Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-04
Candidate Attacks Underwood
Tariff Law Says Some
thing Must Be Done for Pro-
lection,
BELIEVES ELECTION
NOW REASONABLY SURE
Again Declares That American
Citizens Must Be Protected
in Their Rights on Land and
Sea,

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Now York Nov 3.-Charles n.
Hughes ended his travels as a presi-
dental candidate here tonight. The
nominee spent the day Iourneying
down the Hudson river valley from
Albany. lie delivered five speeches
on the way and after his arrival hero
addressed three meetngs In Brook
lyn.
In his day speeches, Mr.. Hughes
smoke chiefly on the tariff and tho
maintenance of American rights
abroad. lie also assaled the admins
tration for "broken promises" with
respect to the reduction of the cost
Of living, observance OF the merit sys-
tenn in making appointments, tho
maintenance of American rights
abroad, and economy in the expenses
of the government.
Conditions which industry in the
tnned states will face at the close OF
the war were characterized as cause
Tor "serious consideration by every
student of our affairs
"We want 10 look out that we do
not have headache coming to us
In the near future" the nominee told
an audience at Newburgh, "becausS
there are quite a number OF things
/ that we must carefully consider"
Scores Underwood Tariff Law.
! Among the chief Of these Mr..
1 Hughes ranked commercial compeu-
I 49,. RI. "a. n,a.r ,,fth Igurhngnu ma
! tions mot at all wasted by war but
disciplined, organized as they have
never been before The Underwood
tariff Mr. Hughes said, would not
/ meet the situation az measure OK
! protection to American industry
"Our opponents told us four years
ego" Mr. Hughes said at Kingston
"of the wonderful opportunities they
( we're going to give to American bust
ness. We know what actually fol-
/ lowed do not mean that they were
/ insincere. / simply mean that What
| they think fitted American life does
not work with it,"
/ Mr.. Hughes said he asked his op-
| ponents what they were going to do
about safe guarding American indus-
/ try and they replied that they had u
( tariff commission. A tariff commis-
sion, he continued, did not pass laws.
| IT was no time, Mr.. Hughes de-
clared. for his political opponents to
| be sensitive about criticism
No Time for ScnsitiVcncss.
/ 1--WE are taking account OF stock"
he said in his Newburgh speech "Our
opponents appear TO be little scnsi-
! tive about The stock taking. Thcy
! seem to have the idea that there
ought not to be any criticism Of tho
I administration Well, we would not
4 do very well in American life under
/ our institutions If we went ahead in
| that way. We want fair criticism, We
want candid criticism, but we must
conserve the opportunities Of Amori-
/ can life and the honor Of the Ameri-
/ can name
The policy which would conserve
the honor Of the American name and
/ result in upboldng American rights
was not the policy Of braggarts he
said
1--WE have not the slightest deslro
to go through the world as bragsartS'
boastors" he said. 1--WE haven't any
/ desire to stimulate ill-feeling by u
/ tuculent attitude. what we want 10
SHOW is this, that In q world OF Keen
rvalrcs and excellent UNDERSTANDINGS
We constantly stand erect as hatioh
/ having courage and the indomltaulo
/ spirit which our ancestors showed
when they established our govern
mont which our later fathers showed
when they preserved the integrity OF
! the nation; that We are a land deVot-
ed to Justice, that we are intent IN