West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-07-20
Wanted-A Bill OF Particulars

Where does Charles Evans Hughes.
Republican candidate for President
stand on the issues of the day.
bill OF particulars will be well
coined by the electorate.
80 far the Republican candidate
who I'm his acceptance telegram said
he didn't want the nomination, de-
spite the fact that he was the only
member OF the Supreme Court bench
who hurried through all his cases In
order to be reCly TO make the jump
at moments notice. has contented
himself with g,'cral criticisms.
In order tha, The Republican candi-
date may not be without text for his
more formal and leisurely acceptance
address. ii is suggested that he might
answer the following questions:
DO you think that the President
went too far or not far enough i'm the
submarine controversy with Ger
many?
If you had been President. would
you have used statesmanship and the
usual diplomatic channels TO preserve
peace. or would YOU have gone TO war
with Germany?
Would YOU have gone TO war with
MeNicoP II YOU had been President
would yon have declared war? Would
YOU declare war now? Would Won
have called out the National Guard?
DO YOU feel that any hyphonatod
conspiracy worked TO bring about the
defeat of Roosevelt In the Republi-
can convention and to bring about
your own nomination? If a hyphe
mated conspiracy did bring about the
deaf of Roosevelt. how do you feel
about the exercise and extent OF such
influence in national politics? ?
Would YOU repeal the Federal
Trade Commission Act, the Federal
Reserve System, and the rural credits
and good roads bill? Are you for or
against the tariff commission bill
which the United States Chamber OF
Commerce, representing the business
men of the nation. has endorsed?
Would you ignore the findings OF this
tariff commission and repeal the ac.
creating It?
Why didn't the Republican party re-
form the currency and give the nation
sound banking system when Il was
in power?
Why didn't the Republican party es
tablish a rural credit system for the
benefit Of the farmers?
Has prosperity broken all records.
or hasn't it? Is the foreign trade
greater than ever before. or isn't IL?
VIII peace munitions for the recon
struction process in Europe replace
war munitions. or won't they?
What was the condition of the army
and navy when Roosevelt left the
White House after seven years of ser
vice?
How many ships were in the navy
or building at the end of the Roose-
welt administration, and at the end OF
the Taft administration?
How many men were I'm the army?
What kind OF n reserve was there?
How many guns and how much pow
der were i'm reserve? How much in
dustrial preparation was at hand?
Were wages higher or lower then than
now? Was labor as we'll satisfied?
What do you think of the Naval
Consulting Board and the Industrial
Committee under Mr..
Howard Coffin?
What do you think OF the manner
in which the administration carried
the country through the financial
crisis that followed the outbreak OF
the European war;
The American public is I'm a more
discriminating frame OF mind than
ever before It's wits are sharper.
won't be accepted from
the opponents OF the administration
against the concrete accomplishments
OF President Wilson and the Demo
cratic party
a bill Of particulars will be de-
There being no real issue btwcen
tho candidates. then comes the dues-
tion as 10 whether, in the stress OF
these days that try mems souls, it
will be wise to vote for Justice
Hughes as a compliment to his intel
lcctual power and the negative issues
which his candidacy now embodies
Let those who desire to pay this com
plimont. reckon its cost and results as
affecting the standing and prestige OF
our own President. who has borne the
heat and burden OF the day in carry
ing our nation through the great crl
sis OF the past years The effect OF
that compliment may be heard around
the world. and especially in those capl-
tails Tn Europe where the slogan ANY
thing TO beat Wilson" is as popular
as az the headquarters OF the Repub-
lioan National Committee.
-H
The Clever Woman
When you feel genuinely III at ease
with clever woman. Il IS generally