The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
HUGHES TALKS
ON DEMOCRATIC
EXTRAVAGANCE
HAULS DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS OVER GOALS
Tired from Travel and with
Voice Gone, He Electrlhes
South Bend Audience.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Sept 22.-
Charles E. Hughes reached South
Bend tonight at the faS-end Of his
busiest day, almost minus his voice.
He spent it in twelve speeches along
the way, and talked to his audience
here tonight at times in a horse whls-
per- Utterly wearied, travel-stained,
worn by the days eXcrtions, which in
cluded shaking thousands Of Indiana
hands, the nominee faced here large
audience and his chief speech Of the
day.
During the day he took the program
into his own hands and fashioned 1t
anew 10 make it include speech al
every stopping place. At most of these
places it had been arranged that he
would say only few words, but the
big crowds that greeted him cheers
and applause every few miles heart
ened him and he talked. His doctor
stood beside him at almost every sta
ton and applied throat sprays freely
between talks, but his voice was
frayed and ragged long before he
reached South Bend.
When he reached South Bend to-
night, Mr.. Hughes went at once TO the
meeting place-hiS train was half an
hour late-and there discussed the
Adamson law, the Mexican situation,
the protective tariff policy, prepared.
ness. Americanism. protection or
American rights and extravaganza or
administration methods.
The recent session which consti-
tuted only one half of the sixty fourth
congress-" he said, appropriated IN
cash S1.626, 1892 and specifically
authorized the additional expenditure
Of 1921 ,945,2I5, making a grand total or
$l,S5S,3S4.4S+. The G3rd congress,
which was Democratic in all its
branches appropriated S2,2ol .o53 'l2u.
This was during the first half OF the
administrations.
Deduct the special appropriation
for preparedness from the total appro'
priations for the army and navy Tor
the fiscal year 1917 and the total re-
mains $1,o77,335.G19, an increase over
the appropriations Of the preceding ses-
sion of S162 ,39S,607 and an increase
over the appropriations Of the record
Republican session Of 1910 or $232,-
933,I62.'
Some Of this money. Mr.. Hughes
said, had been wasted in rivers and
harbors appropriations, on rivers that
had little water to. recommend them
to commerce
In his speeches during the day, Mf.
Hughes reiterated his views on Repup-
lican policies and renewed his attack
on the administration for the Adamsoa
bill. ..,
square to the world for the ENFORCE
ment of American rights without 1aEor
throughout the world.
m
as. a nation" he said. in discussing
The administration foreign policy, IN
less We are correct. We cannot help
Mexico or anybody else unless We
are correct in our International poll
cies II we are to have the esteem
of the world instead OF the enmlty
of the world; il We are to nave tne
Friendship of Mexico, If we are 10 De
NJ service we must lay it down as
an absolute principle TO be under
stood hy all nations that "e 40 not
nrouose to NEEDLE in their aftalrs, DuL
we do propose that the AMERICAN
flag shall be respected and that Amer
ican citizens shall be protected every
where. ,,,as +o
war, but the path mat leaos ~" a.
peace and security. You 40 not pro
fsct Yourself by surrendering your
known rights. it is the man of SELF
resnert who firmly. but not truculent-
". represents himself as being able to
maintain his just rights that is re.
spected sIS in the community. It is the
natfon that is firm and consistent IN
rhe maintenance of its known rights
that wins the esteem Of the world
At Muncie, speaking OF American
rights. Mr.. Hughes said: ,
citi1enshiD and TO uphold the honor
of the American flag. ! am for peace
and - nrosperitv through an ignoble de-
ere % 70 keen out of trouble. The way;
% keen out of trouble is to stand
erect, to be firm and just"