Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
Mr.. HUGHES AS A PARTY MAN
Differentiates Between Organization
for Benefit of Party and for
Enrichment of Managers.

Charles z. Hughes has intrusted the
management Of his campaign to COM
mittee composed Of Republicans and
Progressives, but he reserves the right
to conduct his own personal canvass
along independent lines. Although he
is the standard bearer of the Repub-
lican party, he Is also the leader Of the
rank and file of the Progressive party.
and the hope of many Independents,
to whom his record in the public serv-
ice and his character as a man make
an appeal far beyond the precincts Of
paTtisanship. Although he is a firm
believer in the efficiency of party gov
eminent, Mr.. Hughes differentiates be-
tween party organization for the bene-
tit of party and party organization for
the exclusive enrichment of party man
ayers. Disinterested political activity
through party work constitutes, as he
believes, service to the nation, and
he has always encouraged party soil
darby founded upon party integrity.
These are not new theories which he
has concocted to catch the popular ear
in campaign times. They are the ten
cts of the creed of citizenship which
he has preached and practiced as pri-
vate citizen and public servant ever
since he came to mans estate. Adj
dressing the students OF great uni
versity some seven years ago he ad-
vised them In these words:
Join party. one of the great par
ties according to your general agree
ment with its record. policy and tend
ency; appreciate the necessity and
power of political organization and
lend your effort to make it wholesome
and effective; stand firmly, regarding
all your personal fortunes, against ev-
cry effort to corrupt Il or to use it for
selfish purposes; support managers
who are faithful to the party and serve
it for its interests and not their own;
stand for honorable candidates., I'M
purchased and representative of the
wisdom and best principles of the
party in local matters be independent
and keep distinct your duty as men,
Der of national party for the further.
ance of national interests, and your
duty as citizen of local community
to aid In having it well governed;
stand against '5ossism' and all that
the word implies, and aim to make
your party organization within its
proper field representative and its
leadership responsible and accountable
to the party members"
MIR. Hughes never loses an opportu
nifty 70 proclaim his pride In being the
candidate FOR the presidency of the re
united party of Lincoln. party reaf
tirming the faith of its founder anC
dedicated anew to the service of the
nation in these fateful times. He be
lieves his countrymen are confronting
period full of possibilities, full OF
peril, and yet full of hope. The new
economic era upon which it Is about
to enter calls. in his judgment. for the
firm upbuilding policies and the wide
national outlook which are identified
with the historic aims of the Repub
lican party. The sentiment of his Ger
tain faith as Republican is that "He
serves his party best who loves his
country most"
Hence his appeal to reason is made
to his fellow countrymen irrespective
of their party affiliations in normal
times. 1t is the appeal of the cham
pion of a common cause who asks the
support of those who share his desire
to see the honor and welfare of the
nation restored and secured at home
and abroad by a system of protection
the protection of dominant American
ism, the protection of an American
tariff, the protection of an army ane
navy adequate to the tasks of Amer
lea, and above all the protection at
forded by the principle of equal
rights at home and all our rights ev.
erywhere" honestly applied and feaR
lessly maintained.