| Show Hughes Has Shot His Bolt Y Yi s F Failed ailed to lit I-lit i the B Bullseye N 2 a y v N M MY Mk k Y e Y CHAMP CLARK Speaker Champ Clark Opens Campaign in Maine Tears Judges Judge's Speeches ches to Tatters BRUNSWICK VICK Me Mc Aug 19 Champ Clark speaker of the house of representatives opened the campaign in Maine for the Democrats today in a characteristic character character- speech In which l l e e told of the accomplishments of the administration and congress conr under the leadership of President Wilson He lie also took note of the campaign tour that Charles E. E Hughes is making In 1 l b behalf of ot his candidacy for the presidency Mr Ir Hughes he said had thus far made enough speeches to enable people to form torm judgment as to his opinions on current issues and in the speakers speaker's opinion he has shot his bolt but has failed to hit the bullseye Mr Clark said in part Judge Hughes has made enough speeches in this campaign to enable intelligent lt persons to form something approximating a correct Judgment as asto asto asto to his opinions on current issues He has shot his bis bolt but has failed to hit the tho bullseye Has Lost His Cunning It was universally conceded by both friend and foe foo that his speech at Youngstown O. O in 1908 was far and aWay the greatest Republican speech made that year Comparing his speeches since he was nominated for president with his strong Youngstown speech one one is forced inevitably to one of of 1 two conclusions First t that hat hig n pen and ton tongue have hays 1 f E ir cunning curf I g- g r bt bly oJ- oJ T second sec sec second ond that h he li has s- s nothing worth while to use aga against l' l st Democratic accomplishments accomplishments accomplish ments or to propose as Republican policies should should- Republicans by some miracle win the house the senate and the presidency His speeches may mav be not unfairly summed up as querulous at atthe atthe atthe the splendid record of a Democratic congress and a Democratic adminis adminis- Here and there out of a n. vast multitude of things he finds a few of minor character which he deems unsatisfactory unsatisfactory un satisfactory to him which him which even if wrong have wrong have no more to do with the tremendous problems with which a mighty people are aro wrestling than havethe have havethe havethe the potato vines of Aroostook county Maine to do with the majestic flow of the Mississippi river I He endeavors to make an Issue of the tho separation of the Hon D. D Dana Durand from the pay roll as director of the census I know Mr Durand He is an estimable gentleman but he had no vested right to the office which he held There are thousands of American citizens as capable honest industrious and patriotic as Mr Durand is and neither Judge Hughes nor anybody else of veracity will deny these necessary qualifications to the splendid pl American who was appointed to succeed Mr Durand Not a National Issue It is not within the power of Judge i Hughes nor any other complaining orator to make a national issue of Durand any an- more than he lie can make a national issue of who fired the Ephesian Ephesian Ephe- Ephe i sian dome or who struck Billy Patterson Patter Patter- Patter Patter-I son or who was as tho the man In the Iron mask I Lord Bacon Baron who possessed the most exquisite intellect ever eyer housed ina ina in ina a human skull shill father of the tho Inductive Inductive in inductive In- In philosophy warns philosophy warns us against deducing a general rule from too few I Instances Instances-a a 3 a warning which applies to all writers and speakers including the eminent Judge Hughes Ho Ile draws a general Indictment against Democratic diplomatic ap appointments appointments appointments ap- ap but falls to give us the specifications or the proof to sustain sustain sustain sus sus- tain the indictment He says that he Is in favor of undiluted Americanism So are we all God be praised He lie is not peculiar in that respect The vast mass of tho the American people people men men and women women- are too busy working at what the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans denominate the bread and butter butter butter but but- ter sciences sciences' to make elaborate speeches vaunting their undiluted Americanism but the average American Ameri Ameri- can citizen citizen and and after all the average American citizen the strength and glory of the republic republic- is as patriotic as Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson or any other bigwig in the tho land There Is not one American citizen native born or naturalized naturalized nat nat- In who would fall fail the tine country should the supreme test come Spots on the Sun Perhaps President Wilson Nilson has made I Continued on na a e A 2 21 2 HUGHES HAS SHOT Continued from page 1 some mistakes Perhaps the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic congress had made some It is safe to say there never was a president or congress that did not make mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes and there never will be be simp simply because we are all human Any astronomer astronomer astronomer astron astron- omer who has an adequate telescope can find spots on the sun but nevertheless never never- theles and notwithstanding the sun continues to light and warm and fruit- fruit the earth Judge Hughes with his telescope Is hunting for spots on the Democratic administration and the Democratic congress congress but but the people realize that we have the most unbounded prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- that has blessed the land since Christopher Columbus discovered America and that notwithstanding the ancient and and and- chronic sneer of the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans that we possess no power of constructive statesmanship we have In three and a half haa years placed upon the statute books more constructive remedial legislation than the Republicans cans did In twenty years years laws laws which should have been passed four decades ago They are likely to conclude to let well enough alone and to continue the Democrats In power Speaker Clark here enumerated some of the things we have d done ne with the remark that actions speak louder than words His list Included the tariff bill with Its new income tax features national reserve bank act antitrust law Alaska railroad trades commission rural credits and good roads bill and the constitutional amendment authorizing election of United States senators by popular vote Wilson Did His Duty What has been done for the defense i of the country and for or the laboring man also aho were referred to and In clos- clos M i the speaker said The chances are the voters of America will act on the sage dictum of Abraham Lincoln that It is unwise unwise un un- wise to swap horses while crossing the stream and continue the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- In power The people seem to have absolute confidence In the pilot of the ship of state Woodrow Wilson Ilson and are not likely to drop him overboard In mid mid- ocean while tho the storm whips the tho Waters waters wa Wa- Into fury He lie did his duty the Democratic house did its duty the Democratic senate did Its duty and the word wo-d duty Is the word in ur lIr vernacular We e submit that We e deserve deserve deserve de de- de- de serve well eli of the republic republic all all of us Having discharged our duty an and ane I been faithful to our trust so BO far the people will assume that we will do our duty and be faithful even unto the en end It t Is written T by y their works ye shall know them them- Men Ien are measured more by what they do than by what they sa say We Ve rest our case upon the accomplished as an things we have hoe earnest prom promise Iso of what we will ac accomplish accomplish accomplish ac- ac if continued in power wonderful magnificent a Ours is a stark record which anybody save a idiot can easily and success successfullY fully defend de de- de that unequalled record fend Upon we confidently appeal to the grand In Inquest inQuest inquest in- in quest of the nation In the impending campaign |
