Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-06
HUGHES SPEAKS ON
NEEDS OF AMERICA
Nominee Says What Country
Wants is Understanding OF
Democratic Ideals.
NO DECAY OF PATRIOTISM

nearby village Of East Hampton, to-
day told Fourth of July audience,
that what America needs just now
above all other things is an intelligent
comprehension Of the ideals OF demo-
cracy. He asserted that the nation
needs more than thrills in its patriot
ism, and said his dream or America
was Of country ofhcered by its best
men actuated by no thought of sell,
He devoutedly hoped, the nominee
declared, for a new birth Of the senti-
ment Of unity from the countrys
present perils. ;,
WE are not rash people" he
said. "We are not filled with spirit
Of militarisrn. We are not anxious 10
get into trouble, but If anybody thinks
that the spirit Of service and sacrihce
il lost and that we have not got the
old sentiment OF self respect, he does
not understand the United States"
He Speaks From Knoll.
Mr.. Hughes spoke from knoll on
the village green. He motored over
from his summer home here to re-
view 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. 1T is
an odd experience that ! am going
through, picking up the threads OF old
relations. | think l have lived at
least FIVE years in the last three
weeks. When | arrived In New York
short time ago and my former
secretary and my former aide met
me. and we resumed our many de-
lightful contacts, It seemed to me %
though there had been suddenly
dropped from my life a period which
represented the highest ambition ]
had characterized. !.
Zone Of the pleasantcst incidents Of
nv return is TO be sojourning within
the shadow OF the American flag. n
wherever that flag floats there is
1 shrine. don't care in what part
81 this favored land exercises in ccle-
bration OF the anniversary Of our in
dependence, are held. there ID cause
81 reioicing because Of the opportuni-
ties which only institutions like ours
can offord.
I'll Is ali very well to talk about the
declaration and the strong sentiments
which il contains, but that was backed
bv n,en-men who couldn't have In
dited ii, men who couldn't have com
mitteed 1t to memory, men who
couldn't have repeated 1t, but men
ID whose lives was the incarnation
Of independence and whose spirit
was breathed into that immortal
document.
III Is because we had men who
were willing to suffer, to die. 10 ven
ture and TO. sacrifice that we have the
country, and Il Is only by that spirit
that We will ever be able to keep Z
country. love to think Of those
hardy men coming here with the
spirit that led all the pioneers farther
md farther west, the same spirit
which in every part Of our land hal
accounted for cur development,
What Amsricanisn Means.
Quiet men, not noisy men; sens
ibie men, not foolish men; straight
men. honest men dependable men
real men; that Is what we mean b,
Americanism. There Is vast amount
81 good judgment in this country
much more that the headlines OF oul
j newspapers seem to indicate. There Il
4 yaet amount Of thoughtfulness il
this country. We are not rast
people. We are not filled with
spirit Of militarisni. We are not anx
ious to get into trouble, but i any
II body thinks that the spirit OF servic'
ana sacrihce Is lost and that we hsv'
NOT rot the old sentiment OF gel
respect he doesn't understand tn
4 United States /.
u am not going to make speecf
but I do want 10 say word to 20
along these lines: We want patriotisr
md I don't think we are going I
lose It very soon, although ] do ds
voutly hope that out. Of the peril
and difficulties Of this time may com
/ new birth Of the sentiment Of tn
union. l do hope that In the mid!
81 all these troubles some friend
win have better realization Of on
national strength and OF the impol
/ 81 our democratic institutions.
The boy Is going to thrill at Ii
night 81 the flag today, just - /
did fifty or 4 hundred years ago. W
ure ali going to thrill when we hei
the words OF our national proclaim,
i ton, and when we think Of the Ion
struggle and determination that ha,
brought US to this hour. But we wal
4 something more than thrills in o,
patriotism; we want thought, we wal
Intelligence.
I'VE need not vast extent of teri
N Aory, not great population, not sir
n ply extraordinary statistics Of nation
wealth, although they speak in Ell
Qucnt words Of energy and managir
ability; but what we need more thu
\ anything else Is an intelligent cor
prehension Of the ideals Of democrat
Those ideals are that every man sh;
have fair and equal chance accor
ing 10 his talents. 1t is not an ide
Of democracy that one alone sh,
emerge because Of conspicuous abilit
but that there shall be great q
vance Of the plain people Of the cou
/ nv, upon whom the prosperity
4 the country depends.
Want Victories Of Democracy.
I'VE deplore every condition
which we find man lower than
should be under a free governme
NY dream OF America Is Amer
4 represented in public office by its b
men, men working entirely for ,
II rood Of the republic and according
lie laws and ordinances Of the DO;