The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-10-19
LARGE CROMD
HEARS FULTON
EX.U. S. SENATOR ARRAIGNS WILSON
Broken Party Pledges Pointed Out
Adamson Bill Called Campaign
Movement

Seantor Chas. W. Fulton, who ad-
dressed one of the largest political
gatherings of the year at Heilbronner
hall here Saturday night, that if the
Adamson Eight Hour Law goes into
will cost you 10 cents more per box to
transport your apples to eastern
markets."
Ex-senator Fulton, who was intro
duced by Roy d. Smith, State Central
Republican Committeeman from Hood
River county, spent more than an hour
and half arraigning the present ad-
ministration and pointing out the fal-
acies of the policies of President Viii.
son. Prefacing his address by a con-
graduation to the women of Oregon on
having received the privilege of the
ballot, which he declared would lead to
betterment of political conditions, he
plunged Immediately into the dominant
issues of the campaign now confront
ing the voters of the United States.
Senator Fulton declares that the
three gravest charges he had to make
against the administration we're: first,
the evident utter incapacity of the
Democrats to conduct the finances and
business of the government along
sound lines, which he declared was in
large measure responsible for the
ever increasing high cost of living;
secondly, that the present administra-
tiOn had been absolutely false to plat
form and campaign promises. state
ment substantiated by the records of
the administration themselves; and
thirdly, that the administration had
proven utterly incompetent to direct
the foreign affairs and relations.
Senator Fulton declared the protec-
tive tariff a necessary cornerstone for
the business interests and welfare of
the nation. He attacked the Under
wood, so called Free Trade tariff bill
with telling statements. Comparing
the 10 months under Republican tariff
Just previous to the passage of the
Underwood bill with the 10 months
periond following the passage of the
act, he pointed out that imports had
fallen off to such an extent that the
balance of trade against this nation
reached the gigantic figure of more
than 500, 600, 200.
"As result of the tariff" declared
Senator Fulton, I'VE saw condition
that allowed $4,000 freight cars 60
into sheds in idleness and to rust, and
the bank clearings Of America dropped
$40, 000, 0o0. 900 during the 10 months.
Woolen goods imports from England
increased over 400 per cent. Boots
and shoe imports doubled and cotton
goods, imported. increased 80 per cent.
"The great European war prevented
stupendous panic, and yet it took at
this great war and the withdrawal of
20, 600, 900 men from the industries of
European countries over year to stay
the depression that was reaching out
its hand and enveloping this country.
Champ Clark, a few weeks aso, in a
campaign speech in Maine, declared
that as result of the Democratic
administrations policies, this country,
not since it was discovered by Colum
bus, had ever seen such widespread
prosperity. Let US trust in God that it
will never see such prosperity again.
Republican prosperity is not accom-
plished because of widows tears, nor
has it ever been accompanied by a
dirge.
what will we do when the war is
over. IL is not going to last forever,
thank God. The people of Europe
have been schooled in the severest
economy ever thrust on any peoples in
any ages, and with the return of the
warning masses to seek their aban-
doned trade and to take up their indus
tries. we will see the depression under
the Democatic policies doubled.
Senator Fulton then turned his at
tention to broken party pledges and
forgotten platform planks. He cited
the recommendation of the single term
for the presidency, as adopted at the
Baltimore convention.
''In less than month";" declared the
speaker, Woodrow Wilson was using
every means of his high office to Sc
cure the denomination. Only a few
weeks ago he was confronted by the
threatened railroad strike, and he sur
rendered the whole power of the gov
ernment rather than take the chance
of losing votes. do not believe that
President Wilson ever really thought
that strike would take place. He
didn't believe that such a law could
ever be put into effect, and the pur-
poses of the law were postponed until
January l, 1917. until after the cleo
tion. Suppose such law could be put
into effect. II such law as the
Adamson Eight Hour Law can be i'm
pused on the American people, then
legislators may also pass bill that
will regulate the amount that laborers
are to receive. When such condition
prevails the American workIngman is
| in truth a slave
Amid cheers, Senator Fulton com
pared Charles Evans Hughes with
President Wilson. He cited bis refusal
to accept the nomination until the de-
mand for him became widespread.
1.-THE masses of the people found in
him a man whose heart was beating in
accord with the great inspirations and
purposes Of the American people, de-
cIared Senator Fulton. "and bis nomi
nation was unanimous, and then what
make any effort to use that great Office
of his to further his political fortunes?
No. He tenders bis resignation. He
steps down and is on plane with any
common citizen"
Senator Fulton cited as another
broken pledge of Democracy, the re-
peal of the bill permitting coastwise
vessels to use the Panama canal free
Of toll.
president Wilson and his closest
supporters have never been able to ex-
plain this move" be declared. They
talk about q treaty with England. /
do not know that Wilson and his party
hoped to benefit the great transcontl-
mental railway systems, when the law
was repealed. ! will leave that for
voters TO Judge. do know. and you
can see that this class and this inter-
est alone was benefited by the repeal
of the BILL"
Senator Fulton pointed out the
pledge of the Democratic platform of
l9l2 to return to an economy BETTING