The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-15
NOMINEE SAYS MAINE VOTE
SHOWS PROGRESSIVE AND
q. o. y. TOGETHER.
REACHES END OF TRIP
PIattsburg Speech Marks Closing OF
First Trip Of Presidential
Campaign.

Plattsburg, N. T., sept IL
Charles +. Hughes in the last speech
of his first presidential campaign
! trip. asserted here tonight before n
crowd that filled the opera house
that the result in Maine had proved
the Republican 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.
IL come to you" Mr.. Hughes said,
"as the spokesman of reunited Re-
publican party. We have said II was
reunited, we have devoutly hoped 1t
was reunited Now Maine proves
that IL is reunited. Whoever was
skeptical about that before. must
hide his cynicism now. We shall
abandon no efforts. We shall not
change our plans or aims, but we
shall go forward with renewed conf
dence because the old State in the
northeast corner has spoken in no
uncertain voice."
Mr.. Hughes assailed the Wilson
Administration for failure to reduce
the cost of living. for extravaganza.
for failure to protect American lives
and rights abroad and for failure to
"live up to it's promise to observe
the merit system" The nominee en-
phasized the previous declarations
that the campaign was "good-na-
tured" one. He delighted, he said,
to call his political opponents his
Friends on the other side"
1T is a time for assessment, for
appraisal and for candid statement"
he said. mo one in this country
can object to full and fair discus
sion. That is the very spirit of our
institutions. But we are all friends.
however divided politically.
81 do not desire, in speaking OF
those who do not agree with me, to
manifest the slightest disrespect. II
the argument is sound It will carry
without any suggestion of personal
enmity. We do not need that in
Nour campaigns. What we need is
fairness and truth, and then let the
electorate decide.
"Our friends on the other side
tickled the ear with many promises
which they have not fulfilled. They
> said that the Republican party was
responsible for the high cost OF liv-
ing. They have been in power for
some time and | do not see that the
high cost of living has been reduced.
1t seems to be beyond Democratic
control.
"It was said they would dispose
of many useless offices. The aboli-
ton of useless offices has not been
quite so apparent as the appoint
ment Of useless officers. II was said
that they would get rid of extrava-
gance. The Republican party was
arraigned for extravaganza. Now 1t
becomes our painful duty to arraign
the Democratic Administration for
extravaganza.
"Our friends on the other side
told us four years ago that they were
going to be true to the principle OF
the civil service. The principle OF
the civil service has been betrayed.
They told us that the lives and prop
erty of American citizens abroad
would be protected That was one OF
their most explicit promises. That
was sound doctrine. The only trou-
BILE was that Il was not performed"
Earlier in the day the nominee Wis
tied the military training camp here
remaining for dinner with Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. Tonight Mr.. Hughes
praised the camp in his speech.
at is a training school In democ-
racy, he said. 1T is a discipline that
knits men together In wholesome
comradeship. II is preparedness. not
only military, but civil and moral,
II is a great means of drawing men
of all sorts together In recognition
siof a common fellowship and In the
delight of wholesome cooperation
THAT is the spirit we must have
in this country II America is to go