Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-11-03
CHARLES {. HUGHES


I beg to remind them that an Ameri-
can president is elected for term
of four years and under our institu
tions at the conclusion of that term
the American people express their
minds.
when matter is so important
as the maintenance of American
rights it is highly necessary that
American opinion should be ex-
pressed and | have no apology to
make in standing before you and in
saying that if | am elected president
l propose that the American flag
shall not be only symbol of cour-
tesy. symbol of justice-but it shall
be the symbol of firmness and con-
sistency in maintaining our known
rights on land and on sea throughout
the world.
THAT is not a policy that leads to
war. There never has been time
perhaps in our history when 1t was
easier to keep the American nation
out of war than during the past few
years when every nation engaged in
the great strife abroad desired our
friendship, and would not by reason
of any assertion of our just rights,
forfeit that friendship.
Il desire to see American enter
prise advanced throughout the world
want to see in the coming days OF
keen commercial rivalry representa-
tives of American industry carrying
their talents to the services of the
world in foreign lands. 1t is idle
however, to expect success in thai
direction if we do not have full pro
lection of those who represent oul
interests abroad.
81 am amazed to have any one
suppose that we can prosper in th'
retention of American trade through
out the world If our flag is only al
invitation to come home. Men whit
before election are desired as havin,
the best genius in the world, and al
doing a duty to humanity should no
be in danger after election of beint
called servants of their own privat
interests, who take their lives il
their own hands for their persona
ends.
"The dignity of American citizen
ship of one who is lawfully following
his vocation anywhere rights ar
recognized by our laws and constit,
tion as pertaining to American cit
! zens throughout the world. Thes
are not gifts for the administrator
to bestow or withhold In its discr'
tion; rather these are trusts to
sacredly guarded
Mr.. Hughes assailed the admin
tration for its Mexican policy. II
b declared that the question Of recoI
n nizing Huerta was beside the mark
a and not an issue.
"And | refer to it only because I
,. the very cruel and unwarrantab
l. suggestions that an approval of m
candidacy is an approval of war"
said, "as though our opponents hs
:. of peace.
81 mean to emphasize that II
policy of the administration has bee
in my judgment, not a policy
4 peace, but rather policy involvin
n petty and unjustifable warfare, ar
4 propose that we have a polio
8 which shall have as its cornerston
r first, that we shall not have a mudd
q of meddle as Disraell once said, b,
a that we shall have protection
!. American lives and property, and ii
q prosecution of consistent polio
q which cannot fail to evoke respe
J. while it safeguards the rights
| American citizens.
v "We hear a great deal OF tai
!. not only with respect to peace, b.
a respect to prosperity. The interes
q ing thing about II is that these su
q gestions, which are intended to hay
!. political effect, when examined ar
considered and analyzed, lead to ju
the opposite conclusions which thoi
putting forward the suggestion inter
to present to the public mind"
Mr.. Hughes assailed the admin
tration for the Underwood tariff, u
claring that after the war America
enterprise would have to be pr
y Ia.