Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
HUGHES PLEADS UNITY
OF CAPITAL ANDLAB0R
IN SPEECH AT DETROIT
Republican Nominee for Presi-
dency Opens Campaign With
Address to Welfare Lead
ers From Factories
APPEALS TO WORKMEN
Bv PERRY ARNOLD

DETROIT Aug 7--Justice Charles r.
Hughess first appeal for votes on his cam
palgn tour for the presidency was plea
for Americanlsm, expression OF the hope
of a spirit Of cooperation between capital
and labor and Endorsement of a national
movement for welfare among American
workers.
The Republican nominee delivered the
first of his campaign speeches In stihingly
close room Of the Hotel Ponchartrain to n
committee representing welfare workers OF
every big factory In Detroit. There were
more than hundred persons who crowded
in and nopped their faces in the whitening
heat between handclaps for the nominee.
II was quite a demonstration and 1t fol.
lowed an unusual outpouring OF the public
early in the morning to greet him as he
paraded through the streets In an auto
mobile.
Democracy can't stand strife between
capital and labor" Hughes told the well
fare workers. I'VE are not laborers nor
capitalists" he continued. I'VE are all
American citizens"
The welfare workers were introduced TO
Justice Hughes by J. NJ. Eaton of the
Cadillac Motor Company.
PRAISE WELFARE WORK.
Detroit takes the lead in a great many
things. but there ia nothing In which Its
advance Is more important than In this
welfare work." said Hughes In responding.
There is nothing In which I personally
take greater interest than this. The
United States was not founded for produce
tion-it was founded for equal opportunity
to all for life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness. II is an awful thing TO think
of the man through whose work the pro-
duction is made possible as mere unit OF
production and not as human being. We
are all workers. work as hard as any
body"-and so saying the Republican
standard-bearer mopped his perspiring
brow and smiled, while his auditors roared
with laughter and applause.
"In your welfare work." he continued,
you doing something that Is really
worth while. You are buttresslng democ-
racy After all, the human factor is the
only real factor. The man who works must
feel the country Is doing right by him.
He's entitled to be safe in his work, NO
man should be placed in the position where
his life. limb or health is subjected to risk.
That's good AmerIcantsm' and it's good
business" Hughes declared emphatically
while his audience appauded vigorously
After the war we've got to look out for
ourselves II we are to maintain our
supremacy. I'm delighted with every
means to provide betterment of living con-
ditions of workmen so that every one in
the community who works with his hands
can go to work secure and happy in the
thought he is being taken care Of
MEETS sUFFRAGIsTs.
Hughes's first campaign speech OF the 1910
race was the start of busy talking day
for the candidate He expected TO deliver
at least three or four other speeches. AT
the Ponchartrain Hotel he conferred with
Michigan Republicans from all over the
State-Bome even travelling from the upper
peninsula to meet him; he talked with
women suffragists of the Congressional
Union and late this afternoon he was
scheduled to speak few words TO en-
ployes of two or three big automobile
plants-not including those in the Ford
factory. however.
one of those who called on Mr. Hughes
was Ty Cobb. He presented the candidate
with a baseball bearing the autographs of
Colonel Roosevelt, Christy Mathewson, Chief
Bender and of Cobb himself.