Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-08-16
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Every speech that Mr. Hughes make, states the New York World, is
a new argument for the reelection Of President Wilson.
In Chicago Mr.. Hughes declared that IF anything in this campaign
is real, /: is that W e re now facing the question whether W want words
or whether we want deeds. While Mr.. Hughes was giving voice to this
sentiment the telegraph wires were carrying the news that through the
leadership OF President Wilson the enue had passed the Child Labor
bill and that the house conferees would accept the Senate Navy bill
If Mr.. Hughes is concerned about deeds. w e refer him to the record
OF the Wilson administration, a record of achievement in progressive leg
islation for which there is n parallel
We refer him to the Federal Reserve Banking law. We refer him
to the Rural Credits law. We refer him tic the Trade Commission law.
We refer him to the repeal of the Panama Canal Tolls act that had re
pudiated the solemn obligations Of a treaty. We refer him to the Clay
ton law, declaring that labor shall no longer be treated as a commodity
We refer him o the Income tax We refer him to the Panel Post law.
We refer him to host Of other measures of national defense which con-
gress. is carrying through under Mr. Wilson's leadership And, not Least,
we reGr him to the fact that the American people again have an admin
itraton that is not under the domination OF Wall Street and high finance
Mr.. Hughes a governor of New York longer than Mr.. Wilson has
been president OF the United States What was done under his admins
tradon that compares in point of craftsmanship and publ cservce with
eve the least OF these achievements under thu wilson administrations:
Mr. Hughes nee about words and deeds may have been directed at
the foreign policies of President Wilson rather than at the domestr
policies. Very we'll. President Wilson's words have kept the United
States out or wal without the surrender OF a single American right
Where would Mr.. Hughes deeds" have placed us: Diplomacy has only
two weapons, words and deeds. Words mean negotiation. Deeds mea
war. If Mr.. Hughes reproach OF the president has m signicaEce eN-
cept campaign naggng, it is that President wilson refused to plunge the
counry into war before exhausing all the resources OF diplomacy, and
that consequently W are in the miserable and unfortunate condition of
being at peace when American boys might be dying by the thousands
every day in the trenches. Is that what Mr.. Hughes wants?
Every time Mr. Hughes speaks h e emphasizes the painful TACT that
he has nc legitimate issue and no constructive policies OF his own. His
whole campaign is directed, not to building himself up, but to tearing
the president down.
candidacy in the belief that it would mea a appeal to the reason ard
the intelligence of the American people. In all kindness toward Mr.
Hughes, W c must confess or disappointment. There is n o appeal to
public intelligence in Mr.. Hughes campaign addresses. No citizen is
cause OF anything that Mr. Hughes has said since his nomination.
The Hughes speeches are only al invocation to blind, bigoted part-
sanstip. They are the commonplace product OF a commonplace Repub-
lcan mind. and as such they are quite unworthy OF the Charles f.
Hughes that New York used to know.