Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-02
HUGHES SPEAKS
AT SULLIVAN, IND.
Republican Candidate Says the
United States Will Maintain
It's Self Respect.
PEOPLE RIGHT IN LONG RUN

n Sullivan, Ind, Nov l.-Charles Z.
/ Hughes today declared in an open air
Z; address here that while the United
/; States does not wish war. it proposes
! TO maintain its self-respect. The
! American people have realized at this
time in our history il is very impor-
tant that there should be no question
OF their attitude with respect to the
| maintenance of American rights Mr..
! Hughes said. 1--WE desire peace, but
we desire an honorable peace. We
7 do not wish war, but we propose to
/ maintain our self-respect.
I'VE know perfectly well that there
is no future for the country unless we
] enjoy the friendship of the world.
You evoke only contempt, either ST.
lent or expressed, If you do not main
tain firmly and consistently your
! rights. There is no lasting peace
/ for decadent people,
Mr.. Hughes said that he was sure
the American people were coming to
their own conclusions with respect to
\ the various claims made in the cam
paign and that in the long run the
American people do not make mis-
takes.
People Generally Right.
Nothing is more striking, he
said, 'in the course OF a political cam
paign in this country than the way in
which the American people gradually
form the judgment. We have at the
! outset many confusing voices, and in
the course OF the campaign there are
many extravagant claims put forward,
but the American people recognize as
! the campaign progresses the dominant
issues that concern their welfare. You
can be sure that in the long run the
American people do not make mis-
take with respect to what is leces-
J sary to their prosperity and the fu-
ture of the country.
Il have felt in these days grow
ing sentiment. There has been very
perceptible current of opinion and It
gives me an assurance that the Amer
lean people have been sitting the va
rious claims which have been made,
and have been coming to their own
conclusions. They know perfectly
well that we are now in a very unsat-
isfactory condition. 1t is not in my
heart to talk to you in narrow, par
tisan way. AS / understand myself, l
am here; anxious to serve the whole
people of the United States, and what
/ have to say is just as important to
the interests of democrats as repub-
licans.
The American people are rcaliz-
ing, and ] believe are coming swiftly
to judgment that this country will
need basis OF prosperity that is not
Z to be found in European war. We
know perfectly we'll that at this time
we are in very unhealthy condition.
You are interested very largely 10
farming. When Twas governor Of
New York there was nothing to
which ! gave greater attention than
to the Development Of our agricultural
activities and II / am elected | pro-
pose to do all in my power to pro-
mote the interests OF agriculture.
1T is perfectly idle, however, for
anybody to say that he is friend Of
} the development of agriculture in this
country when he framed an Under
wood bill, which puts most Of our
agriculture products on free list, or
on such low rate Of duty as not to
furnish our farmers with the protec-
! ton to which they are entitled. We
have got to have basis in this coun-
try for the development which they
need"