Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-18
HUGHES NOW CLAIMS
C.O.P.WOM THE WAR
Says Republican Leaders in De-
manding Speed Furnished Driv-
ing Power to Win.
nv Associated Press to Every Evening

Py Associated Press to Every Evening
Trenton. n. j., Sept. 1s.-Charles F..
Hughes told the New Jersey Republican
State Convention in session here today
that Maine with unmistakable EN-
phasis. points 10 the verdict of the country;
that the people demand a change, and
with fresh courage 1--WE shall resume the
path of well-ordered government, of
prosperity and progress.
"a general election, said Mr.. Hughes,
us the great assze, the only time when
the administration can be brought to
AN accounting. We are not censorious
PEOPLE, but levity in passing judgment
upon officers of government and political
parties Ill becomes democracy. The
hest surety of the future is not IN the
promise of platforms but in the certain
~ Of rcbuke for maladmlnlstration and
in the checking of harmful tendencies
bv the displacement of those responsible
for them and the refusal to invest with
power those who would continue or
condone them. We endeavor to APP
prcciate accurately the mischief. not
simply 10 be critical but to point the
remedy and the future course"
Reviewing the administration of the
war Mr.. Hughes said never IN our
history had an opposition party so
completely subordinated all partisan
differences to the support of the adj
ministration," and further on he de-
clarcd:
I'm truth. il was the Republican leaders,
insIs,ent i'm their demand for speed and
efficiency in military effort, who in largest
measure furnished the driving power
behind an administration which too long
had fatuously cherished false security
and which too long had been benumbed
by inactivity and difference TO the VIM
dication Of American rights.
Unprcparcdness resulted In grlevous
extravagancc in outlay in the hurried ef-
fort TO make amends, MIR. Hughes charg-
ed, and while the people paid willingly
thoy paid far more than they should
have paid. Prevailing high costs, he said,
were largely due TO a heavy burden of
TAXATION and the endeavor to recoup
through ENLARGED prices for the tremend-
Gus lcyios made upon business. Discussing
this is sue and the remedy Mr.. Hughes
said:
The cloarcst call Of the day is to put
out the party which is responsible for
this extravagarce and install the party
pledged To economy, competent TO secure
economy by It's respect for business or
ganization and with every reason IN party
hmbition 20 make good its promises.
w hen cor gess Conferred extraordinary
authority upon the President in order TO
secure the unity Of action essential to the
war enterprise. 1t was Of course assumed
that there would always be sound and
adequate reason in relation 10 the actual
conduct of war when this authority was
used But witress the extraordinary dis
regard Of such limitations in the seizure
Of the cables after the signing of the armis-
tice. Witress tie rctcntion Of executive
power, wholly inadmissible in peace, on
the fiction of a continued prosecution of
war and in disregard Of the plaiEest
facts. III executive authority is TO be cor
rcspondingly continued We may well bid
good bye TO the republic. The war powers
were for the conduct Of the war, not
for peace
Mr.. Hughes discussed several of the
articles Of the covenant 10 which OBJ
iectioas have been made and of Article
Y he said:
This article has been described as the
heart OF the covenant. If it is, the coven-
ant has a bad heart Article y is really
the vice of the covenent. Why there
should have been such tenacious insistence
upon IL must remain a mystery, unless it
can be said TO be due TO pride of author
ship