The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-14
wanted-A Bill Of Particulars

Where does Charles Evans Hughes,
Republican candidate for president,
stand on the issues of the day2
A bill of particulars will be wei.
coined by the electorate.
So far the Republican candidate,
who in his acceptance telegram said
he didn't want the nomination. de-
spite the fact that he was the only
member Of the supreme court bench
who hurried through all his cases is
order to be ready to make the Jump
at moments notice, has contented
himself with general criticisms.
In order that the Republican can
didate may not be without a text for
his more formal and leisurely accept
sance address, 1t is suggested that he
might answer the following Ques-
tions:
Do you think that the president
went too far or not far enough In the
submarine controversy with Ger
many?
If you had been president, would
you have used craftsmanship and the
usual diplomatic channels to preserve
peace, or would you have gone to
war with Germany?
Would you have gone to war with
Mexico? If you had been president,
would you have declared war; Would
you declare war now? Would you
have called out the national guard?
no you feel that any hyphenated
conspiracy worked to bring ebout the
defeat of Roosevelt In the Republi-
can convention and to bring about
your own nomination? II a bypenat-
ed conspiracy did bring about Roose-
velt's defeat, how do you feel about
the exercise and extent OF such inilu-
ence in national politics?
Would you repeal the federal trade
commission act, the federal reserve
system, and the rural credits and
good roads bill? Are you for or
against the tariff commission bill
which the United States chamber of
commerce, representing the business
men of the nation, has endorsed?
Would you ignore the findings OF this
tariff commission and repeal the act
creating It?
Why didn't the Republican party
reform the currency and give the ma
tion sound banking system when
1t was in power?
Why didn't the Republican party
establish rural credits system for
the benefit of the farmers2
Has prosperity broken all records,
or hasn't It? Is the foreign trade
greater than ever before. or isn't It?
Will peace munitions for the recon
struction process in Europe replace
war munitions, or won't they?
What was the condition Of the army
and navy when Roosevelt left the
White House after seven years OF ser
vice?
What was the condition of the
army and navy when Taft left the
White House after four years OF ser
vice?
How many ships were in the navy
or building at the end OF the Roose
welt administration. and at tho END
OF the Taft administration
How many men were In the army
What kind OF reserve was there
IloW manu- uuna and hnyy ,,,,,b ,,on,
der were in reserveY How much In
dustrial preparation was at hand
Were wages higher or lower ther
than now? Was labor az well salts
fed?
What do you think of the naval con
aulting board and tho Industrial mo
bilizatlon committee under Mr., How
ard Coffin?
What do you think Of the manner
I'm which the administration carried
the country through the hnanca
crisis that followed the outbreak o.
the European war?
The American public is in more
discriminating frame Of mind thar
ever before. Its wits are sharper
Generalities won't be accepted iron
the opponents of the administration
against the concrete accomplishment
OF President Wilson and the Demo
cratic party.
A Dih Of particulars will be d,
manded.
There being no real issue betwee
the candidates, then comes the ques
tion as TO whether. la the stress O
these days that try mems souls,
VIII be wise 10 vote for Justic
Hughes as a compliment TO his into
lectual power and the negative 4
sues which his candidacy now en-
bodies. Let those who desire 70 pa