The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-06-15
HUGHES ACCEPTS
AND LEAVES BENCH

Washington. Justice Charles Evans
Hughes accepted the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency, and resigned
from the supreme court OF tne Cnlteu
states. He issued the tollowlng state
ment:
ITO the President:
II hereby resign the office OF associ-
ate Justice of the supreme court OF inc
United States
Il am. sir. respectfully yours,
CHARLES Il. HUGHES"
Hughes statement of the acceptance
OF the Republican nomination totioWs;
Hon Warren @. Harding, Chairman
Republican National Committee Chi
cago. Ill.
MIR. Chairman and Delegates: have
not desired the nomination. have
wished to remain on the bench, but in
this critical period of our national his
tory | recognize that 1t is your right to
summon and my paramount duty TO
respond You speak at a time of ma
tional eXigency transcendinS merely
partisan consideration.
you voice the demand OF the dom
inant thoroughgoing AmerlcanIsn,
with firm protective upbuildlng polcleS
essential to our peace and security, ana
to that call in this crisis | cannot fan
to answer with the pledge of all that
is in me to the service OF our country.
Therefore / accept the nomination.
II stand for the firm and untinching
maintenance of all the rights of Amer
lean citizens on land and sea | nei-
Their impugn motives nor underestimate
difficulties.
But it is more regrettably true that
in our foreign relations we have suf-
!ered intellectually from the weak and
vacillating course which has been taxi
en- as regards Mexico-a course lamen-
tably wrong with regard to both our
rights and our duties
I'VE interfered without consistency
and while seeking to dictate when we
| were not concerned, we utterly failed
to appreciate and discharge our plain
duty to our citizens.
| AT the outset of the administration
! the high responsibilities of our diplo~
| matte intercourse with foreign nations
were subordinated to conception OF
| partisan requirements and we present
| ed to the world u humiliatiug spectacle
| of ineptitude.
| The latest efforts have not awaited
to recover the influence and prestige SO
| unfortunately sacrificed; and brave
| words have been stripped OF their force
| by indecision
81 desire TO see our diplomacy re-
| stored to Its best standards and ia
| have these advanced to have no sac
| rihces of national interests to partisan
| expediency; to have the first ability OF
| the country always at its comma nd
here and abroad, in diplomatic inter
course; to maintain firmly our rights
! under our laws; insisting steadfastly
| upon our rights as neutrals and fully
| performing our international obliga-
| tlOnS. and by the clear correctness and
| Justice of our position, and our mani
| fest ability and disposition to sustain
| them, to dignity our place among the
| nations.
II stand for an Americanism which
| knows no Interior purpose for a pa
| triotlsm which is single and complete
| Whether native or naturalized OF
| whatever race or creed. we have but
| one country, and we do not for an in
slant tolerate any division of allie
| glance.
Il believe in making prompt provi-
| sion to assure absolutely our national
| security.
| Il believe In preparedness. not only
| entirely adequate for our defense with
| respect to numbers and equipment in
| both army and navy, but with all
! thoroughness to the end that i'm each
branch of the service there may be the
| utmost efficiency under the most COM
| petent administrative heads.
| I'VE are devoted to the ideal or hon.
| orable peace. We wish to promote all
| wise and practicable measures for the
| Just settlement of international dis.
putes. In view of our abiding ideals
| there Is no danger of milItarism in this
| country.
| We have no policy of aggressive
ness; no lust for territory; no zeal for
! strife. II is in this spirit that we de-
| mand adequate provision for national
detense. and we condemn the ineXcus-
able neglect that has been shown in
| this matter Of first national Importance
| We must have the strength which
| sef-respect demands, the strength of
an efficient nation ready for every
emergency"