The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-08
REPUBLICANS
OPEN BATTLE
Senator BHTaTldgS Fired Opening
eunaiYOungSiOEl, O., To-Day.
GOV. HUGHES iLSO SPOKE

GUV. HUGHES kLSO SPOKE
i'diaasn Aroused Great Enthusiasm In
Speech Enumerating Laws Pssses
By Repu5ioars-Sais Brysn Nc.cr
Thought Of Them-compares T-fs
arc Bryan saa says latter Accom-.
pnsrsd Nosairs ard Is trexpert
eoced-Ceelares Nsersskan Is U.s.
ful in That He Is a Storm OF Unress
wn.-a Clears toe Atmosphere.
Ncrrs toUn. o. SEPT 5-Tto m.
lions. -.a-Dii,aa camps. ru was Open
.- r Nai' Ns monster mass u..l.rr
l ..s ,ltN This afternoon. Senator 49,
l.ft p. lescr.lse. % Indians. --ll
t'e Dn alls sun in STIRRING sr eca
t.at Nas received With che rs. Cove
.ru.- hughes. 81 New Nors. also
spoke he par, N- DeVcrl1cc sell.
Ne are miiwa. iu au historic
rnf uert Tor rigat-ousuess writ. q
.-,o laws. shall that movement ne car-
s..i ort or wrcckel1 us con rcte cx-
cr Is the Roosevelt policies.
shall ncy be saved or iost- SrrIa
years ago we started upon tle g-eat
e1rh OF modern and humane lc-i-'a-
uou chan has made the Roosevelt per-
ioi historic lu those Yeas ,re p. q
Dec railroad rate 'bii. which l- t.e
irs- time 'u American history ass RS
Iln principle that tie government az
al tle people can and wiu rc-ulat,
those 1ho carry the products ol al ,he
people We passed the meat Inspection
AND pure food laws. which ended tile
sale ot poisoned foods ana ai1... .a-ri
drr-s tae irrigation law. whirh ls
rasr- fertile the arid west ana VIII
hrti within our OWE Continental
boundaries "a now empire o. productive
wealth.
"Ne passed the employers liability
law. which revoludouizei the he1l.i.ss
rule of thc common law and gives -lc
railroad labcrer or his family ccuper-
saf.o1 for his Injury or death. TREE Law
.orb.iiInE railways from requiring eri-
piorcs 20 work an inhuman number OF
hours without rest, the safety lprll-
aAse act which not only less MS th
iarrer to lie and limb OF employees
but which increases The safety OF e.
travelling public
Bryan Never Thought Of These Laws.
"AI these are Republican laws
Each Of them was opposed secretly or
openly hy both Democrats ana Renu1-
l..aus each a. them received both
Republican ana Democratic votes f3.t
each OF them vas urged ty Republic
can president originated hy Repub-l-
can statesmen. and some OF them were
n1t even Thought of outside The Re-
publican party For example. even Mr..
Bryan never dreamed OF the meat iu-
s1el-.,a and pure food laws. yet that
law means more 20 the health of the
American people than an the curious
devices De ever proposed.
"Ot tac wo-k slat remains. the first
is to revise the tariff The tariff We
shall make VIII protect American In
dustr.cs. and also open foreign mar
Aeis t4 American products. A straight
OUT revenue tar6 is ancient. q single
protective tariff Ia out OF date We Re-
plblcals propose 20 keep up with tie
times. Ass q straight out revenue flrir
gives everything away o. fore "a na-
lions and gets nothing In return SD
straight out protective tarI gives
nothing away and gets nothing in re-
iurr. The modern tariff is al maximum
and minimum aria high tariff 20
he applied OBJ any nation that viii not
give us advantages In its markets. and
lower tariff. still protective. 70 be
granted Co. any nation that will give rs
Advantages in its markets
Every labor law we have passed
is pert of that web OF Industrial
questions which we call the labor
problem. nut the Fundamental labor
problem Is the problem OF employment
and pay Work and wages are the
foundations of ishor's we'll being. with
out OF which all labor legislation is the
giving a. stone Instead OF bread
Had any political economist been told
TWENTY-FIVE years ago that carpenters.
miners and steel workers ever would
be paid the American wages Of the
present day he would have scofed.
Recovery From the Panic.
We are quickly recovering from the
bfleIest panic in our history I.et
worAinsmeu contrast that panic with
the one that occurred under the last
oemocrarr administration and then
answer tAis question for themselves.
VIII the election OF Mr. Bryan or NJ.
TAN best help the rapidly improving
business O.! me country? Ana remem-
Der that active business means we'll
paid employment
That Mr Bryan and the opposition
Would make business practically i'm
possible IS proved by their national