Show Protective Tariff Is in Tacoma TACOMA Wash Aug 16 Charles Charles E. E Hughes told an audience in Tacoma's Tacoma's Tacoma's Ta- Ta comas coma's sta stam m yesterday that he would not SHrink rink from war In en enforcing enforcing enforcing en- en forcing American rights abroad Hughes read the Democratic program of 1912 declaring for tor the protection of ot American rights abroad I want that made real the nominee nominee nominee nomi nomi- nee said I do not think in making that real that we encounter the danger of war I would not shrink from it if we did In performing the obvious obvious' duty uty Hughes confined his remarks almost wholly to what he termed the need for fora a protective tariff I propose a wise tariff without abuses he said but frankly a tarl tariff to build up and maintain American in- in Hughes reviewed Democratic De tariff legislation and the Democratic platform plank of 1912 relating to the tariff Our opponents said they would re reduce reduce re- re duce the cost of living he said Behold Behold Be hold the result Through an unfortunate development development develop develop- ment in the Republican party which Is now happily healed our opponents got powe powe- and they did not reduce the cost of living We dont don't propose that the shortcomings of the administration with respect to the protection of ot American industries shall be forgotten They want to forget them They think thin that the European war like charlt charity covers a a. multitude of sins Hughes referred to a statement Issued is issued issued Is- Is sued by Secretary McAdoo soon after the war started in 1914 In which It was announced that in emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency currency was available to relieve financial stress Our opponents had to resort to a Republican measure of precaution the Vreeland law he said to still the fear that their policy had engendered among the people of ot this country It was that Republican measure that took us through that critical period Reverting to the tariff Hughes asked why the Democratic party wanted a tariff commission Do the they want a commission to frame a tariff for revenue only he asked I want a tariff commission for tor the purpose of carrying out the protective protective pro pro- principle not block it it The antidumping provision of the pending revenue bill was discussed by Hughes I I have had some experience with statutes he said and if that statute works it will be a tremendous surprise to me Hughes heR left at 4 40 p p. p m m. for Seattle to fill a speaking engagement |