The Omaha morning bee., 1924-10-05

Touches on
All Issues
Cincinnati Address Is Open
ing Gun of Republican
Campaign in. Ohio; Cool
idge Is Eulogized.
Demos Offer No Relief


was formally opened tonight with
Secretary Hughes as chief speaker,
his address covering almost every is
sue raised thus far by either demo-
cratic or Independent orators.
whatever may be the subject of
campaign speakers, the secretary
declared. there is really only one is
sue in this campaign and that is
shall the administration of Calvin
Coolidge be continued?
'The average man, who is not In
terested in the tactics of the cam
paign says to himself and to his
neighbors-why should there be a
change?
Taking up first the arguments of
"our historic opponents of the demo-
cratic party" Mr.. Hughes dismissed
briefly what he termed eloquent
discourses on the Fundamental prin-
ciples of American government"
Does it occur to our friends, that
IL the question is one of American
ism, you could not find in the
length and breadth of the land, a
more typical American than Calvin
Coolidge?p he asked. Calvin Cool
idse incarnates Americanism. There
could be no betterment In change"
1t was equally vain" to seek an
issue in common honesty, Mr..
hughes declared"
Demands of Justice Met.
'ewe- detest political corruption and
we demand the punishment of the
guilty. The republican who soils his
hands. in corrupt dealings is as
treacherous to his party as to his
country. Every demand of justice
is being met and every interest OF
the government is being safeguarded.
No guilty person is being protected;
every guilty person will get his just
deserts according to the law of the
land"
The speaker decried, however,
"our opponents swiftly shifting to
general denunciation minglins the
innocept with The guilty in diatribes
which are the last resort of desperate
partisanshl -,
Repfying to sdefnocratic arguments
that release from war expenditures
accounted for saving of s2,041 900,
Mr.. Hughes said that even on the
statement of our opponents there
would be left over a billion dollars
of reduction In expenditures" not to
be accounted for in that way.
"How was this done?" he demand
ed ut has been done by upright,
courageous and determined execu-
tives zf1r thesface of the greatest of
difficulties
Praises Tariff"
Passing on to the tariff, the secre-
tary described the present law as a
highly successful revenue producer
yielding more than any previous tar
iff
1.-The fundamental question is
whether you are going to adhere to
the principle of protection." he con-
tinued. I'VE favor a protective tar
If, not to give privilege to a class,
but to promote the general prosper
ity"
In taking up the subject of for
eign affairs, Mr.. Hughes charged that
Our opponents offer nothing of con-
servative value" although they had
criticized them for three and half
years with much fluent inaccuracy."
I'm the conduct of foreign rela-
tions we are not seeking party ad-
vantage, but to maintain the honor
and protect the interests of the en-.
tire country" he said. For the sake
Of these interests we should have SO
far as possible, a continuous foreign
policy. Our strength abroad largely
depends upon our unity at home.
The secretary recounted at some
length the results OF the Central
American conference. American with
drawal from the dominican republic
and progress made in Haiti. He sum-
married. his review of Latin.American
relations by the statement:
Scoffs Demo League Stand.
"our relations with Latin America
are on a better footing than ever be.
fore"
The Washington arms conference,
he said. had "dssipated the clouds
and suspicion which had darkened the
eastern sky and added that its
achievements had "elicited the ap.
proval of the world"
At another point and In answer TO
democratic attacks for failure TO par
ticipate in international conferences,
Mr.. Hughes said:
I'VE believe In international con
fcrences, but conferences are directed
at objects, and when we participate
II must be to the extent that we can
make good our obligations according
to. our system of government and In
accordance with the dominant senti-
ment of our people. The form and ex-
tent of our participation are govern
ed by these principles.
The democratic attack seemed to
have special reference to the league
Of nations and its committees. Mr.,
Hughes said, adding that II the de-
mand were that the United States
should join the league and thus fully
participate, that would be an under
standable demand
"But It is precisely the position
which the democratic party has re.
fused to take" he continued. 1T has
declined for reasons of its own, TO
make the question OF joining the
league an issue In this campaign"
Scores Third Party.
The Washington conference and the
Dawes plan, Mr.. Hughes declared,
world as the greatest contributions
out by impartial persons over the
world as the greatest contributions
10 the interest OF peace In recent diff
fioult years"
Er. Hughes reserved his fire AT the
tl,i,d fictlef until tho clnsn of hla nd.