The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-10
HUGHES TAKES
UP BIC STICK
AIMS RECKLESS BLOWS AT THE
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
RIAD ON CIVIL SERVICE
s.He KEPT US OUT OF WAR. But
WE SEIZED VERA CRUZ"

in the first set speech of his trancoh-
tinental trip, tonight assailed the ad-
ministration vigorously for its foreign
policy, its Mexican policy, for appoint
ing men who he termed inexperienced
to diplomatic posts and for what he
characterized as raid upon the civil
service of the United States"
"He kept us out of war;" Nh.
Hughea said, referring to the presi-
dent and a democratic campaign slo-
gan. "Yel We seized Cera cruz. Thdi
was war-very ignoble war. And ii
was oelled war over the bodies of
those dead soldiers; it was called
war of service.
Talk about what is your policy,
What is the presidents policy-does
anybody know? Has the executive
ever had a policy for more than sin
months on the Mexican question?
repeat. Who knows today what the
policy of the administration will be
three months hence? My friends, the
trouble is that this administration has
written such a record that no matter
what it says, you do not know wheth-
er it will stick to it.
I'VE have had an exhibition during
the pas. three years which, l confess,
fills me with a deep sense OF shame
| have not particle of miiitaristlc
spirit in my system, but if | am elect
ed president | will see to it that AM
ericans rights in Mexico are respect
ed"
Mr.. Hughes assailed the administra-
tion's course toward upholding Amer
lean rights abroad during the Euro
pean war.
when | say that | am an Ameri-
can citiztn," the nominee said, Il
ought to say the proudest thing that
any man can say in this world bat
YOU cant have that pride If American
citiZenry is a cheap thing, If 1t not
worthy of protection this wide world
over. There is no man who coulo
successfully present to an American
community the platform that an Am
erican citizens rights stop at the coast
line and that beyond that Amei lean
life is to be the prey of any mafaudel
that chooses to take it,"
The nominee cited the republican
platforms declaration that 10000 gov
ernment positions had been taken
from the operation of the civil service
during the present administrator
and declared that sort of thing has
got to stop"
.Take for example the bureau OF
census he said, there was Mr.. Du
rand, an expert statistician, a yer!
competent man, well understood to g
such. We hay eretired him and il
his place we have democratic pol
tician from a southern state. And Se
is hardly warm in his place before Il
is transferred to the trade commls-
sion. Tie trade commission itsel,
was fairly emasculated with the law
by the men, for the most part, who
were s2pointed to places upon it.
1--WE had in tn ecoast and geodetic
survey an eminent scientist. man
who had won distinction in connection
with his scientific work, man ol
very eminent rank He was dlsplac-
ed TO make room for an excellent
stock breeder and veterinary sur
geon."
"It vas inexcusable," Mr.. Hughes
asserted. for the administration 10
remove men in the diplomatic service
who had represented the country with
credit and put in men utterly mex
perieneed."
past administrations, the nominee
said. "had sinned in that particular
but standards were being made and
there we're men in our service of long
experie,.ce and fine training"
MIR. Hughes also laid stress on
what he termed the need for industairi
brotherhood and closer cooperation
between employers and employees.
After his main address at Arcadia
hall Mr.. Hughes delivered a second
address at the Light Guard armory'
in WHICH he reiterated many of the
statements made in the first address.
Mr.. Hughes spent strenuous day
in the stifling heat of Detroit. lie
made six speeches between noon and
10 O'Clock tonight. The frs talk OF
the day was delivered in little room
of the hotel which he made his heat
quarters and was addressed to about
forty manufacturers interested in 'he
social welfare of their employees. The
second address, delivered in tn esame