El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-03
HUGHES UPHOLD5
HISCRITICI5N5
Says American People Are
Justified in Discussing
Any Administration.

Albany, y. Y. Nov. 3-Charles T.
Hughes. Republican candidate for the
{ presidency, delivered five speeches
Thursday. at Oneida. Amsterdam.
Schenectady. Troy and here. In the
last speech he defined political leader
ship and denied that vote for him
meant q vote for war
our opponents do not seem TO like
the idea Of criticism with respect TO
international policy" Mr. Hughes said
in his Schenectady speech. But I beg
10 remind them that an American pres
ident is elected for a term of four
years and under our institutions. al
the conclusion OF that term. the Amer
lean people express their minds.
When a matter is So important as
the maintenance of American rights.
it is highly necessary that an Amer
lean opinion should he expressed. And
I have no apology to make ia standing
before You and in saying that IL I am
elected president propose that the
American flag shall NOT he only
symbol II courtesy. a symbol Of JUS
tee but II shall be the symbol of firm
ness and consistency in maintaininE
our known rights on land and sea
Not n War Policy.
Ihat is not a policy that leads 20
war There never has been a time
perhaps in our history when IL was
easier TO keep the American nation out
OF war than during the past few years
when every nation engaged in the
strife abroad desired our friendship and
would not. by reason Of any assertion
OF our Just rights. forfeit that friend
ship.
I desire TO see American enter
prise advanced throughout the world.
I want TO see in the coming DAYS OF
Uves Of American industry carrying
their talents TO the service Of the
world in foreign lands II is idle how
ever. 70 expect success I'm that dfrec-
tion If We do not have full protection
OF those who represent our interests
abroad
Flag an Invitation to Come Home.
4 am amazed TO have anyone sup
tension of American trade throughout
the world If our flag is only an invita-
ton 10 come home. Men who before
election are described as having the
best genius in the world and as doing
duty TO humanity should not be in
danger after election. Of being called
servants OF their own private inter
ests who take their lives in their own
hands for their personal ends"
Refers 10 Mexican Policy.
Mt Hughes aSSaued the admiuistra-
ton for its Mexican policy. He de
clared the question Of recognizing
Huerta was beside the mark and not
an issue. 7 refer 10 Il only because
Of the very cruel and understandable
suggestions that an approval Of my
candidacy is an approval Of war. he
said as though our opponents had in
some way acquired monopoly OF
peace
Il mean 10 emphasize that the policy
OF the administration has been, in my
n r1r NJ Of
rather a policy involving petty and un-
1usrifia Bile warfare. and 7 propose that
we have policy which shall have a S
its cornerstone. first. that We shall not
have a middle OF NEEDLE. as Disraeli
once said but that We shall haze pro-
lection OF American lives and prop
erty and the prosecution Of a cousis-
tent policy which cannot fail TO evoke
respect while IL safeguards the rights
OF American citizens"
Mr. Hughes sssailed the administra-
ton for the Underwood tariff declar-
ing that after the war. American en-
terprise would have TO be protected
High Cost OF Living.
Speaking at Hudson today. Mr.
Hughes referred TO the Democratic
promise in 1912 to reduce the high cost
of living OF the high cost OF living.
he said:
That robust companion. however.
has become more and more robust and
seems 10 thrive on Democratic ad-
And il is mounting
higher and higher and taller and taller.
and when we consider this promise in
relation TO present promises. we Won
der whether they are going to do any
better with respect 10 the future than
they did in these recent years with re-
spect TO this highly important matter.
Reduced Chances OF Making Living.
w lille they did not reduce the cost
Of living. they were emiuently success
full in reducing the chances Of making
a living They did not promise that;
they promised quite the contrary; they
had a wonderful program. they were
going TO reduce the cost Of living they
were going TO provide for the expenses
Of the government through their tariff
system they were going to increase
We're going 10 have American enter
prise. as they said. take on new size
and speed and have opportunities for
American labor multiplied
Had to Have War thrift
We'll. they put their principle in
force. They had not had chance to
do II for a great many years They
proceeded TO do IL with very eXtraor-
binary results In the first place they
had a tariff for revenue only but Il
was a tariff that did not produce rev
enue We had great falling off in
revenue through tariff for revenue.
while We had a great Increase OF i'm
ports. and so in time OF peace which
now they emphasize. forgetting the
little wars we have had in Mexico.
they had - pass what is called war
revenue bill to take care or the deficit
which was the result Of their fiscal
policy.
speed. Hut Much Reduced.
Then they said they were going to
have American enterprise take on a
new size and speed and il did. a much
reduced size and a much slower speed I
The opportunities Of labor vanished. Or