New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
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Claims in Presidents
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CALLS ADAMSON
BILL GOLD BRICK
Wins Cheers in State
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IFron stsr Corresponoen. OF The Trbunel
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. l4.-Charles L.
Hughes carried his campaign for the
Presidency to-day into this land of
Organism and prosperity with q speech
on peace. President Wilson aroused
the "he-kept- out -of-war" sentiment
in this state some days ago, and Mr.
Hughes unmasked the Presidents
claim with few references to Mexico.
Vice President Thomas K. Marshall
also has gone up and down the state
telling people that q vote for Hughes
was a vote for war. Mr.. Hughes en-
phatically denounced the idea. Will
lam J. Bryan himself did not escape.
Some forty thousand Nebrasksns, from
Falls City to Lincoln, the home OF the
Commoner, where Mr.. Hughes tonight
got great reception, were reminded
not only of Mr.. Bryan's solicitation
for deserving Democrats" but of q
certain quiet tip to DR.. Dumba that
President Wilson did not really mean
"strict accountability"
Mr.. Hughes had highly successful
day, If one may judge from enthusias-
tic demonstrations in this admittedly
doubtful state.
Replies to Wilson Speech.
At Beatrice as we'll as at Lincoln
tonight Mr.. Hughes took direct issue
with President Wilson's speech at
Omaha. He had read the Lind memo
randum that it was the Presidents
desire that Huerta should get out OF
Mexico or be put out by domestic
means or others TO be provided.
"wss that a threat Of peace?' asked
Mr.. Hughes. "Was that a policy OF
peace? Is the alternative 70 that
policy Of war? That was nothing but
threat Of war. II is said that we are
willing to fight for just cause (that
was Wilson's statement), that we are
willing to fight for something that
stirs the blood, that we are Wiling 10
fight for some great, noble purpose
Was this a great. noble purpose! was
this a just cause? Was this a>detenc-
ible attitude?
lenqe contradiction, that the threat to
make war upon that individual ana 10
use whatever force was adequate 70
put him out of the government, which,
whether we recognized it or not, others
had recognized, was utterly indefen-
sble in law or in morals.
Not Kept Out of War"
"What was Carrizal-a peace festi-
val? When our men fell there, what
kind Of policy was presented? Talk TO
US about keeping US out Of war? war,
we have had petty wars, inexcusable
wars: wars which would have been un-
necessary by a correct policy, and we
have had our citizens lose their lives
in the meantime, because they were
not protected in their rights, TO which
thcv were entitled under information al
law"
81 have heard" Mr.. Hughes said 70
some 5000 at Fairburg, that some one
has been going through the state saying
that a vote for me meant vote for
war. Did you ever hear a more pre-
posterous proposition? | am a man Of
peace. | have been spending my life
in maintaining the institutions of
peace. | desire in that way to pro-
mote international peace.
"Who can think without horror OF
the rayages of war? Who can desire
war? | do not desire war. | do not
desire petty wars. | do not desire war
in Mexico TO satisfy a personal vindic-
tiveness against a disliked ruler. | do
not like that kind of war"
There was no mistaking the approval
Of the crowd.
Firmness Does Not Mean War.
Mr.. Hughes insisted that his policy
of firm, unflinching protection on lana
and sea of American lives, property
and commerce was the only poiicy tnat
means peace, security and frlendshlp'
Few who heard Mr.. Hughes failed TO
recall the Bryan-Dumba incident when
Mr.. Hughes continued:
at is a mistake TO suppose thst
throughout the world maintenance OF
rights with the sanction OF force
known behind them means war. III you
say in advance that you won't protect
American citizens you invite disaster
TO American citizens"
There was another thinly yelled al
fusion TO Bryan policies in Mr.. Hughes's
assertion that Eve have got TO learn
that this government is not conducted
for the purpose Of giving places to in
competent persons because of political
activity, but il is conducted to give all
the people Of the United States the
worth OF their money and the best gov
eminent that can be devised. Let us
have our State Department, our diplo-
matte agencies. every means that we
can develop, in the interests Of peaceful
intercourse and the maintenance Of our
dignity among the nations
The special train ives delayed Tor
few minutes at Wymore. railroad
junction. and about two hundred rail-
Yoad employees, engineers, fremen, shop
men. section hands, etc, gathered about
tbs rear platform. Mr.. Hughes did not
sYneet 10 make n speech, but blue
teamed man in the crowd yelled: Tell
ma about the Adamson bill"
Adamson Bill a Gold Brick ."
Mr.. Hughes told them he thought the
hill a sham, n pretence. They listened
intsntlv then nodded spprovingly and
cbeered and waved their greasy caps
when the train pulled out.
"I think this bill was gold brick
for labor" he said. THAT is my opin-
inn of H. do not think II will get
labor anywhere. II does not seem to
me that IL Is the right way 10 deal
with these natters. Tho best friend OF