Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-29

DAILY KENNEBEC J
Reasons Why Hughes Should be Elected
BECAUSE he stands for Protection Prosperity, Prepar
edness and Patriotism.
BECAUSE he will not permit partsanshp to triumph
over patriotism
BECAUSE his speech of acceptance his desire
to cooperate with labor for its advantage not to exploit
II Tor ms own
BECAUSE he will command the respect Of Europe and
Asia and win the friendship Of Latin-America.
BECAUSE he will never by proclamation deny the right
of Americans to pursue their business in other lands
under the protection of the American flag.
BECAUSE he will not repudiate the American flag in any
land.
BECAUSE he will not put action into words but words in
to action.
BECAUSE Theodore Roosevelt well says, he has high
sentiments of justice and dignity is upright and
straightforward is incontestabe master of judicial
matters and always translates his words into deeds
BECAUSE he is strong, sure, courageous man. with
clearcut before him and with the in
tegence and determination to it out and bring
country selfrespectng peace and worldwide
spect.
BECAUSE Governor of New York he has already
proved that edared to do the right thing and pre-
pared to further do and dare when called into wider
field.
BECAUSE he is not dreamer and not gutter.
BECAUSE he is firm friend of preparedness for the
United States and not for preparedness through pot
ical expedency.
BECAUSE he will not burden u.s. with war taxes in time
of peace.
BECAUSE need tariff not founded upon free trade
nor for revenue only" but to protect American labor
and American industry from the deadly competition Of
the foreigner.
BECAUSE he is red-blooded American. His policy will
be America first America efficient"
BECAUSE he can be depended upon to keep platform
pledges.
BECAUSE he will protect this country against being
flooded with the cheap manufactures of Europe after the
BECAUSE he is the chosen head of party which has
long fathered all great constructive legislation which
experience proved to be wise and which invaria-
bly, been opposed by the Democratic party.
BECAUSE business is going to be especially need
in the next few years. In consequence of the Euro
pean Var tremendous readusment Of the worlds bus
mess is ahead. The United States must be econom-
cay prepared It must not as now be left deenseless
It must not have Preside with unframed bus-
ness mind ever changing. Mr.. Hughes made remark
able record as business Governor of New York. He
has extraordinary ability to see all sides of question
Not from him, as from Wilson, will be heard any de-
claration that he will hang business men high Ha-
man" if they do not agree with him.
BECAUSE he of forward vision, of practicability
and frmness, not mere rhetorician and theorist.
BECAUSE he stands for the protection of American lives
and property abroad as well as at home
BECAUSE through him the whole nation will be in the
Government It will not be ruled by section nor
one
BECAUSE he is for an effective, not unsound and
sham system of rural credits to help the farmer and for
wise conservation of natural resources.
BECAUSE he is for Federal workingmen's cornpensa-
ton law suitable for the employees of the Government
and those employees engaged in interstate
and subject to the hazard of injury.
BECAUSE he favors investigating before legislatng