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safeguards the rights Of American clti-

safeguards the rights Of American citi-
zens."
Concerning the Presidents arguments
az TO what will make for prosperity. Mr..
Hughes said
W hear a great deal OF talk not
only with respect TO peace, but with
respect to prosperity. and the interest.
ing thing abou Il Is that these sug-
sestions. which are Intended to have
political erect. lead, when examined.
TO just the opposite conclusions which
those who put them Onward intend to
present to the public mind"
Ke~ner Com petition Than Ever.
lie Analysed recent statements from
the Administration to the effect that
T. irope will be too exhausted to COM
pete with America after the war. saying
that Russia after the Japanese war and
France after the Prussian a had
shown how splendid and rapidly nations
rally that Europe IL SO well disciplined
and invigorated by wars stress that her
nations will be better able than ever
before 20 fight for trade that great war
factories will quickly become immense
peace factories. and that the number
Of men killed and disabled Ia less than
the percentage permanently impaired in
the Industries of peace in the same
time.
Mr.. Hughes shot fact after fact at the
Presidents easy statements, and con-
Guided this part Of his talk with a very
strong argument for a protective tariff
as a necessary American policy. Reply
Ing to the Democratic assertion that
they had provided q tarifY commission.
he said:
III they had thought a little more
or II. perhaps. they would have made
a permanent provision instead of ap.
parently a temporary one. They did
not favor II until the stress Of political
exigency seemed to require IT,"
a Enemy Of Bssiness."
Mr.. Hughes stated broadly that the
Administration has been a destructive
enemy OF American business while pro-
Tossing real for American enterprise. He
grouped the destructive infuences-the
Underwood law, the Government ship
ping bill and the whole attitude OF the
Administration that business men are
under suspicion II not exactly rascals.
beginning his days work at Batavia
this morning Mr.. Hughes referred to his
fine receptions in Ohio and Indiana.
II want TO say that I return with a
profound sense of qualification and with
entire confidence as to the result in both
these states. We a v witnessed vas
outpourings or people and remarkable
demonstrations of Interest. In both Ohio
and Indiana II Is no eNaggeration to say
that ] had a reception which, perhaps.
exceeded that accorded to any presiden-
tial candidate in the past"
when Wages Come Dowu.
AT Batavia 5000 or more. mos, Of
them farmers. heard him talk tarin
mostly. At Oneida. where 5000 more
heard him. Mr.. Hughes repeated his pro-
tecti>e tarin arguments. devotlng much
time TO explaining the bearing OF the
European war upon present prosperity
and to showing the unpreparedness under
the Underwood law Of meeting the revi.
fled competition tina will come with Eu.
ropean peace.
Then what VIII happen to our la -
said Mr.. Hughes. "Weli you can see il
is AZ plain a proposition as ever wa.
presented 10 a business man or working
man. Either theF products will be SOLE
here and we won't sell ours or American
wages have got to come dow to NEE
the level Of European wages. That :.
the result II We. permit competition "
our market. We were not talking yer,
much about prosperity before these wa,
orders came along
lie jibed pleasantly nj MIR. Wilson,
gift for words. saying at Oneida =
can listen OF course with a great deal %
delight and charm to elopueuce. hut whe'
II Is translated into action. such as II
embodied in the Underwood bill. nobod,