Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-16
HUGHES ANSWER TO
MARSHALL'S CHARGE
Republican Candidate Says As
sertion Of Demo Vice Pres
ident Is Preposterous.
MAKES POSITION PLAIN

last night SHARPLY replied 10 speeehes
OF Vice President Marshall, delivered
through Nebraska recently. in which
the vice president said that vote
for Hughes was a vote for war.
Now, have heard it said since
came into Nebraska remarked Mr..
Hughes, that someone has been go
ing through the state saying that
vote for me meant a vote tor war. Did
you ever hear more preposterous
proposition to present to men?
stand for peace. 1t is shocking
thing to say that if you criticise the
conduct OF the administration. you
must be in favor OF war. Who is in
favor of war who knows the waste
and carnage Of war? 1t is mistake
that you must surrender American
rights in order to maintain peace.
That is the way to disaster. ! am a
man of peace. | have been spending
NV life in maintaining the institutions
of peace. desire in that way to pro-
mote international peace. Who can
think without horror of the ravages
OF war? Who can desire war! do
not desire war.
Will Maintain Our Rights.
"But stand here to say to you
that II am invested with executive
responsibility. ! propose that Ameri-
can rights shall be protected through
out the world (applause). That 70
not to invite war. That is to maintain
our self respect, the dignity Of our
citizenship, which Is priceless.
"Wc cannot, unless we do that,
hope to have permanent peace in q
world where peace depends upon the
esteem and confidence which we en-
joy. We covet nothing. We have no
aggressive policy. We have no de-
sire for territory. We want to pur-
sue our ideals Of peace, but we want
to do II in way which will safe
guard our true interests. All the
world desires to be friendly with US.
We desire to be friendly with every
nation. And it Is an unfair state
ment TO say that the maintenance OF
our known rights invites war. On the
contrary. correct policies are what
are needed.
Was It Peace In Mexicoi
I'VE have had serious situation
in Mexico. What travesty that is
on peace. We went down there to
seize the customs house at Vera
Cruz. We slew several hundred Next
cans. A score or more Of our own
people fell on Mexican soil Was
that peacci We had battle at Car
rial. Was that peacef Did we 60
there to protect our own citizensf Did
we 60 to MAINTAIN American right
bot ct all We went in a purely per-
sRnal warfare, destroying the only
Wnntpent that Mexico knew, and
.yhattlc hg our citizens TO the rayages
y rsS!.Ys shtion. | propose that we do
= xo s%N zie with things that do not
fneW NE, and on the other hand
y eco 40 Il maintain American rights.
cN ~ II e proper policy, which will
~ Sws, 80 safety our peae: and cur
lnsvxe !. You cannot crowd America
snsrssfSf. There will be time Of re-
sistance. II had better be known
in advance that that Is 50, and not In,
vite insults and troubles by playing
upon our supposed readiness to yield.
That won't do
Warns Against Imitation.
Mr.. Hughes warned his audience
against the prosperity based on a war
1--WE cannot afford to dclude our
Selves" he said. 1--WE are living At /
time when we have the stimulus o.
a European war. Do not be deceived
BY computing prices which you nov
have and opportunities which yot
now enjoy. You cannot live on |
European war. You cannot maintain
American prosperity on an abnorma
basis. On account Of this war Eu
rope has stretched forth her hand t
get everything we produce. A grea
demand has been created by havinl
men out of production, away from
their farms, away from their factories
il long line Of trenches across tn,
continent on the other side, fighting
That won't last forever. That vii
last not so very much longer, an,
then you will be back to the ordinar!
demands Of peace. II you want 4
know the situation that will then ex
Isl you must reflect upon the fac
that America is now meeting . de
3 inand which will be cut off. that W
now have profitable opportunitie
which will no longer exist. That W
shall, on the contrary, have a yer,
sharp competition with nations tina
will 90 back to the ordinary produc
ton OF peace. You know perfecti
well that it is an American necessit
that we must protect American en-
terprise, American agriculture an
American industry by so adjustin
our tariff as to protect our ow
markets and our own farmers an
working men. That Is the Americs
policy. (Applause.)
Democracy and Free Trade.
This administration has delivere
a body blow at agricultural interest,
II delivered a body blow at those II
tcrests in the passage OF the Under
wood bill, which placed almost ever,
Il thing in which America Is intereste
on the free list. Do they repent (
that positionl Not at all. In tn
recent platform they reaffirm TIL
action and stand by It as rcpresen
ing the policy to which they intend I
adhere.
Il propose that we have fair an
\ reasonable protection. I have ne
returned to political life, leaving ii
career that l desire, to open the doc
to abuses. ! do not stand for SIP,
cial privileges OF the few at the {,
pense Of the many. but ! stand f
the opportunities OF American III
fa;rtv ronserved IN fhe interesfs