Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-16
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Addresses BY Members ef
Hughes Campaign Tran
Party Sunday N Cranls
Pass Pleased he Crowd

A crowd Of 1000 people, as well
ordered crowd as was ever gathered
together. greeted the Womens Spe-
cial upon its arrival from the north
at 1:45 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The train rolled In few minutes
ahead Of schedule time, but 1t found
q stream Of humanity pouring In
from every street
From the rear of the observation
car h number OF the distinguished
ladies aboard the special were in
troduced to the throng. Mrs v. A.
Clements. Of the local Hughes AMI
ance. doing the honors in most
gracious manner.
Mrs. Edith Ellicott Smith wss the
first speaker. The lady is resident
Of New Jersey. and has written and
spoken much upon conditions afEect-
ing rural life, having made . special
study Of marketing Of products q
THE farm. Sher endorsed the stand
which Mr.. Hughes had taken -
governor OF New York in the sup
port Of all movements for the better
ment of country life.
Miss Annie s. Peck, who 10 known
to the world as its most famous
mountain climber. said that she came
back from South America TO take q
hand in this campaign. Formerly .
democrat In principle. Miss Peck said
that the foreign policy Of the,admin-
istration had made OF her nation .
Joke before all the other nations Of
the world. She created great enthu-
siasm and brought forth rounds Of
applause by the masterful manner In
which she tore into arguments Of
democracy. Answering the plea Of
democracy that "he kept us ont Of
war" Miss Peck said baby could
have kept the United States out Of
war. All Wilson had to do was TO-
do nothing. she said. Then she cited
Sweden and Norway and Denmark
and Switzerland, with cannon roar
ing all around their borders. yet none
OF them had been involved in war.
when England opened Sweden's
mail. Sweden opened England's mail;
when England stopped Sweden's
ships. Sweden stopped Engiand'a
ships. yet there was no war made
upon Sweden. The nations respected
Sweden for standing up for her rights
and the rights Of her citizens. and she
was never so near war as the uncer-
tain and blundering policy Of VIII
son had brought the United States"
The last speaker was Mrs. Maud
Howe Elliott. daughter Of Julia Ward
Howe. Mrs. Elliott spoke Of the
friendship which her revered mother
had cherished for Charles Evans
Hughes. and the satisfaction which
she had many times expressed for
the wise laws for labor and for wo-
men and children which he had ad-
vanced while governor OF New York.
Following a visit Of Mr.. Hughes with
her mother. while Hughes was gov
ernor. Mrs. Elliott said that Julia
Ward Howe had said, Mark me. that
man will 20 far" And Mrs. Elliott
said that the prediction Of her moth
er was now to come true Mr..
Hughes would be inaugurated into
the chief ONCE in the gift of the
people next March. #,
Following the introduction OF a
number OF the notable women aboard
the train to the public, all Joined In
the singing OF The Battle Hymn Of
the Republic, written by Julia Ward
Howe, the strains Of which had car
ried thousands OF soldiers through
to victory during the strife OF the
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