The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-24
Ex-Governor Atkinson in
Stirring Republican Address
At Washington District Rally

that this is the most important cam
paign since the Civil war and Il be-
hooves us to weigh carefully and con,
Si,leratrly how We cast our ballots. I
have no fight or contest WITH any NJ
uividual Democrat. but am eterhailF
urganixat ton In this country. We have
had the Democratic party with us ever
since | went into politics more than
fifty years ago. LIS program has never
several times. but it's with us again:
coming at ua with 4 new program nr
misrepresentation.
Preparedness Is Issue.
Tho democrats tell You that the
Paramount issue In this campaign IS
prac" and prosperity. We Republicans
say that the paramount issue Is pre-
ptrctiacsS--prepared ncsS not for war but
preparedness against such destruction
a has not threatened American indus
try and prosperity in the history Of the
natiou--the flood OF foreign Made goods
that will be thrown upnn the American
market at the close of the European
war To TAX" the plac': ct products which
We ought 70 manufacture III our own IN
GuStrieS here in America with our OWN
American labor.
The Republican idea ~ such prepared
Hess IS plain AZ L simple lesson in I'D
iitiOu and il - hard Tor me IL under
stand huw Il loyal American citizen can
b.licv" in i low tartf ar hc g. free trad
OF. Tin" Republican idea is to enact i
tariff law-to throw about our Am"rl-
can Industries the protection OF an I'M
port duty or tariff high enough 10 repre-
sent the difference between the lower
wages paid lahUrerS III the countries OF
the old world and the higher wages paid
80 workers III America. II Is rcasona Dit.
Why shouldn't we do It? Search history
from the beginning ot this nations
career and this statement will be Nerl-
liel--that when Democrats have been III
power and 4 low traiT law in effect there
has never h,"n prosperity out rather
despair y national government that
will mol protect its people does not keep
the faith. This program of protection
is what the Republican party has always
stood for and that's the issue OF ihiS
campo gn.
Administrations Contrasted.
Reviewing the history OF past Demo
cratic and Republican administrations,
III" sneaker fnrcihly cmphaSzcd the in
duStriH inactivity. business depression
;i.I inability tn Keep the national gov
c:unnnt out ~ debt that iiavn boon In
~ i:"h!" results Of every Democratic
administration. contrasting such cond
lions with thu. prosperity and economy
that have reigncd while the Republican
party controlled tn" national govern
u.-nt. II" Paid his respects in no I'M
certain terms H. ihr Two issues pleaded
b. ihr Democratic campaign orators.
ni!o tn" plea that Wilson has kept W.
out ~ war: rhr other that II" is the
friend IT labor. With respect to the
first rlai!u h. declared TINT ali the keep
ins us OUT ~ war President Wilson has
had t. IS 10 itccp peace between tho
nations of Europe VI, one side and the
United States Oh the other when neither
side desires any thing but peace. AS
to mis- keeping the country out OF war
wtih Mexico, however. he said, we
have had war with Mexico. Mr.. Wilson
sent hftnnu pr twenty battle ships to
Vera Graz to seize The customs house
|; IS now developing that four or five
hundred p"opl" wer" killed. The gov
crnnlent has spent two hundred and Atty
million dollars as 4 result Of that step
and Mr.. Wilson accomplished nothing
but ran Huerta out"
wilson and Labor.
Regarding Wilson's claim that he Is a
friends OF labor. Mr. Atkinson answer
ed the claim only by referring TO Mr..
1'llson's declarations when he was a
, university president, not dependent upon
the laboc!ns men OF the country for sup
port and comparing that record with the
record o: Justice Hughes as Cover nor OF
New York. commended as he loft that
office FOR the Supreme bench for hi2
friendship toward labor by the Legtsla-
tive News. official organ of the New
York State Federation Of Labor.
But the Democratic party. no de-
clared. had TO have n new issue for
this campaign. w nat happened II
is just coming to be generally known
that for many weeks before Congress
passed the AdamScn law the United
States Chamber of Commences urged
upon the president ann: majority leaders
in congress the taG' that 1t big railroad
strike was brawinl: "ui Urged that leg
islatiye steps b." =. 8. :" aN',i such a
catastrophe. NJ = 80 "H* ;!vnn the
appeal until JUS .'i "r,: congress was
ready to adj Jourr. ~ the eleventh hour
.itb nDi nnr
demanding its enactment this Adamson
Law VAS put over on the railroad men.
In my opinion It IL n fraud and decep-
ton On the American people. II it IS a
good Law. why not extend its benefits to
all railroad men? The four brotherhoods
wr-r, trying 70 get what was hest for
themselves and that was right. But why
WAS the law so framed that it took in
the hrctherhoodS alone and left out all
other railroad men. Isn't that class
legislation and unconstitutional? Why
pass an unconstitutional law? Simply
to get votes. And I say that a party
that places party interests above the in
terests of all the people 1, unworthy of
! the peoples confidence
sentiment Toward Hughes.
ITO me the signs OF the times clearly
are going to place in the presidential
chair Justice Charles Evans Hughes. the
man Of firm convictions and the man
. whose policies will DC to save this coun'
try from destruction oE foreign competl-
!. tlon. Standing here tonight. lookin
| from q vantage ground OF truth II
seems to me that the lido Of public
| sentiment Is sweeping In with mighty
power. rolling In. rolling in. like the
| waves OF tho sea. with the tide ris!ng
higher and higher for Hughes and the
! Republican party.
| A,vevins hastily tho politIcol rtustcn IN thi
rate. the former executive. diScretlitsd the plea N
t:ornwel supporters that Democratic hI,n adminES
tra!!on vquh fulfill promises IN reduce Tho cost o.
| tn"ernrn.Rt ADMINISTRATION when the Inrty IN powo
In tbs nation bad failed misarahy IN fnlfl prom
ises tn ,educ. tho OF living aud conduct th
! government, on a tnocc economical hrsEs than Il va
| conducted b. Republicans.
Tribute To Rohinion.
'Y,u hnvd 4 guoc county ticket" ha said. ''ynit
senatorial candidate IL already c,cctAi. fes
SUE; thls Industrial section itH full support
ny friond Thomas W. Fleming. VII" will hu rive
ready protect your inhrusts In congress- We .ily