The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-13
THE HUGHES CANDIDACY.

President Woodrow Wilson in NOvem-
Der. There is no question about that
and If Mr.. Hughes is to be judged
by his activity since the nomination
Of SATURDAY.. then lac himself realizes
that .act The truth Of the matter is
that there is no demand for Mr.
Hughes; there is no reason for a
change in the administration at Wash
ington and II there was. then we sub
nit that Mr.. Hughes is not the type
Of man that would be needed. He
starts out under the awful handicap
Of a divided party and his own organ
zation shows It's weakness. It's real
lettering condition, when for the first
tnc IL history one Of TIC great ia
ties seeks the supreme court for a
candidate. The preceden' is dangerous
and against all forms Of procedure in
the past, succeeds in dragging that
great tribunal into the quagmire of pol
itics. It Is not natural, that IN future,
all justices of the supreme court win
have the presidential nomination in
their minds and is a man fit 10 sit
upon the supreme court, with an eye
IN the White House? The letter cf
MIR. Hughes accepting the nomination
was not n very strong one for the
mere reason that it, like the platform
of his party, raised,no issues; merely
found fault without suggesting a rem
edy The mere statement thGf Hughes
does not approve the course of the
Wilson administration in Mexico y
childish. What would he have done
had he been on the job? Wherein
would he have improved over the work
OF President Wilson? These are things
that the American people will want
to hear from Candidate Hughes. He
criticiBes the administration policy
with Germany; but again he fails to
say what he would have done, and it is
known of all men that President VIII
son without drawing the sword, has
forced Germany to discontinue her
submarine warfare, which alone was
the only subject of contention between
this country and that one! Candidate
Hughes says he is for America first!
We really wonder II there Is a single
citizen IN all OF these United States
who is not for America first? We are
al for America first and President
Wilson has big advantage, over all
of ua because he is not only for Amer
lea FIRST, hui he is the First American!
This Amcricansm talk is all borrowed
from the verbose Colonel Rooevelt
and there is little in 1t save clap-trap
and Mr.. Hughes will find that clap-trar
methods are back numbers in the
game these days Then again, MIR
Hughes Is not popular with the rank
aud file Of his own party: that fact
was shown very conclustvoly when tho
Republicans of New York refused e
give him a second nomination in tht
guberuatorial Office aud while in thaf
ollice he was ever and eternalh
wrangling with party leaders and 9th
ers. He made some record there too
that will make very good campaign lii
! crature for the Democrats later on
As governor of New York, Mr., Hushe
opposed violently the income tax an,
he actually vetoed the two cent rail
road fare bill after the measure har
run the gamut of both houses of tn
New York legislature!
II Roosevelt enters the race and a
ter all Of his buffng in the las
hours of the Progressive convention
he may yet do So then Hughes is beat
beyond question. II tvs African gam
chaser, keeps out Of the fight. the
it may be good stirt race. but Pre-:
idcnt Wilson has all the better OF
and is almost certain TO be reelected
Peace. preparedness and prosperity
is triumvirate OF virtues hard to d,
| feat and this is to be the slogan OF tn
| Democratic party in the campaie,
/ Under the leadership OF Woodrow wi
son, The party has won fer the peopl
these great advantages and possess
ing them at a critical time whe