Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-09

lature. making the fare from New
 York to Coney Island cents which
 would give these sufferers a chance
 to get a breath of fresh air and
 glimpse of Gods sunlight. But he
 was on the side of the railroad He
 vetoed the bill. The question of the
 adoption of the income tax which
 came before the legislature He wrote
 a message which was infiuencial in its defeat.
 Hughes says that the president and
 congress were wrong in passing the
 Adamson eight-hour bill in spite of
 the fact that many of the republicans
 in the house were in favor of it. Then
 in another breath he said it was not
 an eight-ho law but a raise in
 wages. He has since seen new light
 and has eaten his word and says he is in favor of an eight-hour law and so does Roosevelt but not in this partic- ular instance.
 Men Are More Contented. Great men like Ford have tried it
 the workmen but for the employer The men are more contented, more efficient and do better work Some think the president was club bed into it.. It is not so. The heads of tRe brotherhood did not demand
 but were requested by the president in
 conference. They did not prepare and present the Adamson act they knew nothing about it until it was pre- sented before the house. Had there been a strike within a few days every
 town and city in the United States would have been without fuel light, et, and all perishable crops would be total loss. The question Is not a raise in wages. It is a $3 8 day wage and how many hours constitute a day's work?
 There was a great strike in this | country once and coercion was used. That ~as when the special interests on Wall street struck in 1907. When MT. | Gearey, president of the United States
 Steel corporation and MT. Prick their | and demanded from Roosevelt by the | throat the right to take over their | nearest competitors and Roosevelt yielded. In so yielding he violated a law of this country, the Anti Sherman l Trust law and there Is today a writ | in the supreme court pending to set | aside this violation.
 l MT. Hughes criticised the president | for removing MT. Herriclk, ambassador
 to France and placing in his place an | inexperienced man. On consideration i this charge was recklessly made MT | Taft removed Mir. White diplomat of l 16 years experience to apoint Mr. l Herricll, who had none. But suppose l he did remove Herrick and 1t was un- wise to appoint Sharp his successor | iC NOl<Iu pV IIlSGII1Iy IO IeIIlOfS dn 6X- | perienced president and to elect MT. | Hughes as president of the United | States.
 In part Secretary Houston said: | It always has been a, great pleasure l for me to be in New England and to
 meet New Englanders. I am always l glad to address New Englanders be- cause they are such independent peo- i pie, willing and able to follow their
 convictions. For the past three and l aT,,,Tf 1 to be associated with the present ad- ministration tha thas been busy every | hour and an administrator that has
 made 8 record both in the domestic and 1 foreign fields.
 You have these questions before you | to chose: A party of achievement | with a programme, or a party of fault 1 finding. You know the record of the | republican party. You know it's 1 promises and you know it's failures. | You know that in the republican plat 1 form that some schedules were too 1 high and must be reduced.
 | The democratic party successfully l passed the Underwood tariff law which
 was wise. You know too, that this i revision of tariff occurred at the time | when the America ntrade was ex- banding.
 The First Real War. l As some people say that this o<un- | try will be ruined and say wait until 1 the war closes. We must make a
 chanse in government and this is | worth while your attention. Do you realize what this great war means to
 Germany, France Russia and other
 nations of the old world who are en- | gagged in this great strife, who are
 sending their skilled men to the | front. This is the first real war this 1 world has ever seen. Not only men at
 arms, but nations at arms. Those who 1 are not fighting with weapons at the l front are fighting in making muni- tions. These nations are piling ur great monstrous burdens of taxes, but suppose then there should be a | change, would there be any undue | threatening to the American industry this
 In speaking of the income tax, Sec l retary Houston said, am not going tc discuss it for it will take years to per feet it, I think, and so do many oth-
 CTS. I trust that the party who plac- ed 1t on record will be able to make
 the necessary admendments. Do you
 realize how the federal reserve act saved us from a panic two years ago
 Today when great problems of fl
 nance arise are taken care of How
 are the great cotton and grain crops
 taken care of? Not by Wall street but by committee in the treasury
 building of the United States. There is a great field of national interest in- volved in usual life. People do not | clearly realize that the cities could
 not exist without the rural life, and
 a great deal has been done by the ad-
 ministration for production This administration has created an office
 of market with a high trained personeI
 at the head with capital to discuss
 the problems. Many democrats come from the rural districts and know the problems A law was passed for | stability of crops upon which farmers could appraise for market
 You know of the problems with Mexico and the German subma-
 rines. We have declined, under en-
 ormous pressure from people, who had money invested in Mexico, to keep out | of war. We kept out of war. We are not at war and furthermore we don't ] want it. Some crfticise President l Wilson for not using force I have l too much respect for the morality ot