Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-06-23
HUGHES ACCEPTS
RESIGNS AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
OF u. s.. SUPREME COURT
AND STATES POLICIES.
Favors Preparedness - Military, In
dustrial and Naval, and Makes
Amerieanlsm the Chief Is
sue In the 1915 Cam
palan.

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letter brief and strictly formal, as a
courtesy. In order that the President
might not feel compelled to express
regrets, Justice Hughes, ten minutes
after he had been notified OF hts
nomination, wrote and sent by a mes
songer TO the White House his resig-
nation, rs follows:
June 10, 19iG-To the President
| hereby resign the office of associ-
ate justice OF the Supreme Court OF
the United States. / am, sir, respect
fully yours.
CHARLES Il. HUGHES"
The reply, also In one sentence,
was sent, AS follows;
Dear Mr.. Justice Hughes; ! am
In receipt Of your letter of resigna-
ton and feel constrained TO yield 10
your desire, /, therefore, accept your
resignation as justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, to take Of.
feet at once. Sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
MIR. Hughes telegram to Chairman
Harding who had notified him of his
nomination and extended congratula'
lions, was IL follows:
MIR. Chairman and Delegates: l
have not desired the nomination. /
have wished to remain on the bench,
But In this critical period of our
national history recognize that ii
Is your right to summon, and that Il
is my paramount duty to r"'rNnd.
leu speak at a time of h alnl
%exigency, transcending merely parti'
san considerations. You voice the
demand for Il dominant, ~thoroughgo'
ing Americanism. with firm protec'
tive upbuilding policies essential to
our peace and security, and to that
call, In this cri sis, cannot fail to
answer with the pledge OF all that Is
in me to the success of the country.
Therefore | accept the nomination.
Il stand for the firm and un'
flinching maintenance OF all the
rights of American citizens on land
and sea. | neither impugn motives
nor underestimate difficulties. But
Il is most regrettably true in our
foreign relations we have suffered
intellectually from the weak and vacll.
lating course which has been taken
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mentally wrong with regard both TO
our rights and our duties. We in
terfercd without consistency. and,
while seeking TO dictate when we
were not concerned, we utterly failed
to appreciate and discharge our plain
duty to our " citizens.
AT the outset OF the administra
ton the high responsibilities Of our
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nations were subordinated to a con.
ceptlon of partisan requirements,
and we presented TO the world a hu.
initiating spectacle OF inaptitude,
Belated efforts have not awaited to
recover the influence and prestige 50
unfortunately sacrificed, and brave
words have been stripped of their
force by INDIGESTION.
II desire to see our diplomacy re-
stored to It's best standards and 10
have these advanced TO have no sac.
rifice OF the national interest to par.
tisan eXpediencles; to have the first
ability OF the country always at its
command here and abroad In diplo.
matte intercourse; 10 maintain firm
~ our rights under international
law, insisting steadfnstly upon all
our rights as neutral and fully per,
forming our international obliga'
tons. and by the clear correctness
and business OF our position and our
manifest ability and disposition Ia
sustain them to dignity our place
among the nations,
81 stand for an Americanism that
knows no Interior purpose, aud for
a patriotism that Is single and com
plotc, Whether native or natural
ICED, OF whatever race or creed We
have but n country and we do not
for an instant tolerate any division
OF allegiance. believe IN maxine
prompt provision to secure absolutely
our national security, believe IN
preparedness, not only entirely. ado
quate for our defense with respect
TO numbers and equipment In both
army and navy, but with all thorough
ness TO the end that IN each branch
of the service there may be the at
most efficiency under the most com
petent administrative heads.
But we are devoted TO the ideals
Of honorable peace. We Wish to pro
mote all wise and practical measure,
for the just settlement OF interna
tional disputes, In view of our abld
ing ideal, there Is no danger. o
militarism In this country. We have
no policy of aggression: no lust FOL
territory. ne zeal for strife. n r. n
this spirit that we demand adequat,
provision for national defense an,
Ne condemn the i%neXcusable neglec
that has been shown IN this matte
OF first national Importance. w,
must have the strength which self
respect demands, the strength Of AZ