The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10

course of the nations history Largely, they are now without serious challenge and are removed from any controversy the issue of which might be regarded as doubtful. They include the policy of union in opposition to every divisive sen timent or disrupting force. They include the policy of establishing the national credit upon a sure foundation. in oppo- sition to those financial vagares which are now by common consent relegated to our museum of political absurdities. And they also include the policy of pro- lection to American industry in the in- terest of the wage-earners of our coun- try and in order to safeguard those higher American standards of living which our people will never permit to be reduced . "Could anyone give more convincing proof of his republicansm
 Finally, he was sound upon the great question of national preparedness He said:
 "'We are devoted to the interests of peace and we cherish no policy of aggression. The maintenance of our ideals is our surest protection. It is our constant aim to live in friendship with all nations and to realize the aims of free government secure from the interruptions of strife and the wastes of war. It is entirely consistent with these aims, and it is our duty to make adequate provision for our defense and to maintain the efficiency of our army and navy. And this I favor
 "No one could better express the fun damental doctrine which underlies our national defense
 These, then. are the principles, sound republican and patriotic.
 HIS RECENT CAREER
 T need not dwell upon his recent career Of his not mi on the most august of the worlds Judicial tribunals, his magnificent ut terances from the bench are the best monument.
 We have seen him the man of action. the champion of the people, the idol of 'he electorate the faithful public serv- ant the profound thinker on national issues.
 T do not speak for any man or Tor any candidate. I do not claim to represent any man or any candidate The great state of New York. throueb the lips of it's governor offers to the people and the party, to the voters of the party-no, not only to them, to the great nation, her son, her noblest and her best 'iu
 nominate as republican candi- date for president of the United States Charles Evans Hughes"
 senator Fall, presenting the name of Colonel Roosevelt. said
 This convention has adopted a plat form "hich every loyal American cit lzen can support in the coming cleo. tion. 0iee
 upon the platform which you have made and in the critical period in which we are now laboring. it behooves you to pc care1ul as to who you select for your leader, because upon the execu. tive depends the administration of for eign affairs
 EYES ON CONVENTION
 The eyes of the leaders of all the great waring nations are upon the pr mproceedihSs of this convention today. Lhe hopes of every neutral nation in the world are with you in your pro- ceedlngs that you may secure for them ana TOT yourselves able and effective leadership in the protection of their neutrality and your neutral rights.
 Tn the vision of every leader of lhose great warning factions there appears one colossal figure of Amer lcan manhood. On the crest of the hone or every neutral nation there is borne oile name Of one great American In ehe prayer Of every American prayine TOT that success here today, although Tn the heart of that American may De the favored name of some favored son. there is vet whispered the name Of one great American
 Mexico. torn by strife and pros trate and bleeding, has made her nIea 10 you and most nobly the republican oelegates in this convention have res pohded. You have given them vour promise, and every American who lives Wno mas suffered in Mexico, pleads with you to select as your leader the one man whom they all know will ef lectlvely carry out your promise.
 starving mothers in Mexico who VIII near the promise which you have made, Will put their hopes in one Amer lcan and in one alone and that one ia theodore Roosevelt. (At this point the speaker was interrupted by cries for MT: Hughes and Chairman Harding called for order.)
 Of course. fellow citizens, 1t was not necessary that should be assured that republican speaker would be heard in republican convention. nor was 1t necessary to give me the assur ance that the candidate for which am speaking will be heard by the peo- Die or the entire United States
 You have heard the record of the various candidates who have been of Tered to you. This mans record, his