Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-06
UNITY NOT THRILLS
MOST NEEDED SAYS
CHARLES E. HUGHES
America Should Be Country Of
ficered Unselfishly by It's
Best Men, Candidate
Says.

BridRehampton, y. y, July a.
Charles f.. Hughes. speaking at the
nearby village of EaSthampton to-day
told a Fourth of July audience that
| what America needs Just now above all
other things is an intelligent compre-
hension of the ideals of democracy
lie asserted the nation needs moro
than thrills in its patriotism and said
! his dream of America was Of n co,in-
try differed by its best mon actuated
by no thought of self He devoutlv
hoped. the nominee declared, for a new
| birth of the sentiment of unity from
the country's present porils
we are not rash people," he said.
I'VE are not filled with n spirit of
militarism; we are not anxious to get
into trouble. but If anybody thinks the
spirit Of service and sacrifice is lost
and that we hay" not got the old SEN
timent of sclf-rcspoct. he does not un-
derstand tho United States"
Mr. Hughes spoke from knoll on
the village green. He motored over
from his summer home here to review
the village preparedness parade and
had not intended to address the crowd.
At the close Of the program. however.
he consented to speak briefly.
Il have been long on silence and
very short on talk" he said TT is an
odd experience that am going
through, picking up the threads of old
relations. | think / have lived at least
five years in the last three weeks.
When | arrived in New York a short
time ago and my former secretary and
| my former aide met me. and we re-
sumed our many delightful contacts, it
seemed to me as though there had
been suddenly dropped from my life A
period which represented the highest
! ambition had cherished
zone of the pleasantest incidents of
my return is to be sojourninE with Won
in the shadow of thu American flag.
Wherever that flag floats there is a
| shrine. don't care in what part of
this favored land exercises in colebra
ton Of the anniversary of our inde-
pendence are held. there is cause of
rejoicing because Of the opportunities
which only Institutions like ours can
afford.
i am not going TO make a speech but
| j DO want to say word to you along
these lines: We want want patriotism
and I don't think we are going to lose
1t very soon, although ! do devoutly hope
that out of the perils and difficulties of
! this time may come a new birth of the
| sentiment of unity l do hope that in the
midst Of all tho troublesome conditions
we have better realization Of our ma
tional strength and Of the import of our
democratic institutions
we need not vast extent of territory.
not great population, not simply extra
ordinary statistics of national wealth
although they speak in eloquent words Of
energy and managing ability; but what
we need more than anything else is an
Intelligent comprehension Of the ideals OF
democracy. Those ideals are that every
man shall have a fair and equal chance
according to his talents.
MY dream Of America is America
represented in public office by it's best
men. men working entirely for the
good Of the republic and according to
the laws and ordinances established by
the people for the government of their
conduct and not for their personal or
political desires and ambitions; Amer
lea working her institutions as they
were intended to be worked. with men
whose sole object shall be to secure
the end for which their offices were
designed.
And If one will throw his personal
fortune TO the winds, If he will per-
form in each place. high or low, the
manifest obligations Of that place, we
will soon have those victories OF
democracy which will make the Fourth
of July in its coming years far finer
and nobler day than it has ever been
in the fortunate years of the past"