Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-22

country. We left them to an anarchy
which was indescribable and to atrociS
ties which will not bear repetition in
polite society,"
Four-square for American Rights |
lection of American rights, including
lives. property and commerce
I'VE are not here for this nation. Oh
for that nation he said, for this sidd
or that side. So far as ] am cons
cerned. IL intrusted with executive re1
sponsibility. l shall. to the utmost Of
my powers. maintain American rights
on land and sea throughout the world
With respect to all nations. stand here
for the right of Americans. four-square
to the world
Mr.. Hughes again assailed the admin<
istration for the enactment of the
Adamson law.
IF ! were the executive of this couns
try and any questions were brought to-
me-" he told a crowd at Wabash, u
should say: Why. we will have the en1
tire force of public opinion directed I'd
the just settlement of this. promptly
and thoroughly. according to Justice
and equity
But if anybody says. This has got to-
be done. and the principle of arbitra-
ton must be surrendered I would
Stan0 IKE n rock Tor tnat principle
which labor and all citizens must cher}
ish, If we are going to go forward and
have peace and prosperity in the United
States"
Holds Train Five Minutes.
An anxious engineer. eager to malce
up lost time. started to pull the special
Hughes had finished. The nomineAi
stopped his talk and waved his hand to
the conductor.
NO" he shouted. Wait a minute.
Don't go yet. | have word more to
say.
Mr. Hughes held the train FIVE min-i
utes to finish his talk on the Adamsonl
law.
At Lafayette, another stop. Mr..
Hughes referred to the protective tar
if as an American doctrine, rather than
a partisan preachment.
Henry Clay called the policy Of pro-,
lection the American doctrine. and sol
it is Mr.. Hughes said. 1T ought not
to be a partisan doctrine.
The future of the United States. Mr.,
Hughes told several audiences, is full
of nothing but agitation and disturb-
Peril of Civil War. a
1T can see the United States emA
troversies," he said. II can see a cerS
tain course of action taken that would
lead US perilously close to civil war.
II tell you. my friends, we've got to
have vision and justice, open minded
ness and care. and do all that we can
not to remove controversy-that is i'm
possible-but to keep alive the sense of
Justice and have such remedial efforts
put forth that all will be content, be-
cause We find the great ideals OF the
Declaration of Independence translated
into the living realities of American
life.
IT do not say these things with mere
" the profession of a candidate; l lived
these things in New York.
In nearly every address the nominee
referred to the campaign as good ma
tured."
II speak without bitterness" he said,
and with desire to be absolutely
fair. | am the friend of every citizen
of this country, democrat or republic
can.
Speaks at Fort Wayne.
Mr.. Hughes spoke in a theater in Fort
Wayne.
I'VE were told, four years ago., ne
said, "in very plain language that the
constitutional rights of American citi-
zens should be protected. that these
rights went with them throughout the
world, both as to their lives and prop
erty. On the contrary, we have seen
American rights abused, American lives
lost American property destroyed and
American commerce interrupted. / say
that explicit pledge was not kept"