The sun., 1916-10-14
PROSPERITY BUILT
ON SANDWICHES
Nominee DevOtes His Missouri
Speeches to AdamsOn Law
and Protection.
GETS HEARTY RECEPTION
lie Pleads for Industrial Pre-
paredness to Meet Post
bellum Conditions.

JoPLiS. Mo. Oct. 13.-Com!ng into
Missouri to-day after n splendid recep-
ton in Kentucky. Charles L. Hughes
went straight at the Job Of winning
another doubtful state.
His bes; information having been tina,
Missouri was particularly interested IN
his prosperity arguments and his eN-
posure Of the Adamson law. Mr.. Hughes
therefore confined himself Amos. en-
tirely TO these issues in his speech here
tonight and In his address at Spring
field this afternoon.
At best these are not exactly thrilling
topics. but II was Instantly evident that
Whoever gave Mr.. Hughes the tip had
accurately sized up the situation. The
advisers name Is said TO a. Tobias Hert
OF Chicago. The fact liz Mr.. Hughes
has seldom faced more Interested and
attentive audiences than those IN the
state OF Champ Clark and Senators
Gum Shoe Bill stone and Jim Reed.
In Joplin to-nigh; Mr.. Hughes ,rst
gripped the interest and then earned the
applause Of 1000 men. most OF them
zinc workers. employees OF the mines
and reduction plants, by explaining
clearly how unstable and tricky is the
present war born prosperity and how
essential for the comfort and happiness
OF everybody and for the avoidance oc
class struggles and social bitterness it
IL TO get a tarir that will keep the mills
going n labor at work when Europe
quits buying 10 Unfortunately and begins
to sell In tremendous quantities. He
pointed out the fallacies and the perlls
Of the Adamson law and the methods
used In securing II. His emphasis was
for thorough industrial preparedness TO
meet conditions after the war.
Force Bills Dangerous.
In Springfield he discussed these
topics before an audience OF 5000 in
Convention Hall. a crowd composed
largely OF railroad men from the Frisco
shops. and here accented his argument
the Adamson act II not an eight hour
bill and hat fore bills are dangerous
things for labor to tie to. lie spoke a
few minutes at Monett. in the zine min
ing district. and showed himself 10 large
crowds at Aurora, and at other towns
between Springfield and Joplin.
Mr.. Hughes approached his Missouri
campaigning with unusual zest. Tele-
grams had come from various parts Of
the country conEratulatinE him on his
unequivocal reply In Louisville TO the
Lusttsnia question. Mr.. Hughes is de-
veloping q terrific counter punch one
that subdues hecklers and that s;!rs his
crowd to remarkable emotional displays.
No n at all cognisant Of the mans
methods doubts any longer that he will
answer every proper question Courte-
ously put to him. and that his answers
Will be absolutely definite n compre
hensive.
II Is impossible TO exasgerate the i'm.
preston he makes upon crowds when
such questions As the one fred at him
In Louisville arouse his fighting spirit
Tor Hughes In . fighting mood and IL
action 10 worth seeing. No louder vel
was ever raised in these United States
that The one that let 20 In Lousyill.
when he 1attened out the Lusitania
heckler. The points OF his address her.
and at Springfield that received the bes,
attention and the loudest applause were
y thoughtful American can view gu,
present economic condition without seri
Gus apprehension. We are under tht
unhealth tn stimulus OF the European war
Hopes are raised which cannot he full
flled. Our present prosperity is built OF
sand. The intoxicated fancy may In
dulge In happy dreams. but the sobel
thought OF the country Is directed to tn.
day when this s.imulant will be II,
longer available.
You cannot have our exports sudden
~ jump hundreds per cent. in som,
cases thousands PEI cent. and ipnor,
either the cause or the effect Of the slim
ulants removal. What will be our con
dition when the war Is over" In tn,
irs. place a large amount of la bor EN-
ployed at high wages Will lose tina; EN-
ployment. The demand which II 10 nov
supplying will cease.