Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10
HUGHES TALKS TO
GRAND FORKS FOLKS
Still Standing For Un-
finishing Protection Of
American Rights"
By Perry Arnold.

(Unlteu FreSS starr correspondent
Grand Forks, N. D.. Aug. 10.-Speak-
ing to his first farmer audience as
presidential candidate, Governor
Hughes today urged unity of thought in
Americanism and reasonable prepared
ness with governmental efficiency.
~ believe in protection for farmers
just as I believe in protection for men
in factories,'' he declared. "America
will not hold her own by declamations,
by high sounding phrases, she will re-
tain her place because she has the sense
of facts to force politics to reduce UNI
necessary talk, the burden of words to
minimum, to obtain that which is es-
sential to her security and progress.
81 stand for the unflinching protec-
ton of American rights. l do not be-
lieve we can hold up our heads in self
respect if our words are not meant to
be followed by deeds I believe that in
the great source of difficulty. Weak
ness breeds insult and insult breeds
war;
The candidate declared he stood for
can impartial business-like administra-
tom
''It was a source of great satisfac
tion," he said, "to be able to respond
to this call, call which I didn't ex-
pect-free and clean from all incumb-
rance.'
Hughes urged a governmental budget
system of making appropriations in the
interest of efficient administration.
"T you give me the opportunity, !"
he said, ~ shall devote myself to that
ideal of governmental efficiency
Mrs. Hughes sat with her husband
on the platform of the auditorium, car.
rying big bunch of roses.
Lynn j. Fraser, non-partisan guberna-
torial nominee, introduced Hughes.
Is Burning for Job.''
"I wish could tell you how it thrills
q man to make trip such as 1 am max
ing" Hughes began. "I've been across
the continent before but to make such a
hurried trip and see such loyal citizens
makes man burn to serve them. At
the base of all our prosperity is the ag-
ricultural industry. There must be un-
ity of thought everywhere-as in a
great cooperative undertaking. We
must go up or go down together. There
must be determined cooperation so that
everywhere we shall have the best done
to the end that we shall enjoy common
prosperity"
Continuing, the nominee urged pre-
paredness and attacked democratic rule
in diplomacy, clubbing the Mexican sit
uation "spectaele.
The village band blared out vel
come to the republican nominee when
his special train arrived shortly aft
er a. M. but "Charley' Farnham,
the governors factorpm, hustled out
and hushed the serenade, declaring that
the candidate wanted to sleep. The
bandsmen toted their horns and piccolos
back and shut up so Hughes could sleep.
1t was 8 O'Clock before he appeared
looking fresh and fit as he rode to the
Dacotah hotel. Then DR.. Pittman had
to hurry back to the train to bring
the throat sprayer and loosen up the
candidates vocal chords. This Job
done. Hughes held a reception in the
hotel lobby.
There were nearly 600 townspeople
and farmers from nearby counties who
marched through the line. Many of them
mistook the luxuriant facial growth
sported by one of Hughes guardians
for the famous Hughes whiskers and
tried desperately to shake hands. The
candidate enjoyed himself immensely
correcting the mistaken ones.