New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
Did "DOff Judicial Err
mine," but 1t Fell
Unsullied.
WILL MAINTAIN
AMERICAN HONOR
Nominee Bellies Wilson's
"Crisis" Claim for
Eight-Hour Law.

From a stan Correspondent OF Tie TnbuneI
Saratoga, y. Y, Sept. 2S.-A welcome
home inspired Charles E. Hughes to-
night to his best campaign effort. In
n ringing speech before the Reouoll-
can state convention he produced let
ters and kilograms that belied Presi-
dent Wilson's defence of the Adamson
so-called eight-hour law. He also re-
Piled to ex-Secretary of State Richard
Olney's defence of the Presidents po-
sition in the strongest terms he has
used since the campaign started.
"The distinguished former Secretary
of State" said Mr.. Hughes, "said in
substance that | doffed the judicial
crmine and appeared in the motley
garb Of an ordinary seeker for office.
| did doff the judicial ermine, and |
submit to you that you know, and
every American knows, that Ii fell
from my shoulders unsullied."
Six thousand enthusiastic Republi-
cans who had cheered and yelled and
stamped and marched around the con-
vention hall for ten minutes when the
nominee stepped to the stage with Gov
ernor Whitman, arose as one man and
shouted when Mr.. Hughes made this
brief declaration. There was no doubt
then about the welcome home. 1t was
the old Hughes. too, who was speaking,
and New York's G.. o. p. represented
in the state convention knew 1t.
Declares No Apology Needed.
"No American need apologize for
being a candidate for Office" Mr..
Hughes went on, "least of all, !. | de-
sired to remain on the bench. ] had no
desire to return TO politics, but sere
came a summons which no honorable
man could refuse. ] did assume the
it motley or what you will
of seeker Of Office, and | am now
before the American people seeking
the highest Office in its gift. For what
Not that covet power, but L
do covet the opportunity, II 1t IS al
forded. 70 maintain American rights
and American honor.
"Our distinguished former Secretary
of State has made some observations
with respect TO American rights. lie
makes a mistake in assuming or sug-
eesting that the criticism of the Ad-
ministration's foreign policy Is, as he
puts it. that our peace is peace with
out honor and If our national honor
should be consulted, the United States
would be fighting We have no occa-
sion TO get into war with respect TO
known rights that any nation will re-
spect. if we know how TO convince that
nation that we are firm in maintaining
them.
81 like Mr. Olney's pen as a secre-
tary better than his pen as an apollo
gist. We gave no convincing sign that
we meant to enforce rights. That is
the difference between resolution in
fact, and resolution in theory
Makes Eight-Hour Law Issue.
This was not all Mr. Hughes had TO
say to Mr.. Olney, but he assalled the
Presidents stand on the railroad labor
situation before he took up IN detail
tho statement of Cleveland's Secretary
of State. His speech tonight was the
keynote Of the campaign in New YORK,
and the prominence which Mr. Hughes
gave to the eight-hour wage issue
raised that issue to the national i'm
portance that it has been assuming
during the candidates second western
tour.
Mr.. Wilson has defended the passage
of the Adamson act on the ground that
the crisis was sudden and demanded
immediate action by Congress. Mr..
Hughes read letters and kilograms that
passed between the United States
chamber of Commerce, the President
and Senator Newlands, of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee,
month before the President tried TO
settle the controversy in the Washing.
ton conferences with brotherhood
chiefs and railroad managers.
Mr.. Hughes charged that the Presi-
dents Surrender" to force was utterly
jndefensible. The act passed to avert
the crisis he declared the most severe
blow that had been dealt to American
business and American labor "a con-
fession Of weakness, and the Presi-
dents defence of II, as well as the law
itself, an attempt TO masquerade ana
blind intelligent American thought
Nothing more serious had happened IN
public life, he declared, since he khe"
anything about public life IN this couh-
try. ~, ,,-La
"The truth was" said Mr.. Hughes
chat the Executive destroyed the
moral strength of the situation when
he threw up his hands, yielded the
nrinciple Of arbitration. and went to
Congress. SO far AS the morale of the
situation was concerned he ratihed
surrender already made. The Admins
tration chose it ground, 1t selected ITS
ground carefully, and with manifest
view TO partisan e1pediency. In the
closing days it acted with swiftness, and
- cannot now cry that Republican
candidate a thousand miles away should
have saved IL from carrying out lts
fixed determination"
Mr.. Hughes made no mention OF the
s,atc ticket. Governor Whitman intro
duced him, and the state ticket was
in the enthusiasm.
WuIiom r. WILCOX. chairman Of the
national committee; Fred Tanner, state
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