Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-15
Candidate Tells Nebraska Au-
dienCeS He Is Devoted to
Peace and Is Horrified at
Slaughter
PRESENT PROSPERITY NOT
OF PERMANENT SORT
RoundIy Scores Democratic
Position on Protective Tar
if and Warns Against Big
Slump in Business,
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Lincoln, Neh. Oct t4.--Charles n.
Hughes today characterized as pre-
,osterous' the declaration that vote
or him meant vote for war
81 am man of peace" Mr. Hughes
said. who wants war; / don't
want war"
Correct policies. Mr. Hughes said,
would keep America out of war.
THAT sort OF thing we have been
having viii not keep us out of war"
ne said, 1T will emhroll us in diff
'iculties.'
In the six addresses which marked
he opening day of his presidential
In Nebraska the republican
nominee discussed nearly all the is
sues of the campaign. He character
lied as temporary and abnormal the
present prosperity of the country and
urged the support Of the republican
party so that protective tariff might
be enacted to fortifN American enter
prise in post-bellum days against
competition.
The country. he said. was living on
the stimulant" of the European war
aud would not long have the stimu-
liant.
scores Underwood Bill.
You might as well talk to
drunken man OF the bliss Of intoxi-
cation" MIR. Hughes said. "Our op-
ponents instead Of making political
cTpital out of the recent prosperity :
which camo up through the European
war. ought to be thinking of what
they did TO the country with their
policy, put in force through the Un-
dcrwood bill. ~~T"fYetE- FneA Ire tlgose
who enjoy the contemplation of that
sort Of thing. but they viii have n
rude awakening"
The nominee assaied the Adamson
bin as "a gold brick handed To Ia
bor This declaration was made be-
fore an audience OF railroad employees
which crowded around his car at
Wymoro.
In his speech here the nominee
went into detail on his views with re-
spect to the international considera-
tions Of peace and the organization
OF peace. At Fairburv he replied Ia
the charge that a vote for him meant
a vote for war
Most Peaceful Of Men.
II have heard 1t said since / came
into Nebraska that somebody has
been going through the state saying
that a vote for me meant a vote for
war" Mr. Hughes said did you
ever hear more prepostorous propo-
sitiun to present mon. ! am man
OF peace. | have been spending my
life in maintaining the institutions OF
peace. | desire in that way to pro-
mote International peace Who can
think without horror of the ravages
of war? Who can desire war; | do
not desire war ! do not desire petty
wars. | do not desire war in Mexico
to satisfy personal vindictiveness
against "A disliked ruler. | don't like
that Kind Of war.
II believe in correct policies. They
viii keep MS out OF war The sort Of
thing we have been having will not
Keep us out Of war. II will embroil
us in difficulty 1t did embroil us In
difficulty In Mexico.
Must Develop America.
"Wc wish well TO all people; we
desire to have prosperity through
out the World, but we have partlc-
ulur care here Unless we take care
of our own we shall never serve hui
manity Unless we develop the great
Of the United States we
viii serve no one whatever ] am for
America first. and America efficient.
"Our friends on the other side seem
to think that everybody who disagrees
with them wants war Well that
would be very cheerful way for a
blind man to consider the situation.
"Our friends on ths other side GER
t0inly have not got a monopoly on
peace. Let us look at the record.
They tell as they are so strongly for
the preservation Of peace that If any
one criticses what they have done, he
must be a militurist.
"T maintain that the most import
ant thing for the purpose OF safe
guarding the peace of the land is cor
rect pclicies That iG important in
this hemisphere. that is particularly
important in Latiu-AmeriCa. That
was very important in Mexico. In
stead of having policy of peace
based upou correct attitude with
regard to that unfortunate country,
our administration, this present adj
entered into policy OF
offcious nterrleddling with matters
which did not concern Il. and em-
hroled this country in actual war.
That rs the real fact Of the case
Discusses IIucrta.
Mr. Hughes reviewed the adminis-
tration's policy with respect to Huer-
II stand here to say and I chal-
lcngc contradiction, that the threat to
make war upon that individual and
to use whatever force was adequate
TO put him out of the government.
which whether We recognized it or
not. others had recognized. was utter
lv indcfonsible in law or in morals"
Mr. Hughes declared.
Revcrting 20 the tariff. he said:
I'VE must cauip ourselves to take
care of our own vital interests. We
can't do that unless we faithfully ap-
ply as wisely, as intelligently, as we
know how the doctrine of protection
Of American enterprise and interests.