Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-15
HUGHES NAILS
CAhARDI ISSUED
. BY MARSHALL
Vice President Told Nebraskans
Vote for Republican Was
Vote for War
NOMINEE MAKES VIGOROUS
ADDRESS IN LINCOLN
Declares Defense Of National
Honor Does Not Mean
Hostilities

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.-Mr. Hughes
sharply replied to speeches of Vice.
president Marshall delivered through
Nebraska recently that a vote for
Hughes was vote for war.
Mr.. Hughes said:
1--WE do not simply want sound pol.
icies permitting prosperity, but we
have in view the interests of labor.
We want protection, not for the sake
of statistics, not for wealth itself, not
for few to enjoy the fruits of labor
of the many. We want it because it is
a basis for an American wage scale.
1t is a basis for a standard, for main.
tanning a standard Of living. We want
reasonable protection Of American in.
dustry, American agriculture and
American enterprise generally, in or.
der that the plain people of this coun.
try may live in happiness and enjoy
the prosperity which they jointly ere.
ate. This is the object.
Answers Marshall.
"Now, l have heard it said since |
came into Nebraska" remarked Mr..
Hughes, ''that someone has been 60.
ing through the state saying that a
vote for me Is q vote for war. Did
you ever hear a more preposter0us
proposition to present to me? stand
for peace. it is shocking thing to
say that If you criticise the condition
Of the administration, you must be in
favor of war. Who is in favor of war;
who knows the waste. and carnage OF
war. 1t is a mistake that you must
surrender American rights in order to
maintain peace. Thats;s tia way tG
disaster. r aill a %m1k OF peace.
have been spending ,(y Nlife in main
tanning the instructions of peace.
desire it that way to promote interna'
tional peace. Who can think with.
out horror of the ravages of war and
who can desire war. l do not desire
war.
To Maintain Respect.
"But stand here to say to you that
II | am invested with executive re-
sponsibility. propose that American
rights shall be protected throughout
the world. (Applause.) That is not
to invite war. This is to maintain oul
self respect. The dignity of our citi
zenship. which is proposed. We can
not, unless we do that. hope to have
permanent peace in a way where
peace depends upon the esteem and
consideration which we enjoy. We
covet nothing. We have no aggres
sive policies. We have no desire fol
territory. We want to pursue our
ideas of peace, but we want to do it
in a way which will safeguard our
true interests. All the world desires
to be friendly with us. We desire to
be friendly with every nation. And
it is an unfair statement to say tna'
the maintenance our known rights IN
vites war. On the contrary correct
policies are what are needed.
Serious Situation.
1--WE have had serious situation in
Mexico. What a travesty that is on
peace. We went down to seize the
custom house at Vera Cruz. We slew
several hundred Mexicans. A score
or more fell on Mexican soil. was
that peace We had battle at Car
rial. Was that peace? Did we go
there to protect our own citizens? DHo
we go to maintain American rights
Not at all. We went in a purely per
sonal warfare, destroying the only
government that Mexico knew, and
Subject citizens to the ravages OF re.
volution. propose that we do not
meddle with things that 40 not con.
cern us. and on the other hand IN that az
we do maintain American rights: Inat
is the proper policy which will insure
our safety, our peace and our secur,
;tv M You cannot crowd America too
for There will be time OF resist
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