The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-17
HUGHES TO FRISCO
Makes Biggest Jump Today OF
Campaign Trip.
Frowns on Philippine Policy 10
Scuttle Philippines.
ADDRESSES PORTLAND AD CLUB
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sEI'm Member of Republican Al
Club" Says Hughes.
And Guarantees He Will Live
Up to Advertisements.

Rosebure. Ore. Aug. 17.-Charles
f. Hughes, Republican presidential
candidate today took the biggest
lump" in his transcontinental trip.
He was en- route from Portland to San
Francisco. with only one stop of more
than a few minutes scheduled for the
day. at Shasta Springs tonight. Three
or four points were scheduled to near
the candidate for a bare three CT touI
minutes but no formal speeches. hau
been arranged, not even at Shasta
Springs
A day of almost solid comfort was
IN prospect for Hughes. Solid com
fort be it known, in the governor
opinion. consists in place 10 sttetci1
out and time in which to rest ms NINA
by reading horrcndous hair raising ue-
tective stories, dime novels, to be ex7
act. 1t is only a trifle less restful 10
read heavy historical essays.
Raid on Lively Literature
Carl D. Sheppard, Hughes's personal
representative, went out in Portland
last night and raided the news stands
for sufficiently thrilling literature ac-
cumulating one of the largest hprarles
of lurid detective narratives ever as
sembled. But stuck away IN TINS piIS
of paper bound volumes was a copy Oh
.'T-he Rise and Fall of the Roman En-
pire." from the Hughes library.
IN his speech at the Ice rink In
Portland last night, the candidate de-
Ityered another broadside at the DEM
ocratic policies, concentrating his fire
particularly on the Philippine sltua-
ton. He declared that the United
states undertook to govern the ISLANDS
properly and that I'VE assumed oDh-
cations there which we are bound TO
discharge"
Obligated to Philippines
I'VE ought not to consider the Sug-
r
pines" he said ITO leave them III the
t,redicament which you know perfect
" we'll without my describing it.
Hughes again made a pronounce
ment on the tariff and attacked tne
Administrations attitude. Asserting
that the Democratic party has opposed
real progress, he said:
''If l were a member of that party
and looked thru the platforms of the
past 1 should feel that I was going
thru a cemetery richly embelnsheo
with monuments.
He declared that he wanted to see
the empire of Alaska" developed
right.
IF am charged with the high Of
flee for which 1 am a candidate" he
concluded, "to put my principles to
the test 1 am not afraid of that test
I have no ambition to hold high Of
flee. but 1 have an ambition to try,
so far as within me lies, to have ef-
ficient American government"
Member of G. o. p. Ad Club.
Portland Ore, Aug. 17.-Mr.
Hughes made a business talk before
the Ad club at the Hotel Benson.
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
business men, for think that the is
sues with which we are now concerned
are those in which business men must
have a particular interest.
This is a great business country
and the business of the enterprises Of
the country demand upbuilding poll
cies on the part of the government. I
am glad to stand as the spokesman of
a party which recognizes protection
to American industry as an appropri-
ate line of action
War Prosperity Passc.
81 do not believe that this nation
can afford to rest Its assurance of
prosperity upon the continuance of
the European war" he continued 1T
must be able to stand without the I'D
of European war, under policies that