The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-30
Cabinet Will Be Of AblestAmer-
icans and Administration
Will Protect Americans
INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND
PERMANENT PROSPERITY
Republican Candidate Issues
Statement In Reply to Ques-
ton Hurled at Him Ever
Since Campaign Opened

Nvw York, Oct 29-fhe question.
what will you do II you are elected
President 7'' hurled at Charles Evans
HUGHES ever since the campaign start
cd. was answered by Che Republican
candidate tonight
In 4 statement given out By the
Republican National Committee. under
Nh Hughes signature, and entitled
NSy Conception OF tho Presidency.
hA says,
You ask what roAd I propose to
exuwsl These are the milessones
which mark it--an executive respon-
sttAlity 70 tho whois nation. = cabinet
chosen from tho ablest Americans. .
foreign policy that stands oourteoosly
but 6rrnly for American. rtehta . Tag
that protects the American In his law
fui rights wherever hin Iegftinaas
business may tass him. . preparation
for trade co.n petition which shall pro-
teot all groups OF American worknen.
a government oversight OF business
which Will fsarfeasiy eliminate abuses.
but will act On the sayuIr ptton THAI
the average business man Ia hoIec1
and, finally. tho domestic policy whicn
looks 70 industrial peace and t. sound
ana perrnanent prosperity, based upon
the development Of American trade
ana the building up OF American tn
dUstr,es"
IEe s'ater'@H' In A"A'
Ncsa Cncxr~-cped Ds1nasHAs.
''0n the eve Of election day tho
American people are entitled TO the
summary OF tHe !n'hs3 nav" s'oSU
for IN tais campaign. as they ara the
III A%f @taH S'Ahu TOT @s
No mar c9n s@li IN anFahoe "aal
NH@Nisfi' Il 1hi2nas the next Tow
Nes tr+" f. s"nt, hut one whose CON
off, T7 PRESIDENT outy reso
}G .'r3nclpies can ae-
trt '1ifyH sincerity how the
~.. Fri nistgatlon would De
u what spirit they
lived
-ar<~d with the duty OF
crslred goal knows that
.',.- s..t tn ~ f. found in following
t,h- sa.& which sound Judgment and
rfc4~ vision open step by step can
-ahnv. tbn road 7 expect to travel
u pronosc. first Of All, to Start right
The president is primarily an execu-
,eve II ia his supreme duty TO at
tscd tina hBs,ussx of the nation TO
s,fae,,ara t.s I'M erastx to Anticipate
80. .s5s "a ,,aIorra ita laws
.rrno a. OCT NJ arpres,den+ who
..Las +hts y4ew of his duttes liz 70
ii 49,. ,t,, .na shlau. oab,na, N.
oa 90, 49, ean s,,r,,sb.--Hrnan who can
49, ,S,,h ~ -rsmenaous industrial
- domestic nroh,sms which viii
cnn.ront rs in the next four wears
-. w.t.. x,x,.
~. ,,-a.a-,. ,.-
.s-s absolutely from that of Mr. VIII
~, ine,, mon tba praxIdant an
.Sa samintst-attvo head ~ the rov-
eminent He looks upon tho Presi-
az, ne nrtr,ar,Iv Tia noIt,,cal leader
ana ,aw-maher NJ the nation
..rn the Two derartuents 81 roxern-
,,.r,. 1900 ,,arafv .c,cnIrv NV fcr-
-, r.jotio,stha Don.r+r,.n+ ~
ctsta ana tha Danar+rer, or Vi. Nav
"a 49, nan vhorn hs 49, -
y. wholiv unaCual tn thar dutt>.
.s,,;,,tstra,fva nra,vst,o,, ua, .,,hc~
stna,aa 20 nont4~.aI srty.rcv c.r
- tha courtry ,hot arU aarn,,t,-
-, unaer wv afrnctior u,tIi &c IA
sn,oa aJ,,ir, strattva sno,,nS
,,{,b the ahlest cahinat the COUNTRY
can sIpplv
"A ,rr,.s The road wa travo, .h,s nax+
four ears even though we START rtrht
and nova with prudence and courage.
Serious hazards are thrown like
breaks In a roadway made by a tor
rental rain. These all rise ont of
-rhe war torrent which has over
whelmed Europe. The first has to do
with our foreign relations It tn the
Presidents duty to safeguard the in
.sloos1 "a III isess'on anu 70 pIessI ve
.no Va 0s0'y o'hei n~Aon'
10 MAINTAIN Feaca
mo man is mora determined than
/ to maintain the peace which tho
United Statss, Spain. Sweden. Nor
way and all the American republics
now enjoy. But I should seek to
courteous insistence on the rights of