Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
HUGHES ACCEPTS
AND LEAVES BENCH

shington.-Justice Charles Evans
Hughes accepted the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency, and resi- igned
St9tes tate He issued the following state
ITO the President:
"T hereby resign the Office of associ-
ate Justice of the Supreme court of the
limited States
u am. sir, respectfully yours.
CHARLES E. HUGHES"
Hughes statement of the acceptance
of the Republican nomination follows:
Hon. Warren q 4;aa aar9lng. tttaa Gnalrman nan
cago, Ill.
"Mr. Chairman and Delegates: have
not desired the nomination. have
wished to remain on the bench, but in
this critical period OF our national his
tory I recognize that 1T is your right to
summon and my paramount duty to
respond. You speak at q time OF ma
tional exigency, transcending merely
partisan consideration.
you voice the demand of the DOM
inant thoroughgoing Anericanism,
with firm protective upbuilding policies
essential to our peace and security; and
to that call in this crisis l cannot fail
70 answer with the pledge of all that
is in me to the service Of our country.
Therefore 1 accept the nomination.
II stand for the firm and unfiinching
maintenance of all the rights of Amer
ther impugn motives nor underestimate
difficulties.
"Rut il is more regrettably true that
in our foreign relations we have suf-
fered intellectually from the weak and
vacillating course which has been taxi
en- as regards Mexico-a course lamen-
tably wrong with regard to both our
rights and our duties.
1--WE interfered without consistency
and while seeking to dictate when we
were not concerned, we utterly failed
to appreciate and discharge our plain
duty to our citizens
"At the outset of the administration
the high responsibilities of our diplo-
matte Intercourse with foreign nations
| were subordinated to conception of
| partisan requirements and we present.
| ed to the world a humiliating spectacle
| of ineptitude.
| to recover the influence and prestige so
| unfortunately sacrificed; and brave
words have been stripped Of their force
by indecision
81 desire to see our diplomacy re.
stored to its best standards. and to
| have these advanced; to have no sac
| riflces of national interests to partisan
| expediency; to have the first ability Of
| the country always at it's command,
| here and abroad, in diplomatic inter-
| course; to maintain firmly our rights
| under our laws; insisting steadfastly
| upon our rights as neutrals and fully
| performing our international ODl1&a-
| tions; and by the clear correctness and
! justice of our position, and our mani
| fest ability and disposition to sustain
them. to dignity our place among the
| nations.
Il stand for an Americanism which
| knows no Interior purpose, for a pa
| triotism which is single and complete.
| Whether native or naturalized, of
! whatever race or creed we have but
| one country. and we do not for an in
| slant tolerate any division Of alle-
| glance.
I believe in making prompt provi-
| sion to assure absolutely our national
| security.
Il believe in preparedness. not only
! entirely adequate for our defense with
| respect to numbers and equipment in
| both army and navy. but with all
| thoroughness to the end that in each
| branch of the service there may be the
utmost efficiency under the most COM
| petent administrative heads
we are devoted to the ideal Of hon
| orable peace. We wish to promote all
| wise and practicable measures for the
| putes. In view of our abiding ideals,
| there is no danger Of militarism in this
| country.
We have no policy of aggressive
| ness; no lust for territory; no zeal for
| strife. 1t is in this spirit that we de-
| mand adequate provision for national
| defense. and we condemn the inexcus-
| able neglect that has been shown in
| this matter of first national Importance,
| we must have the strength which
| seIf-reSpect demands the strength Of
| an efficient nation ready for every
! emergency"