Show I TARiFF ARIFE IS DEFENDED BY HUGHES IN t SPOKANE j Assails Assails Administration for Lack of Prep Preparedness redness i ii in i- i II Mexican an Problem t F. F SPOKANE Wash Aug 15 Charles E. E Hughes last night told an audience in Spokane's I stadium that the proposed Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- Demo I cratic legislation against the I dumping o of foreign made goods in inthis inthis this country after after the war was not Worth north the paper on which it was written This piece of legislation Mr Hughes i said sald would be about as available available available avail avail- able as the piece of paper I hold hola in my hand in effect in protecting the American people in the economic war that will come when peace comes to Europe Mr Hughes read a II synopsis of the proposed legislation The Democratic party he said Bald was not equal to the task of protecting American industries by a tariff It lf you want to see what they are equal to he said read the the antidumping ing clause they put in in the revenue evenue bill Measure Ineffective I I shall not read it In full You would need to sit down and put a towel around your head get down close to it and study it it read it over again and again gain and then you would be puzzled tp to t know know what it meant If you found slut what it meant you would agree with me that it was obviously ineffective ineffective ineffective and would not work i Now what would a prosecuting at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney have to prove as a violation of this act Mr 1 Hughes continued after reading the synopsis He has got to prove that this act of ot commonly and systematically bringing goods into this country contrary to their prohibition is being violated He has bas got to prove that such act is done with the intent to destroy or injure any ny industry of the United States If lie does not prove that he has got to prove that it is for the purpose of preventing preventing pre pre- venting enting the establishment of an industry in- in in the United States or for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of restraining any part of the commerce of the United States Defends Tariff s Why that is a piece of legislation t that at would be about as available as that at piece of paper in my hand in effect ef eff effect ef- ef f ct in protecting the American people in ih this economic warNow warNow war Hj Now there was a remedy a counter counter- I galling ailing duty which was proposed but our friends were so strong to their traI traditions tra tra- I of tariff for reven revenue e only that t they ey would have none of itI itI it I am desirous that this matter o of the tariff should be attended to without without with with- out ut abuse I do not propose simply simply beca because se I am a candidate for office to seek office under false pr pretenses I Iam Iam Iam am a a. candidate and a good R Republican I I but if I arri ani am elected I shall endeavor to the best of my ability to see that principle applied for the public good and not for private gain Hughes devoted his attention almost exclusively at nt the night meeting here to discussion of the tho a II tariff At an earlier meeting he nd addressed his first audience co composed posed exclusively of women women women wo wo- wo- wo men voters and In an address at Coeur Coeur dAlene Idaho at noon defended himself himself him him- self on the charge that he lacked constructive constructive constructive con con- policy polley Source of Prosperity In his discussion of the tariff last night the nominee declared that the Democratic party claimed credit for forthe forthe forthe the great prosperity that the country Is enjoying today They seem to think he declared that the American people are so lackIng lacking lacking lack lack- ing in intelligence that they do not know the sources of that prosperity They seem to think that the American people have very short memories 1 i r think It will be found on election day that the American people have very good memories Our opponents proposed four years ago to reduce the tho cost o of living They said that what was necessary was to reduce the tariff and that done downward downward downward down down- ward would come the cost of living They proceeded to reduce the tariff but they did not reduce the cost o of liv liv- ing What they did was to reduce the opportunities to make a living They did that right effectively The nominee reviewed conditions of unemployment in the country soon after after after aft aft- er the outbreak of the European war Is For Preparedness Had there been a taking of stock at that time he said had the American Ameri Ameri- can people been able to voice its condemnation condemnation condemnation con con- there would not have been much left of the tho Democratic party forthe for forthe forthe the people understood wh what had happened happened happened hap hap- to the American co commonwealth and why Hughes referred to the fact that exports ex exports exports ex- ex ports are higher today than ever before I am told that In zinc alone exports ex- ex exports exports ex ex- ports Jumped in a year per cent cent he said Exports o of mules Jumped 2600 2500 per cent in one year Perhaps that was due to the Democratic party Why it is an Insult to the Intelligence intelligence intelli Intelli- gence of the American people to charge that or credit that abnormal artificial prosperity produced by the horrible war abroad to the policies of the Democratic party Hughes also assailed the administration tion for what he termed its lack of preparedness to meet the situation on the Mexican border charged that the administration had changed its mind overnight on the preparedness issue when a great leader went through the country telling the need of preparedness prepared prepared- ness and reiterated that he stood for foran foran foran an adequate reasonable measure of preparedness The nominee left here last night at 9 45 for Tacoma where he will speak this afternoon |