Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-16
HUGHES ACCEPTS
AND LEAVES BENCH

washington.-Justice Charles Evans
Hughes accepted the Republican nomt-
nation for the presidency, and resigned
from the Supreme court of the United
States. He issued the following state
ment.
ITO the President:
II hereby resign the office of associ-
ate justice of the Supreme court of the
United States.
II am, sir respectfully yours,
CHARLES E. HUGHES"
Hughes statement of the acceptance
of the Republican nomination follows:
Hon. Warren G. Harding, Chairman
Republican National Committee. ChiA
cago, Ill.
MIR. Chairman and Delegates: 1 have
not desired the nomination. have
wished to remain on the bench, but in
this critical period of our national his
tory 1 recognize that it is your right to
summon and my paramount duty to
respond. You speak at a time of ma
tional exigency. transcending merely
partisan consideration.
You voice the demand of the DOM
inant thOrOughgOing Americanism,
with firm protective upbuilding policies
essential to our peace and security; ana
to that call in this crisis l cannot fail
to answer with the pledge of all that
is in me to the service of our country.
Therefore I accept the nomination.
II stand for the firm and unflinching
maintenance of all the rights of Amer
jean citizens on land and sea. nei-
Nher impugn motives nor underestimate
difficulties.
but it is more regrettably true that
in our foreign relations we have suf-
fered incalculably from the weak and
vacillating course which has been taxi
en- as regards Mexico-a course lamen-
tably wrong with regard to both our
rights and our duties.
I'VE interfered without consistency
and while seeking to dictate when we
were not concerned, we utterly failed
| a nd n q In
duty to our citizens.
AT the outset of the administration
the high responsibilities of our diplo-
lmatic Intercourse with foreign nations
were subordinated to a conception of
partisan requirements, and we present.
ed to the world a humiliating spectacle
of ineptitude
| The latest efforts have not avaiIed
to recover the influence and prestige SC
unfortunately sacrificed; and brave
words have been stripped Of their force
by indecision.
II desire to see our diplomacy re-
lstored to its best standards and to
have these advanced; to have no sac.
lrifices of national interests to partisan
lexpedtency; to have the first ability OF
the country always at its command
here and abroad, in diplomatic inter.
course; to maintain firmly our right.
under our laws; insisting steadfastly
upon our rights as neutrals and fully
| performing our international obliga,
lions; and by the clear correctness anC
Justice of our position, and our mani
fest ability and disposition to sustain
them, TO dignity our place among tn,
! nations.
Il stand for an Americanism wbicl
knows no ulterior purpose for a pa
triotism which is single and complete
Whether native or naturaliZed q
whatever race or creed we have bu
one country. and we do not for an in
slant tolerate any division of allie
glance.
Il believe in making prompt provi
sion to assure absolutely our nationa
security.
II believe in preparedness. not onI,
entirely adequate for our defense wit
respect to numbers and equipment II
both army and navy. but with al
thoroughness to the end that in eac
branch of the service there may be tn
utmost efficiency under the most com
lpetent administrative heads
We are devoted to the ideal of hon
orable peace. We wish to promote al
wise and practicable measures for tn
Just settlement of fnternati ational- dis
putes. In view of our abiding IDEAL
there Is no danger of militarism in hi
country. ~
r I'VE have no policy of aggressive
ness; no lust for territory; no zeal fC
STRIFE. 1t is in this spirit that we dc
= mand adequate provision for nationf
| detense. and we condemn the inexcus
able neglect that has been shown
TINS matter of first national importanc
t we must have the strength whic
U self-respect demands. the strength I
an efticient nation ready for ever
emergency"