The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-07-28
!. H. MARTIN WILL
SUPPORT HUGHES
To the Editor of The Caldwell
Tribune,
Caldwell, Idaho.

To the Editor of The Caldwell
Tribune,
Caldwell. Idaho.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly announce through
the columns of your paper that l shall
support Mr.. Hughes for president in
the coming election? Having allied
myself with the Progressive party in
III and having been its candidate for
Governor in that year and having sup
ported the party since that time, l
feel that it is only fair that l should
announce publicly what my attitude
will be in this coming campaign.
In 1908. before the Republican
convention was held, poll of the bus
mess men of Standpoint was taken for
the expression of their choice of pres
idential candidates. l was then,
strongly in favor of Mr.. Hughes in
stead of Mr.. Taft. | believe then
as | do today, that. aside from Mr..
Roosevelt, he is the best man whom
the Republicans could nominate. Moth
ing has since transpired to change my
opinion of his honesty and great
ability. | was then convinced that his
work as Governor of the state of New
York had been pursued with an en-
tire singleness of purpose, that is, to
give to the people of New York a
fearless, progressive administration,
insofar as its chief executive could
give it. | still have an abiding faith
in his integrity and ability and firmly
believe that, if he is elected, he will,
as President, display the same execu-
tive qualities which he displayed as
Governor of the State of New York,
viz: great ability, prompt decision, an
abiding conviction, and firm, steady
adherence to his judgments, when
formed
l believe President Wilson is hon
est and sincere but his policy in Mex
leo and in his dealings with other ma
tons has been of such a contradictory
and vacillating character that he has
brought the United States into dis
repute in every foreign nation. 1t will
require ''ears to overcome his mistakes
and to give this nation the standing it
one had with foreign nations. This
can not be done by continuance of
Mr.. Wilson's policies in dealing with
other nations. 1t can only be accom-
plished by fair, firm, just treatment of
foreign nations and the rights of their
subjects and by an insistance upon the
same kind of treatment for this coun-
try and its subjects, and by speedy
and adequate preparation by this gov
eminent to resist any aggression
again against the United States or its
subjects, wherever they may be found.
A government owes its first duty to
its own people. That principal has
been ignored by the present admins
tration in many instances | believe
that Mr.. Hughes will insist that this
government protect its subjects and
will insist that the United States take
the necessary steps to prepare itself to
afford that protection. 1t seems to
me that Mr.. Hughes has the qualities,
as an executive and as a man, which
fit him to be the chief executive of
this nation and to correct the mistakes
which President Wilson has made,
and, for that reason l shall support
him.
Some Progressives are supporting
some may vote third ticket,
but 1t seems to me, entirely without
criticism of the course which other
Progressive may feel bound to pur-
sue, that the duty of every Progressive
IS to support Mr.. Hughes. Questions
Of domestic policies must necessarily
be left for later determination but
ipon these am clear that Mr.. Hughes
stands for substantially every policy
which the Progressives have adopted
and | feel sure that no Progressive
will ever have cause to regret that he
supported Mr. Hughes.
Very sincerely yours.
G. H. MARTIN,