Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-08-11
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10 No Reasonable Man in Pro-
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II Support His Candidacy.
Minneapolis, Aug. 1o.-Three salient
features stand out in the day of
Charles Evans Hughes in the Twin
Cities. Two of them Mr.. Hughes fur
pished; the third was the contribu-
ton of the voters of Minnesota.
| Speaking from an improvised stand
| pm the Minneapolis Parade grounds
In the afternoon, the Republican nomi-
pee made answer to Secretary Red
fields claim that e. Dana Durand,
director of the census, was not VIC
tim of prostitution of public serv-
tce," but on the contrary, resigned of
bis own free will.
From his inside pocket Mr.. Hughes
extracted a letter written to him by
Mr.. Durand with authority to use the
same publicly if necessary. Mr..
Hughes read it. Here are excerpts:
Says Resignation Was Forced.
my resignation as director was dis.
dnctly a forced resignation.
Il hoped I might be permitted to
eemain, as I was much interested in
the work.
"He told me that tho administration
had decided it wanted to make q
ehange.
"The next I heard was the announce.
nent of the name Of my successor.
! II thereupon wrote out my resigna-
Hon"
This letter constituted the first feat.
ure of the day. Mr.. Hughes had
charged in his Detroit speech that Mr..
! purand, formerly member of the
University Of Minnesota faculty, had
been forced out Of service to make
room for William J. Harris. He held
this up as an example of "prostitu-
y lion of public service"
Calls Mexican Policy a eIunder.
Secretary Redfield and under secre.
tades have been burning up the wires
, tver since in explanation that Mr.. Du-
fand voluntarily performed the surgi.
gal operation which removed him from
the service.
The second feature came when Mr..
Hughes, speaking in the st. Paul Audi
forum, excoriated and ridiculed the
Mexican policy Of President Wilson,
branding it as colossal blunder, "wob.
bling between tragedy and pathos."
That third predominant light of the
day was the manner in which the peo-
ple-not only of the Twin Cities-but
, Of the entire state, turned out to see
and hear the Republican presidential
pominee: ,~'
Auditorium Is Packed.
The o'clock speech on the Mime
, apolis Parade grounds saw present
/ many more thousands of people than
could jam their way close enough to
! the speakers stand to hear what the
candidate had to say.
And-as If to cap the climax of a
day marked by the reawakening of
; Republicanism-that spacious Audito-
! rum which st. Paul has boosted as
being big enough to hold any crowd
that might get together in the North,
west for years to come, was packed
! almost TO- the point Of euffecatton.
"Not Too Proud to Fight"
"We are not looking for trouble
:; exclaimed Mr.. Hughes. "But we are
not too proud to fight. And prepared
pess that is reasonable is not threat
against anyone. Preparedness is pri
mary national duty and if elected pres
idert propose to see that duty dis
charged to the credit of the American
people,"
Mr.. Hughes recalled with mixed hu
NOR and pathos the Vera Cruz furr!
and the failure Of the nation to obtail
tho salute it demanded.
Would Abolish Spells System.
And after ALL" he said, this fail
. ure to salute on demand was but a lii
tie thing to fight about considering
how proud we are about this f1ghtin
business"
The punitive expedition into Mexic
has punished no one but ourselves, tn
r Republican candidate said.
D, Mr.. Hughes closed this speech wit
another plea for abolition of tho spoil
> system in the selection of men fo
: public Office, q plea for increased q
=. Aeieocy throughout tho nation aud
|,wa1nine that every resource of thl
e country may be tested to It's utmoa
t before this generation passes.
: WInonans Greet Charles e. Hu0hs'
Winona, MIMI, Aug. 10.-Charles 7
!, Hughes, republican candidate for pre-
:. 4dont of the United States, was give
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