New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-10
Hughes Demands
Adequate Defence


st. Paul, Aug. 9.-Charles f.. Hughes.
speaking tonight before nearly lO,OOO
persons. pledged himself to the cause
of adeouate preparedness. denied amio
a thunder Of applause that the Ameri-
can people were "too proud to fight"
and assaled the Administrations mill
tary programme as utterly inadequate.
That the Northwest, far removed
from the dangers of a foreign invasion,
believes in preparedness just as sim
cerely as the East believes in it was
evident as the candidate announced
himself a believer in strong defence.
Not Too Proud to Fight.
Applause that did not subsde for
many minutes greeted his declaration:
ave are a spirited people, and a people
that can protect itself. We are not
too proud to fight"
Another salvo of applause broke out
as the candidate pointed to the manner
in which adequate preparedness meas
ures could have saved the muddle of
the National Guard mobilization, which
he characterized as "a spectacle show
/ ing inefficiency Of the first magnitude"
/ The punitive expedition into Mexico
was one only in name, the candidate as
serted, and added: "The only punish
ment inflicted was punishment inflicted
/ on ourselves"
Mr.. Hughes took occasion indirectly
/ to announce his attitude toward pork"
No Political Debts to Pay.
81 come to you with no pledges other
/ than those written into my party's
| platform, or made in my public utter
ances," the nominee said. 81 have no
| obligations, and no political debts to
pay"
Much Of the address tonight which
/ did not deal with preparedness and the
Mexican situation, was devoted TO re-
| iteration of the candidates views on
/ the need for industrial cooperation and
/ preparation for commercial competi-
/ tion by Europe after the war.
81 am a strong party man." said Mr..
Hughes in opening his speech. 81 be-
| lieve in party organization as an es-
sential agency of Republican govern
ment. But | believe in party organza-
ton as the servant of a democratic
people, and | stand as the representa-
tive of a party in order that through
that essential fundamentally | may
serve all the men and women of the
! United States.
81 believe that there is no reasonable
man IN inc Progressive party ana no
devout 'and strong organization man in
the Republican party who holds to the
great ideals Of the honor and pros
perity and efficiency of this nation who
cannot with good conscience support
my candidacy.
I'VE have come from many lands.
Here in the Northwest we know that
Amercanism is a thing of the spirit
and not of the flesh. Wherever a man
is born. il he is naturalized American
citizen Of the United States he is here
heartily an American citizen. with
American ideals, with American hopes,
ready to give, live and die for the
United States.
IL desire TO see a reinforcement Of
the American isentiment in that con-
scousness Of unity which displaces all
possibility of division. We must have
that inner feeling Of intense loyalty.
What is there 20 divide us? We are
united people. and only through that
dominant sense Of unity and of loyalty
can we get the force and motive power
which will make US an efficient nation,
ready to cope with the problems of the
twentieth century.
There was no excuse for permit