Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03

A prominent citizen of Maine, on the extreme East, and another from California, on the extreme Western border of this country, united in a scathing arraignment of the democrat ic administration on the stage of the Bradley theatre at the republican rally Thursday night.
 Hon. Hslbert P. Gardner, of the Pine Tree state, who voted for Col. Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, and Hon WA Peck of California, who voted for Wilson four years ago, told the large audience why sthey had cast aside all party .labels md stood side by side under the banner of Americanism, re pudiating the present administration and it's vacillating policies, and were seeking the election .of Governor Charles E. Hughes for president of the United States for the next four years
 The speakers were introduced by States Attorney Charles k. Searls. It was 9:l5 before he began his introduc. tory remarks and it WAS nearly II o'clock before the rally ended in three rousing cheers. Notwithstanding the lateness of the hour there were but few people who left lthe theatre until the final word had been spoken.
 MT. Gardner was the first speaker. He alluded to the recent election in Nj nj, I fb ;t i.;I stone for the success of the republican party in the present campaign. The old flag, he said, had beeu washed clean of ink stain and national degra- dation. He said that there is con- glomerate mass in charge of national affairs, mass of non. Americans, Dr. Wilson, Bryan, and ,"Benedict Ar mold" Baker.
 He said that Wilson is weak and yacillating president, while Hughes speaks what he thinks, thinks Ameri. canism and will back his words with actions. He emphasized the import ance of the recent sMaine election as the political weathervane which shows which way the wind blows. He ad mitted that the president had been in a very difficult position but said that his many friends would stand behind him if he would stand still long enough but he changes his position every twenty -four hours. The people are se- riCusly thinking.
 He touched on the "bread and but teru issue-the tariff issue, and the Adamson law, law which is errone- ously called an eight-hour law while in :fact 1t is wage increase law. He cited Lincoln's statement as a concise summing up of the tariff issue: "If l do .business abroad I have the mer- chandise and they have the money. 1T I buy at home I have the merchandise and we have the money" He said N hat history had repeated itself under Il he Underwood tariff law but that the war saved the country's business as we afe now engaged in feeding, clothing nnd furnishing munitions abroad-a Additions prosperity.
 He said he knew that the warehouses of Germany were bulging with manu- factured goods ready for shipment to this country when the war is over so that that country can get back some of the gold she has been sending over here for munitions and supplies.
 The speaker spoke of the Atkinson bill as a political frame up, in polit- ical crisis by desperate party to try to get . class vote. If the election had come . few weeks sgo it might have been successful but not now when the laboring classes have had chance to think it over. It has snothing to do with time, said the speaker, 1t only uses eight hours as a days standard Of pay. If it was in effect an eight hour law a penalty would be imposed for working more than eight hours In twenty. -four. The labor leaders put the measure through but it will hurt the Iaboring men. The speaker said he believed in organized labor. An intelligent organization can go to cap ital and make it's demands and It VIII be listened to. The matter in hand can be stated. Arbitration can be re- sorted to and public opinion will Hnd its aid to the side that is in the right.
 The speaker from time to time cnai- lenged anyone to dispute his statements and off9ed to answer any questions propounded. No advantage was tax eDSd the offer.
 He challenged any man 10 sabscrioe to doctrine of fixirg wages arolirsti ly by legislation Fs. you can raise wages by legislation you can lower them the same way,n he said. The whole thing was political trick. A conservative congress was cluboed lnto submission by a willy president
 The speaker then went into our fof- eign relations and foreign policy ana the manner in which the situations had been handled by the sdministfa- tion. He told of the policy in Mexico where the administration, after having refused to recognize the defacto gov ernment, sent it's troops to get salute to the dag if om . private citizen ana khat the salute has not been fired yet After landing troops on Mexican' soii' N