The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-06

tered by elements who wanted to in. stall at Washington a ''Viceroy of . foreign government the Colonel ac. cepted Hughes after nomination and withdrew as the nominee of the Pro. gressives Shortly afterward the two met in New York and conferred al length. It was then announced by Hughes that they had talked ovel all matters and were in complete ac. cord"
 The Hughes speech of acceptance was delivered July 31, and in it he avoided specific recommendation or any subject. Then followed the Hughes speaking tour of August, with its persistent silence on large ques. tions and it's many attacks upon de. tails of administration under Wilson attacks proved in notable instances to have been predicated upon abso. lute misrepresentation of the facts
 At Nashville, Sept. 4, two days af- ter Wilson had prevented the great railway strike, Hughes was reported as having discovered an issue at last the method by which Wilson had averted a catastrophe that would have paralized the commerce of the coun. try. This was the Hughes keynote throughout September, though, now his telegram indorsing in full Colonel Roosevelt's speech at Lewiston, Me- has become fully as important and disastrous
 Though slanderously attacked per sonally by Roosevelt, though belittled and misrepresented by Hughes, though assailed in the foullest way by Repub- lican partisan orators, President Will son adhered firmly to dignified, inn personal, cool and clear presentation of the issues. With Hughes stumping as a candidate for constable might the President, except at Shadow Lawn, has refused to deliver other than non- political speeches.
 He has sought the vindication of a vote of approval of his record, and with. all earnestness insisted that vital issues of principle are at stake; but always with dignity
 Shall the legislative fruits of pro- gressive government at Washington during the last three and onezhalt years be rejected?
 Shall policies that threaten war su- percede policies that have kept the peace?
 Shall the spokesman of privilege be restored to the control of Congress
 That has been the Wilson campaign without variation, deviation or amend ment.
 Not the least significant fact of the struggle is this: The first financial statements of the National Commit tees show that some 10000 persons contributed nearly s2,000,000 to the Republican campaign fund, and some 40,000 contributed the less than $1,- 100000 which the Wilson managers had at that time. No better index to the extent of sincere political in- terest can be found than in the will ingness of so many people of small means to donate their bit to defray the cost
 Probably, as the years pass over his retirement, Hughes will shudder at every interrogation point he sees.
 Would he repeal the Federal Re- serve Act? No answer.
 Would he repeal the Clayton Anti Trust Act? No answer.
 Would he repeal the Eight-Hour law and force a strike on the country No answer.
 Would he have gone to war with Germany after the Lusitania went down? No answer.
 Would he have intervened in Mexi- co at any time in the past three and one-half years? No answer. It has been throughout, and now is, 8 campaign of substance versus shad- Ow, deeds versus words.