
El6N POLICY IN SPEECH
At DETRoIT.
"RAtD UPON THE CIVIL
SERVICE" IS CONDEMNED
FILLED with Deep Sense Of Shame BY
Exhibition During Past Three Years
-Dsmoerats' Course Toward
UNFOLDING American Rights
Abroad 10 Assaiied.

Detroit, Aug. S.-Charles e. HugheAL
IN hts first set speech of his transcon.
tinental trip assailed the administra-
tion for its foreign policy, its Mexican
policy, for appointing men whom he
formed INEXPERIENCED to diplomatic
posts and for what he characterized az
. "raiu upon the civil service of the
United States"
He kept us out Of war;" said Mr..
Hughes, referring to the President,
md Democratic campaign slogan.
"Yet he seized Vera Cruz. That was
war-very ignoble war. And it was
called war ever the bodies of those
dead soldiers; 1T was called q war
Of service.
Says Policy 10 Unknown.
Talk about what is your policy.
What is the Presidents policy? Does
anyone know? Has the executive ever
had policy for more than six. months
IN the Mexican question? I repeat:
Who knows today what the policy Of
the administration will be three
months hence? My friends, the trou.
Bile is that this administration has
written such a record that no matter
what it says you do not know whether
i will stick to it.
I'VE have had an exhibition during
the past three years, which confess.
pills me with deep sense of shame. l
have not particle of militaristic spir-
It in my system. but If am elected
president I will see to 1t that Ameri-
can rights are respected"
Mr.. Hughes assailed' the administra.
ITEMS COURSE toward unfolding Aaeri.
can rights abroad during the European
war.
When citizenry is Cheap.
when I say that l am an Ameri.
can CITIZEN" the nominee said, II
ought to say the proudest thing that
my man can say in this world. But
you can't have that pride if American
eitizenry is cheap thing, If it is not
worthy Of protection this whole world
over. There is no man who could sue
cessfully present to an American COM
munity the platform that an American
citizens rights stop at the coast line
ind that beyond that American life is
to be the prey Of any marauder that
chooses to take It,"
The nominee cited the Republican
Platforms declaration that 10000 gov.
ernment positions had been taken
from the operation of the civil service
law during the present administration
Ind declared that sort of thing has
got to STOP"
Eminent Scientist Displaced.
He told Of an instance, he said,
where an eminent scientist, in the
coast and geodetic survey, "a man Of
Very eminent rank had been displaced
10 make room for an eminent stock
breeder and veterinary surgeon"
The federal commission. Mr.. Hughes
charged was fairly emasculated with
The man, by the men, for the most part,
Who were appointed to places upon it."
1T was inexcusable," Mr.. Hughes
Iaid, "for the administration to take
h country after country in Latin
America, where We have frequently
laid we desired to cultivate the most
friendly relations" mon in the diplo.
matte service, who had represented
he country with credit and had &C
luired an admirable and important OK.
perience and put in men utterly mex
perienced."
Past administrations, the nominee
laid, had sinned in that particular,
but standards were being made and
here were men in our service of long
experience and fine training" Other
appointments by the President were
lssailed.