Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-15
HUGHES REPLIES
 TO CRITICISMS
Continued From Page One.)

(COnI1nUGQ ETO1n Ba2e OnG,l you can withdraw from the length and breadth of Europe millions of men from productive enterprises and rot feel the advantages of it in this coun~ try?
 "Our opponents point to the devel. opments of exports of the country. Dd they not understand that there is a tremendous loss of production which America is making good-that this is true in most every industry and ev- cry part of our country?
 Test Will Come After the War.
 Tt is obvious that when you take the manhood of Europe and put it in- to war, the manhood of America de- voted to peaceful pursuits will have opportunity in trade which otherwise would be denied. The test will come when the war is over.
 Do you want to know what is like ly to be the result of that test? If you do, consider the conditions in this country just before the outbreak of the war We had then the new tariff; we had then the new freedom; we had then the present administration and we had then men walking the streets, unemployed, in every city of the country.
 "The result was patent to every ob- Eerver-that this country could not gC on and be prosperous under the poli- ClGS OL llllS dulllII1SI IdllOu- Il lIlS administration is saved from the con- demnatiOn which it deserves for it's economic policies it is saved by the European war.
 Terrific Economic Struggle to Come
 Our opponents even point to the extent of our gold deposits in this country as though that did not mean that when this war ends there will be a terrific economic struggle by Euro I-1 change for their products. It is ab- soluteIy patent the hope of American enterprise in the near future rests with the party that is devoted to the principles of protecting American in dustries. I defy our opponents to go through the country in this campaign and state what they stated in previ- ous campaigns about the tariff. They don't dare do 1t because we know and the world knows the safety of. the na- ton is bound up in the economic prin- ciples for which the republican party stands.
 'T do not believe that the American business man is a rogue; I do not be- Heve that the American business man Is unworthy of confidence; I do not believe in trying to deride Americas success and the men in America who are successful. If that be so. God save the commonwealth.
 ''But we have need of surgery. When we have need of surgery let the knife be skilfully applied by a skilful sur geon. The American people cannot live on surgery.
 "They tell me sometimes that I am not constructive. I believe in the ap- plication of the old republican prin- ciples. Is that not constructive? Elect me and a republican congress and you will find that we believe in protecting American industries.
 Favors Budget System.
 MT. Hughes reiterated his declara- ton for a national budget system
 "I don't know anything in the line of constructive work in this country that is more needed than that" he said. Tt is fundamental. But tell you you cannot do it if you are run ming the departments of our govern ment for mere partisan eXpediency or to reward political workers with offices that they are not qualified to fill"
 MT. Hughes declared himself for the elimination of the pork barrel" as a constructive policy.
 I've have poured too much Ameri- can money into streams a few inches deep and have nothing to show for it." he said. How are you going to correct it? You will never do so un- less the executive takes his political life in his hands and opposes. Is that constructive? The nominee repeated his views concerning the appointment to public office only of men qualified to fill office and pledged himself to se- feet the best qualified man for office should he be elected. Is that not con- structive," he asked. T regard 1t so- fundamentally so.''