Arizona republican., 1916-08-20
HUGHES WANTS FACTSbROUCHT
 INTO DAYLIGHT
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F.. Hughes today told an audience here and in Oakland that the govern ment of the United States could not be properly conducted by mixing poli- tics with business, with preparedness. with the maintenance of international honor or with other functions of gov ernment
 When you start out to be military. ne military and not political MT Hughes told an audience in Oakland.
 "l do not believe We can run this government by mixing business and politics the nominee said to gath ering Of business men here short time before the Oakland meeting Al Oakland. air. Hughes repeated his declaration that he favored fostering honorable American achievements in husiua-s and adjusting differences by fHdrs the facts and acting upon them
 You can break down your prosper itF as prostituting yourself in the lace uf Iu unjust popular demand" Mr Hug hes said. T shall never do that And the unjust popular demand l. only unjust because the facts are noi understood. The only thing 1 an afraid of in this country is the dark When we get things out into the lighi of day and see the actual facts VI generally find out where the truth ant justice lies
 some people live in dreamlaud Mir Hughes continued. in speaking the need for military and commercial preparedness. They do not under stand thc actual world we live in"
 The nominee spoke Of federal com missions to investigate various situa- tions
 We have developed commissions oi investigation" he said. What do the, amount to unless We have expert com missions; Commissions are nothin, except AS they are dominated by gOoC sense. Inspired by loyalty and patriot ism. and controlled the facts anC the justice Of the case before them
 T believe we can put down what k wrong without destroying what r. good In weeding our garden We dt not want to pull up the useful plants
 We can not go forward unless wt realize ourselves nationally. We mus, more than ever understand that na tional powers are to be exercised and that national prosperity can be gained only by the potency of our national organization"
 Mir Hughes declared himself op- posed to invisible government
 '1 want" he said, visible govern ment. competent administration. not only by those elected by the people but by appointees of elected officials who represent the competence. the in | justice and the talent of the nation We are entitled to that"
 In his address to business men o san Francisco at the Commercial clul MT. Hughes spoke in part as follows ! We come tO a constructive period a different period. a period in whicl America must look forward witl | greater confidence in the soundness Q our life than she has hitherto had. W. | have had an abundant surgery. NJ 1 body can live by surgery alone. how ever necessary it may be.
 We have got to have hygieni 1 treatment. The system of the patien must be built up by abundant air b. fresh air. and abundant nutrition ''If we cannot so judge the Unte' States, then our future is a trouble some one and we will fail as grea nations of the past have failed w are but young people. We are onl, an experiment. Nations several time our ago have perished and left bu | scanty memorials. We have. as l say a very difficult system of government IL requires constant attention. am constant study and attention on tn part of those who know
 T do not believe it is necessary ( prostitute public business In order | have the confidence of the electorate think that is a great mistake Wha we need in this country as | have sai is first, to have correct principles.
 This is a non partisan gathering
 do not want to abuse it by tallIin in a partisan way. but 1 should b
 unjust 10 myself if did not sa
 that as principles principl
 which of course must be carefull and prudently applied-that he mus
 have the idea of protecting Amer
 icau enterprise against che competi
 ton of other nations acting unde
 their production of a different basi
 in respect to wages. and standard
 of living from what we have. W
 must not be afraid of perfect co
 operation.
 Everywhere along the line froi
 this on we have got to consider nc
 what each one can do in a haphas
 ard way but what is the best wa . to do things in order to achieN
 things ir the future. For exampl
 the practice is only comparative
 recent of keeping properly the iten
 of cost so that you can get from u manufncturer a real cost sheet Flo lmauy realize now what can be doi
 and where improvements can 7 made2
 v have talked with many aloi {, that line and I believe. without doii ' YOU gentlemen any injustice. tn 2 there Is a great deal that we ha' vet tu learn in this country in ord that we may hold our own with t U better organized nations abroad.
 When the nation has any thing