Show HUGHES N ES CAMPAIGN ISSUES ASSAILS administrations POLICY IN HIS SPEECH OF AC A I 1 C OF nomination declares De claros for new policy of firm ness and consistency toward mexico and for unflinching maintenance of american rights right on land and sea new york charles E hughes hughea on july 31 outlined la in hla his speech of acceptance cep tance tho the issues upon which he will conduct his bis campaign for the presidency mr hughes assailed the admi adminis tor for the course it has pursued with reference to mexico maintenance of american rights during the european war preparedness and other areat questions of the day he de blared tor for a new policy ot of firine firmness sa and consistency toward mexico for the unflinching maintenance of all american rights on land and sea and tor or adequate national defense ade quate protection on both western and eastern coasts we denounce all plots and conspiracies in the interest of 0 any foreign nation mr hughes sald said utterly intolerable Is the use of our soil for alien intrigues every american must unreservedly condemn them and support every effort tor for their suppression 11 the nominee assailed the ad administration mints 11 tor for its it a direction of diplomatic intercourse from the beginning de daring that where there should have been conspicuous strength and expertness there had been weakness and in expertness he cited santo domingo as an instance where trust was iho shockingly kingly betrayed by appointments given to deserving democrats and the failure to continue ambassador clemick at his post in paris after the war had started as ii a lamentable sacrifice of international repute 1 I indorse the declaration in the platform in favor of woman suffrage mr hughes declared and he be added opposition may delay but in my judgment cannot defeat this movement I 1 favor the vote for women one fourth ot of the speech was devoted to mexico step after step taken by tho the administration with reference to mexico was assailed from the days of huerta to the note sent the de facto government by the state stata department july 20 last part of which was quoted in the speech the seizure of vera cruz the nominee said was war ot of course bater we retired fr from om vera cruz he continued giving up this noble warfare recently the naked truth was admitted by a cabinet officer we are now informed that we did not go to vera cruz to force huertado Huer tato salute the flag we are told that we went there to show mexico that we were in earnest in our demand that huerta must go america mr hughes continued has no policy og aggression towa toward mexico no desire tor for any part of her te territory but wishes her to h have a ve peace stability and prosperity the conduct ot of the administration has created difficulties we shall have to surmount he said we demand from mexico the protection ot of the lives and property ot of our citizens citizen sand and the security of our border from depredations safeguarding american rights abroad had not been i accomplished OW by the administration he said thera ther had been braye words in a series ol of notes but chii what does it avail to use some of the strongest words known to diplomacy it ambassadors can receive the impression that the words are not to be taken seriously |