Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-04
ReiterdteS
the Need
Of Tariff.


Hughes replied to President Wilson's
Shadow Lawn speech of Saturday.
He referred 10 the occasion as ''lit-
tie FESTIVAL OF self-glorificat1on
among our opponents. He said the
eulogy needed one further touch. ut
should have pointed to the slaughter
at Vera Cruz and Carrizal." The
nominee assailed the Underwood
tariff and Adamson bill.
Hughes spoke in number of in
dustrial towns in Ohio, making a
protective tariff his chief theme. He
declared America is not prepared to
meet commercial competition after
the war, and was in need of a protec-
tive tariff.
Wilson has Few Opinions.
Lansing Mich. Oct 30.-Former
President Taft declared that Presi-
Dent Wilson has few, if any, opin-
'ons on the issues of the day ,aslde
from political exigencies" He as
serted that Charles Z. Hughes. ''is
man whose avowed opinions have al
ways been the guide of his action"
lie denounced the Adamson law.
PRESIDENT Denies the Story.
Long Branch. Oct President
Wilson characterized as untrue" the
statement Of Senator Lodge to the
effect that the President had serious
ly considered adding a weakening
postscript to the "strict accounta
bility" Lusitania note, was ever writ
ten or contemplated, except such
changes as | made which had streng-
thened and empasized the protest,
He said ore member of the cabinet
suggested a proposal offering to abri-
trate the question, but this was re-
iected because il was inconsistent
with the tenor Of the note. He de-
clared the public is in possession of
everything said to Germany" He
asserted that there was no threat of
cabinet designations.
Bryan Denies Postscript story.
Omaha, Oct 30-William ]. Bryan
denied there was any truth in the
story Of a postscript written to the
Lusitania note, advising Germany
that the strong language of the note
should not be taken seriously and
that later the postscript was with
drawn. II take for granted the presi-
don't will deal with the matter as he
deems wise, If any attention need be
paid after Breckinridge's denial.
He refused TO make further comment
except to call attention to the fact
that his resignation was not rendered
al the time the first Lusitania note
Was written, to which the postscript
was alleged 70 have been added, but
month later.
Phoenix, Ariz., Oct 30-Senator
Robert Lowen of Oklahoma replied
to Roosevelt's statements to the eff
feet that during President Wilson's
administration "over 500 Americans
and 800 Chinese" were killed in Mex
leo He took issue with the charge
that Americans and Chinese were on
the same footing with respect to pro-
lection He declared that under
Roosevelt, in seven years, sixty
Americans had been killed in Mexico,
under Taft fifty-seven Americans had
been killed; under Wilson, 157
Americans. Roosevelt could not
prevent the killing of Americans by
intimidating Mexico" he declared.
mo president of the United States
by intimidation could prevent out
lawry in a revolution-torn country,
where life is unsafe for Mexicans as
we'll as foreigners"
Lodge Gives Source of Information
Fitchburg, Mass. Oct 30.-Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, in a cam
paign speech, read letter from John
Temple to Lloyd Jeffries of Boston.
stating that former assistant Secre-
tary of War Breckinridge had sever
al times made remarks similar TO
those attributed to him concerning
the alleged postscript, weakening the
strict accountability note to Ger
many. Jeffries said he was inform
ed that Wilson at a star chamber cab
met session withdrew the postscript,
fearing a cabinet rupture. He as
serted the substance of Lodges ac-
cusations were as told him by Breck-
inridge. Lodge declared he had re-
ceived kilograms from Breckenridge
denying the alleged conversation and
branding the charges as back stairs
gossip"
Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-J. Frank
Hanly told Pennsylvanians that the
survivors of the Europetn war will
give the United States sharp competi-
tion in the business world. That only
the best will survive he said To
meet this competition he said Ameri-
ca should become sober Men COM
ing from the trenches will be prepar-
ed TO use the lessons learned from
the war, ne declared. Then the tariff
schedules will not survive. Muscle
and brains will" he said. He de-
clared the prohibitionists believe
women are people" in discussing the
suffrage question. and should have a