The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-16
HUGHES WIRES
|. HIS ACCEPTANCE
EXTEMPOR ANE0US MESSAGE
OF ACCEPTANCE IS FIRST
WORD FROM JURIST.
NEITHER lMPUGNS NOR
UNDERESTIMlTeS RIv Al
Desires to See Oar Diplomacy Re.
stored-- --Prepapedness Recog-
nized n Issue.

Washington. Iune Io. Following l.
the t.-legram Justice Hughes -rnt in re-
ply t. Chairman Handing
Mr.. Chairman AMI D,.isgat,-
II have not desired the nomination
! hayr wished to remain on tls. i=.nch
lint ia this critical prrio'i in our nation
al history | recognize that ~ H. YOU
right Ia summon and that n IL my para
mount duty to respond. lon speak at y
time of national e~'yrncy tran-c-ndinr
merely partisan considerations. l"u
\. ir.' tile demand Tor dominant. thor
Hpgh going AmerIcanism with nrm pr"
t'ctlvr upbmlding Tsolici,- essential to ou'
+acr ami safety and that call in thi.
ri-is | cannot tail u answer with th,
pls~ier oi all that l. ia me to the -s.rNie,
4 our country. Therefore ! accrtt tha
IoInInatIon
FORt lin RELATIONS SUFFERED.
II stand for the firm and untiinchinr
| rnaintenance Of all the rights OF Amer
ran citizrn- on land and -..a ncithr
'nipugn motives nor underestimate iiili
cnltIe-. l;ut it ~ most rrgrrttaily trm
that J.. our forrign relations W. have. -,if
lered Incidentally from the weak and
vacila,ing course which has lren taken
with regard to Mexico coar-. lament
ably wrong with regard 10 both our right-
and our duties We lnterlerrd .witlh"u
consistency AMI while -e-king To dlctar
when We were MOI. .concerned. Ne utterly
failed TO appreciate onr pl~sn ..isty ~ viIr
pwn citizens.
''A' the outset of the administration
the high responsibilities Oi our dIploIuatic
Interc"ur-e with foreign Nations ~er.
'nbordlnated to conception of partisan
requirements and we prs-rntd L. tis.
World iunilIating -I,ectacie oI inaI,t
tude. Belat-d efforts have not avallei
To res over tlle infin~nce and prestige -..
unfOrtuafely -arrIiic,~i ami brave word
have been stripped Of their force 10y in-
derision.
Mt'ST Et.~rOEE DIPIOM
j desire t. -sr our diplomacy r,--tor,-i
to IT, be-t Standards and to have tl.--..
advanced, u have no sacrifice of inter
national interest PARTISAN eNg%rictlc.-- l.
nave the iir-t abIiIty OF the ..untry al
ways at this command here and abroad
In the diplOmatic intercOur-e: o. main
tnn firmly our. right a. nentnal and { 3
performing our International ol,l "a
tIon- and 10y tine clear correctness and
Ju-tne-- OF our position and our q anif,--t
abilIty and disposition To- Sustain them q,
dignity our plaes. among the Nations
II stand Tor Amerirani-rn that know
~ ulterior PurI~'-'., for pAtrioti-in tlIa'
- single anil cpunplete Wlmtflrr nati,.
Dr naturalIls~l. of whatever ras,r or creed
se have but one country and 49, ,Io not
tor All instant tolerate any DIVISION oi
allie giance.
MID NATIONAL SECURITY.
Il believe in making prompt provi--
IJn u ss-ure absolutely our national -.
rnrIty. / t"iIsse In preparedness. n.t
only entirely adequate lor our deirn-s
With respect o. numbers and equipment
both ia army AMI navy. hut WITH all
tiOroughne-- o. tie end that ~ earl
branch Of the -ervIce there may ~ tlie
utmost eiliciancJ under the nlo-t com.
Tetsnt administrative heals. W. are 3D..
vOtevl ~ tll~ ideals Of honorable t-.arr
We wish O. promote all WIS., anil practi
T, cable nea-urs-- iDr the ju-t settlement 81
International i.-Pub-. In view Ol our
.sHding ldeai-. There - mo- danger Df mill
tari-n IN tins county W. have ~
pOlicy oi aggfe--iOn. no Inst Tor territyry
no zeal for -triie. Ia j. IN TIM -pirit that
we demand a'lqnate provision Tor ma
tionai deiencc and we con.lernn the in-
excusaile nrx.eet that hz- l-rn -iioNn
in tlii- matter 81 first national import
ance. We must have The strength eh,h
-'.li rs-Jrct deInaneis. tie strength. oi an
efficient nation rally for every csner-
xency.
>kVEKE Tk~T~ AFTEE WAR.
''Our preparation must - industrial
and eoonOmIc a. ~eil - military cur
-evere-t te-t- vii come alter tie var j.
over. We must make lar af,l 49,. rs-
adjustment a the tariff. 10 sscordAnce
with -Ound protective principles, o. IN
sure Our economic indeI~n.ience AMI to
MAINTAIN American standards of living
We mu-t con-erve the inst Interests Il
laior, realizing that IN demOrscy patri-
otism and national strength must ~ root-
e'l In even handed ju-ticc Ia prevent
Ing, A. ~ must, unjust discrimination
sEd monopOli-tic prsctice-. ~e must -til
10 zezlou- D. ASSURE the fOundztlon- ol
honest bo-ino~- Particularly should 20