Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-03
ASSAILS WILSON FOR
HIGH LIVING COST
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In addition Mr.. Hughes has visited
the four so-called border States Of
Maryland. West Virginia, Kentucky
and Missouri and has spent one day
in Tennessee at Nashville. The nomi-
nee has visited his home in Washing
ton, D. c., only once since leaving 1t
the day after his nomination and then
only for two days to attend to personal
business there.
In mileage and extent of time the
campaign has been one of the longest
made In recent years by q Republican
nominee. 1t has carried him from
Bangor. Me-. the further northeastern
point, to San Diego. Cal, to within q
few miles. of the Mexican border. Ap-
| parently the strenuous campaign has
agreed with him for to-day he appears
to be somewhat heavier and In better
physical trim than when he started.
His program for to-day called for
| speeches at Hudson, Kingston, Pough-
keepsie. Newburgh, Yonkers and
Brooklyn where he will address even
ing meetings. The special train carry
ing the nominee was due at New York
at 6.15 o'clock tonight.
Against Muddle of MeddIe
Mr.. Hughes told audiences in Cen
trail New York yesterday that he had
no apologies to make for his attack
upon the administration with refer
ence to the maintenance of American
rights, and that he proposed, if elect
ed, to make the American flag the
symbol not only of courtesy and JUS
tlce, but of firmness and consistency in
maintaining "our known rights on
land and sea-"
The nominee assailed the admins
tration for it's alleged failure to aid
in the development of American trade
abroad by upholding American rights,
characterized as very cruel and un-
warrantable'' suggestions that vote
Tor him meant a vote for war, and
declared that in American relations
with foreign nations he was opposed
to "muddle of meddle.'
AT Batavia, the first stop of the
day, Mr.. Hughes asserted that he had
entire confidence in the result of the
elections in Indiana and Ohio.
Barnes Presides at Rally
In his speech here last night the
nominee defined political leadership.
The meeting here was presided over
by William Barnes, former Republican
State chairman.
Mr.. Hughes spoke at Oneida
Amsterdam. Schenectady and Troy on
his way here. The speech at Schenec-
tady was before an audience that had
awaited his arrival for more than an
hour. Many persons were turned
away from this meeting unable to gain
entrance to the hail.
Our opponents do not seem to'like
the idea of criticism with respect to
international policy" Mr.. Hughes said
in his Schenectady address But /
beg to remind them that an American
president is elected for term of four
years, and that under our institutions
at the conclusion of that term the
American people express their minds
When matter Is so important as
the maintenance of American rights
1t is highly necessary that American
opinion should be expressed; and l
have no apology to make in standing
before you and in saying that if am
elected president l propose that the
American flag shall not be only
symbol of courtesy. a symbol of JUS
tice, but it shall be the symbol of firm
ness and consistency in maintaining
our known rights on land and on sea
throughout the world.
Calls 1t Easy to Keep Out of War
That is not a policy that leads to
war; There never has been a time
perhaps, in our history when it was
easier to keep the American nation
out of war than during the last few
years, when every nation engaged in
the great strife abroad desired our
friendship, and would not, by reason
| forfeit that friendship.
II desire to see American enter
| prise advanced throughout the world.
I want to see in the coming days of
keen commercial rivalry representa-
tives of American industry carrying
their talents to the service of the
world in foreign lands.
1T is idle, however, to expect sue
cess in that direction If we do not
have full protection of those who rep
resent our interests abroad.
II am amazed to have any one sup
pose that we can prosper in the eX-
tension of American trade throughout
the world if our flag is only an invita-
tion to come home. Men who before
election are described as having the
best genius in the world and as doing
duty to humanity should not be in
danger, after election, of being called
servants of their own private interests
who take their lives in their own
hands for their personal ends"
Mr.. Hughes assailed the administra-
tion for it's Mexican policy. He de-
clared that the question of recognizing
Huerta was beside the mark" and
not an issue.
"And I refer to 1t only because of
the very cruel and unwarrantable
suggestions that an approval of my
candidacy is an approval of war;" he
said; "as though our opponents had
in some way acquired a monopoly of
peace"