Show I Cabinet Discuss Hughes Hughes' es Speech i Think It Will Attract No Votes WASHINGTON Aug 5 Demo 5 Demo Democratic cratic leaders say the Hughes speech of acceptance is weak promises nothIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing constructive and will gain no votes The speech was discussed at atthe atthe atthe the cabinet meeting Mr 11 1 Hughes Hughes' speech said Acting Secretary of State Polk Is altogether satisfactory from a Democratic standpoint stand stand- point The speech is worse than pussyfooting pussyfooting pussyfooting pussy pussy- footing said Postmaster General Burleson It is a complete The people are tired of generalities and expect candidates to be specific in their promises Mr Hughes does not say what he would have done in Mexico l or what he will do if elected Generalities will not get votes nowa nowa- days The Democrats are pleased with the speech The more the bet bet- ter Gives No Remedy Mr Hughes falls fails to make Mexico an Issue by failing falling to say what he would have done under the same circumstances circumstances cir cir- said Attorney General Gregory This the tho voters have a aright aright aright right to demand and I believe they will vili call on Mr Hughes to be more specific in his promises They have a aright aright aright right to know from Mr Hughes whether he would have recognized Huerta whether he would have Intervened Intervened Inter Inter- in Mexico or whether he ho would i I intervene now Inter Inter-I The speech was fine very fine very satisfactory satisfactory I tory from our standpoint said Secretary Secretary Sec See Lane The Hughes Hughea speech was flat fiat and ineffective said Mr secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary to the president Democrats Like It It Democratic leaders in congress congratulated congratulated congratulated con con- I President Wilson today on the weakness of the Hughes attack Vice President Marshall who thinks I that It is almost impossible for tor a man manI who has served on the bench to get back to political form said that Mr I Hughes had lost his old time punch Representative Doremus chairman of the Democratic congressional committee com corn said The platform constructed by Mr Hughes will fall of its own weight be before before before be- be I fore election day Here are other opinions from senate senate sen sell ate and house Democrats on the tho speech Senator Stone Missouri The Missouri The entire speech appeared to me weak dull and inane It does not furnish a single in 1 I leave it to a discerning public to Judge whether Mr Hughes created the issues which his partisan admirers credit to him I fail to find where he has proposed a a. single constructive con con- policy j Sen Senator tor Owen Oklahoma The Oklahoma The i I speech is a mass of glittering generali generali- I ties I suppose it was the best he ho could do with the Republican side of the argument Senator James It It was a weak recital of a combination of discarded discarded dis die carded issues He criticises and he criticises but he doesn't offer a word of remedy Scolding Says Taggart Senator Taggart Indiana There Indiana There is nothing to the speech except scold scold scold and not a word about what he would have done in th the same circumstances Senator Tillman South Carolina Carolina- If Woodrow Wilson makes any speeches words long Ill I'll be he damned if it I vote for him Representative Rainey Illinois Illinois Illinois-He He HeIs Is contending for what the Democrats have made possible He is indorsing and standing for things the Republican can party never thought of indorsing Representative Lover South Carolina Caro Caro- lina Any lina-Any Any fool could declare for Americanism Representative Adamson Georgia Georgia- The Wilson administration has accomplished the good things he called for in his speech The rest is bosh Representative Ragsdale South Carolina Car Car- olina olina-I olina I think it must be a to those who had expected something better Representative Caraway Arkansas I-E I Dry ry as dust just dust Just a lot of platitudes Not a a. line in it strikes fire Representative Dickinson Missouri I It It did not come up to what the public had a right to expect and I dont don't believe be believe believe be- be lieve he made a successful attack on President Wilson I Representative Barkley Kentucky Considering that his gun was rusty his aim bad and that he had no ammunition ammunition ammunition am- am am am- I suppose he did the best he could No wonder he kept it from the public as long as possible His greatest great great- est asset is silence |