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Show FEALTY TO 0. S. 1ST BE SINGLE, SAYSHUGHES Candidate Addresses New York Audience and Attacks At-tacks Administration Policies. WOULD MAINTAIN AMERICAN RIGHTS Declares He Has No Secret Understandings or Obligations Obli-gations in Event of t His Election. NEW TORK, Oct. 2f. Charles E. Hughes tonight told an audience that crowded Scheutzen Park hall In Queens borough that he did not want the support sup-port "of anyone who has any interest superior to that of the United States, who would not instantly champion the right and interest of America againBt any country coun-try whatever, who wants immunity for foreign aggression, or who would have the power of this nation held captive to any foreign Influence or swerved by alien machinations." Makes Three Speeches. Mr. Hughes's declaration was made at the first of three meetings at which he spoke in New York City tonight. The other two meetings were held in Harlem and the Bronx. lie said: It Is hardly necessary to say that If I am elected we shall have an exclusively ex-clusively American policy in the -service of American interests. I have no secret understandings, no unstated purpose. If anyone suppose that in case of my election the rights and interests of American citizens will be subordinated to any ulterior purpose, or to the interest of the policies of any foreign power whatever, he Is doomed to disappointment. I am. an American, free and clear of all foreign entanglements. We propose to have an administration an American administration which, while dealing with all nations on a basis of the most absolute fairness, will maintain unshakingly American rights on land and sea. People Patriotic. We shall not tolerate the use of our soil for foreign intrigue. We shall not permit threats from1 any quarter or any foreign influence to swerve us from our action. I believe that the great mass of American people are sincerely patriotic. I said long ago in my speech of acceptance that, whether native or naturalized, of whatever race or creed, we have a common country and we could not tolerate a divided allegience. I desire the support of every true American who stands for my principles, princi-ples, whatever his race, and I do not want the support of anyone who has any interest superior to that of the United States. Tho United States must be supreme. And as to any who would have an allegience that is not single and complete, com-plete, as to any who would not Instantly In-stantly champion the rights and interests in-terests of America against any country coun-try whatever, as to any who would seek immunity for foreign aggression or who would have the power of this nation held captive to any foreign influence or swerved by alien machinations, mach-inations, let him not vote for me. |