Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-03

declared that there never mas oeen =, q
time, perhaps. In our history when It
was easier to keep the nation out OF
war than during the past rev years,
when every nation engaged IN the
greatest strife abroad desired our
friendship, and would not, by reason OF
any assertion of our just rights, Tor
felt that friendship.
Street Parade Many Blocks Long.
The nominee was an hour late in
reaching Albany. His address here was
further delayed by a street parade.
many blocks long, which he headed. On
his way to the hall the nominee was
cheered by crowds on the sidewalks.
The nominee was given a three-min-
ute cheer when he arose..
II come to you after several days OF
a very remarkable experience IN the
states of Ohio and Indiana. MT. hughes
said. II suppose that no CANDIDATE ior
the presidency ever received more
generous greeting than l -ece'ved IN
those states. 1t demonstrated the IN
terest that is felt by the people OF TINS
and. as believe. put beyond Question
the victory of the national ticker IN
both Ohia and Indiana. as well as III
New York. .h.
responsibilities Of administration, ana
I desire to speak to you with respec1
to what I regard the essential coilui-
tions of national leadership. oeleEs
sthe executive is intended to be lead
err" but his leadership has primarily 10
do with the performance of certain
constitutional duties of the gravest I'M
portance to the people. ne rs NOT
chosen to follow the whins of his ran
cy. or to indulge in license OF 1ree-
dom to follow his own personal choices
in any direction to which his magma
ton might lead him
Duty of the President.
THE executive should surround him.
self in the various departments of pub
lie work with the very ablest talent
at his command He should never per-
NIT diplomatic agencies. for example.
the organization of our great State De-
partment and the representation OF the
nation in all its international relations,
to be subordinated to a narrow concep-
ton of supposed partisan exlgency-
America should stand in her diplomacy
with high prestige won and main.
tanned by the character and special
ability of the men who represent her
in the councils of the nations and our
International affairs.
"J do not care to be told that great
amounts of money have been appro-
priated for the purpose of eQuipping
our navy unless / am assured that we
will have the business capacity In the
management Of the Navy Department
which will assure well spent dollars.
and navy when the dollars are spent.
Nor do I care for paper reorganiza-
tions of the army, or mere bills for the
purpose of adding to our forces. or
provision for the expenditure of money
in supplies necessary for the mainte-
nance Of our military establishment
unless we have competent business
leadership.
1--WE did have in the cabinet of this
administration a flrst-class man as our
first Secretary of War. but he could not
live with the administration and had
to get out.
Their promises of eficiency4have not
been maintained in these great de-
partments. II am elected President,
as expect to be. promise to call to
these great administrative positions
men in whose Judgment the public can
have confidence and through whose ad-
ministration we shall not have prepar-
edpess on paper. but actual prepared
ness"
Mr. Hughes reiterated his attitude
toward domestic oolicies. inc'u' ing
the rule of reason" and the tariff. He
repeated his views trat America after
the war would meet fierce competition
of an oreanized Europe. with more
workers than ever before. even after
allowing for the wastes of war, and
declared that the only way to meet
this competition was through the pro-
lection of American industry by pro-
tective tariff.
No Apologies to Make.
Mr. Hughes told audiences in central
New York that he had no apologies to
make for his attack upon the admins
tration with reference to the mainte-
nance Of American rights. and that he
proposed. il elected. to make the Amer
lean flag the symbol not only of courte-
sy and Justice. but of firmness and con-
sistency in maintaining our known
rights on land and sea-"
Mr.. Hughes spoke at Oneida, Am
eterdam. Schenectady and Troy on his
way here. The addresses at Oneida and
Amsterdam were five-minute talks in
which the nominee reiterated briefly
his attitude toward the chief issues of
the day The speech at Schenectady
was before an audience that had await
ed his arrival for more than an hour
Many persons were turned away from
this meeting. unable to gain entrance
to the hall.
Our opponents do not seem to like
the idea of criticism with respect to
International policy" Mr.. Hughes said
In his Schenectady speech. "But / beg
To remind them that an American
President is elected for term of four
years. and that under our institutions
at the conclusion of that term the
American people express their minds
Mr.. Daniels on Campaign Trip.