The Washington herald., 1916-08-17

But there is still much to be desired from
the Republican viewpoint.
With a critical campaign impending
there is notable lack of that vitality ana
enthusiasm which prevails in fight. Old
campaigners with the party are pointing
out that the overthrow of an admins
| tration is forecast in a campaign by
certain miltancy on the part of the peo-
pie, spirit of intense protest and violent
Iparttsanship. which are entirely missing
so far on this tour The people do not
appear to be stirred up. Their ATTITUDE
| is like that of a Chautauqua advance.
They welcome the candidate cordially at
the station, go to the hotel and shake
hands with him, attend his meeting at
night and applaud those portions of his
| speech which meet their fancy and re-
turn to their homes
Except at Seattle last night and in
Portland today, there has been little
cheering and scarcely any of the familiar
crowding about the hotel to catch a
glimpse Of the party here and cheer him
every time he shows his face.
West Has Grievance.
! An improvement in the situation may
be shown when Mr.. Hughes returns
| East. Here in the West there Is more
or less OF a grievance that Is being
nursed by all the people alike. Port
/ land business man put it into these words
| today:
We have had none OF the prosperity
from war munitions and the like which
! the East has enjoyed. What little of II
has come from the shipment of these
munitions has been cut off by the dock
mems strike which is under way. Fol
J the rest, we have felt all the force of the
reduction of the tariff which has practi'
| cally ruined our shingle lumber indus
| try.
The West is poor in face of all the
prosperity which is being talked about
And that is why We want Mr.. Hushe!
, to let up in his attacks on the Wilson
| administration and preach to US pro
! gram which will lift us out of the slough
into which we have fallen"
Therein also is the explanation of the
real cheers which greeted Mr. Hughes
the Hotel Benson today.
Declaring himself a member Of the
Republican Ad Club, he said:
| 'I am very glad to have the oppor-
tunity of meeting this company of bust
ness men, for l think that the issues
| with which We are now concerned are
those in which business must have a
particular interest.
This is a great business country and
Nllt buSllltS~ enter pl IStS VI NIlG NOtllNA y
demand building up on the part of the
| government. 1 am glad to stand as the
spokesman OF a party which recognizes
protection to American industry as an
appropriate line of action.
1. =. Must Stand Above.
Il do not believe that this nation car
afford to rest its assurance of prosperity
upon the continuance Of the European
war" he continued. 1T must be able
to stand without the aid of European
war under policies that serve in peace
] stand pre-eminenuy for business-like
! administration. That is not a counsel ol
perfection. That is not an unattainable
| ideal 1t is an ideal which has beer
too little thought of in this country.
The nation that wins its Victories In
the coming years OF this twentieth cen
tury must be the nation that can match
business organization with business or.
ganization: efficiency in government with
efficiency in government. There is nc
large corporation in this land" he con.
tinued that could stand the business
method OF government as the United
States. If I am entrusted with the ad.
! minLstration of the executive office
propose that that shall be changed
Il believe, in truth, in advancing, anG
do not propose as a member of the
| Republican Ad Club to say anythin:
that cannot be fairly met or TO present
a policy which is not demOnstrably
sound.
breaches Efficiency.
We have entertaining programs
but the vitality and effectiveness Of
these programs lie in the power be-
yond them to secure impartial and
efficient work. know something
ebout it in the great State of New
York. l know the opposition which
such policies must meet. I know how
difficult it is to resist opportunities
but. my friends. IL we are to measure
up to the demands which are before
us and take place worthily among
the nations of the earth, we mus
have ability to resist impOrtunity Z
convert public offices into private
snaps and make the great admfnistra
tiOn of our State serve simply par
tisan eXpediency. I am against that.
What we need rs. first. the motive
power of an answering loyalty and {
real consciousness of that national unity
which will pervade us all. despite dit
ferences of race. despite differences o.
creed; which will fill us with dominan
sense of patriotic loyalty to the United
States. With that we want Concep
tion of government. of the possibilities o
government. of free people. We wan
to be well prepared. well organized
shaping our policies for the advance o
every form of enterprise, looking TO
proper markets for our surplus whil
we build up our markets at home
Looking in every direction to see wher
we can build not where we can strike
where we can build up not where w
can destroy.
To Build up United States.
I'VE are big enough and we hav'
learned enough and we have got nov
an outlook which permits us to say tha
} the man who tries to get the best o
| the public for his private purse is
traitor to a free country and We vii
, go ahead and we will put those traitor
, out of business while we build up tn
great United States"
The program here included also pub
, Tic reception and a visit to the Pres
Club. where Mr.. Hughes made a brie
: address. This evening he addressed 7,CO
people at the Ice Palace.
He left Portland at 1:3O a. m. for Sal
Francisco, where the party is due TO
a thirty-six-hour stay at noon FRIDAY