The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-28
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< WHY CHARLES E. HUGHES |
< SHOULD BE ELECTED
< By Hon. J. A. A. Burnauist. /
< Governor Of Minnesota

governor OF M1n1eS0La
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In order to secure justice for Am
erican citizens everywhere, regard
less of section or class or color, in
order for America to give to all ma
lions of the world that justice to
which they are entitled and to re-
ceive from them that recognition, re-
spect and honor which the American
republic deserves, we want as presi-
dent a statesman who has shown him
self by his attitude in public life, to
be fair minded executive, a Just
jurist, strong and great personality
Of independence, stability and back
bone-Charles Evan Hughes.
His record in behalf of labor legis-
lation, while governor of New York,
was such that the recognized organ
Of the State Federation of Labor said
of him:
''Now that Governor Hughes
has retired from politics and as
cended to a place on the highest
judicial tribunal in the world,
the fact can be acknowledged,
without hurting anybody's poll
tical corns, that he was the
greatest friend of labor laws that
ever occupied the governors
chair at Albany. During his two
terms he has signed fifty-six la
Dor laws, including among them
the best labor laws ever enacted
in thiV ca any other state.''
Mr.. Hughes stand for agriculture
is made evident by his attitude to-
ward agricultural education when he
was governor, by his favoring an ef-
fective rural credit law and by his
pledge that the agricultural inter-
ests will be promoted by every prac-
ticable means.
Nothing can be more absurd than
to say that if Mr.. Hughes is elected
president he will strive to get us in
to war. In the first place no presi-
dent has a right to declare war or to
claim credit for keeping us out of
war. The matter is in the hands
of congress, not with the president.
In the second place, Mr.. Hughes
stands for the organization of peace.
Read his acceptance speech and you
will find that, although he believes in
the nations preparedness, he does
not believe in that militarism which
in Europe has oppressed the taxpayer
and created a false patriotism by
teaching nations to regard each other
as foes instead of friends.
In Mr.. Hughes we find a practical
statesman, who is in favor of inter-
national peace and who will I'M
doubtedly put forth every effort pos
sible in a practical manner to bring
about time when nations shall no
longer be permitted to engage in war
fare and when all men shall be al
lowed to pursue their many different
peaceful vocations "without
thought of interruption by the raw
ages of war and be enabled peace
fully to take possession of land and
water and air and all the forces to
be found in them and make them
minister to human life."
The record of Mr.. Hughes, before
he was governor of New York, in
the investigation of the New York
Gas company, resulting in reduced
rates; in the investigation Of the in
surance cases, resulting in beneficial
legislation, and his fearlessness,
judgment and fairness after he be-
came governor, make him candidate
in whom we can have absolute con-
tidence because, by his record, we are
led to believe that, under all cir
cumstances, he will do what he thinks
and knows to be right.
If it is proper to reward fidelity to
the interests of the public, to reward
man who is not afraid to tell the
truth, and to reward an official who
has been obedient to the dictates of