New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
CLARK ATTACKS
HUGHES In MAINE
Asserts g. O. p. Candidate
Has Shot His Bolt
and Missed.

Brunswick, Me-, Aug. 19.-Champ
Clark, Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, opened the campaign in
Maine for the Democrats to-day in a
characteristic speech, in which he told
of the accomplishments Of the Admin
istration and Congress under the lead
ership of President Wilson. He also
took note Of the campaign tour which
Charles Z. Hughes is making in behalf
of his candidacy for the Presidency.
Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Clark said, had thus
far made enough speeches to enable
people to form judgment as to his opin-
ions on current issues, and in the
Speakers opinion "he has shot his bolt,
but failed to hit the bull's-eye."
Mr.. Clark said in part:
Judge Hughes's speeches may be
not unfairly summed up as querulous
carpings at the splendid record of a
Democratic Congress and Democratic
Administration.
"He endeavors to make an issue Of
the separation of Hon. L. Dana Durand
from the payroll as Director of the
Census. know Mr.. Durand. He is an
/ estimable gentleman, but he had no
vested right to the Office which he held.
at is not within the power or Judge
/ Hughes or any other complaining or
ator to make national issue of Du-
rand, any more than he can make ma
tional issue of who fired the Ephesian
| Dome or who struck Billy Patterson or
who was the Man in the Iron Mask.
Judge Hughes says he is in favor
of 'undiluted Americanism.' So are we
all, God be praised! He is not peculiar
in that respect.
"The vast mass of the American peo-
ple-men and women-are too busy
/ working at what the Germans denomi-
nate the bread and butter sciences
TO make elaborate speeches Wanting
/ their 'undiluted Americanism, but the
average American citizen-and, after
| all, the average American citizen con-
sttutes the strength and glory Of the
Republics as patriotic as Charles
Evans Hughes, Woodrow Wilson or any
other bigwig in the land.
There is not one American citizen,
native born or naturaliZed, in one hum
/ bred who would fail the country, should
1 the supreme test come.
~"Perhars President Wilson has made
some mistakes. Perhaps the Demo
! cratics Congress has made some.
"Any astronomer with an adequate
telescope can find spots on the SUM-
but nevertheless and notwithstanding
| the sun continues 10 light and warm
and fructify the earth.
Judge Hughes with his telescope is
/ hunting for spots on the Democratic
| Administration and the Democratic
Congress, but the people realize that
we have the most unbounded prosper
| ity that has blessed the land since
| Christopher Columbus discovered
| America, and that Notwithstanding the
/ ancient and chronic sneer of the Re
| puhicans that We possess no power of
constructive craftsmanship, We have in
three and half years placed upon the
/ statute books more constructive re-
medal legislation than the Republi-
cans did in twenty yelrs-laws which
should have been passed four decades
ago.
The people are likely to conclude
/ TO 1et well enough alone and TO con-
| tinue the Democrats in power.
"Ours is a magnificent, a wonderful
record, which anybody save a stark
idiot can easily and successfully de.
| fend. Upon that unequalled record we
confidently appeal 10 the grand inquest
Of the nation IN she impending cam
| paipn" '--