The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-08

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Are we to let the opiate OF tenn
porary prosperity steal away our
brain7' asked the candidate as the
crowd roared its approval
Mr.. Hughes backed gently into
the Mexican question before the
crowd realized IT, He spoke force
fully but with a lack OF elasticity.
and some Of his points were not
altogether clear. Mr. Hughes was
I'm good voice at the start, but ex.
perienced great difficulty at the clos
ing, his voice breaking at times and
becoming hoarse. He used gestures
frequently
The crowd gave the nominee gen
eral ard frequent applause, but
there we're no prolonged demonstra-
tions, no outburst lasting a full min
| ute
Following IS Mr. Hughes adj,
dress:
Mr. Chairman. Fellow Citi.ens: !
s sSsT more ore Of Detroit in ia hours thar
! / have seen. And no man could vish
TO see moro Of Detroit than ! do. -.
Since | was here last-I think ~
nearly doubled. and you have had al
the difficult problems OF rapln
growth.
You have here the problem of the
sudden introduction OF a large snen
sloof 10 allow these newcomers 20
get on in the best way they coulu
without Information. on the contrary
| you set an example In Amerioeniza :
ton TO all America, and we point 20
Detroit az the one place In this land
| where there has been shown quick
| ening % interest In the development
| OF training and Americanizing OF
alien men and women who have come
| 10 this land.
Now, IL Ia perfectly Idle to expect
| a sound sentiment OF American unity
! II those who come among us az strsn %
| gers, come merely 10 be exploited.
| When We admit 10 this country men
and women we assume obligations
with respect 70 their training. a.
| well az grant 10 them tho privileges
and We have got In this country 10
! be awak. to those oolig9 lions. ana TO
| rcaiiz that In every community there
must be a well-organized EFFORT 70
make America supreme In the thought
| Of every one who comes into inc
community. To have the language UNI
derstood and spoken; 10 have Ameri-
| can sentiment replace foreign senti-
mrnt. 10 have American ideals re-
! place foreign ideals, 10 have reall-
| 2ation that THIS Is a country not sim
| PLY giving an opportunity to work
| for dollars. but n country that IL de
voted 10 the bcttermcnt OF human
! life. TO the enlightenment To the
| standards OF human thought 10 the
| liberalization Of all those things
connected with human understanding
and purpose We want American hrst
In the mind and heart OF everyone In
this land
| fine disposition TO consider the wei
fare 81 men engaged In lndustrial
work.
Praises Welfare work
had this morning a very inter
eating talk with the leaders OF the
welfare work IN connection with some
Of the large plants In Detroit. Tha'
work Is an example 10 this country.
1t ~ "A work that finds It's motV"
power In n recognition OF obligations
10 men and women, as men and wo-
men, and not simply as cogs In
machine America - not simply a
land for the man OF special talent
or ~ distinguished aptitude. This Is
the home 81 the average man. and In
our large industrial occupations
here thousands are gathered togeth-
| or In one service. We want recog
milton OF human brotherhood ~ pro
viding Cor the welfare II those who
make tho wealth II this great coun-
We want the health Of the work
| lngmcu looked after every means
! provided which conduCes 20 tho prop
II standpoint OF living every means
provided for proper recreation, ap-
proprlHtc means for education. FOR
vocational training In short, the
wCTkingmAn who is in his Job and
expects 20 continue In that job ough
10 feel that ne - doing sometime
worth while for community that
appreciates II and gives him fair
chance TO lead happy and "A decent
~" W. have got along IN this coun-
try altogether too easily with our
wealth cf natural resources. Men
have been content living apart In
their separate lives, 20 try & mako
something Tor their individual selves,
but now We have reached point
where IL is necessary, as N has been
necessary abroad, 10 try to reduce
oil waste, 10 try to prevent all uu-
necessary outlay. and To try 10 make
business successful according 90 tho
merits ~ a well organized. eConpmi-
csIly conducted business And that
is the way that appropriate wages
employers and employees can cooper
ate together in the development OF
Industry.
Must work Together
II IL idle to suppose that in the
world Of the twentieth century we
have got to have standards. We
have got to take counsel together
From now on the word Is Co-opcra-
tion. corporation between those en-
EaEed IN the same line Of activity in
order that there may be n fair knowl-
edge md disposition to prevent un-
Necessary waste and cNtravagant
methods. cooperation between en-
In nc community that all citizens
NAV be fairly dealt with by the ad-
minlstration witch represents them;
cooperation through the length and
breadth ~ this land. that when this
war s. over We may face the ener-
K,es " a disciplined Europe and eth
maintain the standards OF living that
II Is the delight L. witness In this
favored city OF Detroit.
Now. ! want efficiency In the gov
eminent OF the United states. II n
manager was TO he appointed In an
hutumohii" factory. would you APP
point "a man that Ind never seen an
automobile n you want - run sue
cessfuIly large business enterprise
IN production would you appoint q
man that had never seen the works
snd di'n'' know anything about II.
simply because nc voted tho ticket
that YOU Vote NV friends. the world
that we are about tu live In. In tho
text az wears. 10 going To be n very
Ajficrcnt world from what II has been.
Re said a moment aso. America Is
going to face new Europe. On the
other side. In every one OF the war
ring nations. they have learned to
got right down TO bed rock. They
work with an energy and determi-
nation md WITH n discipline In each
Ct those countries that has never
boon known In tho history ~ the
world.
Now they are turning that vas;
energy into the destruction Of war.
or course. this country or ours at
peace H. left free OF competition
n, a, aura 10 In with n In