Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-10
Hughes, in Chicago Coliseum, Tells
PEOPLE Where He Stands on Issues

hardly utter today. But do you think
they are converted? Don't you trust
them a little minute with protecting
American industry; they haven't goi
it in their bones, and they go up to
it like a skittish horse to a brass
band. You couldn't get decent pro-
tectionist measure out of democratic
congress sectionally organized any
more than you could get revival
sermon out of disorderly house
You cannot do it.
Methods That Meet Needs.
81 desire that there shall be me-
thods which will meet the needs OF
the coming day-indeed of this day
We must learn to have cooperation.
We cannot afford to be running along
without any regard to business stand
ards. We need examination of costs,
comparison OF costs, fair under
standing OF methods, testing out
of methods, an exchange Of informa-
ton. an endeavor to ascertain what
method is a good one, where waste
can be avoided, what can be intelli-
gently used in order to promote the
business OF given industry.
1T is in that way that our laboring
men will find the greatest opportuni-
ties for increase in wages.
THE republican party is the great
national party. tell you, my friends,
the present administration is a sec
tional administration and there is a
profound truth in that g..
Now, my friends, we want not
only American efficiency in business,
efficiency in the organization Of bust
ness, in the protection of the factors
OF human industry and commerce, we
want the American flag unsullied and
the American name honored through
out the world.
Our friends on the other side arc
very sensitive and about Mexico they
say, why, that is all past. Isn't that
all past? mo the worst of it is
that it is all past and that we cannot
get at it; but that record is an I'M
perishable record OF weakness and va
cillation that forfeits or should for
felt, the confidence Of the American
people" The question is not simply
as to that act or this act, but it is
record which Is so changeful. SC
full Of wrong-headedness, so incon'
slant, SO destitute Of correct purpose
that we cannot review it save with
the conclusion that we cannot safely
entrust the welfare Of the American
people, the honor of the American
name and the protection of American
citizens to an administration which
has been guilty Of the actions which
constitute that record.
What the administration coule
have done is plain. But It had nc
right to commit this country to /;
course of conduct which landed Mex
lea in anarchy, left our citizens I
prey to the ravages Of revolution. ant
made our name word of contemp
in sister republic. ......
Now the correct way was this: |!
the administration had at the outse
said to Huerta, We will recogniz,
you II you can perform your ipterna
tional obligations, il you have got ;
real government that can discharg,
its duties-we won't recognize you un
less we are satisfied that you have
But there is one thing that you ant
everyone else must understand, ant
that is this, American life and tn
property OF American citizens il
Mexico must be protected, and w
will see to it
No Policy In Mexico.
THAT was the straight and correc
policy. That was the one thing tina
the administration ought to hav'
done. and the one thing that It di'
not do. 5. ..
when men who had been deserted
by their government; when our war
ships left San Pedro and allowed
British and German warships to res
cue our own people--thil.k of it, whel
we had run away--when one of TIL
cabinet officers was asked about II
what do you suppose he said? He re
piled: You went down there to max
money, didn't you? as
THE idea OF any American, tn
representative of this government
daring to hold an Office in this countr.
and being traitorous to that prirnar.
duty of government; the protection
Of the lives OF its citizens.
I'VE cannot let the American spiri
fall SO low that Tapped in the luxur,
occasioned by foreign war, we shal
see American lives sacrificed withou
determination to prevent it and +
make the American name honore
and respected wherever our flag flies
The trouble with this administrator
is this. don't think Il has ever ha