Evening journal., 1916-07-05
HUGHES SAYS j. 5.
IS READY TO serve
Republican Candidate Makes
First Real Campaign Speech
at Easthampton, N. Y.
TELLS OF NEEDS
OF THE NATION

BRlDGEHAMPTON. n. Y, July g.
I'VE are not rash people and we
are not filed with a spirit Of milf
tarism. We are not anxious to get
into trouble, but II anybody thinks
the spirit OF service and sacrifice is
lost and that we have not the old
sentiment of self-respect, he doesn't
the United States"
That was one of the passages in a
Fourth of July address-his first real
speech since his nomination-which
Charles E. Hughes made at Easthamp-
ton yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Hughes
had accepted the invitation to attend
the celebration and review a pre-
paredness parade on condition that he
should not be called upon to speak.
But after Augustus Thomas, the play
wright, and James Bauvier. a New
York lawyer, had spoken, John Drew.
the actor, who presided insisted that
the Republican nominee also should
face the crowd of 10000 assembled
on the village green.
Speaks Without Notes.
Mr.. Hughes spoke extemporaneous-
ly for fifteen minutes and gave his
audience exactly what it wanted.
There were cheers when he said 1T
is because we had men who were
willing to suffer. to die, TO venture
and TO sacrifice that we have a coun-
try, and it is only by that spirit that
we will ever be able to keep a
country"
Applause greeted also the asser-
ton There is a vast amount OF gool
judgment in this country, much NOR,
than the headlines seem to ind 'cate
The people took this as a reference tC
headlines describing the administra
tions attitude toward the Mexican
troubles.
But the greatest demonstration fol
lowed the declaration that the Amer
ican spirit Of self-respect still lives
It was accepted as evidence Of tn
sturdy, Nnwavering patriotism OF MI
Hughes, and when he had concluded
call for three cheers for our mex
President" met a hearty response.
In the course Of his address MI
Hughes said:
"I have been long on silence AM
very short on talk. ! cannot, however
forbear to say word to you on thi
day which evokes the American spiri
It is an odd experience that / am GO
ing through. picking up the thread
Of old relations. I have lived at leas
five years IN the last three week.
One Of the pleasantest incidents {
my return to New York is sojournin
with you in the shadow OF the Anne
lean flag. Wherever that flag fioa'
there is a shrine. There is a prou
privilege in celebrating this anniver
airy in a spot like this, for this pla'
was settled by men Of indomitab
spirit, the kind Of men who mad
America.
@Saerifice Built Country
II is all very well to talk about tn
Declaration and the strong sentiment
which it contains. but It was backed b
men-men who couldn't have indite
it, men who couldn't have committe
it TO memory, men who couldn't hav
repeated it, but men in whose lives wa
the incarnation Of independence an
whose spirit was breathed into tha
immortal document.
1T is because we had men VIII
were willing to suffer, TO die. to ver
ture and to sacrifice that we have
country, and it is only by that spir
that we will ever be able to keep
country.
I'VE are not a rash people and "
are not filled with a spirit of mil
, tarism. We are not anxious TO g
into trouble, but II anybody thinl
that the spirit Of service and sacrifC
, is lost, and that we have not got II
. old sentiment OF self-respect, he do'
not understand the United States.
81 do hope that in the midst Of a
these troublesome conditions we wi
have a better realization of our NJ
tional strength and of the import
, our democratic institutions.
Discusses Nations Needs.
mot vast extent Of territory. n
great population, not simply eXtrao
, dinary statistics of national wealt
, but what we need more than anythil
else is an intelligent comprehensiI
: of the ideals of democracy. The
: ideals are that every man shall ha
, fair and equal chance according
D his talents.
I 1T is not an ideal of democra
, that one alone shall emerge becau
of conspicuous ability, but that the
. shall be a great advance Of the pla
people Of the country, upon whom {
O prosperity OF the country depends.
when we are thinking of the idei
y of democracy we are thinking OF
schools. and we deplore every con-
ton in which we find man lower tn
? he should be under free governme
NV dream of America is America re
resented in public office by its b'
men, men working entirely for
good of the republic and according
the laws and ordinances establish
!, by the people for the government
n their conduct and not for their pi
! sonal and political desires a
ambitions; America working her
A stitutions as they were intended to
Il worked. with men whose sole obj
It shall be TO obtain the ends for viii
IL their offices we're designed
n After the exercises Mr.. Hughes Z
is peared in the role of a baseball Il
a watching with Mrs. Hughes seven
Y. nings of a game between local tear
t. The two drove back to Bridgehampt
10 yesterday evening. Mr.. Hughes W.
Is to New York this morning. to con
a with Chairman Wilcox. He oxpe
80 to return here tomorrow afternoon
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