Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-26
HUGHES DECLARES
REPUBLICAN PARTY
UNITED ONCE MORE
Republican Nominee Asserts 1t
Has Recovered From Former
Divisions and Faces Foe
With Solid Front.
MUST RESPECT NATION
Candidate Pictures Kind of
Country Young Patriotic
America Desires.
DEFENSE MEASURES DELAY

New York, Oct. 25.-Charles E
Hughes, republican presidential nom-
inee, in an address in Brooklyn to-
night, in which he made an appeal to
the young voters of America, declared
that the republican party had recov-
cred from the division of four years
ago and is ready once more to serve.
"The republican party" Mr..
Hughes asserted, "sprang into being
at time of deepest national peril.
Preserving the nation, it not only
abolished slavery, but emancipated
the people from the curse of de-
structive sectionalism," said the
nominee.
Want Country Respected.
After reciting at length what he
called the achievements of the party,
Mr.. Hughes asked: What sort of a
country does young America, vibrant
with patriotism, desire?"
Saying he would endeavor to an
swer the question, Mr.. Hughes con-
tinued: "He wants a country re-
spected throughout the world. He
wants a country which respects the
dignity of its citizenship and thus de-
serves and enjoys the esteem of other
nations. He wants no braggart as
sertion of power, no policies of ag
gression; he has no desire for strife,
but he desires to have the American
flag symbol of frmness, a courage
GUS and indomitable spirit OF an in
tense love of justice, of great strength
we'll organized, but never misused,
which secures protection to American
citizens in their just rights through
out the world
Must Protect Trade.
"He must recognize there is no per-
mancnt security for people who take
council of its fears rather than its
principles, Timidity, weakness and
changing purpose are feeble custo-
dians either Of nations honor or Of
q nations peace"
IF we do not protect our trade"
Mr., Hughes declared, 1T will be con-
stantly shackled and menaced If the
lives of our citizens are not safe
guarded" said Mr.. Hughes, there will
be continued invitation to slaughter
by those whose contempt we have
evoked. If we do not protect our
own, what mockery it is, to talk
about the opportunities for American
enterprise throughout the world. How
can we use these opportunities if our
American engineers, merchants,
clerks, statesmen, bookkeepers, repre-
senting American interests abroad,
are to be left without adequate pro-
lection in countries Of frequent revo-
lutions or unstable government We
are told by one of the most able
apologists that it has abandoned our
historic policy of full protection to
American citizens abroad. '.-'
Change of Policy. '''. -
"This is his candid interpretation
not of the administrations words, but
Of its record. By what authority has
our policy been. changed? 1t is a
change that has broken specific
pledge to the country. 1t is
change Of policy which ought to
mean change, in administration"
The republican candidate asserted )
we had been "shockingly lacking" in
adequate military preparedness. This J
was revealed, he added, at the Mexi-
,an border, where I'VE had grave de- ,
ays, revelation of weak and in
adequate system of an army ill
equipped, deficient in rifles, shoes,
and horses" In addition, he
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