The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-26

county. County Chairman Mullen in
troduced Governor Capper who presid-
ed during the ratification
Governor Stubbs' Speech.
Former Governor W. R. Stubs
said:
We have assembled here this evening
to both ratify and celebrate the nomination
of the next president of the United States.
One of the most important actions of the
Republican party since the days of Lin
coin performed at the Chicago con-
vention when Charles E. Hughes was Sc
lected for its standard-bearer during the
present campaign.
Hughes and Capper will carry Kansas
by more than 100000 votes in November.
man or woman who conscientiously be-
lieves in the fundamental principles of the
service to their country by working and
voting for Hughes and Fairbanks.
Governor Hughes is a statesman of the
first, last and all the time He is big,
brave, brainy and practical and is espe-
ciall l|.t and admirably fitted by life full
to serve his country at this time.
Never since the foundation OF our gov,
| a Washington a Lincoln to guide the
ship of state, and Hughes is the man
p, The Republican party with Charles E;
to serve the nation and promote its well
fare than any administration since the
:
Governor Hughes favors a tariff COM
mission on the basis of protection of
American labor and American industries.
! President Wilson has declared for tariff
commission on the basis of tariff for
Mr. Hughes recognizes the necessity of
business preparedness in the interest of
our industrial and commercial life much
as a greater army and a greater navy is
necessary to safe guard the rights and in
terasts of the nation.
The United States faces condition born
of a world crisis that has no parallel in
| Problems which reach to the very founda-
| ton of our social, industrial and CONNER
Gal life must be solved during the next
A responsible, efficient and honest gov
/ the United States must forever abandon
their long cherished Monroe Doctrine. We
| cannot refuse other nations the right to
protect their citizens and their property in
Mexico without ourselves assuming that
responsibility.
! Europe is veritable human slaughter
| house today and soon will have exhausted
/ her supply of men and means with which
| to continue their hellish butchery-
/ America cannot escape sharing the ter
rifle responsibility of adjustments which
must necessarily follow the ending of the
war. and Mr.. Hughes is eminently fitted
| for that work.
Woodrow Wilson is a scholarly gentle
| He is the peer of presidents in the art of
! fine phrases and perfect English
But. from washington, to Wilson. the
!
nations of the earth has never been dragged
| to lower level
The president has had difficult situations
| to deal with, but who of his friends can
excuse such humiliating and costly blunders
as sending the army and navy to Vera Cruz
| the American flag only to be laughed and
scoffed at and compelled to sail back home
with the lifeless bodies of the American
boys-the net result of his impractical adj
venture.
| What consistency can there be in pro-
/ n A q
| proud to fight and follow up that declara-
ton with a demand for one of the biggest
| why would President Wilson propose to
plunge the United States into war TO pro
! tect the life of one American citizen travel
| ing on a hostn etship loaded with munitions
| of war, and refuse absolutely to afford any
protection Whatever to either life OF prop
peaceful pursuits in Mexicog
Why support Villa, the bandit and muir
and ammunition with which to plumber
Mexico and murder American citizens and
Irresponsible Impractical, unreasonable
| man like Carranza as president? ''--
! am fully. convinced that if this country
is dragged into war with Mexico or Eu-
rope it will be the result of a laundering.
shifting side stepping, vacillating policy
of our president with good intentions all
the time.
1 have hoped and prayed that this ma
ton would be honorably spared from
drawing the sword or shedding human
| blood and believe without any doubt
whatever that a strong, aggressive AIneri-
can policy would have solved the Mexican
problem years ago.
To the boys who have been called to
the eountrys flag, our hearts and prayers
go forth.
Preparedness for defensive purposes in
both war and business is absorbing the
attention of the whole country. There is
| a tendency in the direction of better NUM-
cipaI, state and national government
Industrial, social and commercial condi-
! tons are being improved
! National prohibition and Nationa Won
| ans suffrage are the next two great meas
ures to be enacted into law by the congress
of the United States.
The nomination of Charles E. Hughes
re-unites the Republican party and wipes
I out the division that caused defeat in 1872
That peerless American, Theodore
Roosevelt, and the army of Progressive
voters who supported him four years ago
will almost to a man cast a solid vote for
! Hughes and Fairbanks in November, and
a united Republican party will sweep
every state north of the Mason Dixon line,
| including New Jersey by Overwhelming
ma joTities.
Special flag demonstrations brought
the big crowd to its feet early in the
evening and a patriotic program by
the knights and Ladies of Security
| band whetted the enthusiasm and put
the crowd on edge for the speeches
During the singing of America a
| battery of electric fans was released
! and large flags waved over the au-
| dience and in front of banners for
Kansas war veterans and well known
iTopekans.
Portraits of publishers of both To-
peka daily newspapers and of men
prominent in local affairs were dis
| played. Beside each picture or name
card was a large American flag which
waved over the audience when the
ieleetric fans were released