Evening journal., 1916-08-10
DURAhD CONFIRMS
HUGHES CHARGES
Republican candidate Reads
Document From Professor;
Says He Was Forced Out
AGAIN ATTACKS
WILSON POLICIES

8. Hughes, replying to Secretary Red
held's telegram denying that f. Dana
Durand was forced out Of Office as di-
rector Of the census. yesterday read
to a large audience here letter
from MIR. Durand in which the for
mer director said that he told Secre-
lary Redield lie would resign but
wanted to remain. and that Redheld
replied that the administration had
decided on a change.
Mr. Hughes went into detail as to
the charge he made in Detroit that
the administration had made a raid
upon the Civil Service OF the United
States" and concluded As follows;
I'VE must have higher standards
than those of this administration.
This administration. with loud pro-
fessions OF devotions TO Civil Ser
vice reform has not been true TO the
standards Of the administration which
believe the American people desire
10 see enforced
Immediately after his speech here.
Mr.. Hughes motored hack TO ST. Paul,
where he delivered an address.
In his Minneapolis speech Mr..
Hughes said In part:
In my speech in Detroit ! took
occasion 10 refer TO the fact that in
q very important bureau. the Bureau
of Census. an eminent statistician, a
man OF conspicuous experiences and
fitness for the place, had been re-
tired and a man had been appointed
In his place without qualifications for
that important technical work. You
must know how important the Census
Bureau Is. In the proper collation. Of
those statistics is furnished the op.
portunity for many investigators to
detect important tendencies in our
ife. Il Is work that must be done
sxpertly.
Nov, my statement that r. Dana
OIand was retired, ~ said, IN effect.
and his place given to politician, has
been challenged by Secretary Rcdncd.
Secretary Rcdfcld telcgraphs me that
] was gieatlv misiniormed. He says
Durard was not remo' ed OF retired, hut
resigned Voluntarily unasked I was
glad TO indorsc him Tor his present cm-
alovment
II Dana nrand happens to be pro-
lessor in the University of Minnesota,
and ! am going TO read the letter which
he has written me today in respect To
this matter He says;
'lnasnuch ms the truth Of your state
ment with regard 20 change in the d.
rectorshir Of the census has been chal.
lenged. / think il is only fair 10 you
that I should make this statement: My
resignation a. director was distinctly a
forced resignation.
cat the first conversation J had Will
rSecretary Rcdbcld on the subject, | told
him that ! would Of course resign when.
ever he desired, hut TINT hoped
might be- permitted 10 remain a. | was
much interested in the work and consid-
cred myself reasonably qualified, espe-
ciallv by reason OF the experience al
ready gained in the position. He at
once told me that the administration
had decided that IL wanted TO make a
change believe 80 create a vacancy
there were the words used The next
! heard about the matter was the am
nonnccment in the prcss that the name
Of my successor had been sent 10 the
Senate. thcrcupon wrote out my res.
irnstion | prefer not TO he quoted.
but VI YOU consider it necessary, you
are Of liberty 10 do so
In his speech az the Auditorium
Mr. Hughes said in part
4 am strong party man. ! believe
In party organization as an essential
agency OF republican government. But
I believe in party organization as the
servant Of democratic people, and I
stand as the representative OF a party
in order that through that essential
fundamentally I may serve all the
men and women OF the United States
i believe that there is no reason
able man IN the Progressive party and
no devout and strong organization
man in the Republican party who
holds 20 the great ideals OF the honor
and prosperity and efficiency Of this
nation who cannot with a good con-
science support my candidacy.
Americanism Thing of Spirit.
we have come from many lands
Here in the Northwest we know that
American.sm is a thing Of the spirit
and not of the flesh Wherever a man
is born, II he is a naturalized Ameri-
can citizen OF the United States he is
here heartily an American citizen with
American ideals. with American hopes
ready 10 give, live an die for the
United States.
Il desire 10 see a reinforcement OF
the American sentiment in that con-
scsousness OF unity which displaces
all possibility Of division We must
have that inner feeling Of intense 10y
atty What is there 10 divide us? We
are united people and only through
that dominant sense OF unity and OF
loyalty can get the force and motive
power which will make us an efficient
nation ready TO cope with the prob
lens Of the twentieth century.
Regular Army Kept Too Low.
There was no excuse for permit
ting our regular army to remain al
SO low point that il could not per-
form military duty without summon
ing men unprepared for service from
the length and breadth OF the land.
mat Is no. 2 spectacle of a prepared
nation. That is a condition for which
nolu the administration responsible
Consider for moment the fact. n
was only about year and a half acc
that certain patriotic citizens were Al.
recting attention to the need OF nre.
paredness. 10 the need OF the enlarge
ment OF our regular army. and tho
President of the United States for
maily expressed his opinion tina
such persons were nervous, excited
that there was no real occasion fol
alarm That there were No condifionl