Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-07
WHY 1 AM FOR HUGHES
(By James r. Garfield. former Sec
retary of the Interior)

(By James K. Garheld, former Sec
retary of the Interior)
Hughes is a man of wisdom, cour-
age and action; his deeds have been
consistent with his words; as Cover
nor of New York he fulfilled his
promises; he acted with Judgment,
foresight and vigor; he feared no
party, no faction, 40 special interest;
he safeguarded the rights OF all per-
sons; he did not yield to party ex-
igency, nor tuckle to popular favor;
he strove for justice and righteous
ness.
AS a Justice of the Supreme Court
he steadfastly stood for human
rights, for popular government based
upon reason. for the wise construc-
ton of the Constitution which makes
that instrument meet the needs of
our people as a nation, and guaran-
tees to the Congress the powers to
solve our vital, social and industrial
problems.
He is bound by no ties OF class,
faction or section; he believes that
the government should be admins
tered by competent men and women
for the benefit of all people, not by
party favorites for the benefit of
themselves and their party; he Is In
sympathy with the best progressive
thought OF our people; he believes
that women should be guaranteed
through the Federal Constitution
equal political rights and duties with
men and above all, he stands for
the absolute protection of the lives
OF American men, women and chill
dren throughout the world.
Our opponents object to criticism
OF Wilson. They forget that the ad-
ministration in power must necessar-
lily be on the defensive. 1t is not the
criticism that hurts, but the truth
and justice OF the criticism.
Wilson is not worthy OF re-elec-
tion. Compare his promises with his
acts; his opinions when teacher not
in politics with the opinions he now
expresses. A man should change
his opinion when he finds himself in
error, but 1t is most unfortunate If
he makes the change when he is
candidate for office and when the
change seems popular.
He assailed protective tariff and
tariff commission; yet he approved
a highly sectional tariff, and now en-
dorses a tariff commission. He was
an ardent advocate of the merit sys'
tenn; yet he has as President made
the most serious inroads upon the
merit system made by any President
in the last twenty-five years. He
talked about efficiency. but appoint
ed incompetent men to high ofhce.
The people of Chicago ought not to
forget the actions of the Federal Of
ficials who pretended to investigate
the Eastland disaster.
He promised that a Democratic
tariff and banking act would lift the
burden from the people and reduce
the cost of living. He found his
tariff failed to yield sufficient rev.
enue and is now strangely silent on
the steadily increasing cost OF living.
He denounced the efforts OF those
who would protect women and chill
dren by Federal laws against ex-
ploitation in industry, claiming that
the states alone could and should
deal with those problems. He nov
claims credit for the Federal Chilo
Labor Law. Unfortunately. II Is
protective law IN name only. IT Is
mere pretense, scheme to eaten
the unthinking votes. No exploiter
Of child life need fear that law.