Show I EDITORS EDITORS' DIVIDE IN COMMENTING ON HUGHES HUGHES' SPEE Republican Press Says G. G O. O P B. B Candidate Has Ha Bared Weakness of Wilsons Wilson's Policies in Sledge Hammer Arraignment HUGHES FIRES THE FIRST GUN New York Herald I iCharles Charles E. E Hughes the Republican nominee for president delivered his speech of t acceptance last night Wilson may with care match its literary style but If it he is going to match Hughes he must speak as president of the United States and not of humanity In general and as the nominee of a political political political po po- po- po party and not of the world at large For Hughes proclaims himself an American candidate and his watchword is America first and America efficient efficient ef ef- The Republican nominee made a great hit when he attacked Wilson for appointing Bryan secretary ry of state using that important office as a political football but he ho would have made a greater one if he had said that he would appoint to a cabinet place a heroic self confident figure in blue that stood in the gallery the idol of the young men the same being Roosevelt But Hughes was not reluctant to say what he would do as president in other matters in which he criticised Wilson He would have recognized Huerta he would have had American ships rescue Americans at Tampico who were in peril without leaving it to German and British ships to do he lie would have havo had no such man as Josephus Daniels in the tho cabinet but he did not say whom he would have he would have made Germany understand understand understand under under- stand that she would be held to strict accountability in the Lusitania matter in advance and he lie would have so held he hew he would have a large standing standIng standing stand- stand Ing army instead of calling national guardsmen away from their homes to do patrol duty against bandits he lie would as president support the policy of protection he would build up the merchant marine without putting the government into competition with private capital Hu Hughes Hughes' hes' hes speech was well received He talked considerable common sense |