The Washington herald., 1916-08-09

again to laughter by his epigrammatic SAL
hes.
He repeated his Mexican assault, and.
in addition. opened a new attack on the
administration for extravaganza. pork
barrel methods, rejecting of the budget
system, raid of the civil service law, and
using diplomatic appointments to pay
political debts.
His speech bristled with epigrams re-
vealing Hughes in an entirely new light.
Ridiculing the Democratic tariff policy
he cried:
You could no more get a protective
tariff out of a Democratic Congress sec
itionally organized than revival sermon
out of disorderly house"
He referred to Villa as that eminent
Sunday school scholar"
Il don't want any hot air in mine, y
he declared in another place.
I'VE got into an ignominous war" he
said. "and we backed out ANONYMOUSLY"
He promised a business administration.
II elected.
We have somehow convinced the world
that our talk is cheap and meaningless -
he said
Let us have a new birth of American
purpose and courage" he urged.
Mr.. Hughes left here at 1O:45 o'clock to-
night for st. Paul, where he will speak
Stops probably will be made in Wiscon-
sin during the day for brief speeches.
Has Peculiar Emotions.
Mr.. Hughes spoke in part as follows:
II come to this hall with peculiar emo
tons Here, little less than two months
ago the Republican National Conven-
ton nominated me for the office Of Pres
ident of the United States. I had not
sought that nomination l was contented
/ with my work, but when that call came,
/ 1t did not admit Of an instant's hesita-
| tion. l felt that a direct and important
summons to the performance of an obvi-
Gus duty, because I had vision of the
demands upon the American people IN
the opening years of this twentieth cen
tury.
! II desired II the American people so
willed, to dedicate myself to the cause
| of American government, not for Parti-
san eXpediency, not for friends, not for
i political supporters. but for the Ameri-
can people solely.
II held the highest partisan expediency
| to be an administration of capacity for
service to the country. II the Republi-
can party will go forward. as I believe It
will, to give that service in upbuilding
in maintaining. in concerning the prosper
| ity of the United States in the great
crisis that confronts it. the Republican
party will have forever the gratitude OF
! the American people. as It had their
gratitude when it saved this nation from
destruction fifty years ago.
For Business-LIke Way.
Il came to this candidacy proposing
that we shall deal with the problems OF
| administration in a business like way.
| We have lived long in this country in
| a somewhat reckless fashion because
| of the wealth of natural resources with
which We have been blessed. We have
| not had to count the costs so closely
| as il had to be reCkoned in foreign lands.
| We have been blessed so bountifully by
nature that our growing population has
/ scarcely felt the pressure of necessity
| But these bounties of nature have been
/ rapidly used. We are now coming to
the time of test for a democracy.
1T is easy for democracy to lavish its
| favors and to take little account of the
| future
The hard thing for the democracy is
| to be expert. to count the cost. to look
| into the future and wisely plan.
| "One OF the very serious charges which
must be laid against the present admins
! tration is the charge of putting inCom
petent men into important positions. That
! is not for the benefit of democracy. And
! Hp". III lHlS plhtt "TeTe was HOUllndI-
ed. without any regard to political fu-
ture say this: That if l am elected Presi-
dent of the United States I propose that
every man that put in charge of an i'm
pOrtant department shall be a man
eminently fit to discharge the duties OF
| that department
'Training should Count"
Il propose that in diplomatic service
afr,{, rk,1
when man goes from this country tC
represent the great American people II
another nation and I do not care whether
III is the small nation, or a big nation
! for We want our influence in small anG
great propose that that man shall bC
la worthy representative to whom the
people whom he is accredited to will
| look with respect and esteem seeing. ir
him the efficiency of the great United
States.
| Il pointd out last night in my speech
in Detroit the lamentable way in which
| our diplomatic service had been denudeC
of men OF experience in order to supply
political jobs. l counted that capita
offense. 1t is trading in the good name
of the United States. Nobody has a right
to pay political debts with the good name
and the honor of the United States.
-Four years ago the Democratic party
IN lIS platform accused the Repu bicar
party of waste and extravaganza They
said that they were going to be economi.
cal. When they got in, they were more
wasteful and more extravagant than any
administration had ever been And the
record is a record in the face of knowl-
edge.
Would Not BE Tolerated.
| Il don't care, if I am elected president
I what becomes of my personal political
| fortunes. I propose that We shall have