Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-08-25
Democratic Candidate for Congress Calls Cdndl-
date Hughes Speech at Tacoma Stadium
4 Funeral Grafton
TARIFF CANNOT BE MADE A LIVE issue
Tariff Commission Killed 1t. Republican Party
Was Unable to Comply With Promises
to Reduce Tariff
NUMBER 4s

behind the republican throne, the big
interests.
I'm 1912, at the republican conven-
ton, the progressives and the stand
patters fought for control The stand
patters in winning, lost, and the pro-
gressives in losing, won, because the
formation of their party strengthened
the hand of Wilson so that the big
stick (really the progressives and
the independent sentiment of this
country was transferred from RoOse-
welt to Wilson, and enabled him to
make into law every reform measure
advocated by the strong young party.
"In 1916, the progressives again
fought the old guard, but the latter
stood like a stone wall, and the pro-
gressives again were defeated. The
machine, as compromise measure,
selected Justice Hughes, because by
his four years of silence he had given
consent to their four years Of oppost-
ton to reform and their platform OF
protest.
"Now, from this record we concede
that Mr.. Hughes with such party.
can fulfill his desire to restore an
other Paine-Aldrich bill and repeal
the Underwood tariff law, which con-
tains the income tax, an old enemy
of his. But in addition to this, he
promises he will have only efficient
men in diplomatic and other import
ant services OF the government, and
will abolish waste and extravaganza,
and have America efficient. Fine
sentiments, those. We indorse them.
But he points out no means, no con-
structive measures whereby he could
reach these ends. Why? Because II
he did, the lifeblood OF his words
would be sucked out. The vampire
bosses would make Mr.. Hughes mere
futility.
"Mr. Hughes reminds me of very
cultured and delightful old lady
once knew, who was always saying
what she would do if she were presi-
dent of the United States, or the king
of England According to her, she
would make both countries pre-
eminently efficient; she would have
none but honest and capable men to
fill every important position; virtue
here, instead of hereafter, would re-
ceive it's reward, and happiness would
be universal. She forgot, as Mr..
hughes Hughes forse.s reefs, TIE TIE existence Ut Boss-
es Penrose, Barnes & Co., forgot that
they were all practical men and con-
firmed believers in the divine right Of
politicians to reward their friends. l
doubt not that if Boss Barnes could
hear Mr.. Hughes talk, he would ex-
claim in the language of Ibsen:
"'Where all of this time will be
Penrose, God kissed on the brow.'
ut has been said that ingratitude
is worse than revenge, because re-
venge merely gives evil for evil,
whereas ingratitude returns evil for
6OOu. Act AOt tHc pIOSIcSSINcS SuOW
ingratitude to the man who has trans
ferred their ideals into law Let them
not forget the income tax "a part Of
the Underwood tariff law so much
abused by Mr.. Hughes). Let them not
forget the federal reserve act. tearing
from our throats the iron claw of Wall
street. Let them not forget the federal
employment bureau, keeping the un-
employed from hopelessly tramping
the streets. Let them not forget the
rural credits, enabling the farmer to
apitalize his industry. And this above
all others: Let them not forget that we
have peace, not war.
Shall we turn back the hands on
the horologe of progress, to the
dollar-idealism of Mark Hanna the
hour Of war, or forward to the human
idealism of Woodrow Wilson, the hour
of peace?"