South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-09
HUGHES TELLS
WHAT HE'D Do
In Chicago Speech He CHARGES
Administration With Waste
and VaCiIIatiOn.

CHICAGO. Aug. 9-Charies r.
Hughes Tuesday night told an
audience that crowded Chicago's
great coliseum-the hall where he
was nominated for the presidency r.
what ne would DO III elected presi-
dent OF the United States
Mr. Hughes charged the present
administ ration with waste. extrava-
gance and vaciIlatiOn He declared
that b. had not kept the country
out of war. but that DO had fought
an ignOminous war iu Mexico and
had Withdrawn from that war
ANONYMOUSLY lie charged the ad-
ministration with having brought
the country much nearer to particip-
alton In the European war than the
country would have been had the
administration stood for American
rights"
He declared that 10 was no more
possible 10 expect tariff protection TO
American industries from dem
ocratic congress than It, would be to
get "a revival sermon out of a dis
orderly house
Assails Appointments.
The nominee assailed the admin
istration also FOR its appointments to
office and declared that If elected
ne would appoint to office only men
who were well qualified
Democratic expenditures for rivers
and harbors were attacked by the
nominee.
Il purpose that we shall stop this
pork business" ne said FL propose
that we shall have government in
"A businesshke way. We won't have
any more ID ] can stop it. of these
kiss me and I'm kiss you appropria-
tions i'm congress.
The nominee said ne stood for a
"businessIike. responsible budget
based on facts.
Ridiculcs Tariff Work
The democratic party Mr. Hughes
said. was approaching the idea of a
protective tariff, like a skittish
horse to brass band" In 1912. he
added the democratic platform HAD
said i'm effect that protective tariff
was unconstitutional
They say I'm effect now that the
European war has changed the con-
stituuon of the United States" he
continued "But do you think they
are converted Don't YOU trust them
little minute with protecting Amer
lean industry They have not got it in
their bones"
Mr.. Hughes reiterated much of his
Detroit speech regarding the adj
ministration' Mexican policy
says Mexico II Anarchy.
"It had no right. ne said. "to
commit this country to "a course Of
conduct which landed Mexico i'm
anarchy left our citizens "a prey to
the ravages OF revolution an made
our name a word OF contempt i'm "a
SISTER republic"
we have gone forward" the
nominee said. in speaking of the ad-
ministration's Mexican policy with "a
determination to be destructive. not
constructive, 10 destroy all they
had"
As TO the administrator foreign
policy Mr. Hughes said.
We have allowed our words 10 be
eaten ur by hesitation. 10y delay. We
have somehow or other convinced
the world that our talk is cheap
II purpose -hat we have new
birth of American purpose and cour-
age We have mo- occasion 20 fear
war I'm the assertion of these rights
which all recognize and only respect
us for maintaininG. But IL we are
L. "a.
tie further and little further. until
some fine day events occur which
arouse am implacabIe resentment
from one end Of the country 20 the
other
such l. Danger OF War
"That is the danger of war This
administration has come nearer to-
landing us i'm war by its weakness
than IL would ever have come had it
and had let Dr. ne known that they
would be defended.
IT believe that with our peaceful
purpose. our just purposes. we have
10 occasion 10 be drawn into strife.
II We are prepared if we are dlgni-
fed. If We show that we mean what
we say. And ] desire that ass we look
60 the future we shall have Amer
lean citizenship the proudest title i'm
the world. American administration
as efficient as any i'm the world and
American honor the cherished
Thought OF every American citizen 90
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