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Show HUGHES OUTLINES CAMPAIGN ISSUES ASSAILS ADMINISTRATION'S POL-ICY POL-ICY IN HIS SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE AC-CEPTANCE OF NOMINATION. Declares for New Policy of Firmnes.s and Consistency Toward Mexico and For Unflinching Maintenance of American Rights on Land and Sea. New York. Charles E. Hughes on July 31 outlined in his speech of acceptance ac-ceptance the issues upon which he will conduct his campaign for tha presidency. Mr. Hughes assailed the administration adminis-tration for the course it has pursued with reference to .Mexico, maintenance of American rights during the Euro' pean war, preparedness and other great questions of the day. He declared de-clared for a new policy of "firmness and consistency" toward Mexico, for "the unflinching maintenance of 'all American rights on land and sea," and for adequate national defense; adequate ade-quate protection on 'both western and eastern coasts. "We denounce all plots and conspiracies conspir-acies in the interest of any foreign nation," Mr. Hughes said. "Utterly intolerable is the use of our soil for alien intrigues. Every American must unreservedly condemn them and sup-port sup-port every effort for their suppression." suppres-sion." The nominee assailed the administration adminis-tration for its "direction of doplomatic intercourse," from the beginning, declaring de-claring that where there should have been conspicuous strength and expert, ness there had been weakness and in-expertness. in-expertness. He cited Santo Domingo as an instance where "trust was shockingly betrayed" by appointments given to "deserving Democrats," and the failure to continue Ambassador Herrick at his post in Paris after tha war had started as "a lamentable sacrifice sac-rifice of international repute." "I indorse the declaration In the platform in favor of woman suffrage," Mr. Hughes declared, and he added: "Opposition may delay, but, in, my judgment, cannot defeat this movement. move-ment. I favor the vote for women." One-fourth of the speech was devot ed to Mexico. Step after step taken by the administration, with reference to Mexico was assailed, from the days of Huerta to the note sent the de factq government by the state department July 20 last, part of which was quoted in the speech. The seizure of Vera Cruz, the nominee said, 'was war, o( course." "Later we retired from Vera Cruz," he continued, "giving up this noble warfare. Recently the naked truth was admitted by a cabinet officer. Wa are now informed that we did not go to Vera Cruz to force Huerta to salute the flag. We are told that we went there to "show Mexico that we were in earnest in our demand that Huerta must go." "America," Mr. Hughes continued, "has no policy og aggression toward Mexico, no desire for any part of her territory; but wishes her to have peace, stability and prosperity. "The conduct of the administration has created difficulties we shall have to surmount," he said. "We demand from Mexico the protection of the lives and property of our citizens and the security of our border from depredations." dep-redations." "Safeguarding American rights abroad had not been accomplished by the administration," he said. There had been "brave words in a series of notes," but "what does it avail to use some of the strongest words known to diplomacy if ambassadors can receive the impression that the words are not to be taken seriously." |