The sun., 1916-10-19
Nominee Serves Notice on 'Old
Guard Thcrc'n Be No In
visible Rule.
HE'S HOT CLEAN THROUGH
Candidate in a Speech at
Grand Rapids Assails His
DetractOrs.

tOsutBHt III pTdnu TttIIiN w w. w
known that II he Is elected President
favor seekers will never get close enough
TO cup a hand and whisper into his ear.
Old Guard Republicans and Young
Guard Republicans. @. o. 7. new style.
have notice served on them that they
privileges.
Labor and capital are notified that
President Hughes will be cold TO fiat
terry or threats. The people OF the coun-
try are Informed specifically that he
never made a deal with politicians in
his life ana that he never will. tina; he
owes his nomination to no set OF men
and that he. Charlcs 4. Hughes. will be
the boss with a capital r..
What angers Mr.. Hughes aud st!rs
him to the speechmaklng fervor that *
an increasing delight to his audiences IL
NOT the mere charge that he would lie a
representative of invisible government.
but the audacity Of Wilson agents In
making the charge after his record as
Governor In New York. which was a
long, bitter fight against the influences
OF invisible government III the Coliseum
here before 1000 persons SIR. Hughes let
ny inns evening.
Opponents ItctOrt.
when we talk In criticism OF what
has been done by the Administration"
he began. they say. not In reply to what
We charge. ON. you stard for invisible
goVein m,nt.'
What an extraordinary assertion
Why. before the administration now in
power was thought OF l was fighting
the battles against invisible government,
as every American knows. II there is
any one who has won the right to he
regarded az a champion OF the people
against invisible government ! have won
that right. And public service means.
nothing at all in this country II that
can bc taken away in the course Of a
political campaign by general observa-
tons as TO Invisible government.
There was no invisible government
In New York when | was Executive
there. There will be none in Wash
ington II l am head OF the Executive
Department.
III there Is one thing that 7 never
was. am not and never shall be it Is
the sponsor for invisible government.
j believe in government thNUAYh the
recognized officers of governn 0nt. act
Ing In the open, in accordance nth the
professions upon which they obtained
INV 4 w ~ If'I'Ne tVtt alN u III
rious Influences shall brood over the
lobbies OF the Capitol"
The audience cheered and then Mr..
Hughes answered the charge that he
would get the country into war. lie
said:
Our opponents say that criticism Of
the policy OF the Administration neces-
earily involves In some way an approval
Of war IL not a desire for war. That
Is extraordinary fencing. l am a man
OF peace. Who can think of what Is
going on upon the other side of the
water without recoiling from the horror
and the waste of war.
Z grant you that n vote for mo does
mean a vote for the maintenance Of
American rights. but IL is a great tallacy
20 suppose that the maintenance Of
American rights involves a surrender OF
the ideals OF peace.
gelf-R aspect Necessary.
You cannot maintain peace II you
forfeit your self-respect and the respect
Of others and invite insult or II YOU
edge away and edge away and give
back and give back until finally the line
Is approached where the unquenchab.e
spirit of America flames forth in I'M
placable resentment
This led TO u denunciation Of Mr.. VIII
sons personal war against Huerta and
the abandonment OF American lives and
property policy Of personal vim
dictiveness absolutely against Internal
tional and moral law, Mr.. Hughes called
II.
He devoted considerable time to the
tarin. explaining In detail the reasons
for present Ill prices and good mar
kets. showing that when the war de-
mand ceases there 10 bound to DO q sud
den and terrific slump. and that only q
protective policy can keep the mills go
Ing. labor At work and the country con-
tented.
Never before, Mr.. Hughes said. were
all classes Of industry and labor 80 much
in need OF protection because never were
they faced with such a crisis.
He scored the Administration for de-
nying the protection of the flag 10 Amer
lean enterprise in foreign lands and
leaving American trade pioneers to ruin
or death. He ridiculed the assertion
tina Wilson had aided business by
clarifying tho antitrust act, pointing
out hat new phrases by their vague
ness had confused business men more
than ever. He denounced the shipping
Till.
10000 in the streets.
AZ least 10000 people massed the
streets leading to the Coliseum when
Mr.. Hughes led an automobile parade
to that building. More than 10000 per-
sons were unable to force their way into
the Coliseum. They say mere that Il
was the greatest reception that any can
didate for President. except Theodore
Roosevelt, ever received here.
Entering Michigan to-day Mr.. Hughes's
special train lost several hours skirting
freight wrecks upon the Michigan CEN
trail. Long detours. which disarranged
the schedule, were made necessary to
get the Hughes caravan around smashed
freight cars. The first blockade was
encountered at Gibson. near East Chi
cago the second between Niles and
Kalamazoo, Mich.
There were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ones. In Chicago this morning, where
the Hughes special paused an hour and
a half. Mr.. Hughes received "A letter
from the engineer OF a through train
standing in the Illinois Central station.
The letter was only a few lines, hastily
psncilled az the engineer sat In his cab
near the Hughes train. 1t contained
this sentence
"Gompers can't deliver my vote and
he amt deliver the votes Of other men
who are Cor the best interests Of the
odd u. $. A."
At Niles this afternoon n conductor
who has been railroading twenty-sever
years BOARDED me NuEhes special and
asked the newspaper men for Hughes
buttons.
what do you want with Hughes but
tons he was asked
Il want one FOR myself and ! want
soma for my tri.,IS ,,t 'l, ,4,I - Ia.