El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
IS
HUGHES MOTTO
Republican Nominee Be-
Ieves in Doing Things
Right.
through the

standard Of efficiency through the
right sort Of cooperation
Whether Afr- Hughes has given the
system the study necessary TO arrive at
definite conclusions and how far his be-
Ifefs coincide with those Of the Ger
man social teachers is not disclosed. tt
is emphasized that. as the story goes. Mr.
Hughes expressed no opinion as TO the
merits Of the German system which is
known I'm this country as militarism-
An Ambassadors Tribute.
An ambassador Of one Of the beliger-
ent powers Of Europe who had an op-
portunity TO meet Mr. Hughes IN a So
ciaI way and size him up FOR his gov
eminent. commented that while il might
be more advantageous for his govern
ment il woodrow Wilson were TO re-
main as president he personally would
know where the latter stood. This was
regarded as a tribute to Mr. Hughes's
quality of definiteness from a person
acting for a great government which
stood TO gain by policy Of Indefinite
ness
The comment was made BY this diplO-
mat after a rather short period Of OBJ
servatiOn. but representatives Of foreign
powers who are sent to Washington, are
selected as much for their ability to OBJ
serve as for anything else they do or
any other ability that they may have
Is Not @JOIner.v
In all probability Mr.. Hughes's sue
cess in life is due to hand work and in
dividua1 application. As far as his
friends are aware. he has never resorted
to artificial props OF any kind to ele-
waite himself For instance. most poll
ticians belong 10 some secret society
Mr.. Hughes has never joined any secret
society. Mr.. hughes has never Joined
any secret order and the chances are
that he never will He might believe
that If he were able TO join such an or
ganization it would interfere with even
handed administration Of public office
Mr.. Hughes believes in neatness-
While he has never been a loud dres-
ser he has always been good dresser
His clothes fit as wei as do those Of
senator James Hamilton Lewis OF I'LL
nOis, and that is saving a goQd deal His
neclyties are in good taste but ornamen-
tai He carries cane when walking and
wears a soft hat
he likes 10 walk and walk briskly.
but never misses a face that he knows
He is quick to recognize those persons
with whom he is acquainted by sight or
otherwise and IL is a safe bet that he
VIII spot his friends on the street be-
fore they see him So much for his gen
eral aIertness-
Is Given to Moderation
Mr. Hughes is also given TO modera-
ton He eats lightly AT dinners he
takes wine and is no "teetotaler-' 4
year or so ago he was run down physl-
cally and his physician recommended to
him that he reduce the number Of CT
gars he smoked He has never been a
heavy smoker. but. Of his own accord. Z
he eliminated smoking altogether. al
though the physician had merely recon- I
mendei curtailuenL
BY sticking religiously to the course /
Of diet and exercise that the physician /
recommended, III Hughes reEained his !
former physical condition. This is now
about as good as a man Of over so years !
Of &c could desire
The remark most often heard from
persons who are Hughes enthusiasts is I
that Mr.. Hughes lis honest" This prob
ably arises from the fact thar the I
Hughes idea is honesty first" rather 1
than safety first or "expediency first