Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-06-16
HUGHES ACCEPTS
AND LEAVES BENCH

vvashin gton.--Justice Charles Evans
Hughes accepted the Republican nomi.
nation for the presidency. ana reSlgne9
from the Supreme court oI me o,it t
States. he issued the AoAio"Ahe
TO the President:
y hereby resign the ONCE Of associ-
ate justice of the Supreme court OF ths
Il am. sir, respectfully yours.
CHARLES z. HUGHES.
Hughes statement of the acceptance
of the Republican. nomination follows:
.,gon. Warren G. Harding. Chairman
Republican National Committee. chi
cago. Ill.
MIR. Chairman and Delegates: l have
not desired the nomination nave
wished to remain on the bench. but in
this critical period Of our national his
tory / recognize that II Is your right 10
summon and my paramount duty 70
respond. You speak at time OF ma
tionaI exigency. transcendtng merely
partisan consideration.
"You voice the demand of the DOM
inznt thoroughgOing AmericanlsIn
with firm protective upbuilding policies
essential to our peace and security; ana
to that call in this crisis | cannot ram
to answer with the pledge OF all that
is in me TO the service OF our country.
Therefore I accept the nomination.
I stand for the firm and unflinching
maintenance of all the rights OF Amer
lean citizens on land and sea nei-
difficulties.
But it is more regrettabIy true that
in our foreign relations We nave SUI
fered intellectually from the weak and
vaciIlating course which has been TAX
en- as regards Mexico-a course lamen-
tably wrong with regard to both our
rights and our duties.
1--WE interfered without consistency
and while seeking to dictate when we
were not concerned, we utterly failed
to appreciate and discharge our plain
duty to our citizens.
AT the outset of the administ ration
the high responsibilities of our diplo-
matte intercourse with foreign nations
were subordinated to a conception of
| partisan requirements, and We present.
ed 10 the world a humiliating spectacle
of ineptitude.
The latest efforts have not awaited
| TO recover the influence and prestige so
! words have been stripped of their force
| by indeciSion.
II desire to see our diplomacy re-
| stored to its best standards, and to
1 have these advanced to have no sac
| rif1ces of national interests to partisan
| expediency; to have the first ability o.
| the country always at its command,
| here and abroad, in diplomatic inter-
| course; to maintain firmly our rights
| under our laws; insisting steadfastly
upon our rights as neutrals and fully
performing our international obliga-
tons; and by the clear correctness and
| fest ability and disposition to sustain
them, to dignity our place among the
| nations
Il stand for an Americanism which
| knows no Interior purpose for a pa
| trtotism which is single and complete.
| Whether native or naturalized OF
| whatever race or creed we have but
| one country. and we do not for an in
| slant tolerate any division of allie
| glance.
Il believe in making prompt provi-
| sion to assure absolutely our national
| security.
believe in preparedness not only
| entirely adequate for our defense with
| respect to numbers and equipment in
| both army and navy, but with all
| thoroughness to the end that in each
| branch of the service there may be the
| utmost efficiency under the most com
| petent administrative heads
We are devoted to the ideal of hon
1 orable peace. We Wish to promote All
| wise and practicable measures for the
lpduSt settlement of international dis
putes. In view of our abiding ideals
there is no danger of militarism in this
country.
I'VE have no policy of aggressive
ness; no lust for territory: no zeal for
STRIFE II is in this spirit that we de-
mand adequate provision for national
derense. and we condemn the inexcus-
able neglect that has been shown in
this matter of first national importanc
We must have the strength which
self-respect demands. the strength OF
an efficient nation ready for every