Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-01
HUGHES REPLIES TO
BOASTS OF DEMOS
Nominee Refers to Wilson
Day" as Little Festival Of
Self Qualification"
FOR BIRTH OF FREEDOM

FOR BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
Columbus, O., Oct. 3l.--Charles E.
Hughes last night replied to Presi-
dent Wilson's speech at Shadow
Lawn Saturday. Mr.. Hughes re-
ferred to the occasion as "a little festi-
val of self-glorihcatiol" among "our
opponents" in which they celebrated
the birth OF freedom and described
themselves as the generous forces OF
OF the age and world"
"The eulogy needed one further
touch" Mr. Hughes declared, "and that
was to celebrate the policy that led
to the slaughter at Vera Cruz and
Carrizal."
The Underwood and Adamson bills
were characterized as being in the
whimsical domain OF topsy-turvy-
dom" and may be hailed as the
guardians OF American enterprise and
American labor" Business had been
placed, as it was claimed, on differ
ent footing, Mr.. Hughes said.
Slippery Footing.
"And it is very slippery footing
he added.
Mr.. Hughes declared his opponents
were little out OF their reckoning"
in claiming that business had been
relieved OF a nervous fear OF the
courts" that what business really
feared was vague legislation" two
faced laws government by hold up
and an administration which treats
business men as suspicious charac-
tiers"
The nominee was due to address
his audience here at s o'clock. In
stead he began his address at GAS
A long torchlight parade which he
reviewed and crowds Of republicans
from every section OF Ohio, which
choked the streets between his hotel
and Memorial hail. caused the long
delay.
The last Of the audience had beer
in their seats, waiting, two. and one.
half hours before he began to speak
TIE early arrivals had been sittinG
nearly four hours
Thousands OF persons, who coult
not gain entrance to the hall, were
addressed outside in overflow meet
ings, by other speakers.
The crowd which witnessed tn,
parade packed the greater portion o
Capitol Square, opposite the hote
where Mr.. Hughes was staying. Thu
nominee reviewed the parade for al
hour and half and left II still pass
ing. For four blocks between tn,
hall and the hotel the crowd was Sc
dense that Mr.. Hughes car had 4
creep at a snaiPs/pace,
Stopped in Jam.
About block from the hall il cam,
to a stop in the jam, surrounded b.
thousands Of persons who called Of
him for 4 speech. He. finally. arose
II would like to speak to YOU" h
said, but /. cannot do so. The crow,
in the hall has been waiting lonI
time and my voice rs POOR AZ I
They cheered this and the polio
finally cxtricated his car from tn
throngs, With a squad Of polieerAe
Leading the way, the car finail
reached the hall.
AZ in previous speeches today ]
Ohio, Mr.. Hughes made the taril
his chief theme tonight. In replyin
TO statements Of President Wilson
speech, Mr.. Hughes oaid;
The other day ou- opponents ha
little festival OF tclf glori6catioi
They conferred upon themselves tn
highest honors the y could bestov
They celebrated the birth OF freedom
They had emancipated, they sais
pretty much everything and every
body. Finding no lesser praise to b
adequate they finally described then
selves as the generous forces of tn
age and Of the world.
Humanity Will 30 Routed.
eFor these. they say, will be throw
back in encouragement and confusio
in the event OF their defeat. The
say, in effect, that If majority (
my fellow countrymcn elect me, h,
msnity will be routed
~This delicate tribute to my ow
cndcavors ! keenly appreciate. tt
euIogy needed only one further touc
and that was to celebrate the polio
that led to the slaughter at Wei
Cruz and Carrizal. These, ! suppos
would be regarded by the generol
forces Of the age as peace partie
and in the same whimsical domain I
topsy -turveydom the Underwood al
Adamson bills may be hailed as Il
guardians OF American enterprise 81
ofAmerican labor,
I'VE, are told that tho business al
the HE Of the country have been p
upon a new footing. This is tru
And MS very slippery footing.
What Business Fears.
we were told that business h
been relieved from nervous fear
the courts. ! think our opponents a
little out of their reckoning.
Isl not fear OF the courts III
makes honest business nervous,
fear of vague legislation; OF two-fac
laws passed by compromising Ia
makers intended to mean one thi
to ono group and quite another
another group, leaving to the coul
the difficulties OF interpretation---afl
election; It is the dread OF yindicti
governmental administration; Of
administration which treats busins
men as suspicious characters; OF &c
ernnient by hold up; OF the placing
our highest departments on ba
OF mere partisan expediency; OF eff,