The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-12
WILL NOT ANSWER
CERTAIN CHARGES
Republican Candidate Hughes
Does Not Intend to Walk
into a Trap Which
Might Commit
Him.
HAS NO AGREEMENTS
Allegation That He Represents the
German-American Vote, 10
to be ignored
Entirely.
HAS NO AGREEMENTS
1By Perry Arnold, United Press Stan
Correspondent.

1By Perry Arnold, United Press Stan
Correspondent
PIKESVILLE. KY, Oct. 12.-Repub-
lican Candidate Hughes Is determined
not to make any answer to the charge
that he represents the German-Ameri-
can vote. He regards himself as po-
tentially president.
He holds it his duty neither by word
or deed to walk into any trap which
shall seem to commit him, man who
may be chosen In November to die
tate Americas position toward the
world, to any specific course OF ac-
ton with regard to European policies.
The United Press presents this ex-
planation of the candidates attitude
by permission today.
When Hughes discusses and con-
demns the British blacklist, It is fur
their explained 1t Is not with the idea
of an animus against Great Britain.
When he hits at the submarine war
fare and the Wilson administration
handling Of that issue. he does not
speak with q mind biased against
Germany. He speaks as one who re-
CARDS Americas opportunity, as the
greatest of neutral nations, the most
momentous to America herself and to
the other nations of the world in es-
tablishing firmly the principles of neu'
trality.
To those with whom he talkec on
the subject. Governor Hughes has
added to this statement of position,
the following:
america must leave no stone ur
turned to enforce against any nation
her rights as a world power. By ST
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maintains her own dignity as ma
ton, but she establishes more firmly
the principles of justice contained in
International law. International law,
the goveror holds, is not fixed code.
It is collection Of principles to which
nations subscribe. Those principles
become fixed only when some great
nation establishes their justice and
fairness by demand, unflinchingly
maintained for their fullest observ-
ance. If the United States can ac-
complish this fixation of the principles
of international law by holding all ma
tions strictly accountable to the spirit
of the now only nebulous principles
of international law, America Will
have her opportunity to become fore
most among world powers.
The republican candidate, 1t is said,
for him, feels very strongly the deli
cacy of his position as presidential
candidate in this time when interna-
tional law is in the making. He Is
extremely resentful of any jockeying
by either his friends or his political
foes, which Attempts to align him with
either the allies or the entente pow
ers. He does not desire in any ut
terance to mention the name of a.
single one of the warning powers, lest
some incorrect deduction be made
from that mention. But in every
speech from now on he expects to re-
iterate In emphatic language his dis
avowal that he has any understanding
or agreement or intrigues with any
body.
Here at Pikesville, KY. early today
the governor made this disavowal,
although the major part of his speech
was devoted to a discussion of labor
problems and prosperity.
Today the nominee was almost In
the fued belt of Kentucky. He was
scheduled for sis speeches during the
day, winding up with mass meeting