The sun., 1916-11-01
THE MAN WHO WILL MAKE A ONE
HUNDRED PER CENT. PRESIDENT.
Portrait Of Mr.. Hughes by One Closely Associated With Him in the
Insurance Investigation.

ures in his cabinet? Or any rcsigna.
tions from II because Hughes humili.
ated a public officer by assuming his
functions.
Hughes'e Administration was wholly
successful. Can Cabinet conditions during
Wilson'S administration be so regarded?
Devotion to duty also explains the
things which Hughes did for working.
men-more legislation for their real
benefit than this state had ever seen,
every lire OF IL thoroughly wrought out
after elaboration and submission to
criticism.
Charles T.. Hughes was my fellow
member. I'm the Social Reform Club ot
this city twenty years ago-a club which
supported labor's cause constantly and
consistently and in which the movement
for workmen's compensation in this
country originated. He was so identi-
fled when Woodrow Wilson was, a a
professor. grossly insulting organized
labor. as of late he insults classes OF
citizens whom he thinks he can with
impunity and possibly with political ad-
vantage.
This devotion to duty and holding
others accountable gives a sure explana-
ton also Of what Charles +. Hughes
would have done had he been President,
and Of wha he will do when he be
comes President.
What he would have done as Prrsi-
dent is his full duty. laying upon his
Cabinet. Congress, foreign Governments
their full measure of responsibility.
Pacific and friendly would he have been,
but instant and firm in advising the
German Government that the threat ~
the Lusitania advertisements must not
ripen into deed the responsibility would
then have been theirs. Equally pacihc
and friendly would he have been toward
Great Britain, but firm in advising tina,
American rights must not be interfcrcd
with the responsibility would then have
been theirs. And so with Mexico, with
Japan. with every country where Amer
can lives or American vital interests
were put in jeopardy the responsibility
would have been brought home to them
And every one OF them. even distracted
Mexico, would then inevitably have rec
ognized and fulfilled it's responsibilities.
SO. also, regarding the eight hour con-
trovcrsy.
Publications OF the Federal Bureau ~
Labor Statistics show that nearly al
well organized trades nave the eight
hour day-at what was formerly to-
hour day wages-with time and a hHlt
mr. double time for overtime. which is IN.
only way to enforce the eight hours.
The railway brothcrhools. thoush
Older and stronger. were as Vet on a ten
hour ba sis. This WAS trie ,hnuch-ur
was I, bccousep-,bey had ALWAYS med.
a,ed or arbi,ra,ed. while Younger and
less powerful organizations had show n
their teeth or even fought IL out.
In any event they demanded an eight
hour day with fine and a half for Over.
time and they refused 10 arhitra,e be.
cause no offer was ever made to arhitrat,
this plain issue and because a long 1T
OF counter claims regarding things lon
ago settled by agreements. compromiSc-
or AFFILIATIONS was set up.
Had n proposnl been mad. by the n g.
road managers for ,irh, hours AT
hours nav. leaving out the time az.
n half FOR overtime. the brothc.honu.
would have rejected il and struck ra'n..
than stood for il. Though, accordn. :
the same Federal Bureau Of Statist,-
the purchasing power Of their wages i,
: been reduced SO that IT takes SIS p
buy what 81 bought ten Years ago, y,'
> il was shorter hours al the same l..
a day for which they c~ontendcd.
The brotherhood leaders instantly %
, cep,ed this very pro,osal when made l
= the President. though they would las,
b rejected it had II been made hv
. managers. Had they not. Of course .'.
/ railway managers would have accent,
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