Evening star., 1916-08-17
HUGHES ASSA|LS
PHILIPPINE POLICY
Tells Portland, Ore, Audience
j. US. Cannot Afford to Lose
Sight Of Obligations.
G, o. P. CANDIDATE ALSO
DISCUSSES THE TARIFF
Speaks to Advertising Club, Urging
Commercial Preparedness, and
Leaves for San Francisco.

rear-platform addresses The official
itinerary provides for no such ad-
dresses. but it was understood that
several might be made during the day.
Mr.. Hughes voice, which had trou-
bled him during the first few days of
his western trip. and later seemed bet
ter. again has become quite hoarse 1t
is the belief of the specialist accom-
panying the nominee. however, that
MIR. Hughes voice will improve, so
that he will experience no difficulty in
delivering his proposed speech at San
francisco Friday night
During the stay in San Francisco Mr..
Hughes expects to confer with west
ern leaders of the party.
Assails Philippine Policy.
Before a large audience in the ice.
rink here last night MI. Hughes as
sailed the democratic party for its pol
icy toward the Philippines
We cannot afford in this country to
lose sight Of national obligations" Mr..
Hughes said. Our friends on the other
side were almost ready to say that we
should abandon the Philippines. That
was a matter of national honor. We
assumed obligations there which we
are bound to discharge
TT Is not so much a matter of self
interest. l do not care SO much with
respect to the argument of self-interest.
But when this nation undertakes be-
lore the world responsibility, it must
discharge it.
And We ought not to consider the
suggestion of scuttling out of the Phil
ipp1nes to leave them in the predica-
ment which you know perfectly well
without my describing it.
we need more of a sense of obliea-
zion as individuals. If we have the
sense of national honor, a dominant
consciousness of national unity,
proper upbuflding policy of. conserving
prise, we shall do well, but we need
still more. We need throughout our
administration departments high stand
ards OF public work. We need efficiency
| in every department of American gov
ernment."
Complains of Tariff.
Mr. Hughes, speaking of the tariff,
referred to letter written, he said.
by IAN eminent democrat" July 2s to
| the president of the Illinois Manu-
| facturers' Association, in which it was
said that 'it ought to be possible to
make the question of duties merely a
4uSslioH OI progress ana 0evelODmeQt -
| Il don't care whether this letter is
authentic or not Mr.. Hughes said IF
it is not authentic then the provision
OF law Is little more than a sham. If
II is authentic it does not represent
| the sentiment of the democratic party"
The nominee reiterated his arguments
for a protective tariff. for commercial
preparation for competition with
adequate preparedness" and repeated
| his declaration that the democratic
| party was opposed to national progress.
why, II l were member of tha,
party-and l speak with all goot
nature. because we are threshin,
| through the platforms OF the past, ,
should feel that I; was going througf
cemetery richly embellished will
monuments"
| Mr.. Hughes referred to the anunrbe,
of unemployed in 1914. due largely, he.
said. to the Underwood tariff
They knew why they were unem-
ployed," he added. Every one of them
unemployed tariff experts in the city
of New York alone.
| You can't put American working
men alongside of workingmen of other
countries who work at less wages and
expect the American workingmen to
survive. You have got to get down to
the common basis of competition. 1t is
perfectly idle to suppose you can have
4
ican standard of goods and let in goods
| made under lower standard of living
without hurting American enterprise
and American workingmen."
Refers to Alaska.
In reference to Alaska, Mr.. Hughes
said:
IT would not have much confidence in
lspeakinR of a new spirit in American
life IL did not believe in the integrity
of the business men of America.
believe that we can do things right in
this country and develop our resources
You have got an empire in Alaska;
want to see it developed. 1 want to
see 1t developed right.
"I think the time has come when we
have got to be sure of ourselves, sure
of our integrity, confident and equal to
our emergencies.
IT have had something to do in my
life with correcting and preventlis
ters, and I tell you now, my friends
that, whether 1 sp ak of Alaska or
whether I speak of the tariff. no one
is going to pull anything hsvout out a at the
'If am charged with the high ONCE
for which am a candidate. MI
Hughes said in closing. Ito put my
| principles TO Cne test, 1 iii lot al oio
Of the test. know what 1t means,
but, my friends of Oregon. you who
mandamused me and made me become
a candidate at the primary against my
will, have left the bench to under
take the active work of this campaign
with but one ambition.
| 'It is not an ambition to hold high
office. That has illusions for me.
But I have ambition to try, so far as
| within me lies. to have efficient Ameri-
can government, worthy of America
best capacity, and Americas name
honored throughout the world"
| Addresses Advertising Club.
Mr.. Hughes in an address to the
Portland Advertising Club. in which
he advocated commercial preparedness
for European competition through the
agency of a protective tariff. yesterday
branded as a traitor to his country the
man who sought to build up his private
fortune at public expense.
1.-THE man who tries to get the better
of the public for his private purse" the
nominee said. "is a traitor to the gov
ernment. We will go ahead and put
these traitors out of business while we
build up the business Of the. United
States"
The commercial problems which the
country will face after the war, MT
Hughes said. will be greater than ever