Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-26

apologists for the administration that
it has abandoned our historic policy OF
full protection to American citizens
tation, not of the administrations
words, but Of its record. BY what .au-
thortty,. has our policy been changed?
1t is a 'change that has broken spe-
cific pledge to the country. 1t is a
, change OF policy which ought>to mean
a change in administration.
Lacking in Preparedness.
The republican candidate asserted we
had been t'shockingly lacking in ade-
quate military preparedness. This was
revealed, he added. at the Mexican
border, where I'VE had grave. delays,
revelation of a weak and inadequate
system, of an army ill-equipped. de-
ficient in rifles. shoes, uniforms ana
horses" In addition. he said, large
number of the men were tphysicaiiy
unfit for duty"
policy provocative Of trouble. MT.
Hughes declared. appropriate meas
ures for the country's defense were
delayed by the Wilson administration.
praise of the patriotism of the guard
said Mr.. Hughes, but think II
serious criticism of our military Or
ganization that We shonH pc coe..1
PEELED to send men from their peacesuI
pursuits to the Mexican border for
police duty because We had not
regular army large enough Tor tne
purpose" Mr. Hughes declared him
self in favor of world court; Tor tne
determination of 'justiciable contro-
VERSES, through which we shall have
the advantage of the growth OF prece-
dents according to the genius or 1u-
dicial institutions" =.
1--WE also need to perfect the ma
~ xry{f
to other controversies" he said. and
to develop international cooperation
to secure resort to these tribunals anu
councils.
There is an effort to make 1T app ,.ss,r
be a vote for invisible government,
continued Mr. Hughes. Il am mere
talking to my old friends and neigh
bors, who know the circumstances IN
which I came into public life, as wen
as what .endeavored to accomplish.
Announces His Policy.
IF I am elected President. there will
be no invisible government We snail
have no devious or vindtctive methoos
of administration. We shall have no
trading in public Offices to pay private
political obligations. We shall have
no bargains, but constitutional gov
eminent government OF; laws eAi-
GENTLY administered by the most COM
petent men obtainab1e.
When the European war ends and the
millions in the trenches return to work
Mr. Hughes asserted, America Is likely
to have a rude awakening from its
present dream of prosperity" The
war. he added, has, had the effect OF
tariff giving American manufactur
tremendous opportunities with their
natural effect on employment and
wages, on industry and trade.
Mr.. Hughes attacked the Underwood
tariff, saying that after 1t went into
effect the cost of living went up and
the opportunity for making a living
went down. If we are to safeguard
American prosperity when the war
ends, he asserted, we must apply the
principle of protection to American in
dustry.
I'VE want protection not for the sake
of protection; not for the mere sake of
producing wealth; we want protection
primarily to serve as a basis for the
American scale of wages and to pro-
mote and maintain the American stand
ard of living" declared Mr.. Hughes.
Looks Into the Future.
Young America If intelligent and
thoughtful cannot look with compla-