Arizona republican., 1916-09-13
PARTY NOT TO CHANGE PLANS
 OR |TS AIMS
[ReaubIIcan A. p. Leaged wire1


 PLATTSBURG, N. Y, Sept 12.- Charles E. Hughes, in the last speech of his first presidential campaign trip asserted here tonight before crowd l that filled the opera house, that the re- suit in Maine had proved the republi- can party was reunited. He declared ! the party would not change its plans or aims" Persons in the audience took the reference to apply to criticisms of the methods pursued in conducting the present campaign and applauded the nominee vigorously.
 q come to you,' Mir Hughes said. 1 "as the spokesman of reunited repub- l lican party. We have said it was re- ] united; we have devoutIy hoped it ! would be reunited. Now Maine proves i that it is reunited. Whoever was l skeptical about that before must hide his cynicism now. We shall abandon 1 no efforts. We shall not change our 1 plans or aims. but we shall go forward with renewed confidence because the old state in the northeast corner has i spoken in no uncertain way"
 He assailed the Wilson administra- l tion for failure to reduce the cost of ! living, for extravaganza for failure to l protect American lives and rights abroad. and for failure to Tive up to it's i promise to observe the merit system" I iAt iibliiliitt lDildSlLtu HlENIb45 OtC- | larations that the campaign was "a good natured one"
 'It is a time for assessment, for ap- | pTaisal and for candid statement" he ! said. No one in this country can ob- lect to full and fair discussion. That is the very spirit of our institutions.
 T do not desire in speaking of those who do not agree with me, to make the slightest respect. If the argument is i gestiOn of personal enmity. We do not need that in our campaigns. What We need is fairness and truth, and then let the electorate decide.
 Our friends on the other side said that the republican party was responsi- bic for the high cost of living They have been in power for some time and do not see that the high cost of living has been reduced. It was said they , would dispose of many useless offices The abolition of useless offices has not been quite so apparent as the appoint ment of useless officers"
 Earlier in the day the nominee wis tied the military training camp here. remaining for dinner with Major Gen eral Leonard Wood. Tonight MT. Hughes praised the camp in his speech.
 Tt is a training school in democ- racy,' he said. Tt is discipline that knits men together in wholesome com radeship. It is a preparedness. not only military, but civil and moral That IS the spirit we must have in : this country if America is to go for ward, if America intends to hold her place among the nations in the trouble some days of the twentieth century.
 T desire to see these camps main- s tained in various parts of our land . and men in constantly increasing mum n bers seeking the benefit of the train . ing and discipline. I believe that our
 citizen reserve should be trained un- I 1 der federal authority''
 r Mir Hughes left Plattsburg for New - York tonight. He will remain there 5. until tomorrow afternoon. when he will = go to his summer home at Bridge
 hampton, L. l., there to remain until $ September F or IS, when he starts his : second campaign trip.