The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
PiiIsburg Spellbinder Asserts Great War
and Not Democratic Principles Gre
aied Prosperity
CRITICIZES WILSON
AND ADAMSON BILL
Says Underwood Bill Threw Country on
Falling Market Bni Big War
Came to Rescle

Introduced by Eugene Hamilton, Who
declared that the American flag had
been IN disrepute and that American
citizens had been murdered without
provoking more than a note Of protest
during the Wilson administration. COL
A. c. Rankins, OF Pittsburg, speaking
under the auspices Of the Republican
National committee, opened the G. o.
?. campaign in Grady county with an
address at the corner OF Third and
Chickasha avenue Saturday afternoon.
incidentally II was also Col. Ranlin's
first speech Ia the state, where he has
been sent to make tour III behalf of
Hughes and Fairbanks.
In opening his address COL Rankins
said he was a Republican from prin-
ciple but he had ac qaatvel with men
who honestly held different views. III
think you Democrats down here are
simply mistaken. said he in good
humor, "and have come 70 try to en-
tighten you"
Continuing his address the speaker
said, "The Democrats in this s<n'
paign are trying to maze bonties nut
or non-partisan questions, The bank
reserve act. for example. was non
partisan measure II does not nmbody
the doctrine Of the Democratic party
but is based upon principles worked
out By the Republican party. Mexico
and Europe are not partisan issues.
Does anybody believe Taft or Roose-
welt could not have handled these III
sues as well as Wilson, In these mat.
ters it Is a question Of efficiency II
Hughes had been president he would
have prevented the trouble we are hav-
ing with Mxico"
Regarding the Adamsun bill, COL
Hanlins was severe in his criticism
Of the administration Wilson said
this trouble had been brewing for
year. Then why didn't he take steps
to stop it before the crisis came
Hughes would have settled the contro-
versy without going 70 congress The
eighthour d. Is not practicable on
railroads. The question involved in
the Adamson act Is one Of wages.
This law is unconstitutional and the
railroads will fight It IN the courts
ii is class legislation and win not
stand
Hughes secured the passage Of
more labor legislation while he was
governor Of New York than was ever
enacted in a similar time IN any other
state. Among these emasures was a
child labor law and the law I.mitings
the hours Of trainmen. Hughes sssnds
for efficiency.
Wilson writes nice articles put ne
never sticks to anything he says His
and his cabinet are the
weakest we have ever had"
The speaker asserted that the Dem
ocratic party could lay no claim what
ever to any degree OF credit for pres
ent American prosperity. The Amer
lean people are 'osperous in spite Of
and not because Of the Wilson admin
istration. The overwhelming volume
of business brought on by the great
European war, he said had come 70
the rescue OF the present administra-
ton at a time when the faIlacy Of the
Underwood bin enacted IN 1913 was
about to be shown to the chagrin Of
the advocates Of a low tariff During
the eight months in which the bill
was in operation before the outbreak
Of the European conflict the balance
of trade was against the United States
in the sum Of s220.o0o0oo. What
would have happened to this country
had not the war broken out2 Who
can estimate the amount Of gold which
would have been taken across the AZ
iantic had not an abnormal condition
arose wherein an unusual market had
been offered for American products.
he asked. "The Underwood tariff leg
islation OF the Democratic administers
ton threw this country upon fall