New Britain herald., 1916-08-19
HUGHES BOLT SHOT,
 CLARK TELLS MAINE
Speaker Of Lower House Opens
 Democratic Campaign "QUERUL0US CARPIN GS"

That's His Opinion of Republican
 Candidates Search for Issue-Ad-
 ministration's Record Reviewed and
 Wholesome Legislation Emphasized.
 Brunswick, Me-, Aug. 19.-Champ Clark, Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives, opened the campaign in noon in a characteristic speech in which he told of the accomplishments of the administration and congress under the leadership of President Wilson. He also took note of the campaign tour Charles F. Hughes Is making in behalf of his candidacy for the presidency. MT. Hughes, he said, had thus far made enough speeches to enable people to form judgment as to his opinions on current issues and in the speakers opinion "he has shot his bolt but failed to hit the bulls eye"
 MT. Clark said:
 Tt is eminently proper that Missourian should speak in Maine, for Maine and Missouri came into the Union as twins and have always entertained most kindly feeling for each other. Missouri has generally been Democratic. Maine has some times been Democratic and sometimes otherwise-in fact mostly otherwise. This year the signs are that both Missouri and Maine will give their vote to the Democratic candidates the wisest political thing they can possibly do.
 'In this campaign the Pine Tree State holds the post of honor in the van of the Democratic hosts which will sweep in November to Demo- cratic victory from sea to sea there by justifying her proud motto: 'Dirigo I direct!'
 "Of the two principal candidates for President, each has been Cover nor of his state; one, Wilson, has been President three and a half years the other Hughes, served on the supreme bench six years. Thomas R. Marshall was governor of Indiana and is vice president Charles Warren Fairbanks has been both United States senator and vice president. Conse- quently, people know or easily can know their public records and judge accordingly.
 No Peanut Politics for Champ.
 ITO fair>ninded folks any attempt to belittle any one of these four men will appear to be playing peanut politics. I will not do it. Personal abuse should be by common consent tabooed. I refuse to indulge in it. These four distinguished citizens have not only held high positions, but are all much given to speechmaking In fact they all class as good speech makers. Comments upon and even criticisms of their public records and utterances are fair game.
 Judge Hughes has made enough speeches in this campaign to enable in telligent persons to form something approximating a correct Judgment as to his opinions on current issues. He has shot his bolt but failed to hit the bullseye. It was universally conceded by both friend and foe that this speech at Youngstown, O.. in 1908, was far and away the greatest republican speech made that year.
 "Conparing his speeches since he was nominated for president with his strong Youngstown speech of 1908, one is forced inevitably to one of two conclusions: First: That his pen and tongue have lost their cunning meas urably; or second: That he has noth- ing worth while to urge against demo- cratic accomplishments or to propose as republican policies, should republi- cans by some miracle win the house, the senate and the presidency. His speeches may not be unfairly summed up as 'querulous carpings' at the splendid record of a democratic con- gress and a democratic administration. Here and there out of a vast multi tude of things, he finds few of minor character which he deems unsatisfac- tory to him-whiCh even if wrong have no more to do with the tremen- dous problems with which a mighty people are wrestling than have the potato vines of Aroostook County, Me,
 to do with the majestic flow of the Mississippi river.
 The Durand Issue"
 ttHe endeavors to make an issue ot the separation of Honorable E. Dana Durand from the pay roll as director of the census. 1 knew MT. Durand. lie is an estimable gentleman but he had no vested right to the office which he held There are thousands of Ameri- can citizens as capable, honest indus trious and patriotic as MT. Durand is and neither Judge Hughes nor any body else of veracity will deny these necessary qualifications to the splendid American who was appointed to sue ceed MT. Durand.
 Tt is not within the power of Judge Hughes or any other complain
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