The Twin City star., 1916-09-30
HUGHES P|T|LESS ON
MEXICAN DISGRACE
In His Mind and on His Tongue
More Than Any Other Single
Problem With Which Mr..
Wilson Has PaItered.
CRAZY CHAPTER OF BLUNDERS

No One Can Hear Him Speak Withou
Sesin: tho Reality Of His lndisna
tion Over the Heartless Policy o
the Democratic Administration To
ward American Men. Women an.
Children. American Citizens. Sol
diers and Sailors Along and Acros,
the Rio Grands.
Soon after Mr.. Hughes was nominal.
ed friend said to him. "Governcr, II
the American people forget the Mexi.
can disgrace they do not deserve ia
have you for president" Quick as q
dash he replied. ''The candidate who
lodges the Mexican disgrace does no,
deserve to be president" He did not
pass around his address of acceptance
for compliment or criticism In cd.
vance Of its delivery. but the amount
of space he devoted to the Mexican
disgrace-''that confused chapter of
blunders''-surprised no one who had
talked with him since his domination
1t has been In his mind and on his
mind more than any other single prob
lem with. which Mr. Wilson mas pal
tered. To talk with him Is to see at
once the reality of his Indignation over
the heartless manner in which Ameri
can men. women and children. Ameri
can citizens. soldiers and sailors have
been abandoned by the administration
along and across the Rio Grande. the
victims Of Mexican armed forces. out
fitted with American ammunition ard
American rifles. Mexians whom MIR
Wilson has coddled one day az patriots
only to chase the next as bandits.
1t Is apparently the belief of MIR
Wilson that the people of the United
States are not interested In Mexico
His defenders have declared that 1t
was an ''old story and out Of date
Mr.. Hughes has better opinion Of his
fellow countrymen. he has proved
himself better judge Of their feelings
he has made 'the Mexican disgrace
foremost issue Of bis campaign. He
has assailed the record of the admin
istration In that respect In almost
every speech he has made he has nev.
er failed to strike a responsive chord
In the hearts Of his audience. whether
speaking IN Carnegie hall. New York.
from the platform Of his train al
Grand Forks. N. D.. to q vast audience
at Portland. at the exposition at San
Diego or in the prairie states Of the
middle west. He has refuted thu SIAN
der, sometimes heard In the effete
east. that the people Of the great west
do not care what happens to their Eel.
low citizens In Mexico or to the Gag
beyond the border. No man born in
the west has q frmer faith ip the
patriotism and dominant
Americanism' Of the people of that
section than Mr. Hughes He holds
them responsible In large measure for
tn encouragement and support he re-
ceived while governor of New York In
bis war upon political graft and O.
litical bossism. He thinks they had
much to do with conscripting him as
the champion Of nationalism in the
current campaign He showed bis con
ddence in their practical idealism
when he made 'the Mexican disgrace"
an upperD ,st issue OF mis- campaign
BE has been vindirated BY the re.
sponse his arraignment Of the admin
stration Oh this score has everywhere
evoked From Maine to California
the Mexican disgrace" IL 3 sore sub
|ect with red blooded Americans 10.
lay But nowhere between the oceans
ire the ontrages inflicted In Mexico
'pop American honor life and prop.
'rty more keenly resented than around
he firesides Of the great west. Mr.
l'ughes is no stranger to the west
His Straightforward talk on Mexico
proves Il.