El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-01
TREAT MEXICO FAIRLY AND FIRMLY.
SAYS HUGHES; FLAYS PAST POLICY
In Acceptance Speech Republican Candidate Points to
Host of Weaknesses and Blunders, Which, He Says,
Merely Aggravates Hatred of Mexico; Scores Other
Foreign Relations; Favors Woman Suffrage

ceived nor benumbed by abnormal con-
I ditiOns We know that We are in d
critical period, perhaps more critical
than any period since the civil war
We need dominant sense OF national
unity the exercise of our best col
struCtive powers. the Vigor and re-
sourcefulneSs OF quick America we
desire that the Republican party as j
great liberal party shall be the agency
II national achievement. the organ Of
the effective expression of dominant
Americanism.
Definition of AmericanisnI.
What do 1 mean by Jnat2 ] mean
America. conscious of power, awake
TO obligations. erect in self respect.
prepared for every emergency. devoted
TO the ideals of peace. instinct with the
spirit OF human brotherhood. safe
guarding both individual opportunity
and the public interest. maintaining
a well ordered constitutional system
adopted TO local self government with
out the sacrifice OF essential national
authority approaching the necessity or
stability. expert knowledge and thor
o-gh organization. as the indiSpensa-
bic conditions of security and progress,
4 country loved by its citizens with
patriotic fervor permitting no division
IN their allegiance and no rivals IN
their Affection mean America first
and America efficient. It Is IN TINS
spirit that I respond to your sum
mons
our foreign relations have assumed
grave importance IN the past three
wears The conduct of diplomatic In
tercoUrse is I'm the keeping Of the exec
utive. 1t rests chiefly with him wheth-
CT we shall show competence or incOm
petence whether tire national honor
shall be maintained whether OUT pres
tige and influence shall be lowered or
advanced
What is the record OF the admins
trafiona The first duty of the eXecu-
tive WAS to command the respect of
the world by the personnel of our state
abroad No party eNigency could ex-
cuse The performance Of this OBJ
ViouS obligation. still after ma king
every allowance for certain commend
able appointments. II is apparent that
this ObliEa ton was not performed
Weakness shown Mt the Start.
At the beginning e the present ad-
ministrariou where. Il the direction Of
the diplomatic intercourse there should
have been conspicuous strength and eX-
pertness- Instead of assuring respect
We invited distrust of our competence
and speculation as TO our capacity Tor
firmness and decision, thus entailinS
many difficulties which otherwise cas-
ily could have been escaped
Good Men SheIved-
Then in numerous instances no.
tably in Latin-America where such a
course was particularly reprehensihle.
and where we desire to encourage the
most friendly relations. men of long
diplomatic experience. whose knOwl-
edge and training were Of special value
10 the country We're retired from the
service. apparently for no other reason
than to meet partisan demands in the
a appointment of inexperienced persons
There. as in Santo Domingo. We had
assumed an important special trust in 3
the interest Of the people. that trust I
was shockinEly BETRAYED in order TO 4
satisfy deserving Democrats The I
record showing the anministra ton /
disregard Of It's responsibilities with /
respect 10 our representation in diplo- |