New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-20
Assails Comparison of
Men offs to Mexi-
can Bandits
THRILLS
OHIO AUDIENCE
Youngstown Cheers De-
mand for Upright
Americanism
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Youngstown, Ohio. Oct 1s.-Charles
E. Hughes reused a large crowd 70
great eithusiasm tonight, when ne
reiterated that he meant what he said
about the Lusitania and denounced
Secretary Bakers comparison OF the
Mexican revolutionists to Washing
toms soldiers. This attack on MI
Baker was the principal feature OF
his speech.
az never supposed" declared Mr..
Hughes, in a hushed voice, "that the
day would come when a representative
Of an American Administration would
saw that about the men who gave US
our liberty.
"An Administration" he added,
"imbued with the spirit Of true Amer
icanism. would be incapable Of the
comparison attributed to the Secre-
tary Of War. 1t must bring the blush
If sha,.e to the cheek Of every Amer
lean that apologies for the deploraple
record in Mexico should be made az
ter this fashion.
1--WE want peace. ! am a man OF
peace. We want an enduring peace
We cannot have peace IL we have
decadence of American spirit. we
need an Administration that Is not
comuaring those who gave US our
country, who won and preserved our
,;h.rties. 10 murderers and raping
bandits. We want an Administration
which will preserve the honor OF the
American name.
II seemed as though the audience
hush.d 40 that the slightest SOUND
se.med loud, was astonished by the
realization Of what the Secretary OF
War had said, especially when Mr.
Hughes drew before their eyes pict-
rre Of Mexican outrages as they we're
nenned by another Wilson Secretary
Mr.. Lansing, Of the State Department
last June.
Hughes Means What He Says
The Baker utterance, as well as the
stat.ment OF Secretary McAdoo OF the
Treasury Department, finding faur'
with Mr.. Hughes's Lusitania declara-
tion at Louisville, the candidate as
serted. shows in an illuminating way
,b;. Administration. conception Of the
value Of words.
at apparently seems impossible ne
said "to this Administration tnat one
man can mean what he says. Tha' Is
its difficulty. With it a threat OF ac-
+ion doe. not mean anything but words.
Nc no,ition is somewhat different l
mean what l say, and because this
,orId have been well known and we
sbould already have had reputation
snr frm and correct policies, repeat
Nat the Lusitanis would not nave oeeh
sunk. ,.;.,sd "means
vote for national self-respect' anu
that means a vote for peace
Hearers Roar Approval
youngstown cheered that stand /.
cared its approval and the shout was was
echoed by the thousands VINO 'ou''
not get into the hall.
Mr., Hughes declared in unmistasa, n.fr,
b,e terms that he meant just exactly
ybat he said the other night AZ LOUIS
v;IIe. when he replied TO a heckIers ;
omestion about the policy he would
nave pursued with respect to the Lusl-
tania He would have let the German
Government know that 70 sink the snip
1ould be to break with the Uni,ea
states. He would have established a
record that would have made 1t clear
TO the world that a break would toi-
low in the wake of the torpedo,
The entire speech of Mr.: Hughes;
made a fitting climax to his third
western campaign trip, which ended
tonight. He did not mince words;
He hit straight from the shoulder. and
his audience was quick to respond
often in bowling fashion, to his at
tacks upon the Administration's for
eign and domestic policies, the Adam