Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-07
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JUSTICE HUGHES AS A CANDIDATE.


Those Republicans who are looking toward Hughes to
lead their party to victory win at any price candi
date, doomed to disappointment. II
Hughes would be weak candidate for several reasons
In the first place, from regular Republican point of view
the next campaign should be waged against Wilson his
foreign policy They charge that it has been weak that
the prestige Of the nation has become UNNECESSARILY lost
the days of Roosevelt and Root that have been
sppants for peace where should have been dctaors
Of our rights and numerous other points wherein differ
Of attitude felt relative to the Wilson foreign
policies.
But if antagonism the foreign policies Of the present
administration to become the chief stone upon
which the Republican oce-hoding structure is toI
be built would it not be the height of folly to nominate
candidate who not only has had experience in folegn
affairs but who does not have any views upon the
subject?
John Callan OLaughlin one of the leading political
writer's of the past few and therefore, closely m
touch with politics and politicians of the nation, is quoted
the Hs5 E ent n fas
9omnated ' why ns sno' n0' z
Even the enemies of Wilson admit that most Of hsl
mistakes, least those acts considered mistakes have
been caused through his previous neXpelence in foregnI
affairs and the ignorance upon the subject Of those whom
he has had about him advisers Most of them admit his
honesty Of purpose and his high patriotism while theyI
condemn his waveng hesitancy and lack of assurance
which they ascTbe largely to his neXperence But Will
experienced. What folly it would be to attack
his former experience in behalf of candidate moreI
inexperienced than he was at the beginning of his admin
istration!
VI Hughes might select strong advisers, which,
would mitigate somewhat his inexpe1ience But i
again. he might choose weak advisers and BESIDES who
wants to choose official of any kind much less presi-
dent whose views unknown and thus merely trust to-
luck invisible government Of unknown advisers
for his guidance?
But to mind there is stronger reason than
this why Hughes would be a weak candidate.
In most of the states there provision similar one
III the Idaho constitution which forbids justice of the
supreme court from being candidate for any political
office while upon the bench So reasonable is this consti
uona inhibition and strong is it's appeal to our peo-
pie that 1t will be remembered when Of the justices of
our own supreme court sought to be candidate for high
political office he very poor third fourth in the
Notwithstanding but few years before he had BEEN
considered Of the most popular the entire state
This Idaho court justice sought to clear himself of
part of the odm of candidacy made from the bench bv
Tesgnlng before the time for nominations TO he
made but III the of Hughes proposed that shall
remain the bench of the court Of the United
States until he is actually nominated and perhaps for
sometime thereafter
If prohibition of this sort is wise in the states wby
should it not apply with redoubed force in the case
OF federal supreme court justice who seeks the presi
denJy?
As matter of fact, should Hughes accept nomination
rendered him under existing circumstances, he would
prove his weakness and supply complete denial of
the strength of character and ability claimed for him by
his admirers and presidential supporters.
How could aman weak enough to permit himself to be
drawn from the highest judicial position in the world to
enter the political arena TO please camorous friends be
trusted to deny those camoros influences even less
unreasonable, but Ito them more profitable demands
after he should be elected to the presidency?
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