Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03

New York. Aug. 1.-Charles f.
Hughes twice to-day declared himself
in favor of an amendment to the fed
eral constitution granting tho vote to
women throughout the United states.
In letter to Senator Sutherland of
Utah, sent in response to n telegram
Mr.. Hughes stated his personal view
that the proposed amendment should
be submitted by Congress to the states
and ratified. In n speech late to-day
before 800 women of the WOmen's
Roosevelt League for Hughes. the nom
lnee declared the question was one af-
fecting the whole country and that he
favored taking the shortest cut to its
solution"
Il believe this question should be
promptly settled" Mr.. Hughes said. 81
see nothing but danger to our security,
to our unity. to our proper attitude to-
ward political questions. in continued
agitation of this subject"
In his address to the league Mr..
! Hughes again assailed the administra-
| tion for it's policy concerning Amcri-
can rights abroad during the Euro
! pean war.
| The nominee also made luncheon
address to-day to about 80 republican
| editors of New York State in which he
said he had twice been called upon to
| live down an undcservcd reputation
! for coldness and aloofness and that he
was now passing through the third
experience. He invited sympathetic CO.
| operation.
| This address was made after Mr.
| Hughes had dismissed a stenogra phcr
|
committee to obtain verbatim report
| of it. The nominee said he did not
want his remarks to be taken down;
| that he wanted to talk freely and fully
| The luncheon was private.
Tonight Mr.. Hughes addressed a
small meeting of social workers in
vited by Herbert Parsons. national
committeeman for New York. to meet
! the nominee at an uptown club. The
meeting was private.
| In his address to the Women's $
Roosevelt League for Hughes, the nom
inee said:
"It is an especial pleasure to meet
you this afternoon and to recognize the
very deep interest that you feel In this
| campaign. l am particularly glad to
have the support of this organization.
1t bears the name of great American.
1t bears the name of one who has very
| recently brought the whole country to
Il sense of its obligation. and aroused
n very deep feeling with regard to
some of our most important concerns.
! welcome the support of the Roose-
welt League.
| This is "A campaign in which | am
sure women cannot fail to take a very
profound interest. They, if there can be
any comparison in such a matter. feel
more keonly perhaps than anyone else
with respect to the national honor and
the Importance of its maintenance to our
proper preparation and our security; and
further to that organization in our life
in all its activities which will give us an
America going forward TO meet the re-
sponsbilities which are sure to be upon
us after this war is over.
| II note that you represent very strong
feeling with regard to our relation to
American rights in connection with war 70
our relation to the maintenance of Amer
lean rights in connection with Mexico
We do not wish in this country to he
brought into unnecessary conflict
There is not the slightest danger of that
in Il Just, firm and consistent American
policy.
1T is very difficult to satisfy our friends
on the other side. II you say that the
administration has been weak and vacil
lating, they reply: That is an old story
they knew that before. If you say they
have been lacking in firmness and con
sistency, they say-'we are going to b'
firm and consistent now. We are looltins
to the future. and We are going to turn
over a new leaf
Now. my friends, this is the reck
oning time We are all stockholder
in great corporation and the balance
sheet is presented in order that w,
:, may know what kind of administra
tion of our affairs we have had. w
look over that balance sheet and W.
+ find serious debit balance and we d
e not trust the administrators that hav
Y brought it about.
There is an incurable defect o
= character In the administration wit
S respect to the weakness and vacilla
x tion which have characterized it; an
o we cannot expect Improvement fror
- that source. We can Judge by wha
has been done and by that which ha
n not been done; and we are here to
Eether under circumstances. very un
IL expected to me, to see If we cannO
le have a genuine revival of America
; sentiment so that we may face tn
i world erect md prepared
Il explained Last night my postio
with regard to a very important sub
1ect In which many of you, if not all G
f. you, are deeply interested: / refer ,
woman suffrage; and as / then said
l. have come to the conviction that tn
y granting of a vote to women Is newt
3 able. ] base that conclusion upon
le consideration of our economic condi
le tions.
There may be those who disagree