Arizona republican., 1916-09-03
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 ST LOUIS Sept 2.-Charles F. Hughes faced an audience in the Coli scum here tonight that chered him twenty -one minutes, and in his talk he referred repeatedly to points made by President Wilson in his acceptance speech.
 'I protest" MT. Hughes said, against the eXtravagant claim that the anti trust act was clarified by definition by our opponents. They folded themselves up in a vague phrase and presented that as their solution"
 MT. Hughes said that from the claims of our opponents with respect to child labor legislation, you would suppose they had discovered children.
 "I am for the protection of children, he said 'I was for 1t before the pres ent administration was heard of"
 q want to read you what governor of d state said to a legislator nine years ago" said the nominee. He said in 1907. I recommend to your careful con- sideration the important subject of child labor laws, for the protection Of children in securing for them their rights through an elementary educa- ton and in surrounding them with ap- propriate safeguards, -laKing an espe- cial appeal to human sympathy and that nothing should be left undone to give them full effect
 That l said in the state of New York nine years ago..
 Mir Hughes referred to child labor legislation enacted during his term as governor of New York:
 'I think 1 know something of child labor and the importance of protecting it." he said. The recent bill passed in congress affects very small number of children in this country. There remains vast amount of necessary work to be done by our states before child labor shall be prohibited to a degree which will safeguard this important aspect am for the protection of our children. | The nominee declared that the busi- ness man had a right to know what he I could and could not do
 | Here again we are met with extra ordinary claims" he said. ''l suppose allusion is made to the federal trades l commission law. l have no quarre 1 with the composition of the trade com l mission law, but 1 can not accept tho ! crude statement of suggestion that the antitrust has been clarified by defini- ] tion.
 It is said in the federal trade com mission act that the unfair methods O cDIIlptllllOl III 1lc btitb. declared unlawful.
 Now what are unfair methods o competition? Naturally a man in thu street would think about fraud Fraut has been recognized by the common lav since it's institution.
 NO, they are not thinking of fraud 1 unfair competition had d differen meaning than the fraud under the law It is a time honored phrase. We knov what it means. In a very simple wa. of statement it may be said to have re lation to methods by which one man goods are palmed off as the goods o another man, through deceptive state ments in advertising and the like.
 Those things are described in tn law as unfair competition. Was thi law passed to reach them? Of cours not Talk about clarifying the anti trust act by definition. Why there i not business man in the country wh knows what that act means or wha he should do or not do, under it.
 MT Hughes asasiled the administra tions Mexican policy on the groun that the profession of dealing wit smaller nations in the same name as with larger nations, lis professio belied by practice"
 It has not been made good, It ough to be made good he said
 We said to Huerta, not simply tha he would not be recognized but that h should not even be candidate for tn Mexican presidency. Is that the wa |