South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-01
AT LAST. WE THINK. WE UNDERSTAND.

After cropping around for several weeks in search
what Mr.. Charles Evans Hughes may have meant
by "undiluted Americanism,' we have every reason
believe at last that we have found it, His address
of acceptance of the republican nomination TO the
presidency delivered New night, furnishes
the We confess that we are somewhat dis
appointed We hardly thought there be
American 10 whom so euphoneous an ism" of so
many possibilities could little. This being Mr..
Hughes second acceptance of the nominaton-he hav
ing accepted once, the day was nominated.
by surprse.-we felt certain that he had something
that ne wanted say; something definite;
something more exhaustive: perhaps something new.
bur difficult md. BY 'undiluted Americanism,
Mr.. Hughes evidently means unlimited egotism;" that
ne wants be president this connection
obsessed without and conceited within
the superior of himself his party, that he
willing any brand sophstry essential
10 accomplishing his purpose.
If there is anything in this speech of acceptance.
socalled. that is either new. definite
exhaustive than what the republicans have been
pratins about only conventions
but IN advance OF them-pardon for making
the discovery Add Chicago platform little ap-
pendiN calculated. apparently. appro-
priations from Col r. Roosevelt-thus. mayhap to
assure the colonel that ne recognized-and you have
the New York speech i'm full dress OF course there
occasional oratoricaI frls song
Fails have been singing merrily in the trees
,le candidate president. 5oted down his notes
60 be reechoed "this momentous occasion
However. there Is one assurance that we get from
this speech. that confess; one assurance we
should say, of several dmenuons. 1t is settled now
that the democratic party unsafe; difference
what does. must he does.
and is damned II it don't, only republicans
petent respect abroad at home
through the personnel of the nations high officials and
toms and post Offices but beyond the seas Sublime
1t, sublime decline to answer com
ing does from candidate for the presidency.
Ordinarily. would candidate president
be above such assininity but we must
expect much from Hughes People
used 70 such talk in more less jocular
vein from orators Of the stump even from T. Roose-
welt and a. Beverdge-whose egousms are sometimes
taken tinctured with bombast.-but here is a man
Of Judicial temperament, who actually
takes himself seriously point wonder
should say that the republican press, long ago
rampant with condemnation of the kaiser and
Myself Godism" closed mp on the subject like
q clam. II seems to have become principle of the
republican party, that II be judged by
leader
PRIEST Wilson is responsible for every adverse thIng
has come pass IN the past three years il Mr.
Hughes has sized up properly How he came 10 miss
the Bermuda High" that has sweltering
folk. only be explained. in ways Either the
speech was prepared in advance of the holiness or
maybe entertained accusing the presi-
dent OF brngins such rising atmosphere north would
Interfere with the charge OF his fsvorns south
secuonalsm. But anyhow. the president has a good
share 81 the Europe 20 he actually
sunk Lusitana-because ne wasn't "viceroy OF the
German emperor we suppose as Mr.. Hughes hopes
70 De- and therefore able TO prevent it, Then besides