Connecticut western news., 1916-08-03

can and international Policies--Pro-
 nounoes For Protection and Prepared
 ness For Trade War to Follow Euro
 pean Conflict.
 Charles E. Hughes is now formally the candidate of the Republican party for president He accepted the nomi- nation at a Republican love feast in Carnegie hall New York. Republicans of all shades were there to greet him. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was in one of the boxes. Many former Pro eressives were in the big audience, and staIwarts like William Barnes of AL bany were also there.
 The reception at the Hotel Astor after the notification was an ovation fer ex-J ustice Hughes. He shook hands with hundreds of Republicans.
 The notification ceremony was aimple one, with only two speeches. the first by Senator Warren G. Hard ing of Ohio, chairman of the not1flca- lion committee, and the nominee reply, Carnegie hall, which seats almost 4.O0O, was packed and a large crowd waited outside.
 America first and America efficient was the keynote of the Republican nominees acceptance speech. At the outset he attacked President Wilson's policy in Mexico devoting almost half of his remarks to review of the ad- nrinistration's dealing with the Mexi- can problem, from the assassination of President Madero to the present time In opening his reference to the Euro pean war policy of the Democratic ad- ministration, Mr. Hughes said:
 We countenance no covert policies, no fntrigues, no secret schemes. We are un- neservedly, devotedly, whole heartedly for the United States. That is the rallying point for all Americans.N That is my posi- ton. stand for the unf1inching mainte- nance of all American rights on land and sea.
 We denounce all plots and conspiracies fin the interest of any foreign nation. Ut- terly intolerable is the use of our soil for alien intrigues. Every American must un- reservedly condemn them and support ev cry effort for their suppression. But here also prompt, vigorous. and adequate meas ures on the part of the administration were needed. ...
 Should Nip Plots.
 There should have been no hesitation, no notion that 1t was wise and polite to de- lay Such an abuse of territory de- manded immediate and thoroughgoing ac- ton. As soon as the admN NiStration had notice of plots and conspiraces it was its duty to stop them. It was not lacking in resources. It's responsibility for their tfnuance cannot be escaped by the con- demnation Of others.
 MT. Hughes denounced the policy of President Wilson in dealing with the European belligerents as one of vacil IatiOn and scored what he said was it's failure in safeguarding the lives and property of American citizens. He de noUnced the many 'notes," which he characterized as words without deeds. On preparedness the Republican nom- taee had this to say:
 We are peace loving people, but we live in world of arms. We have no thought of aggression and we desire to pursue our democratic ideals without the waste of strife. So devoted are we to these ideals so intent upon our normal de- veiopment, that do not believe that there fs the slightest danger of militarism in this country. Adequate preparedness is not militarism. It Is the essential assur- ance of security: 1t is a necessary safe guard of peace
 Continuing he said the mobilization of the national guard on the border showed how shockingly unprepared we are. He praised the patriotic spirit of the guard, but denounced the absurdity Of calling men from shops. factories. Offices and professions to do work in tended for regulars and said
 x4or,oo nd ada Ia adequate protection on both our western , and eastern coasts. The first citizen re- serve subject to call should be enlisted as B Federal army and trained under federal authority
 Is For Protection.
 On the tariff he said in part:
 The Republican party stands for the principle of protection. We must apply that principle fairly without abuses, in as scientific manner as possible, and con sress should be aided by the investiga- 1fbns of an expert body. We stand for the safeguarding of our economic independ ence for the development of American in dfustry, for the maintenance of American sstanaRrds of living. We propose that in the competitive struggle that is about to come the American workingman shall not suffer.
 On the subject of labor MT Hughes
 
 or trade or efficiency in either for its own sake, but for. the betterment of the lives of human beings. He said that there are few disputes which can net be easily adjusted if there be an impartial examination of the facts. He said he stood for adequate federal workmen's compensation laws. He closed his address as follows:
 We live in fatefu hour. In true sense the contest for the preservation ot the nation is never ended. We must stl be Smbued with the spirit of heroic sacri. flee which gave us our country anC brought us safely through the days o1 eivH war. We renew our pledge to the an eient Ideals of individual liberty, of op portunity denied to none because of race or creed, of unswerving loyalty We have a vision of America prepared and secure strong and Just, equal to her tasks an ex eEaplar of the capacity and efficiency of free people. I indorse the platform adopted by the convention and accept its nomina ton