The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
HUGHES DECLARES
 HE WANTS NO WAR
Candidate Talks Peace and Attacks Wilson to Ne
 braska Audiences
By Associated Press


 Lincoln Neb., Octob CT 14.-Charles E. Hughes today characterized as "prepos- terous" the statement that a vote for him meant vote for war T am @ man of peace" MT. Hughes said in a Nebraska speech.
 Who wants war? I don't want war" Correct policies, MT. Hughes said, would keep America out of war.
 That sort of thing we have been hav- ing will not keep us out of war;" he said.
 In the six addresses which marked the opening day of his presidential campaign Tn Nebraska, the republican nominee dis eussed nearly all the issues of the cam paign. He characterized as temporary and abnormal the present prosperity of the country, and urged support of the republican party, so that protective tar iff may be used to fortify American en- terprise in post-belum days against un- equal competition.
 STIMULANT WILL NOT LAST
 The country is living on stimulant Of the European war he said, and would not long have the stimulant.
 ou might as well talk to a drunken man of the bliss of intoxcation" MT Hughes said. Our opponents instead of making political capital out of the pres- ent prosperity, which came up through the European war, ought to be thinking of what they did to the country with their policy, put in force through the Underwood bill. There may be en- joyment in contemplation of that sort of thing. but they will have a very rude awakening"
 ADAMSON LAW "GOLD BRICK" The nominee assailed the Adamson bill as "a gold brick" handed to labor This declaration was made before an audience or railroad employees who crowded around his car at Wymore, an unscheduled stop where the train changed engines.
 At Falls City, Beatrice, Fairbury, Far mount, York and here tonight, Mr. Hughes addressed audiences which fre- quently interrupted him with applause. In his speech here the nominee went into details as to his views with respect to the international considerations of peace and the organization of peace
 We wish well to all people" Mir Hughes said. We desire to have pros perity throughout the world, but we have a particular care here. Unless we take care of our own, we shall never serve humanity. Unless we develop the great
 
 will serve no one whatever. I am for America first, and America efficient
 Our friends on the other side seem to think that everybody who disagrees with them wants war Well, that would be very cheerful way for blind man to consider the situation"
 MEXICAN SITUATION
 Mir. Hughes reviewed the administra- tion's policy with respect to Huerta and discussed the tariff Reverting to the tariff he said:
 We must equip ourselves to take care of our own vital interests. We can't do that unless we faithfully apply as wisely and inteligently as we know how the doctrine of protection to American en- terprise and interests. We have had some suggestion on the other side of an appre- citation of this situation.
 sThey have not been very definite about it; they have not told us exactly what they stand for. If they do not stand for tariff for revenue only, then they do not stand for anything at all, so far as I know, in connection with the tariff They are not for that principle, so far as the tariff is concerned: they are with out principle, because they certainly have not declared their faith in any other principle.
 They have, however, told us that they will give us a tariff commission. I sin- cerely believe that we should have every possible aid to an undertaking of the things effecting these serious problems I do not believe in going blind. I have not come to this place on a candidacy, leaving the career of which I spoke, for the purpose of parcelling out special priv ueges at the expense of the public vel fare to any class or to any group"