The Washington herald., 1916-10-19
What MIR. Hughes Has Said.

Evans t1ugneS making tneN CHOICE lal SS'J
on the records of these two as established
in deeds and words
AS President, Mr. Wilson has had much bet
ter opportunity than his opponent to make clear
his position all questions affecting the welfare
of the nation. Mr. Hughes, stepping down from
the bench of the Supreme Court, has had to rely
almost wholly on speechmakng to explain him
self and his views to the voters
The Republican nominee has made the most OF
his opportunity in speechmaking. AS the campaign
nears end and the voter reviews the numerous
utterances of Mr.. Hughes, the question is asked:
Gust what does Mr. Hughes stand forF" The
answer may be found in the following excerpts
from Mr.. Hughes addresses setting forth his posi-
ton practically all of the important issues OF
the campaign:
1t is charged that am destructive and not con-
structive. Is it not constructive to maintain Amer
lean rights? Is it constructive to preserve our
peace by adequate preparedness? Is it not con,
structve to apply the doctrine OF protective tarlh!
Is It not constructive to have efficiency IN admins
tration?
Ny friends we are destructive only in order to
lay the basis for constructive work which we
promise to do for the benefit of the American
people.-Kansas City, September I.
We were told four years ago that the Rep!ubli-
can party responsible for the high cost OF llv-
ing. The cost Of living is higher now than ever
Observation-Disclosures October TO-
They (the Democrats) told us four years ago
that we were guilty OF waste and extravaganza, but
now they hold the record for waste and extrava-
gance. more than $23oooo,oOo in excess of the
record of the Republican session of I9Io-Balti
more, October TO-
They told US four years ago in eloquent phrase
of the freedom, but in recent weeks, in yield
ing to the demand for legislation without inquiry
as to its justice, they have introduced to the
new slavery.-Baltimore, October 10.
Was the Democratic platform here adopted in
1912 'molasses to catch flies"-otherwise known as
American investors? | quote it:
THE constitutional rights OF American citizens
protect them on our borders and go with them
throughout the world Baltimore October TO-
Why. l read the other day description Of the
Mexican policy as "a policy OF peace"-Baltmore,
October
Encouragement of American interests abroad
sneered at. 1t was called dollar diplomacy"
something shocklngy reprehensible In re-
spect to American interests abroad, We have not
had diplomacy without dollars, but diplomacy with
out sense.-Batimore, October TO-
During the past three years and hall one
would suppose that any American who went abroad
to advance American industry and commerce was
presumably bad sort Of fellow who had forfeited
his rights Protect him? Why, didn't he go abroad
to make money What a shameless proceeding!
Let him stew in his own juice, let him come
home.-Baltimore, October TO-
Our friends on the other side said in this hall
four years ago that it unconstitutional to have
ldlu lot llC purpose OF american III
dustry. They saying very little about it
today They willing to be unconstitutional to
the extent OF an inadequate duty dyestuffs. They
talk Of "mOmentous changes as though "momen-
tous changes" abroad had changed the Constitution
OF the United States-Baltimore October TO-
We cannot have workngmen enjoy the
American standard of wages and the American
standard Of living unless wisely, not recklessly
unless we scientifically apply this governmental
power in every practicable way to make general
prosperity possible in every line of honest activity
Baltimore, October
We can stand anything in this country but the
powerful group either of labor or capital and then
hold up the government of the United States
Baltimore, October TO-
., stand here to say that SO far as in me lies
there will be no abuses through tariff adjustment
that l can prevent-Philadelphia, October 9.
We have not been kept out OF war. We have
not maintained American rights. We have sacri-
feed American honor And we want change
Philadelphia, October 9.
We did intervene. 1t was intervention and moth
ing else-but not to protect American rights 1t
was intervention to promote revolution, and to de-
stroy the only sembance of government that Mex
ico had-Philadelphia, October g.
The administration interviewed in Mexico to pur-
sue and punish bandit whom formerly the admin
istration had petted and assisted-PhiladeIphia
October 9.
Has America forgotten Carrizal? What was
that? Was that peace, or that war?-Philadel-
phia October 9.
The truth is that we have had intermittent
peace, without honor, and intermittent war; with
out honor-Philadelphia October 9.
have been asked what if elected, l will do in
Mexico. And l answer that no man on earth can
tell what particular sort of mess we will be in next
Observation-Disclosures, October 10.
say this: 1t will be known that if entrusted
with the administration Of this government, we
shall not simply profess to respect the rights Of
small states, and OF our sister republics in this
hemisphere, we shall observe these rghts-PhiIa-
delphia, October 9.
1t will be known that the foundation of orr
policy in this hemis phere is the safeguard
ing of American lives and property in every iuris
d1ctlon.-Philadelphi October 9:
We propose to protect American lives on land
and sea.-Philadelphia, October 9.
We do not propose to tolerate any improper
interference with American commerce, with Amer
lcan mails, OF, with legitimate commercial inter
course We do not propose to tolerate that anv
American who is exercising only American rights