Evening journal., 1916-10-31
Wilson SEbF-PRAISE
FLAYED BY HUGHES
Tells Ohioans Presidents
Speech Was Little Festival
of Glorification
SAYS ALL LAWS
ARE TOPSY-TURVEY

COLUMBUS. O., Oct S1.-Charle'
- 6 Hughes last night replied &c
"a President Wilson's speech at Shadow
ar Lawn last Saturday Mr. Hughes
"a referred 10 the occasion as "a little
festival Of Standardization. among
n "our opponents. in which they cele'
+ brsted the birth Of freedom and de-
- scribed themselves the generous
forces Of the age and world
y. w. 1.-THE eulogy needed--one further
Ia touch, Mr. Hughes declared "ant
'v that was to celebrate the policy thai
n, led to tho slaughter at Vera Cruz and
IL carrizal
Or "The Underwood and Adamson bills
were characterized as being in the
Whimsical domain of topsy-turvey.
+ dom and may be hailed as the
l.. guardian of American enterprise and
of American labor" Business had beer
" placed as it was claimed on DIFF
"A fcrent footing Mr. Hughes said
d And Il is a very slippery footing
be added
= Tuo-faccd Laws Feared.
Nh Hughes declared his opponents
wore "a little out OF their reckoning
A In claiming that business had been
q relieved Of a nervous fear of the
courts that what business really
n feared was vague legislation, two
faced laws government boy hold
ur' and IAN administration which
= treats business men as suspicious
Characters
The nominee was due TO address
his audience here at s o'clock In
j l.. !. 4 "a 4
Ions iorchneht parade which he re-
= viewed and crowds Of Republicans
from every section Of Ohio which
chokcd The streets between his hotel
\, and Memorial Hall. caused the long
delay The last Of the audience had
a, been in their seats, waiting. two and
!, one-hali hours when he began to
sneak. The early arrivals had been
S sitting nearly four hours.
. Thousands Left Ont.
Thousands Of persons who could not
gain entrance to the hall were ad-
! dressed outside In overflow meetings
4 by other speakers
The crowd which witnessed the pa
rade packed the greater portion Of
!, Capitol Square. opposite the hotel
= where Mr. Hughes was staying. The
p nominee reviewed the parade for an
= hour and a half and left IL still pass
s ing Scores of bands participated For
, four blocks between the hotel and the
hall the crowd was so dense that Mr..
Hughes car had TO creep al a snaiis
pace A block from the hall II came
TO stop in the jam, surrounded by
thousands OF persons who called on
!. him for a speech. He finally arose
- "f~eyoald like to speak 10 YOU he
said "but I cannot do so. The crowd
In the hall has been waiting long
4 time and my voice is poor
They cheered this and the police
2 snally extricated his car from the
z hrones With a squad OF policemen
leading the way. the car finally reach
I ed the hall
AS in previous speeches in the State.
Mr.. Hughes made the tarih his CHIEF
: theme last night.
@ Paw Tribute To Mckinley.
/, In opening his speech, Mr. Hughes
paid tribute TO William Mckinley.
~ have been standing he said, for
long time reviewing a great parade IN
/, place eloquent with the memories Of
Z the martvred Mckinley, soldier. Repre-
sentative. Governor, President, gentle
K husband great statesman, true
hearted friend
- III could not but recall the time when
+ the prestige of the nation was very
n hieh: its international influence very
q rroaL and the demonstration of the
rs passing thione was significant 70 my
ne mind Of dominant patriotic sentiment
4 which is 10 show the deep feeling OF this
country that the rights of American cl
fizens must be snfeguarded throughout
Al e nri
er can name established.
"NNhat an extraordinary assertion 1t II
10 saw that anyone who criticised tho
poicies of the Administration must h
in favor OF war.
II "a vote for me does not mean vote
ns for war, but II does mean a vote fol
maintaining American rights throughout
the world.
:, "Thcrein I think lies the sure path
& way 10 national honor, moral influence
Y international prestige and OF a lasting
4 security
1 Mr.. Hughes went through industrial
cities OF Ohio yesterday making the
+, protective tariff his chief theme OF
discussion. Before audiences at East
u Liverpool. Wellsville, Steubenville,
z Mingo Junction Dennison, GAINESVILLE
aud here. tonight, the nominee de-
/ clared that America was not pre-
pared 10 meet the commercial COM
= Tetiiion OF an energized Europe after
- the war and that American industry
. would suffer in those days we're It
not protected.
The last week Of Mr.. Hughes
pa Presidential campaign opened with
= his speech in East Liverpool yester-
day From East Liverpool he went
= to Stubenville. where he spoke half
an hour before continuing 10 James
Vile.
Cheered Frequently.
Mr. Hughes was received by audi
ences which cheered and applauded
= him frequent At East Liverpool.
FIRST stop OF the day. he spoke in the
open air. his voice combating the
noise OF street traffic. before an audi
ence that could hear only part OF
what he said At Wellsvine scores
Of railroad employees in their overalls
crowded around the rear platform OF
his car and applauded him az various
points in his brief address At Mingo
Function the whistles Of the big steel
plant and many locomotives in the
Mask Dance