Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-16
DEMOCRATSPUT
21 QUERIES UP
TO Mr.. HUGHES
DIRECT CHALLENGE TO REPUBL ICAN
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE is
FEATURE OF TEXT BOOK.
NATIONAL Committees BOOK IS
DIRECT APPEAL FOR LIGHT
FOR 5000. 900 VOTERS.


ure Of the Democratic National Text Book
Just from the press.
The challenge l. in the form Of twenty
one questions addressed 10 Mr.. HUGHES
and to the republican party hy the demo
cratic national committee and the demo
cratic congressional committee
"An appeal for light for sixteen millions
Of voters Let Mr.. Hughes and the rcpnb-
lican party answer" il the caption under
which the questions are grouped a fol
lows:
''Do you favor the repeal Of the FEEDER
al Reserve Act passed by a democratic
congress, recommended and approved by
President Wilson. under which the danger
of financial pnrics j. forever bani~hed
from the United States,
-. Would Won have protested against
the violation of Belgian neutrality and
have backed the protest by pluncing Amer
lea into the European carnival of slauch-
ter,
3. Do Won favor repeal of the Rural
Credits Act, passed by democratic con
sress, recommended and approved by
President Wilson. which gives lone-term
credit mt interest rates that promise an
annual saving of $l5O000. 600 TO the far
mcrs?
''4. Would You have recognized Vic
toriano IIuerta a. president of Mexico!
-. Do you favor u repeal of the
CLAYTON Antitrust Act. passed by dem
ocratic congress, recommended and ap-
proved by President Wis.n. which over
threw the principle that the labor of
human being il mere commodity of com
mcrcco
20. VIII you. Mr. Hughes. recommend
and VIII the republican party in congress
suppcrt, law establishing universal com
pulsory military service in the United
States?
~. Do yon advocate repeal Of m,
Federal Trade Commission Act. passed b,
a democratic congress. recommended anr
approved by President Wilson, which hae
gwen so much assiStapce TO lcgitmat
business enterprises and under which adc
quate protection aginst unfair compcti-
tlon is provided,
IS. Mr.. Hughes. would Won have tried
the policy of diplomatic negotiations ~
means of summoning the moral force q
law and neutral opinion to stop Germany.
Illegal use of submarines!
-. Do YOU favor repeal Of the pork
less Good Roads Act. passed bv demo
cratic congress and approved by Presi-
deat Wilson, for the development of rura'
highway,
40. Would YOU. Mr. Hughes, have
broken relations with Germany and sent
rnr young men ~ the hundreds of fhous
and~ 10 namcless graves NJ the bottom oi
~" Atlantic or in Flanders before the
policy of diplomatic negotiations had had
2 thorough tria'
II. VIII YOU undertake to repeal the
income tax. passed by Il democratic con
gress, recommended and approved hv
share Of the burden Of taxation upon
those best able bear ite
~. DO you favor violating neutrality
and risking the future safety of vour
country by placing an embargo On muni
tons of war,
ID DO you favor repeal Of the Acri-
cultural Extension Act. passed bv dem
"cratic congress. recommended and an
proved by President Wilson. which for
tic first time provides facilities for carry
Ire direct To the farmer scientific know
ledge of how 10 increase the profits of his
farm!
IA. Do you advocate repeal of the
Gram Standards and Warehouse Acts
passed by a democratic congress. recon
mended and approved BY President vii
son, which aid commerce in the great sta
pie cereals and enable owner. Of stored
agricultural products to secure loans on
wa-chou~e receipts on better terms,
''l6 What i your attitude toward the
di>ioyaii>t> OF your party who have at
tempted 70 prevent the enforcement bv
President Wilson. both on the part Of the
American government and by MI American
citizens. Of an honest neutrality toward
ali the warring nations Of Europe
az. lna~nlach a. the largest amount
collected IN any one year under the high
ct tariff ever enacted ti-ayne- Aldireh
actl wa S333.oD0. 600. what form OF tax
alton would you substitute TO pay .pre
parednes~' cost Of S630.n0n GOO,
us. Do YOU favor the reaefionarv re-
publican plan Of granting hinge subsidies
10 favored corporations, money collected
from the people by taxation. a. the hest