Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-01
HOW HUGHES STANDS
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embargo on munition shipments or the
passage OF a war resolution warning
Americans not to travel on merchant YES
sells of the beliigerents.
II am in favor of the maintenance OF
every right including the right of travel
and the right of shipment" MIR. Hughes
replied. The nominee added that he
thought it very important that America
should "vindicate neutral rights and
maintain the integrity of international
law and that it was a very thougnt-
less policy that would surrender any
of these important rights because or any
sentimental consideration"
when these crises arise Mrs Hughes
continued I'VE are trustees. really guar
dams, of our futures"
I'VE may ourselves-though heaven
forbid-be involved in difficulties when
these rights are of the utmost import
ance. We should have the right to buy.
We must maintain the right to buy. In
the absence of a merchant marine such
as we should have, we have the need
of utilizing the facilities Of travel and
we must protect American citizens IN
every right with respect to life, prop
erty and commerce, as to all nations"
Danbury Hatters' Case
While MIR. Hughes was speaking at
Washington, man shouted:
What about the Danbury matters
case?"
The nominee outlined the history of
the case, reciting that it first came be-
fore the supreme court for determine
ton as to whether the plaintiff had
made out a case according to his own
statement of it," At that time, Mr..
Hughes was not a member of the
court. it was pointed out although he
was a member when the case came up
the second time.
THE questions Of fact were not be-
fore the court" Mr.. Hughes said.
They were decided by the jury in the
trial court. The only question before
the supreme court was whether the
trial judge had committed any error in
stating the law to the jury.
"One question was whether the men,
bers Of the Union were responsible for
the acts of the officers Of the union, or
those who had conducted this alleged
boycott-which was proved to the sat-
isfaction of the jury. That question was
simple question in the law of agency,
for men are always responsible for the
acts Of those whom they control or
whom they authorized.
Whether the men who were defend
ants in that case knew, with respect
to the actual transaction what was GO
ing on, whether they had given author
ity to do the things that were done,
whether they had participated in the
action that was taken; whether they
had sufficient information to charge
them with knowledge of what was
done. these matters were all submitted
to the jury, who found verdict in ia
Nor of the plaintiff These facts were
found as questions of fact by the jury
The court of which l was n member
reviewing the record, could not find
any error made by the trial judge in
submitting the case to the jury, and
hence the judgment of the jury as ex-
pressed in its verdict was affirmed
That is 4 statement of that case which
simply represents how a judge Of our
high court endeavored to do his duty
according to the law Of the land
The "RuIe Of Force"
"One thing needed in this country"
Mr.. Hughes added, was to conserve a
regard for the fundamental principles O.
our institutions
After outlining what he regarded as
those principles and assailing the rule
OF force Mr.. Hughes said:
Change your laws If you find them
bad; perfect your institutions II you want
to improve them proceed according to
the rule Of reason but don't wreck the
finest country God ever saw or gave
The crowds which welcomed Mr.. Hughes
apparently stimulated him to unusual ex-
ertion at times At Bedford he spoke
from platform on the court house steps
against stiff wind that dimmed the
sound Of his voice.
II want to express the very deep graf
ifcation I feel in witnessing this great
demonstration in the old state of Indi-
ana" he told the crowd .'lt means
but one thing: It can mean but one
thing, and that IL that we are marching
straight to n glorious victory on thu
seventh Of November
Mr.. Hughes told his Washington audi
snce that he wanted to see America A.
peace" but that he did not want 70 h.
President Of country that did not have
The spirit Of rs ana 81.