The Ordway new era., 1916-09-15
Roosevelt Applauds
Hughes Speech

| TheOdOre Roosevelt sat IN DOx al
Carnegie Hall when Mr.. Hughes de
livered his speech of acceptance and
vigorously applauded every telling
point
| The Colonel repeatedly arose and
bowed in response to the cheers for
him and the shouts of "Teddy!" Ted
dy!" .'Hurrah for Teddy. and when
the meeting adjourned he made the
following statement:
ut is an admirable speech and
wish to call attention to the following
points:
II am particularly pleased with the
exposure OF the folly. and worse than
folly. OF Mr.. Wilson's Mexican policy
/ and Of the way in which this policy
has brought humiliation to the United
States and disaster to Mexico itself
| Moreover. | am very glad Of the
straightforward manner in which Mr.
Hughes has shown the ridicule with
which Mr.. Wilson has covered this ma
tion by the manner in which he al.
lowed foreign powers to gain the i'm.
preston that although he used the
strongest words in diplomacy they
were not to be taken seriously.
Not Words Which Count
las Mr.. Hughes said. 1t is not words
but the strength and resolution behind
the words which count. AS Mr
Hughes pointed out. there is no doubt
that If MIR. Wilson's conduct and ac-
ton had been such as to make the
foreign nations believe that he meant
hat he in Ct trip
accountability there would have been
no destruction of American lives by
the sinking of the Lusitania-
when Mr Hughes uses strong
words his record shows that they are
always backed by strong deeds. and
! therefore in the enormous majority of
cases the use of strong words renders
1t unnecessary ever to have recourse
to strong deeds
Again. Mr. Hughes speaks in char
acteristically straightforward fash
lon of the outrages committed on mu-
nitions plants. and all men. whether
citizens of foreign nations or nominal
citizens OF our own land. who had in
any shape or way abetted or condoned
those actions can understand that Mr.
Hughes. If President. will protect
these domestic American interests ana
punish offenders against them with
the fearlessness and thoroughness
that he showed in dealing with the
powers OF evil at Albany.
Brought Nation to Ienominy.
Just before coming in to listen to
Mr. Hughes just characterization of
10 tn 10
lives and property Of Americans in
Mexico and on the high seas. hap
pened to pick up John Fiske's Critical
Period of American History" and was
struck by the following two sentences:
"A government touches the lowest
point of ignominy when it confesses
its inability to protect the lives and
\ the property of its citizens. gov
ernment which has come to this has
,ailed in discharging the primary func-
ion Of government and forthwith
ceases to have any reason for exist
ng.'
Mr. Hughes has pointed out in his
speech with self-restraint. but with
emphasis. that it is precisely this
primary function which Mr.. Wilson's
Administration has failed to discharge
md that 1t is precisely this point OF
gnominy to which he has reduced
he nation over which he is Presi-
aent"
Democrats who harbored hopes that
1oSephus would catch the virus from
the Bryan and Garrison designations
are still nursing their disappointment
Nothing remains for them but to re-
sign to realization that Josephus
will not resign.
President Wilson is now anxious
to have it thought that there was no
withdrawal of troops from Mexico at
the Request of Carranza. Why not
| go one better and declare that we
never had any troops in Mexico to
withdraw?