St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
In First Set Speech OF His
Trans-COntinental Trip He
AssaiIs the Administration
Vigorously For Its Policies
.EXPRESSESSHAME
For the Conduct of Foreign Affairs
by the Administration and What
He Characterized AS a Raid
Upon the Civil Service of the
United Stats

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 7.-CharleS f.
Hughes in the first set speech OF his
rans-cOntinentaI trip tonight assafled
the administration vigorously for its
foreign policy, its Mexican policy, for
appointing men to diplomatic posts
whom he termed inexperienced and
for what he characterized a raid on
the civil service of the United States.
HE kept us out of war; Mr.. Hughes
said, referring to the president and
democratic slogan, ''yet we seized
Vera Cruz. That was war and very
ignOble war. And it was called war
over the bodies of those dead soldiers.
1t was called a war of service. Talk
out about your policies. What is the
presidents policy? Does anyone
know? Has the executive ever had a
Mexican policy for more than six
months. / repeat, who knows today
what the policy of the administration
will be three months hence? My
friends, the trouble is that this admin
istratiOn has written such a record
that no matter what it says, You do
not know whether it will stick to it.
We have had an exhibition during the
last three years which fills me with
shame. / have not a particle of mill
tariStic spirit in my system, but il
am elected president / will see to it
that American rights in 5Iexico are
protected"
Mr.. Hughes assailed the admins
tration course toward upholding
American rights abroad during the
European war.
when 1 say that I am an Ameri-
can CITIZEN" the nominee said, 81
ought to say the proudest thing that
any man can say in this world, but
you can't have that pride if American
citizenry is a cheap thing, if it is not
worthy of protection this wide world
over. There is no man who could
successfully present to an American
community the platform that an
American citizens right stopped at
the coast line.''
The nominee stated the republican
platforms declaration that 10000
government positions had been taken
from the operation of the civil ser
vice during the present adminiStra-
ton and declared that sort of thing
has got to STOP" He told of an Incl
dent in which an eminent scientist"
in the coast survey, a man of very
eminent rank had been displaced to
make room for an excellent stock
breeder and veterinary surgeon. The
federal trade commission, Mr.. Hughes
charged, was fairly em4culated with
the law by the men for the most part
who were appointed to places upon
it,
1t was inexcusable for the admins
tration to take out in country after
country in Latin-Americ where we
have frequently said we desire to Gull
tivate the most friendly relations
men then in the diplomatic service
who were eminently fitted for that
service to put in men without any
qualifications.
Past administrations, the nominee
said, had sinned in that particular,
but standards were being made and
there were men In our service of long
experience and fine training.
He also laid stress on the need Of
industrial brotherhood and closer CO.
operation between employers and en-
ployes. There was no capitalistic
class and no laboring class in pros
perity, he said, but the prosperity Of
the country or its lack effected all
citizens. 1t behooved the men re-
sponsible for the policies of the coun-
try to look forward for the time when
Europe at least would wage a fierce
commercial warfare against the
United States and to guard American
laborers against that time.