The Detroit times., 1916-08-02
Best Man the Republicans
Had Makes No Progress
In Speech of Acceptance

The speech of acceptance of Charles Z.
Hughes, Republican nominee for presi-
dent of the United States. had nothing in
4 II that was new and had nothing in it of
the unexpected.
1t was exactly the speech the pu hi
y had reason % look for from knowledge of
Charles E. Hughes, person, from appre-
citation of the Charles Z. Hughes view
point, and from knowledge of two famous
lurcheons since the nomination was made
! In Chicago.
1t was full of judicial temperament,
suggesting recent contact with a court,
something on the order of the United
States supreme court, and with robe,
such as is worn in that court.
II was replete with suggestion that the
candidate had talked it over, once, at
hast, with Theodore Roosevelt, and once,
1t least, with William Howard Taft.
We will attribute the Hughes criticism
u the Wilson Mexican policy to the talk
I With Theodore Roosevelt, because it is
very, very doubtful that William Howard
I Taft would have suggested assailing a
Mexican policy that has been identical
with the Mexican policy of William How
ard Taft while he had Mexico on his own
\ hands.
These parts Of the speech attacking
Wilson certainly sound more Roosevelt
4 Me than they do Hughes-like, which
neanA undoubtedly, concession made
n return for the Roosevelt concession in
\ tohah Of what was known at one time as
u ~ Progressive party, section of which
B = not however, playing the little lamb to
TIE Colonels Mary.
Il is very plain after reading the
speech from beginning to end, that the
Republican hope for this year has its
I source in convincing the people that the
Democratic president has been all wrong
= his foreign policy, both in matters
& pertaining to Europe and to Mexico.
This Is some job the Republicans have
n tackled, in view of the fact that this
same policy has KEPT THE COUNTRY
! OUT OF WAR, and in view of the addi-
hond fact that most of the time for the
& past two years peaceable people of the
& United States have been THANKING
+ GOD FOR WILSON.
Inasmuch as the crisis which finds
( them leaning on Wilson promises to con-
Y dnue for some months, we can hardly see
these people voting against Wilson at the
same time they are thanking God for
him.
The proper way to reach an accurate
estimate of the Hughes speech of &C
osptance, is to put it to the test it would
4 have had to stand four years ago.
Put It to that test and it does not stand
for much, particularly in view of the
n progressive legislation Wilson has given
the country.
" The Republican party, undoubtedly
Il nominated the strongest man it had in
81 Chicago.
# Il nominated a big man, with fine
\ rpcord as a public official and man OF
\. nnassailable character, who would make
~ excellent president, but Woodrow VIII
~, they will find this year, is going to b.
xporns nut to crack, and some better rea
- for displacing him will have to b.
oumd than the one upon which the
\ Inghes acceptance dwells, which reason
~ mersly, that he Is Democrat.
FOR many years men have been drift
~ sway from the old idea of voting tn,
q &lckst their fathers did.
This year we are farther away thar
4 ~ ever were, and the gigantic task con
1ut1ne Charles K. Hughes is to con
- The psacssble people Of q peace-lov