New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-03

our navy unless I am assured that we
will have the business capacity in the
management of the Navy Department
which will assure we'll spent dollars
and navy when the dollars are spent"
The Republican candidate bowed TO
Mr.. Barnes, but did not mention him
in his speech.
1--WE have witnessed" Mr. Hughes
said, vast outpourings of the people
and remarkable demonstrations of in
terest taken in the issues of this cam
paign. In both Ohio and Indiana it is
not an exaggeration to say that | had
a reception which perhaps exceeded
that accorded to any Presidential candi
date in the past. What has impressed
me more than anything else is the fine
patriotic sentiment which is manifested
by our people.
az have no apology TO make" said
Mr. Hughes, "in standing before you
end in saying that if | am elected
President propose that the American
flag shall not only be a symbol OF
courtesy, symbol of justice, but it
shall be the symbol of frmness and
consistency in maintaining our known
rights on land and sea throughout the
world.
Easy to Keep Out of War
THAT is not a policy that leads to
war. In my judgment it is the con-
dition upon which alone we can be
assured of lasting peace. There never
has been time perhaps in our history
when il was easier to keep the Amer
lean nation out of war than during the
last few years, when every nation en-
gagged in the great strife abroad de-
sired our friendship and would not
by reason of any assertion of our just
rights forfeit that friendship.
"All that | mean TO emphasize at
this time is this: That the policy Of
the Administration has been, in my
judgment, not a policy of peace. but
rather a policy involving petty and
unjustifiable warfare; and propose
that we have a policy which shall have
as its cornerstone, first, that we shall
not have "a muddle OF NEEDLE, as DIS
raeli once said. but that we shall have
protection OF American lives and prop
erty and the prosecution OF consls'
tent policy which cannot fail to evoke
respect while it safeguards the rights
of American citizens"
az desire to see American enterprise
advanced throughout the world. | want
, TO see in the coming days OF keen com
mercial rivalry representatives or
American industry carrying their tai
ents to the service Of the world in for
eign lands. 1t is idle, however, to ex-
pect success in that direction II we do
not have full protection Of those who
represent our interests abroad.
L. S. Must Have Self-Respect
"If we are to have peace, then we
must have the esteem OF other ma
tions, and we cannot have that esteem
and respect unless we have our own
self-respect, Unless we stand just and
firm, coveting nothing. exploiting MOTH
ing. seeking nothing TO which we are
not Justly entitled; but, having the IN
domitable spirit that gave US our coun-
try and preserved our country, notify
ing all mankind that we are not deca-
dent. but are ready TO protect our own.
III should be understood in Mexico
and throughout this hemisphere, as
well as elsewhere, that we do not
NEEDLE with matters that do not con-
Germ the United States. That is a
principle which We should follow in
the service Of humanity"
In his Albany speech MI Hughes also
took another fling at the Wilson Cabi-
net lie said: ave did have in the
Cabinet Of this Administration a first
class man as our first Secretary OF War,
but he could not live with the Admin
istration, and had to get out Their
promises of efficiency have not been
maintained in their great departments
as think Of the fullest conception Of
executive responsibility.
"If am elected President-as | ex.
pect to be applause interrupted)-l
propose to call to these great admins
trative positions men in whose judg-
ment the public can have confidence,
and through whose administration We
shall not have preparedness on paper,
but actual preparedness"