Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-28
and producing more efficiently than
ever before.
Asks "What Are We Doingp"

debate theories. I am not here to dis
lcuss time-worn arguments about fire,
trade and protection. 1 am here t
deal with facts which every sincere stu
dent of American affairs cannot fail t.
recognize: and I tell you that at THU
time you have got to apply the republi
lean doctrine of protection to American
Industry"
The nations engaged in the conflict
far from being exhausted and unable
economically to recover soon from thu
effects of the war, Mr.. Hughes said
would recover much more rapidly thar
supposed If history were repeated as IL
the cases of Russia after the Russo
Japanese war; France, after the Fran.
co-Prussian war, and the northern
states after the civil war in this coun
| try.
| Mr.. Hughes repeated his declaration ir
Boston Thursdays night that he proposed
to have an American administration, il
elected.
Outlines Program for Protection.
I'VE propose a comprehensive program
| for the protection of Americas interests
We are thinking of protection from many
points of view and with respect to COM
prehensive safeguarding of the interests
of our people We desire to have the
national honor maintained and our pres
tige heightened and our infiuence-our
Just influence-throughou the world, as
it ought to be because Of the f1rmness,
consistency, correctness and obvious
justice and courage of all our actions In
international relations.
I'VE propose to protect the rights OF
American citizens. on land and sea,
throughout the world. We propose that
where the American flag floats, the citi-
zen who is lawfully prosecuting his call
ing may feel that the flag is to him a
symbol of the fun protection to which he.
as citizen, however, humble. or however
talented or important, is entitled by vir-
tue of his citizenship.
1.-The privileges of citizenship are not
committed to the administration to grant
Or withhold at its pleasure We do not
lean rights. We do not elect Presidents
to engage in any arbitrary or purely per-
sonal policy, We give vast discretion.
q. S. Policy in Mexico Assailed.
Mr.. Hughes again assailed the ad-
ministration for it's Mexican policy, de-
claring that he had no quarrel with it
on the grounds of non-recognition of
Huerta, but that it had no right to
wage a personal vindictive warfare
1T was not a question of recognizing
Huerta," he said. ut was policy of
pulveriZing Huerta."
The nominee also assailed the admin
istration for enactment of the Adam
son law.
I'VE do not know" he said in conclu-
sion. what problems will be before us
in the next administration. We are
talking of principles. 1t is impossible
to forecast actual conditions. But what
do know is this: We must have in this
country determination to deal with
each problem that arises. not for the
purpose of temporary policy. not for
the purpose of getting the vote of this
group or that group, but to get things
done right, and to be willing to stand
or fall by what you believe to be right.
That is my position"
Mr.. Hughes heard at a late hour last
night that Col Roosevelt's train was
the manager of his tour. Charles w.
Farnham. with his greetings. to meet
the colonePs train. Col Roosevelt told
Mr.. Farnham that he was sorry he had
not been advised that Mr.. Hughes was
to be in Rochester or he would have
stopped long enough to greet him at
his hotel He thanked Mr.. Farnham for
coming. The coloners train arrived
about midnight, and remained in the
city only a few minutes.
Presents His Tariff Views.
Mr.. Hughes speech here last night was
the fourth one of the day In his first
time to the tariff views and Amerfcanisn
He reiterated his denial that vote for
him meant a vote for war.
At Auburn the nominee asssiled the
administration for its alleged failure to
observe the merit system in making ap-
pointments and declared for fair and
equitable retirement system for civil
service employees
IT want to see men who are devoting
their lives to the civil service held to high
standards of efficiency" Mr.. Hughes said.
and at the same time to promote in
Guiding fair and equitable retirement
system"
He declared for upbuilding of Ameri-
can enterprise. He did not propose to
acters." he said, nor to put the brakes
upon the wheels of progress" although
he opposed every tendency or policy
which looks toward discrimination or
In his Auburn speech Mr.. Hughes de-
nounced the statement that a vote for
him meant vote for war. as false. I'M
worthy, preposterous and insincere" He
would be elected-and the audience cheer
ed-adding that If he were he would have
competent business heads for the War
and Navy departments.
Lack Of Preparedness.
Inc dCfHlnlSITdtlOI alleScO lack Oh
preparedness when the National Guard
was mobilized was assailed by Mr..
Hughes in his speech at Geneva, the
third of the day.
Americas present prosperity was
characterized as IAN unnatural pros
perity. false prosperity"
Mr. Hughes assailed the democratic
policy of a tariff for revenue only and
the claim that protective tariff was
unconstitutional.
Nothing of that kind ever had the
support Of the electorate" he declared,
land II that is the sort OF doctrine
which Is to be maintained in the
twentieth century-good-b prosper
ity to the United States!'
Capital and labor, Mr.. Hughes said,
should cooperate. I'VE can shipwreck
the ship OF state very easily" he said.
It won't sail straight with q mutinoua
crew. We have got to all work to-
gether In this country. or We will come
to grief
An Intruder Elected.
At Geneva, as the train was pulling
out, an elderly man carrying a musket
tried to Chamber aboard the rear plat
form Of Mr.. Hughes private car. He
was uncertain in his movements, but
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