New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-22
Unmasks, in Indiana, the
Method Used to Gust
Huerta.
HOOSIER CHIEFTAlNS
ESCORT CANDIDATE
New, Watson, George Ade
and Others Plotting
Him Over State.
From s,,r cor7,.pond,n, Of n, Tribune

a
Richmond. Ind, Sept 81 Alien
County. which the Democrats affection
atclv cali the only green spot In this
state. echoed to-day President Wilson's
war on Huerta.
Charles f. Hughes trotted out this
particular Administration skeleton al
Fort WAYNE. lie dangled it before
theatre full of cheering persons VINO
had scrambled for seats and standing
room several hours before he arrived
and nccessitated an overflow meeting
at the railroad station.
Indiana dust that swirled behind the
special all through the Wabash coun-
try dried his throat until it was hoarse'
vet it did not dctract from the vigor OF
his speech.
81 have only recently received this
authentic information Of the actual in
structions that were given win respect
70 the government Of Mexico such as
Mexico then had" declared Mr.. Hughes.
"John Lind was authorized by the EX-
ecutive to state this proposition 10
minister OF another government, and
This is the authorized instructions:
"Huerta will be put out If he does
not get out; that it is the preference
cf the President that it should be ac-
complshed by domestic means If pos
s;ble but If il cannot be done by do
mostic means other means adequate
for the purpose will be resorted to-
Puts 1t Up to Wilson.
Wilson did everything that should
rot have been done with regard TO
Mexico. the Republican nominee
charged. and left undone the things
that ought 10 have been done. The re-
suit IN Mexico he put squareiy up 10
tb, President The Administrations, ne
said. fosterod the ravages OF reVoIu-
ton without protection TO American
lives and property
,ir Hughes said. chat small states
shculd have the respect that great
states enjoy. We were told by the Ad-
r,i,istration only q few days ago that
GUY influence upon this hemisphere re-
?1ly depended upon our proving, dem
on.trating 10 our neighbors that we
had no desire ofiiciouSly to intermediate
with their affairs or to control their IN
tcrna Administrations
IntermeddNng in Mexico Mr.. Hughes
held responsible for the forfeiture Of
American esteem. It left American
citizens, he said, to lndescrlba0ie an
archy and atrocities which VIII not pear
repetition in polite society. MY
Hughes charged the Wilson adminlstra-
as.pareCOaI war
OIL Huerta while the duty OF protecting
American lives went unperformed and
an unofficial spokesman sought Huerta's
determination. Mr.. Hughes did not
nince words. His right arm and
clenched fist pounded his thoughts
home and the people who heard
responded.
Hughes's Mexico Pledge.
This is the Hughes pledge as to
Mexico;
IN secure the respect Of Mexico and OF
everv other nation and to maintain our
nrestige and our influence, one way 70
Inc really helpful-and that is for
America. erect in her self respect to
recognize the just demands Of Amer
can citizenship and protect American
lives and property throughout the
world. No fine impulses can excuse m
correct and improper international con
duct. Those proceedings breed enemi-
ties which 1t takes generations to DIS
pol. Our flag has been subject TO in
dignities because of the contempt that
We aroused" ,
From the time the red. white and
blue ribboned locomotive Of the candi-
dates special with twin Autographs OF
I.srk.-Eu N thQ hn1IpT
head poked her fender into La Fayette
carly this morning 10 the first days
windup az Richmond late this evening
il was a dusty trail Of triumph.
The political forecasters are writing
Indiana in the Hughes column these
days, and though they are not basing
their guess on the Hughes trip alone,
that is a mighty good criterion. This
is one of the states the politicians call
pivotal" because they usually swing
their votes 20 the winning candidates.
Battle Royal in Indiana.
Also this is the home Of an actual
and a potential Vice President. so the
contest for fifteen electoral votes is II
battle royal. The fight IS being carried
on along the lines that were popular
and effective thirty or forty years ago
and the men who are leading the rival
forces Of vote getters know all that IS
worth knowing about the game.
The situation here lines up like this:
The main scramble is for the two SEN
atorial places 20 be filled by Indiana
voters this fall. Republicans are still
hunting for Senators 10 overcome the
present Democratic majority Of six
teen. They are practically certain 10
get one here, but they want two, and
probably will get them. The popular
Tom Taggart is running against Harry
s. New, and Senator Kern, the Demo