Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
HUGHES WOULD HAVE
FLAG FOLLOW CITIZEN
Signifies Not War, But Main
tenance of Nations Rights
Everywhere.
CAMPAIGN TIRES NOMINEE

Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. l9.-Charle
E. Hughes told an audience in tn,
armory last night that vote TO
him, far from being a vote for war
meant vote for the maintenance o
American rights and that when Amer
ieans went abroad lawfully to further
American enterprise they should &c
with the backing OF the American
government"
The nominee assailed the admins
tration for its foreign policy, for it
claim that 1t had aided business, fol-
the Underwood tariff, for ALLEGED
failure to observe the merit system
in making appointments and for ex
travagance. He declared the present
prosperity of the country was tempo
rary and due to the European war
The federal reserve bill, he said, "giv'
ing credit where credit was due was
largely the result OF the report of the
republican monetary commission, and
contained defects which should be
removed"
Corrects Misquotation.
Mr.. Hughes also took occasion to
correct the misquotation of the Off
cial transcript OF his speech at Omaha
in which he was quoted as saying that
the administration had not clarified
the antitrust act, but had added a
fake phrase" Mr.. Hughes said he
had not used the words fake phrase
but that he said that the phrase was
vague phrase. y
The special train carrying Mr..
Hughes on his campaign trip, delayed
by freight wreck, reached Kalama-
ZOO more than two hours late. Mr..
Hughes was greatly fatigued by the
day OF travelling, which was broken
only by stops at Niles and Dowagiac.
He spoke for ten minutes at Niles,
and said few words to the crowd at
Dowagiac. The Hughes special left
Kalamazoo two hours late.
Again Answers Charge.
The nominee again replied to the
declaration that he was the sponsor
for the invisible government
II came into public life as the op-
ponent of invisible government" he
said. i came into high public office
in New York because of the belief of
the people Of that state that was
the opponent OF invisible government;
during nearly four years that it was
my privilege to serve in executive Ca
pacity there was no invisible govern
ment in Albany and II | am elected
president OF the United States there
will be no invisible government in
Washington.
Il believe in government according
to the intent OF our constitutional sys-
TEN. am opposed to abdicating Of
fetal or moral authority on the de-
mand Of force, either OF labor or OF
capital. am opposed to every sort
Of influence which can change the
proper current Of our public affairs.
To Judge the Facts.
Il propose that in all that we do.
to settle the grave problems that will
undoubtedly confront us, that we pro-
coed in the American manner, to
Judge the facts, to ascertain what is
true and in the light Of the facts, to
fcgislate and to execute in accordance
with our best ability.
Il do not propose that laws shall
Be passed without inquiry at the de-
nand OF anyone. ! do not propose that
any mysterious influences shall brood
over the Hobbies Of the capitol. pro-
pose that we shall have government
in the open, in accordance with the
principles OF our institutions, and that
we put into effect the policies now
needed to upbuild our prosperity and
maintain our Institutions
What Vote for Him Means.
Mr.. Hughes, replying to the decla-
ration that vote for him meant a
vote for war, declared that that was
- most extraordinary way Of at
tempting to fence"
Il grant YOU" he said, shat a vote
for me does mean vote for the
maintenance OF American rights, but
ii is 4 great fallacy to think that the
maintenance Of American rights in
wolves the surrender of the ideals OF
peace, or disregard Of the vast i'm
provement of peace.
Il desire to have every opportunity
open for legitimate American enter
prise. The importance OF protecting
our citizens should be noted in that
connection. We have a remarkable
demonstration Of lack of thought
fulness, at least, on the part OF the
administration at this time. or>at least,
SO far as it is represented in speech.
Must Have Backing.
"Wc are told, our American mer-
chants and American business men
are told, to go abroad and serve hu-
manity. They are told that they have
the best genius in the world, and they
owe 1t to humanity to go forth and
employ their genius, carrying Amer
lean enterprise into foreign parts.
"We send men throughout the
world to carry American enterprise
abroad and stimulate American in
dustry at home because OF the oppor-
tunities Of foreign trade. We must
send them, as we always have sent
them in the past, with the backing Of
the American government, so long as
they perform their duties lawfully and
are entitled to enjoy the rights ac-
corded to them by international law
Presented with Cane.
Mr.. Hughes was presented by the
Hughes Fairbanks club with cane,
which, he was told. was made from a
rail split by Abraham Lincoln and
presented by Lincoln to ID. S. Wal
bridge at Kalamazoo in 1856. In ac-
knowiedging the gift, Mr.. Hughes
said:
Il cannot think at this time of any