Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-01
Would Sele ct Ablest
Cabinet in Country
Believes in Leadership
of Executive in Shap-
ing Legislation
EXPLAINS CASE OF
DANBURY HATTERS
Comprehensive Answer
to Heckler at Wash
in g ton, Indiana =
Four Audiences on
Tuesday

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 31.-Char1eS E.
Hughes tonight told an audience in the
Stadium here of the policies he intends
to follow If elected President. sNF:
Hughes declared that he would to be-
gin select the ablest cabinet the coun-
try could afford, would protect Ameri-
can rights with respect to life, prop
erty and commerce throughout the
world would be guided by the rule OF
reason in investigating grievances,
would endeavor to safeguard American
citizens and industries through pro-
tective tariff and would give the Unit
ed States straight business govern
ment, fair and efficient.
Presidents Duty
The nominee declared he believed in
the leadership Of the executive IN
sharing Hesitation and thought 1T his
duty so far as he can by his recon-
mendation and his powerful influence
to promote the passage OF benenclent
laws After saying he would select an
able cabinet, he referred to little
word of pleasantly" from the "spokes-
man of the opposing party" saying
that in effect members of the Repub-
,ican cabinets could not be called to
mind"
"Never Forgotten"
81 want to say in answer to that
SUGGESTION" Mr.. Hughes declared
chat the cabinet of this admlnlstra :
tion never will be forgotten"
Mr.. Hughes was due to speak at .
O'clock but did not reach the Stadium
TN after and began his speech at
20 A torchlight parade that was 40
minutes passing detained hlm' Inc
nominee rode to the STADIUM between
cheering crowds that stood many oeep
in the streets, block after block. Dui
ing this address he was frequently
halted by salvos and cheering.
The meeting was in the open air ana
tho nominee did not speak long Tor MS
voice was frayed by the days eAel-
tons.
unknown to him another audience
~ waiting in a nearby hall, due 10
an nth hour slip in arrangements: MI
uuphes did not address the second au
,,;orce some of whom had waited LOT
several hours, but drove directly 10 MS
hote, after leaving the Stadium ana tne
,a;a,ca disbanded before ne leaIHeu
duulChSS
of the incident.
Mr. Hughes speech here tonlehl mar
.d the end of his first days cailp"ie'
=. his two days tour of the state
los -, dav of crowds and noisy welcomes.
.co;ng through the state of Indiana
- +o1d the audience here tonlsht'
have met the most hearty eree''ne CIV
"a me 1t is prophecy OF an assura"o.
th.t we will go steadily forward ~
..;otorv on the seventh of November
His Platform
~. Hughes today defined to audiences
I.d;ona the platform on which ne Is
running as follows:
lot MS be true Americans serving the
80. of the entire people. conserv-
tho American honor, conserving AM
.rican prosperity, building up the op-
,,ortunities of labor and counting as our
nrice,ess heritage the fact that we oo
ut do things by rule OF armies anu
strength. but by the rule OF reason IN
.o,,,,ountty fair minded and intent on
justice. <on.,, o;.;vers
want INV services take me on that
basis"
Mr.. Hughes faced the fourth audience
- the day here. He had spoken previ-
S.,s,y at Columbus. Bedford and Wash
- e+on to many who had come miles to
saor him. They applauded him frequent
-, At Columbus and Washington he
-s.a hecklers, the first one saying that
10 was IAN admirer."
This man interrupted Mr. Hughes ad-
dress to ask whether the nominee il
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