Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-06-14
DEBORAH wINNEsHEK COUNTY IOWA WEDNESDAY H.

Cne banner these have been the striv-
ings of the delegates all the week.
No reasonable excuse can be given
by any republican why he should not
support loyalty and enthusiastically
these nominees.
The Iowa delegates and the other
instructed states remained loyal 20
Iowa's candidate SO long as he had a
chance and then wisely Joined their
fellow republicans in making the
choice of Hughes unanimously.
OF Justice Hughes abilities as an
administrator the country has full
knowledge, and it is knowledge that
produces faith. AS governor of New
York he was an upright executive AMI
Ia fearless one. He let nothing stand
in the way of duty, or right as he
saw the right, and he Is essentially
right thinking man. He was a COVER
nor of the people, and not of the poll
ticians, and that is why some of the
purely political elements did not
warm up to him at the first sugges-
tions. They cannot use him, nor can
they hope to do his thinking for him.
Preceding his nomination there
was some opposition to him because
he had not declared himself on some
of the pending questions, which are
called burning issues. But it was not
for judge of the highest court to
express his opinions, for the express
sion Of opinions would have been tan
tamount to soliciting the votes of
such delegates as thought as he
thought.
But there was no danger in nam
ing such man On the faith that the
country has in him. On the doctrines
of the party he is as sound as the
soundest. No party slave, he is still
a believer in the principles and poll
tics of the republican party. He is
the embodiment Of thoughtful repu5-
licanism. On the issues of national
Patriotism, and international obliga-
tions, he will stand in an advanced
latitude. He is an American who be-
Heves in America and in American
ism.
Following is Justice Hughes,s let
ter Of acceptance
Washington, ID. c., June 10.-Fol-
lowing is the message Justice Hughes
sent to Chairman Harding accepting
the Republican nomination for presi
dent:
"Mr. Chairman and Delegates: /
have not desired the nomination. |
have wished to remain on the bench.
But in this critical period of our ma
tional history / recognize that it is
your right to summon and that it is
my paramount duty to respond.
You speak at time of national
|exigency transcending merely parti-
san considerations. You voice the
demand for a dominant, thorough go
ing Americanism, with firm protec-
tive upbuilding policies essential to
our peace and security; and to that
CALL in this crisis, / cannot fail to
answer with the pledge of all that is
in me to the service of our country.
Therefore, / accept the nomination.
For Rights Of Americans.
II stand for the firm and unflinch-
ing maintenance of all the rights of
American citizens on land and sea.
l neither impugn motives nor under
estimate difficulties. But 1t Is most
lregretably true that in our foreign
relations we have suffered incalcul-
ably from the weak and vacillating
course which has been taken with
ably wrong with regard to both our
rights and our duties.
I'VE interfered without consisten-
cy, and while seeking to dictate when
we were not concerned, we utterly
failed to appreciate and discharge
our plain duty to our own citizens.
"At the outset of the administra-
tion the high responsibilities of our
diplomatic intercourse with foreign
nations were subordinated to a con-
ception of partisan requirements and
presented to the world humiliating
spectacle of ineptitude.
U. s. Has Lost Prestige.
"Belated efforts have not availed to
recover the influence and prestige so
unfortunately sacrificed. and brave
words have been stripped of their
force by indecision.
Il desire to see our diplomacy re-
stored to its best standards, and to
have these advance; to have no sac
rifices of national interests to parti-
san eXpediency; to have the first
ability of the country always at its
command, here and abroad, in diplo-
matte intercourse; to maintain firmly
our rights under international law,
insisting steadfastly upon all our
rights as neutrals, and, fully per-
forming our international obliga-
tions; and by the clear correctness
and justice of our position and our
manifest ability and disposition to
sustain them to dignity our place
among the nations.
Have Only One Country.
Il stand for an Americanism that
knows no ulterior purpose; for a pa
triotism which is single and COM
plete. Whether native or natural!zed,
OF whatever race or creed, We have
but one country, and we do not for an
instant tolerate any division OF allegi-
ance.