The Irish standard., 1916-08-12
REPUBLICAN, NOMINEE DECLARES
PORK BUSINESS MUST STOP
ATTACKS DEMOCRATIC Ex.
PENDiTURES.
CITES RESCUE OF REFUGEES
AT VERA CRUZ BY GERMANS
Saved After American Fleet Had Been
Ordered Away, He Declares -
"Traitorous to Primary Duty Of
Government-Protection of
Lives Of Its Citizens"

Chicago. Aug. 9.-Charles e. Hughes
told an audience that crowded Chica.
go's> great Coliseum-the hall where
he was nominated for president-what
he would do If elected president of
the United States.
Mr.. Hughes charged the present ad.
ministration with waste, extravaganza
and vacillation. He declared that it
had not kept the country out of war,
but that it had fought an ignominous
war i'll Mexico and had withdrawn
from that war ignominiously. He
charged the administration with hav.
Ing brought the country much nearer
to participation in the European war
than the country would have been had
the administration stood for Ameri.
can rights"
Tariff Protection Hopeless.
He declared that it was no more
possible to expect tariff protection to
American industries from Democra.
tic Congress than it would be to "get
q revival sermon out of a disordeNy
house."
Mr.. Hughes cited the rescue Of
American refugees Mt Vera Cruz by
German warships after the American
fleet had been ordered away. This he
called being traitorous to that prim-
ary duty of government-the protec-
ton Of the lives Of its citizens"
The nominee assailed the admins.
tratioa also for It's appointment to Of.
fee and declared that II elected he
would appoint to office only men who
wore well qualified.
Would Stop Pork Business.
Democratic expenditures for rivers
and harbors were attacked by the nom.
inee.
II propose that we shall stop this
pork business he said. Il promise
that We shall have government in a
businesslike way. We won't have any
more II can stop 1t, of these kiss
me and III kiss you appropriations in
Congress"
The nominee said he stood for q
'businesslike, responsible budget "
based on facts. Il do not want any
hot air In mine." he added.
Can't Protect Industries.
The Democratic party, Mr.. Hughes
said was approaching the idea OF q
protective tariff like skhtish horse
to a brass band" In 1912, he added,
the Democratic platform had said in
effect that n protective tariff was un.
constitutional. They say in effect
that now that the European war has
changed the constitution of the United
States" he said. "but do you think
they are converted? Don't you trust
them little minute with protecting
American industry. They haven't got
It In their bones"
Destructive Mexican Policy.
Mr.. Hughes reiterated much of his
Detroit speech regarding the admins
tration's Mexican policy. ut had no
right" he said. ito commit this coun.
try to course OF conduct which
landed Mexico in anarchy, left our cit
liens a prey to the ravages OF revolu-
tion and made our name word Of
contempt in sister republic"
I'VE have gone forward" the nomi.
pee said, in speaking of the admins.
tration's Mexican policy, with a de.
termination to be destructive, not con.
structive, to destroy all they had"
AS to the administration foreign
policy, Mr. Hughes said: I'VE have
allowed cur words to be eaten up by
hesitation, by delay. We have some-
how or other convinced the wofld that
eur talk is cheap.