The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-26
APPEALS
To YOUNG { MEN
IN BROOkLYN \
FIVE REASONS FOR
VOTING FOR HUGHES
Tells of Weakness of Wilson
and Lauds Former Sec
retary Garrison.

NEW YORK. Oct. 25-Charles u.
Hughes tonight told an audience i'll
the Academy Of Music. Brooklyn, why.
in his opinion, the young men Of The
nation Should support the Republican,
ticket at the next election. Five rea-
sons were cited in answer 10 the Ques-
tion:
what sort of country does young
America. vibrant with patriotism, de-
sire"
Mr.. Hughes answered the question
in part as follows:
First he wants q country respected
throughout The world He wants Il
country which respects the dignity Of
its citizenship.
Second. young America must desire
country that is prepared for every
emergency.
Third, young America, looking
ahead, must desire that when peace is
once II IRE restored, we shall coutrIb-
ute to Is maintenance by doing our
proper share to secure q practicable
and eII2ctive international orSaniZa-
ton III the interests OF peace.
Fourth, young America wants gov,
ernment i'll the open, b. visible Consti-
tutional Instruments. not by unofficial
spokesmen or invisible authority. lie
also wants 4 government not sectional
but truly national.
Fifth, young America wants indus
trial preparedness"
In citing his second reason, Mr..
Hughes aSsailed the administration
for lack Of preparedness, referred 10
manifest defects Ill the army Te-or-
ganization bill. declared that The Navy
! Department had incapable leader
ship" and touched on a recommend IA
ton by Secretary Garrison in June,
1914 that the regular army be filled 10
its full strength, recommendation,
Sir. Hughes said, that had been ig-
nored.
Nc Troops To Border
"I am Informed upon competent au-
thority," Mr.. Hughes said. that aaa
there been the addition to the regular
army then desired by Secretary Gar
rison, it would not have been neces-
sary to send our national guard TO the
border
IN discussing the administrations
alleged failure TO prepare, Mr.. Hughes
said
The President informed Congress
in December, 1914, that the adminis-
tration would not change its attitude
because some among Us are nervous
and excited 1t was said that the
country had been misinformed; that
the administration had not been neg
ligent Of national defense This was
four months after the outbreak of the
European war, and nearly eight
months after Vera Cruz.
Secretary Garrison had recommend
ed in his report for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1914, the existing organi-
Zation,' which composed the aggregate
mobile forces Of the regular army.
should be filled up TO their full
strength This, he said, would re-
! quire 25,000 men. He also recommend
I'd that with this increase there should
Ee authority to obtain 1000 more Of
iicers | understand that his recon-
mendation was ignored. | am also in.
formed upon competent authority that
had there been the addition to the
regular army then desired by Secreta-
ry Garrison, it would not have been
necessary to send our National Guard
to the border.
Left the Cabinet.
"What was needed on the part Of the
administration was no, eXhOrtations,
not wholly devoid of nervousness, but
the businesslike action demanded by
| the condition Of the times. One of the
very few strong men the President
gathered about him left the cabinet
rather than be responsible for seri-
| ously mistaken policy.
81 cannot now review the army re-
organization bill and its manifest de-
fects. must content myself with
saying that l believe that we should
have regular army large enough for
the ordinary military demands in the
absence Of grave national exigencies,
and that our first citizen reserve
should be trained and controlled by
| Federal authority. In the administra-
tion of the Navy Department we have
! had incapable leadership. The young
men Of the country cannot fail to take
a special interest in these matters
We propose to have adequate prepar-
edness and the efficiency Of admins
tion which is its Indispensable condi-
ton"