The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-08-04
JUDGE Huoafs' ACCEPTANCE.

JUDGE HUGHES' ACCEPTANCE.
No literary production has for some
time attracted such wide attention and
universal comment as has the recent
letter, over the signature Of Judge
Hughes. in accepting the Republican
nomination for the Presidency.
The well.earned reputation Of its
author for clesrness Of analysis and
forcefuiness Of expression prepared oil
for well-prepared document, and his
judicial temperament prepared many to
expect state paper SO couched In
sound arguments that lie conclusions
would be thoroughly convincing to the
average mind. In the first regard his
letter is oil one could ask; In the second
It IL the brief Of the barrister. and not
the Judgment Of the Judge. We have
no special fault to find because Of this.
1t would be unreasonable TO expect one
who has staked his all on winning q
case to do other than say everything
possible In favor Of his side and oil that
Is detrimental to his opponent; but to
that degree Mr.. Hughes letter will not
In the future rank with his judicial
opinions now Of record 10 the Supreme
Court.
With no attempt TO analyze and dis
cuss its many features at this time II Is
worth while TO consider his complaint
against President Wilson. that the
latter has been weak and vacillating In
his policy relative to the conduct Of the
great Confidential war and in our
troubles with the Mexicans, the logical
conclusion from which 10 that we hold
compromised position today among the
governments Of Europe and have been
worsted II not beaten OF home.
Let US ace. Little doubt exists that
had Mr.. Hughes great admirer. the
gallant Colonel, been In the presidential
chair we In common with all the other
great nations Of the earth would have
been promptly drawn into the mael-
strom Of this awful war with probably
some millions Of our best citizens sacri.
feed. Does Mr.. Hughes complain that
this was not donef Who says that
iirmer action should or could have been
taken than that Of MIR. Wilson after the
sinking Of the Lusitania? Has he under
any circumstances stood for peace at
any price" or did he really not only
serve notice that ''strict accountability"
would be required Of Germany In her
submarine policy but then follow this
up with such aggressive diplomacy that
America gained for herself and the rest
Of the world complete recognition Of
the principles for which she contendedi
In other words. during the past two
years while the whole enlightened world
has been drenched with blood, has not
this government, whose commercial
and other interests take our people into
every land. kept up intercourse and
maintained all our rights and our dig
nifty with the loss Of \ merely nominal
number Of citizens who did not show
ordinary wisdom In trying to avoid mis-
fortunef 10 the Judges complaint that
we have not been conspicuous enough
and bloody enough in our connection
with recent foreign historyi
Turning to our own land, Mr.. Hughes
measures with the greatest severity the
President's dealing with Mexico. We
are unable to recall similar condition
IL history to that which has existed
between the United States and Mexico,
that OF America with Cuba, where
the Republican President was literally
driven into war, being most closely akin
to IL In other words, great, strong
nation has for years been nagged and
faded into beginning war with much
smaller nation Of people. VIGOROUSLY
weak, ignorant. misguided and semi.
savage. Like the big boy who can
generously afford to take from teasing
little tormentor what he would punish
In q foe equal to himself. We have up
TO the recent past foreborne from civ.
ing Mexico her lust desserts and Incl.
dentally saved many Thousands Of lives.
Recently, when forebearance ceased to
ha,a virtue we instituted a punitive In.
vaslon. and apart from . few ignorant
snipers. the Mexican government has
practically begged for peace. Had the
President been in possession Of subse.
qaent events in advance as Mr.. Hughes
il today, he too would have doubtless in
many cases done differently; but Il Ia
~ ,.., ~ 49, .how. IVA 'a .s,.s ss'
tunes thereby followed.
In short. without discussing the long
list OF most valuable constructive leqis-