Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

He Presents History OF Adamson Law
today told crowd Of farmers here
that the democratic administration
had ignored the agricultural interests
Of the country in urging the enactment
of the Adamson law. The nominee
cited a telegram from President H. NJ.
Pope, Of the Texas Farmers Union, to
President Wilson requesting that the
farmers be permitted to submit data in
arbitration proceedings between the
railroads and the brotherhoods.
II want to say in reference to rights,
that it seems to me that the farmers
Of the country were very little consid-
cred, when on the demand of the ad-
ministration the wages Of railway
workers were increased in response to
demands of force" said Mr.. Hughes,
Somebody has to pay the increased
bills and the farmers will know very
quickly who has to pay them.
Farmers Not Represented.
"The farmers we're not represented
in their conference. have here copy
Of telegram that was sent to the
president by Mr.. Pope. president Of
the farmers union of Texas, which I
will read:
eve ask that you make no conces-
sions or commitments which in any
manner cause increased freight rates.
ssys Mr.. Popes telegram. The mon
who pay the freight have an equity in
this dispute which neither the railroad
trainmen nor the managers have au-
thority to represent II it is your in
tention personally to dispose Of this
matter, we ask you to postpone action
until committee Of farmers can pre-
sent their side Of the case. II you
conclude to settle by arbitration, then
the organized farmers should have
representation on any committee that
may be formed to dispose OF this ques-
tton, for the men who pay should have
representation as we'll a. the men who
receive We again urge that all quss-
tions involvedI Ibe;ssttled bysarhit1at5oa,
where all parties involved can be
heard" "a
Message 0isre0arded.
The crowd cheered when Mr.. Hughes
concluded the reading Of the telegram.
No regard was paid to that mes
sage. Mr.. Hughes said "The business
men OF the country, thru the chamber
tf commerce of the United States.
were at the same time and had for
many weeks before been implorings the
executive and congress for an
immediate and prompt inquiry in order
that the justice of this matter might
be shown. The farmers were not there
except the representatives of the people
IN congress and those representatives
were asked to abdicate their authority
and the executive, instead OF standing
for the official and moral powers Of the
American people. threw up his hands,
gave UP the principle Of arbitration
and went into congress- demanding an
increase by law, without inquiry or
knowledge Of Its Justice. of wages
amounting to millions Of dollars, sug-
gesting that there would be an in
crease of freight rates II necessary to
pay the bill.
II am opposed to that sort of gov
eminent. 1t Is not atgovernment which
has any regard for the just interests
Of communities such as this. I am in
fuvor OF everything that can reason
ably be done for the promotion Of agri-
culture.
Body Blow to AgricuIturists.
But it is idle to talk Of interests Of
the farmer, when you have action like
this taken in congress. over night.
against the protests of the farmers.
and dealing a body blow at the inter-
ests Of our agricultural communities.
1T also Is idle to speak Of special
interest in the farmer when we have
the policy Of the administration out
lined in such a bill as the Underwood
DILL"
Mr.. Hughes again denied the decla-
ration that vote for him meant "a
vote for war"
1.-The farmers Of this country always
have been patriotic in sentiment" he
said. 1--WE have never had a national
difficulty where we did not have the
boys responding from our farms. I do
not believe there Is decadence in the
spirit Of America. but stand here as
a man Of peace. and say 1t Is an
atrocious Misrepresentation for any
one to go thru this land proclaiming to
the American people that vote for
ME is vote for war. What a pre-
posterous statement for the interests
cf peace! We desire to pursue the
ideals of peace. We have always stood
up for the national dignity Of the
American citizen. Are those things
incompatible? When It Is found that
they are Incompatible the American
nation will go straight down to dis
aster. There is no such thing as a
lasting peace at the price OF self
respect. OF elf-esteem and the conf
dence Of other nations. We have no
aggressive policy. We do not seek to
exploit anybody. We do not invite any
country to go to war We ask nothing
but our known rights"
Wilson plse!r!lnss canpaianess.
Long Branch. N. J.. Oct. 16.-Presi-
dent Wilson gave personal directions az
to how his supporters should speak for
him in conference today between the
president and the Wilson Volunteers.
headed by Amos Pinchot, who will CAM
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