The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-22

Following Is, IN part, the a00rese
delivered at the coliseum last night
by Governor Hughes:
In the Arst place, want to see pro.
lection OF American rights at home
and abroad. and the dignity of Amer.
lean citizenship maintained through.
out the world. We cannot have a
driving power OF progress unless we
have patriotic sentiment. We must
have such strong feeling in this
country of love and devotion to the
interests Of our people that we may
be able to promote our national efici.
ency and meet the exigencies which
are sure to be severe in this twenti.
eth century. It is not the path Of
war 1t Is the path of peace and Sc
curity. Weakness and vascillation
breed disrespect. Yes, indeed; they
breed contempt. Resentment is sure
to follow some actions which take ad-
vantage of weakness.
Nation Demands Respect
II is the part Of a great nation,
erect In it's self respect, worthily and
loses no friendship by that course.
II exposes itself to no serious strug-
giles by that course. 1t maintains the
esteem of all. 1t prepares itself for
controversies that it may have a
peaceful settlement of the difficulties.
and it maintains its influence and
prestige throughout the world because
1t is ready to maintain its just rights.
And therefore, say 1t here. putting 1t
In sentence, that am for the en-
forcement of American rights through
out the world, on land and on sea,
with respect to American lives, Amer
lean property and American CON-
merce
OF protection, used in this compre-
hensive way, and I say that we must
protect our great natural resources.
We must protect and conserve and
safeguard them for the benefit of our
people.
Advocates Tariff
would, Of course, emphasize un-
der this head of protection, protection
through tariff adjustment for legiti-
mate American enterprise. We have
reached time In our economic devel-
opment when most of our problems
will concern the success of enterprise.
They will be economic problems. We
know at the present time what is the
source OF such prosperity in trade as
we enjoy it today There was time
couple OF years ago when we did not
have that prosperity.
America was alert, America bod its
resources, our working men were
able and willing to work; but, instead
Of our factories being run at full time,
instead of there being a full output
of our works, we had idleness to
great extent and the unemployed were
walking the streets of the country.
II was due in a large measure to
mistake in the application of the the
ory, which had never reallyIsceived
the support Of the American elector-
ate. of tariff for revenue only.
No Room for Debate
II there was room for debate in the
past over that great question, there
is not in the presence of the economic
conditions OF this time, 1t seems to
me, any room for serious controversy.
There has been on the other side
revelation OF discipline and organiza-
tion that has amazed the world. There
is not one of the belligerent nations
in which there is not an extraordin-
airy discipline, an extraordinary self
knowledge. They have their resources
too we'll examined and considered.
They know how to drive their talent,
and despite the wastes Of war, there
is an economic potentiality in these
nations which Is greater than has
ever before been known. America !
must be alert; it must wisely use its
governmental powers. And, there
never was time when there was
more need than at this time, in the
face OF the cessation Of the abnormal |
demands created blythe war for the |
application Of the historic doctrine of
the Republican party Of protection to |
American industry.
Now, our friends on the other side |
are talking a little more softly about !