The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-06
HUGHES LAUNCHES OUT
ON STRIKE SETTLEMENT
VIII Make Adamson Bill Issue
Throughout Campaign Against
True .Amcricanism.
'LEGISLATE NOW AND
INVESTIGATE AFTERWARDS"
Republican Candidate Says This Is
the Spirit Recently shown in Hand
ling Railroad Situauon--Spcaks at
Lexington.
ny WILLIAM HOSTER.

Lexington, Ky. Sept. 5.-Charles r.
Hughes returned today to his direct
attack upon President Wilson,
Elaboration upon his criticism of
the Adamson elcht-hour law. the Re
publican candidate took "A pot-shot at
the Wilson humanitarian doctrine.
He charged the murder Of Amcri-
cans in Mexico 10 that doctrine. add
Ing y am very Aerlaus about It. he
cause, my friends, that sort OF thing
cannot be made good 10y the protesta-
ton of humanitarian aspirations"
He put in "A counter claim for pro-
eressfvcfstr1 against tire Wilson speech /
OF acceptance last Saturday.
- am proud of the achievements
Of the Republican party" declared
Hughes. Sometimes when we read
distinguished utterances on the other
side, 1t seems to be as II 1t was
thought that the world began on
March 4. 1913,
Now. considerable had happened
before that eventful date; consider
able in the way Of progressive legis-
lafion. We had the interstate COM
mercc act. the safety appliance act
the hours Of service act. the Federal
employers liability act. the meat in
spection, the pure food and drugs act,
the Hepburn amendment controlling
rates uhdtT tne interstate commerce
act and there was the amendment of
1910 10 the interstate commerce act.
"A very long series OF what might
he called progressive legislation of
very important character" he conclud-
ed, with an irOniCal smile
The Republican nominee seems at
last 20 have gotten IN the fun spirit Of
the fight.
""""'cS Aaa"Aoh Bill
o' t'"' % H. huFhos mas com
'"i''t' "''nSclt 10 an outaPokeh ae-
huhr,a'"n or me AdAmson settlement
~ th' i"pfhalhS Fh'Iroad stflke.
houEh we plil oears Adamson name
iiukhfS h"'ds wilson difectly respon-
hloie' huRhes specihca!ly believes
NAV Nllsoh mas truckled to organized
labor Tor politicsi purposes, Hughes
ApecihGhiIN believes that --Ameriean
hst1tnNona nave been injured by re-
course to force instead Of reason.
From this time forward. he proposes
TO hammer away on the lines he
marked out last night. he Will do
all In his public utterances to make
an issue OF the strike settlement. He
up IN arms ana IN nsht'ng mood,
ana Whatever else may be the result
OF 'he campaign II seems now that
me o!a hght Is IN prospect That
part Oh hehtucky "hicH IL represented
ny Lexington turned out To-Day ana
gave the cahoidate "a good oid-fash-
Toned welcome houisViie dld not DO
SO wen as Lexington. for. notwith-
A'An'lnE 'hat announcements had oeeh
haoe that iiuAhe "ouio SPEAK thefe'
"heh the party arrived AT a. NJ.
'heFe was no pand' no crowd ana no
afrahEemeh's TOT any speech.
JtlEneS was ITankiV nld1. lie at
ie"st mao expected 10 hpeak mere
out IN &c" hllhuths. AlohB came a.
l. Hei' y Hi"'seLl u tue KAN VINO
rs III cnai % 1h'caso INepuol'can VA
.,oli"i ie""q'"i tet WIN ','o e"pia ma
Won ma 40 heetinS "aa oeeh IN
te1~N ~ u .t 'ii' utun
N"H' " np".i 'Hu AeN,ne 'oh RAINY,
H''u ~ ~ 1's ii'oIl''1'u ihus nes at
w. "en ".u"g e@'te tne mug hes ana
! II neaoe.'
'S " o"in anu an ou' toi tue IaiiY'
5to"H s1lnei Gu anu .He e'i'e'ts COZ
80 ~" I'm W. lius ne aila ms
. '"l'lIEh hiNi"eeiH ""s festoi1u' anu
tne "aih puiied ou' i'' AeAi' 'oh'
" ma cheers
lexington was reacheo at IL O'CLOCK
ana crowd OF several thousano
" 'vpp"" ~ up ~, .neii ie4io" heh-
,ucklah Her,. vain hughes CHEERS as
" n"7''' "e'o "'' pa' aug
and reception at the Phoenix hotel
'o ia'ei a' - NJ '"s o's ihee'ihs