Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-12
MESSAGE OF ACCEPTANCE De.
cLAREs FOR NPoLlcY THAT
WILL MAKE U. s. RESPECTED.
DENouNcEs WILSON FOR
INTERNATIONAL BUNGLING
American Diplomacy Held to Be La
mentally Neutrality-suspicious. Must
Be Industrial and Economic as Well
as Military - Believes in Prepared
ness For National Security.

Washington, June II. Justice
Hughes himself announced to the 100
or more newspaper men waiting at his
residence his decision to accept the
republican nomination as presidential
candidate. The reporters waiting In
front Of the Hughes residence We're
invited to come into the drawing room
on the second floor Mr.. Hughes him
self was at the time in his office in the
basement, debating the message to
Chicago and his resignation to Pfesi-
dent Wilson. Fifteen minutes later he
came up the stairs with copies in his
hand.
Boys" he began, his face wreathed
in smiles Il must apologize to you
for my poor typewriting facilities. l
have been able to make copies enough
for the press associations. Mr.. Green
is busy on the typewriter making
copies as fast as he can but it looks
as IF it might be dark before he could
make enough for all Of YOU"
The representatives of the press as
the other newspaper men fingered to
ask what the justice had decided to do.
He told them briefly he had resigned
as justice and had accepted the nomi-
nation.
Following is the telegram to Chair
man Harding:
~Mr. Chairman and Delegates: !
have not desired the nomination
have wished to remain on the bench.
But in this critical period of our ma
tional history l recognize that 1t IS
your right to summon and that it is
my duty to respond. You speak at a
time Of national eXigency, transcend
ing merely partisan considerations.
You voice the demand for a dominant,
thoro going Americanism with firm
protective upbuilding policies essential
to our peace and security: and to that
call in this crisis / can not fail to
answer with the pledge of all that is
in me to the service of the country.
Therefore l accept the nomination.
Stands For Americanism.
Il stand for the firm and unflinch-
ing maintenance Of all the rights OF
American citizens on land and sea.
estimate difficulties, but it Is most re-
grettably true that in our foreign re-
lations we have suffered intellectually
from the weak and vacillating course
which has been taken with regard to
Mexico--a course lamentably wrong
with regard to both our rights and
our duties. We interfered without
consistency, and while seeking to die
tate when we were not concerned, we
utterly failed to appreciate and dis
charge our plain duty to our own
citizens.
American Diplomacy Weak.
Eat the outset of the administration
the high responsibilities of our dip
lomatic intercourse with foreign ma
tions were subordinated to concep-
ton of partisan requirements, and we
presented to the world humiliating
spectacle OF ineptitude. Belated efforts
have not availed to recover the In
f1uence and prestige so unfortunately
sacrificed. and brave words have been
stripped of their force by indecision
Our desire to see our diplomacy
restored to it's best standards and to
have these advanced to have no sac
rifces Of the national interest to par
tisan expediency. to have the first
ability of the country always at its
command here and abroad in diplo-
matte intercourse, to maintain firmiy
our rights under international law, in
sisting steadfastly upon all our rights
as mutual and fully performing our
international obligations, and by the
clear correctness and business OF our
position and our manifest ability and
disposition to sustain them to dignity
our place among the nations.
No Divided Allegiance.
IT stand for an Americanism that
knows no Interior purpose, for pa
triotism that is single and complete.
Whether native or naturalized. OF
whatever race or creed. we have but
one country, and NC dc r-eS Ger an n :
slant tolerate any division OF ale
glance. believe in making prompt
provision to secure adequately our ma
tional security. believe in prepared
ness, not only entirely adequate for
our defense with respect to numbers
and equipment in both army and navy
but with all thoroughness to the end
that in each branch Of the service
there may be the utmost efficiency
under the most competent administra-
tive heads.
I'VE are devoted to the ideals OF
| honorable peace. We wish to pro-
mote all wise and practical measures
for the Just settlement Of international
| disputes.
.In view of our abiding ideals, there
is no danger of militarism in thi.
country. We 1--WE no policy Of ag-
! erosion ,,I.t for territory, SSc :e:
for strife. IT As in this matter that we
demand adj ,uate provision for ma
tiofal deferte and we condemn the in.
excusable neglect that has been shown
| in this matter of first national import