The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-25
Former Attorney General
Shows How Wilson Has
Duped Railroad Men.
ADDRESSES GREAT GROVE
Adamson Bill Opens Way for
Restoration Of the Lobby,
He Says.

How long do you think II would
have taken Theodore Roosevelt to stop
them 7" asked George w. wickersham.
OF New York. former attorney general
Of the United States. OF an audience
that Allied the circuit court room TO
i capacity. Tuesday evening. after he
had rccited how President Wilson had
gone 10 Congress- with plea for hasty
4 legislation In behalf Of tho railroad
/ brnthcrhOods. saying that they had re-
fused To arbltrate. had planned
great strike and thut he was unable
10 stop them.
Great Demonstration.
I Tho audience answered tho speak
| er's question with one of tho most re-
4 mnrkahlc demonstrations ever seen,
i in the court house. II choered, stamped
\ lis feet. yelled. clapped It's hands and
resOrted 10 almost every means known
I to make u noise. When the noise
died down and tho demonstration APP
| pcared TO be over. somebody let out
a war whoop and II was the same
1 story all over again. When, at last,
\ the crowd had quieted, MIR. Wicker
I sham shot this question at his hear
/ ors:
How long do you think It would
have taken Charles L. Hughes to
stop them2"
The crowd answered this question
/ in the same manner as II did the firAt
one-with wild cheers, yells, hand
clapping and shouts.
Mr.. WiCkersham told his hearers
that in the passage OF the Adamson
bill President Wilson has inflicted q
great injury upon the cause Of
labor"
Restoration OF the Lobby.
AN through the years Of our civ
illzation," Mr. wlckcrsham declared,
ut has been our aim to keep, these
economic questions that affect employ
err and employee out Of the legislature.
They are questions for the courts.
Jurles and arbitration boards When
you turn these questions over to the
Legislature II means the restoration ~
the lobby with all It's sinister influences
and uncertain outcome. The speaker
added that when the lobby Is al work
the labor organizations generally get
the worst OF It.
Ono of the strongest points IN Mr.!
Understands denunclatlon Of the ADJ
amson bill was his declaration that
under It's terms "a locomotive engi-
neer or trainman who today receives
full days pay for a four-hour run
may be reduced to one half days
pay. because he only works one-half
OF eight hours"
Many Stand In Aisles.
Mr.. Wickersham, who was in the
Taft cabinet. addressed a crowd that
packed the court room. Every avail
able seat was taken and many stood
in the aisles. including State Chair
man Joseph Holt Gaines, who came
after the speaking started and took his
stand near window on the west side
I OF the room. Mr.. Wickersham proved
himself an excellent speaker, and his
address no doubt won a great many
votes for the ticket. He ID one OF
those kind Of speakers, whose number
is rapidly increasing. who gives the
voters credit for being able to do their
own thinking. He abused no one, but
merely stated tho facts and backed up
his assertion with the figures, and.
In conclusion told the crowd that ho
left the decision to the people.
County Chairman Roy b Parrish
called the meeting to ORDER and
Mayor G. H. Gordon, in few well
chosen words, introduced the speaker
Mr. Wickersham opened his address
by paying tribute to clarksburg and
the state.
Conditions In 1894.
Launching into a discussion Of the
issues Of the campaign, he called at
tention to the conditions that existed
In the nation in the winter of1913-1f.
when the Underwood tariff law was IN
effect. and before the outbreak Of the
European war Operatives were
thrown out Of employment" he de-
clared, railroad sidlngs were crowd
ed with empty and unused cars. and
the large cities were filled with the
destitute and unemployed" BE told
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