Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Shows Cheering Audiar,..
There, as in Tacoma and
Seattle, It's Need in I'm.
holding Country's In.
dustrial Liberty
DEMOCRACY INEFF1cIENq
Depression Wrought by tInderu /.
Bill Before War Will Return
Says Candidate
By PERRY ARNOLD

Oi'A AND' iSAAND' Orep Aug. 16.-Chs,i..
Evans Hughes today preached his aoo,.s
of America first and American otes,s
in oregon, the State which, despus NJ.
test from the Supreme bench, ip,,....'-
| for him In the primaries. He oan,.
from Tacoma and Seattle. Wash 80
last night his championship of the pro,..
tive tariff as the bulwark Of Ams,,...
prosperity and the guarantee of Am.,,ss
| industrial rights stirred his great aud,.s.
| to demonstrations of enthusiastic annr.s',
Mr.. Hughes was to make at leas, u
| speeches In oregon and menbers =, w w
party were authority for the statensn. .tas ns
he. would cite more concrete instaro.sp..' .'.'
| support his claim of Democratic Incsna.t@o
for efficient government So far the Rsn,s
lican aspirant for presidential bonors' pue- ~.
cited instances to support his cbsrs. "a.
payment Of political debts at the nr,,
expense" 'wordy" laws in the anti.ssa'u De
ing sections of the Democratic tarlT a.
and failure of the Wilson Adrninls,s.aa,'s,
TO live up to the platform pledge Of ,aIOa nraS'V
ton CT American citizens and their pfons,,r
abroad Ps'V
At Tacoma he added new charre-l,n,,
1t required Republican emereencv va a'
rency measure to tide the Democrats -
through the panicliy days just at tbs y
ginning of the Wilson administrators "
Referring to the tariff, Mr. Hughes al i
My friends IL we are to succeed i
competition with Europe. we must visa
ly and intelligently apply the Rennh.
lican doctrine of protection TO American
enterprise. Our opponents do not he.
lieve in that doctrine. They have navs.
believed in 1t. They have had an er
traordinary idea of American en,ar
prise and what was essential to Amar
ican achievements. / do not think
am rash If say that If they had haa
their way we would not have had the
success that American industry has at
tained. We should have been palsied
They wanted no encouragement n
American industry. They wanted ths
doctrine maintained that they could
not have tariff except for the Dur.
pose of revenue abuses, but frankly
tariff to build up and maintain Amer.
lean industry
ANTI-DUMPING CLAUSE ''woRDsr
OF the antl-dumplng clause he said:
We had, or rather we have, in tia
present revenue bill a provision called
the 'anti-dumping provision" which re-
fleets the dread of our opponents Of
that which is very sure to follow the
ending of the European war and the
return of the men now in the trenches
to production. They said, 1--WE win
protect American industry" How DO
they go about it? This is so interesting
that / must refer to il again. They
have long section, which Is known
in common parlance as the anti-dump-
ing section. 1t is full of words have
had some experience in dealing with
statutes, and If that statute works ID
will be a tremendous surprise
Mr.. Hughes said the bill had a proviso
attached so big and its jaws are so enor.
nous that 1t virtually swallows that act"
The act he said, proved the bad faith
of the Democratic party in regard to the
tariff, as with proper protection for indus
try, it would not be necessary.
81 propose a wise tariff without abuses"
said Mr.. Hughes in his speech in the Ia.
coma stadium, but frankly tariff TO build
and maintain American industries"
Mr.. Hughes reviewed Democratic tariff
legislation and the Democratic platform
plank Of 1912 relating to the tariff.
WAR COVERS MANY SINS.
"our opponents said they would reduce
the cost of living" he said. Behold the
result Through an unfortunate develop
ment In the Republican party, which is now
happily healed, our opponents got into
power, and they did not reduce the cost OF
living. We don't propose that the short
comings of the Administration with respect
A@NNNNs'cAa
shall be forgotten. They want to forget
them They think that the European war,
like charity, covers multitude Of sins"
Seattle last night accorded Hughes the
greatest demonstration he has yet received.
Eight thousand jammed the hall and
thousand more jostled outside pounding
vatnly on the doors for admission Even
above Hughes's voice could be heard this
din of the disappointed ones. The audience
cheered every shaft which Hughes shot at
the Democratic Administration. Stimulated
by the warmth of the reception, the nominee
gave them what members of his party de-
clared was his best speech of the tour.
Nociferous cheers greeted Hughes's first
iirect reference during the tour to Roose-
Ielt He did net mention the name Of the
former President, but the reference was
1t was in connection with
iatrical shaft at the Democratic claim OF
'excitability" when preparedness first be-
'ame an issue. Hughes said:
Then stalwart figure appeared before
he American people. told them few
hings and then the Administration changed
is mind"
Hughes bitterly aSsailed Democratic con-
rol or army and navy, promised "compe-
ent and efficient men" in the army and
lavy portfolios IL he was elected. ~