The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
Some Of Mr.. Hughes Pledges.

lantie Coast cities have not been given full op-
portunity to pass judgment on the campaign ut.
teranees of Mr.. Hughes. Between Washington
proximately three hours in time Therefore when
Mr.. Hughes started to speak on the Pacific
Coast at o'clock in the evening, his speech,
according to our time not begun until II
o'clock. The reporters with Mr.. Hughes had but
little time in which to digest his words, select
the most important and put them in news
story. In some instances the extracts of Mr..
Hughes addresses did not reach New York until
2:3o o'clock in the morning, and when these ad-
dresses reached newspaper offices in cities North
and South of New York, the clocks showed it
was near press time. 1t is easy to understand
why, in most cases, only very brief extracts of
the Hughes speeches have been printed. As Mr..
Hughes moves the East, however, fuller
accounts of his words may be expected and a
better opportunity to pass judgment will be af-
forded.
The people of the East are eager for the re-
turn of the Republican nominee They believe
he will put into the campaign some of the zesr
that seems to be lacking and they want to hear
him talk on his own ground. 1t may be expected
that Mr.. Hughes, upon his return to the East
will go deeper into some of the issues that he
issues. He probably will 60 much deeper into
the Mexican situation and it is not unlikely that
he will devote much more time to the admins
trations policies abroad
In the speeches that Mr.. Hughes has deliv-
cred are a number of statements which are of
particular interest in Washington and which
seem to have escaped their full share of publicity.
The most interesting of these statements follow:
At Detroit, on August T. he said:
We want workingmen to be safeguarded from
every injury that can be prevented. We want
the health of the workingman looked after: every
means provided for proper recreation; appropriate
means for education, for vocational training In
short, the workingman who is on his job and
expects to continue on that job ought to feel
that he is doing something worth while for a
community that appreciates it and gives him a
fair chance to lead happy and decent life I
want efficiency in the government of the United
States.
At Chicago on August s.
now, in this place. without any regard to my
political future, say that if elected President
propose that every man that put in charge of
an important department shall be man emf
nently fitted to discharge the duties of that de-
partment. l propose that in diplomatic service
training shall count for something.
l glad that the Republican platform put
forth a keynote when it demanded a business
like responsible budget and if l am elected Pres
ident propose to see, so far executive author
ity will permit, that get rid of this travesty
of administration and have busnesslike budget
by which we can understand what ought to
pay, what our comparative needs are, what our
income is, to satisfy them, and by what respon-
sble administration can be secured.
At St. Paul on August o
We a spirited people. We a people
that can protect ourselves. We are not too proud
to fight.
At Fargo, N D., August 10
l want America first in the hearts of all I
don't care for America first as fashion. 1
want it as a practice
At Helena, Mont, August I2-
You more build up this country by his
toric doctrine than you could fly through the
air with the old flying machines they expert
mented with thirty years ago.
We have had in the present administration a
great period of paper programs. A little later we
shall have occasion to dissect some of these
records to which so much attention is given.
But underlying every sort of paper program is
the great necessity OF proper publication
At Tacoma, August I5-
l propose wise tariff without abuses, but
frankly a tariff to maintain American industries.
In the foregoing extracts Mr.. Hughes makes
his position clear number of points despite
the repeated statements that he has failed to say
what he is going to do" if elected. He says: 81
want efficiency in the government of the United
States" To the people Of this city that short
sentence a volume coming from a man
who is known to be a man of his word. The
people of Washington know more about neffi-
cheney in the national government than the peo-
pie of any city in the country. And there are
about $4,000 persons in this city who have OBJ
served inefficient government while serving as
a part of the governmental machine. Mr.. Hughes
charges most of the ineffciency to Mr.. Wilson,
but in this city we have seen nefficiency under
both Republicans and Democrats. The point
that Mr.. Hughes is seeking to emphasize is that
Mr. Wilson has been given an opportunity to
eradicate inefficiency and has failed
In Washington, where the people have full
opportunity to watch the workings of the pork
barrel, the pledge for "businesslke budget"
does not fall upon deaf ears The extracts above
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