The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-08-11
HUGHES SCORES
PRESENT REGIME
Republican Nominee Flags DEM
oCratiC Rule.

Detroit, Aug. S-Charles F.. Hughes,
In the first set speech of his trans.
continental trip, assailed the admins
tration vigorously for it's foreign pol.
icy, for its Mexican policy, for ap
pointing men whom he termed mex
perienced in diplomatic posts and for
what he characterized as "a raid upon
the civil service of the United States"
He kept us out of war" Mr.. Hughes
said, referring to the president and
Democratic campaign slogan.
Yet he seized Vera Cruz That was
war-very ignoble war. And it was
called war over the bodies of those
service.
Talk about what is your policv?'
What is the presidents policy-does
any one know?
Has the executive ever had a policy
for more than six months on the Mex
lean question? | repeat. Who knows
today what the policy of the admins
tration will be three months hence?
my friends, the trouble is that
this administration has written such
a record that, no matter what it says,
you do not know whether it will stick
to it.
Will Protect Our Rights.
1--WE have had an exhibition during
the past three years which, l confess,
fills me with deep sense of shame.
have not a particle of militaristic
spirit in my system, but if l am elect
ed president | will see to it that
American rights in Mexico are re-
spected."
Mr.. Hughes assailed the administra-
tion's course toward upholding Amer
lean rights abroad during the Euro
pean war.
when | say that am an American
citizen the nominee said. 81 ought
to say the proudest thing that any
man can say in this world. But you
can't have that pride if American cit
izenry is cheap thing, if it is not
worthy of protection this wide world
over.
"There is no man who could sue.
cessfu1ly present to an American COM
munity the platform that an American
citizens rights stop at the coast line
and that beyond that American life is
to be the prey of any marauder that
chooses to take it,"
The nominee cited the Republican
Platforms declaration that 10000 gov
ernment positions had been taken
from the operation Of the civil service
law during the present administra-
tion and declared that that sort Of
thing has got to stop
Scores Trade Commission
The federal trade commission, Mr..
Hughes charged, was fairly emascu.
lated with the law by the men, for
the most part. who were appointed to
places upon it,"
Mr.. Hughes also laid stress on what
he termed the need for industrial
brotherhood and closer cooperation
between employers and employees.
There was no capitalistic class, no
lahoring class in prosperity, he said,
but the prosperity OF the country or
it's lack affected all citizens
1t behooves the men responsible for
the policies Of the country, he said,
to look forward to the day when Eu-
rope, at peace, would wage fierce COM
mercial competition with America
and to guard American workingmen
against that time.
Mr.. Hughes spent an extremely
busy day in the sitting heat of De-
troit. He made six speeches.
After lunch the nominee went to the
ball game. He shook hands with the
members of the Detroit and Philadel-
phia American league teams and
watched part of the game.
Then he went to two big automobile
factories and spoke at each
Between speeches he held many
conferences with political leaders.
shook hands with 1000 persons and
found time for two short maps.