The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-13
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.

CHARLES EVANS HUGHES is one OF the most pitiiul
- figures in defeat that American politics has ever
evolved 1t would be say that he thoroughly
discredted but his position is little short of that lie has
obviously done himself no good.
Before the campaign opened Mr. Hughes stood before
the American people OF the truly great men OF his
time He had record investigator of lite insurance al
fairs and, later as governor OF New York which ad
mittedy inspiring On the supreme bench he recog
niled OF the eminent and upright jursts TO
attain that exalted station. His whole and
had been such as to warrant everybody irrespective
OF political affiliations, to expect much OF him
But IN, campaign for the presidency. leaving results
out OF account was a dismal failure Starting with
nominaly reunited party and with political prestige such
few men ever obtain he cyaded uckled side stepped
and pussy-iootcd until he transformed a huge popular
majority into minority, drove republican state after
republican state the opposition standard and finally
dumped his whole motley crew Of political cohorts into
smashup the like OF which the country has rarely
Practically the only states in the union which saved
10 his party those OF the east where the poenuaW
Of money IN elections growing pronounced with
each succeeding campaign
MIR Hughes started bad and ended worse. Processing
to have discovered crisis in the nations affairs which
called upon him violate OF the most sacred ira
dons OF the supreme court he stepped down off OF the
bench to politics anew and began campaign which
first chilled and aicrward troze the heart of every for
ward-lookng either party which had amaIgarated
for the purpose OF supporting his candidacy His speeches
will be searched in vain for single uttcrance which
serves to thrill the soul OF a man OF ideals He del
mite on nothing save the Old moth eaten morbund and
mostly-forgottcn tariff issue
Let's take Retrospective glance What did Mr., liughe
promise in OF submarine warfare issues breaking
out anew with Germany Did he promise war; Did he :
We read his speeches rclgousy and recall no such
definite uucrancc Did he not the contrary promise
tho maintenance OF every American right" And is this
not precisely what Mr. Wilson has given us?
What did he promise in Mexican afiars2 Did he say
that in the of another American life being taken
down there another dollar OF American property being
destroyed he would march an American army the
line with orders t5 hunt down the offending cuprits2 Did
he say that he would enter upon a war OF conquest which
would not end until Mexico was part OF American ter
ritory Mr RooscYc may have in some OF his clustering
moments given uuerancc to some such statement but Mr.
Hughes never Again he declared he would insist upon
the maintenance of every American right" Just as the
president has insisted
In domestic affairs Mr. Hughes was even less definite
He criticised of the Wilson record Of achievement
even the child labor law but he would say, if
except his Milwaukee utcrancc which his campaign man
ayers tried to repudlac in the closing moments of the
campaign that he would repeal single of them Hi,
was strictly campaign o negation, He generous in
nothing Not single Wilson accomplishment mered hi
approval
1t is little wonder in the light Of these facts that Mr.
Hughes not only rcbukcd but thoroughly repudated
The American people will have OF such a man a,
Mr. Hughes campaign proved him be They insist upon
knowing what candidate stands FOR not against and
how he will 20 about rcdccmng his pledges They possess
an unquestloned right 10 this knowledge in advance This
is why practically every state in tho union outside of the
pale OF the influence OF Wall Streets millions voted for
Mr. Wilson last Tuesday, and at the time rejected
man who passed up opportunity which will never come
to him again