Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-03

Of our military establishment unless we
have competent business leadership.
1--WE did have in the cabinet of this
Administration a frst.class man As our
first Secretary Of War but he could not
hVe with the Administration and had to
get out"
Their promises OF efficiency have
not been maintained in these great
departments. II / am elected Presi-
dent. as ! expect TO be. promise to
call TO these great administrative DO
sluons men in whose Judgment the
public can have confidence. and
Through whose administration we
shall not have preparedness on
paper, but actual preparedness. I
propose that we have a proper bud
get system. that il be no longer ne
cessary for us to have haphazard
consideration of many demands from
many sources. without the necessary
equipment for comprehensive view
through a budget prepared on execu-
tive responsibility.
Mr.. Hughes reiterated his attitude
toward domestic policies. including
the rule of reason" and the tariff
He repeated his views that America
after the war would meet the fierce
competition Of an organized Europe
with more workers than ever before.
even after allowing for the wastes
of war, and declared that the only
way TO meet this competition was
through the protection Of American
industry by a protective tariff.
Charles K. Hughes told audiences
in central New York yesterday the
last day but one of his campaign tour.
that he had no apologies to make for
his attack upon the administration
with reference TO the maintenance
of American rights and he proposed,
If elected, TO make the American flag
the symbol not only Of courtesy and
justice, but Of iirmness and consis-
tency in maintaining our known
rights on land and sea-"
Opposes "Muddle OF Meddle.r
The nominee assailed the admins
tration for its alleged failure to aid
in the development of American
trade abroad by upholding American
rights characterized as very cruel
and nwarrantable" suggestions that
vote for him meant a vote for war.
and declared that in American rela-
tions with foreign nations he was
oppoaed TO a "muddle OF NEEDLE"
Al Batavia, the first stop OF the
day Mr.. Hughes asserted that he had
entire confidence in the result of the
elections in Indiana and Ohio.
Mr.. Hughes spoke az Oneida, Am
sterdam, Schenectady and Troy on his
way here. The addresses at Oneida
and Amsterdam were fve-minute
talks, in which the nominee reiter-
ated briefly his attitude toward the
chief issues of the day. The speeches
at Schenectady was before an audi
ence that had awaited his arrival for
more than an hour Many persons
-"~0"A away from this meeting,
being unable TO gain entrance to the
han.
Our opponents do not seem to like
the idea of criticism with respect TO
international policy" Mr.. Hughes said
in his Schenectady speech. But
beg to remind them that an American
President is elected for a term of four
years. and that under our institutions,
at the conclusion of that term, the
American people express their minds.
when a matter is so important as
the maintenance of American rights, II
is highly necessary that American
opinion should be expressed: and I
have no apology to make in standing
before you and in saying that if am
elected President I propose that the
American flag shall not be only a sym
Dol of courtesy, a symbol Of Justice
but il shall be the symbol of firm
ness and consistency in maintaining
our known rights on land and on sea
throughout the world
THAT is not a policy that leads to
war. There never has been a time
perhaps in our history when it was
easier to keep the American nation
out of war than during the past few
years. when every nation engaged In
the great strife abroad desired our
friendship and would not by reason
of any assertion of our just rights.
forfeit that friendship.
81 desire to see American enter
prise advanced throughout the world
want TO see in the coming days OF
keen commercial rivalry representa-
tives Of American industry carrying
their talents to the service Of the