The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-10-17
HON. HALBERT
P. GARDNER
OF MAINE ADDRESSED A LARGE
CROWD AT COURT HOUSE LAST
EVENING IN BEHALF OF THE
ELECTION OF CHARLES
4. HUGHES FOR THE
PRESIDENCY
Touched Upon All the vital Questions
Of the Day In Plain and Inter.
estlng Manner-AdnmsOn
Bill Was Scored

the election of Hon. Charles Evans
Hughes for president of the UniteG
States. A large crowd was out to
greet him, many Democrats being
among the crowd.
Mr.. Gardner is a business man view
ing politics and party from an indie
pendent standpoint. He was always
a Republican until 1912, when he join
ed the many supporters Of Theodore
Roosevelt. He has served cight years
as representative and senator in the
Maine Legislature. In 1912 was cho-
sen as delegate at large from his ma
tive state to the Republican National
Convention. Although he did not at
tend the Progressive National Conven-
ton in August, 1912, he was chosen as
the Maine member Of the Progressive
National Committee. In 1914 he was
the Progressive candidate for COVER
nor in Maine but was defeated.
Hon. w. d. Cochran introduced the
speaker for the evening. In his
speech Mr.. Cochran lauded the great
Republicans of the State of Maine and
closed his speech with the old say
ing. "As goes Maine, so goes the
nation"
Mr.. Gardner opened his speech by
saying that he was supporting the Re-
publican nation ticket for bigger and
broader reasons than parry affiliation.
Continuing he said: "The biggest and
wisest things to do in the presidential
campaign Of 1916 is to get to the plain
people of the country true story oi
our relations with the governments OF
the warning nations of Europe, our
diplomatic and military situation in
Mexico, the prospect for our future
relations with the Latin-American
countries. and perhaps most Of all. the
situation In which the business Of our
country would have been, had not the
great war prevented this country from
being flooded with merchandise made
elsewhere, a situation which will sure
ly come about after the war II for
eign made good are allowed to come
into this country under the provisions
OF the Underwood Tariff Bill.
Every prominent question in the
political affairs of this country today
presents an indictment of the Demo-
cratic party and the present admins
tration under more counts than can
possibly be covered in a speech of rea-
sonable length.
Mr.. Gardner then proceeded to fay
the Underwood Tariff Bill. He stated
that as soon as the war was over the
piled up markets of Europe would be
thrown into America and thus place
the American laboring man into unfair
competition with the balance of the
world. This" he said, would be all
right for the brotherhood Of man, but
not for business" He also stated that
tariff schedules must hereafter be
made from an economic and business
standpoint and never again from a po-
litical and party standpoint.
The speaker pointed out the fact
that England. in spite of her being en-
gagged in the world war. is reaching
cut and building up a permanent busi-
ness and trade and that II our country
had done the same we would be lead
ing the world instead of "watchfully
waiting"
Mr.. Gardner then scored the Adam
son Law, recently passed by Congress
The law was designed to give certain
class of laborlng men higher wages
but that in the end the farmers OF the
country would be forced to pay the
increased wages of these men. Will
son drove the last congress 10 wipe
out the policy OF arbitration. We can
not work short hours and have high
wages and a low tariff"
Concerning the extravaganza Of the
past Congress Mr.. Gardner had but
little to say as he said 1t was appar-
mt to everyone that they had spent
money right and left. II do not OBJ
ject to spending the money OF the
country to run Il. but | do object 10
the pork barrel propaganda"
The next subject discussed by Mr.
Gardner was the Mexican question. He
opened by saying that Mr., Taft had no
notion of taking away the privilege
OF settling of the Mexican question
during the last twelve days OF his adj
ministratlon. He wanted to leave II
for the new president, never dreaming
that he would be so unable to cope
the situation. "Mr Wilson has claim
ed repeatedly that II was not the duty
OF this government 10 butt In. The
record shows that for personal rea-
sons apparently. Mr.. Wilson decided
that he did not like Huerta. Refusing
% recognize the president OF that re-
public, without the authority Of the