Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-15
G. o. P. Candidate Points
Out That Our Present Good
Times Are Largely the Re-
suit Of HE War in Europe,
TEST TO COME WHEN
THE FIGHTING STOPS
Declares in Favor Of a Ma
tIoaaI Budget System and
The Elimination Of the Pork
Barrel Is Constructive,
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Cu,pr d'Alene, Ida, Aug IA
r,q,Ias + Hughes, replying today It"
.ri,i,.sm that he was not constructive
t,t uollries. declared at an open
',.s,ipe here today that he stood for
,rolrrtyc tariff, for u budget sys-
1.,n tpe elimination Of the pork bar
.o ,hc end Of waste and extravaganza
and the appointment to pubic service
of men qualified for office
.ls not that constructive ME-
Hughes asked. 81 believe thai th'y
are the fundamentals Of constructive
pou,les which this nation ~ iaclnS To-
day" .,....a,..,
Mr. Hughes discussed the democrat
tc slogan of prosperity.
~. cannot afford in this country
be said % to assume that our prosper
NJ. will take care Of itself. Who is SO
foolish as To- believe and to be de-
ccIvcd bv a prosperity maintained by
fhe European war? our opponents
assume To ascribc to themselves the
beneftg that have accrued from that
oret contest. Their statements VIII
NOT stand the test of careful analysis.
For example, they point To the trade
in munitions of war and say that li Is
but slight ~ comparison with the
trade Of the other industries Of the
rpuntrv. The manufacture and sale
Of munitions have connected with IL
considerable development Of prosper
tN as a part of the sale and mere
manufacture OF munitions itself,
.Fyhcu you look upon Europe we
find millions Of men IN the trenches.
consuming wealth DO YOU suppose
Won can withdraw from the length
and breadth of Europe millions OF
men from productive enterprises ana
NOT feel the advantages Of it IN TINS
country
Development of Exports.
"Our opponents point to the deNeI-
opmcnts. DO they not understand
that there is tremendous loss IN pro
ducuon which America is making ,
good-that that is true i'm almost eN-
ery industry and part of our country. !
"H ia obvious that when YOU take |
the manhood Of Europe and put 1t |
into war that the manhood of Amer
lea devoted to pcaceiuI pulaullS Nl'
have opportunity in trade which ON
erwise must be denied. The test VIII |
come when the war is over
do you want to know what Is ,
likely to be the result of that test u |
You do, consider the conditions IN ihIs !
country Just before the outbreak OF /
the war We had then the new iarlll, !
We had then the new freedom; we had |
hen the present administration ana I
We had then men walking the streets
in every city in the couh-
ry
The result was patent to every on
'eryer-that this country could not go
IN and be prosperous under the pom
les OF this administration. If this adj
is saved from the con-
which it deserves Tor nus
economic policies, it is saved by the
war and a deceived elrt-
crate
our opponents even point to the
Ment Of our gold deposits in thiS
omlry as though that did not mean
hai when this war ends there VIII De
terrific economic struggle by Euro
can nations TO draw our gold IN eN-
hange for their products, 1t IS an
oIutely patent that the hope oil
he American enterprise in the near
uuro rests with the party that Is de-
oled TO the principles of proiccllhs
.merican industries.
defy our opponents to so through
De- country in this campaign am"
tate what they have stated i'm prcvl- !
Ills campaigns about the tariff. They
on dare do it because we know ana
be- world knows that the safety or
his nation is bound up In the ec"no-
Doe principles for which the rrpuo-
can marty stands