The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-08-10
HUGHES OPENS
HIS CAMPAIGN
SIX SPEECHES DURING
.. VISIT TO DETROIT, .' a..
ALSO ATTENDS BASE BALL GAME
Republican Nominee for Presidency
Addresses Welfare Workers, suf-
frasists and Automobile
Workers. ,,g.., ....

"OThCESs naf.-f ......
Detroit, Mich, Aug. S.--Charles, e.
Hughes opened his campaign here in
an atmosphere that was not only hos
pitable, but friendly. He spoke at two
meetings, both crowded and both en-
thusiastic.
1t was a day of warm greetings
for the Republican nominee through
out. He was met by a great crowd
on his arrival and escorted through
the city by an automobile procession
mile and half long. Thousands of
men and women lined the streets
through which he passed. And where
ever he went throughout the day he
was cheered. i&,t'. -. ara 80
Mr.. Hughes addressed the delega-
ton of Welfare Workers and in order
representatives of the Woman's party,
employees of the Dodge automobile
plant and the workers at the Cadillac
plant. .:.< rA.s g.. ."s.
To the suffragists Mr. Hughes re-
iterated his stand favoring the Anthony
federal amendment to which he said
he had nothing TO add So ~ '>a ,,,t.,
+ In the afternoon he attended the ball
game between the Athletics and the
Tigers and posed with Sam Crawford,
Nap Lajoie, Hughey Jennings and Ty
Cobb for the movies. d.
Witt, shortstop for Connie Mack's
team, shook hands with Mr.. Hughes,
then went to bat and knocked out a
home run.
Throng to Hear Him.
Before shutdown the large Arcadia
auditorium, where he made his first
speech of the evening, was beginning
to fill. By eight o'clock, when the meet
ing was scheduled to begin, it was
packed. Hot as the, night was, men
and women crowded, into the flag
decked hall up to the last minute. ""i
Downtown in the Light Guard
armory, where, the second speech was
made the same was true. 4 1t was De-
troit's first glimpse of. the man who
emerged from the seclusion Of the Su-
preme, court to 3, contest the, nations
presidency and II made the most Of 1t.
He was given a roaring welcome by
both crowds. "a ,9aHD agH .3sN,
Tells Labor sympathies.
In morning and afternoon Mr..
Hughes made four addresses, three of
them dealing more or less with labor
problems and matters of industry. In
all he declared his sympathy for the
cause of labor and for some means of
industrial organization. whereby the
strife of labor and capital can be
avoided. The fourth was made to a
gathering of suffragists, to whom he
reiterated his advocacy of a federal
suffrage amendment. Mrs. Hughes
stood beside him as he said this.
Speaking earlier to 40 manufacturers
employing 100000 men, he praised
them for their welfare work in the in
teEest of employees.
'We will get through with this old
strife between labor and capital" he
said. Democracy cannot stand it.
We are, not laborers and capitalists in
this country, We are fellow citizens"
.4:s Human Standard Necessary
ut is an awful mistake to think of
the men through whose activity pro-
duction Is possible as mere economic !
units. They are human beings. .. |
I'm your welfare work you are !,
democracy The human
factor is, after all, the important fac
tor. You may develop your physical
plants, your physical instrumental
tiles, distribution and everything that
goes to make up the material side Of
but you are absolutely
hopeless without the human factor,
and in America, the land of free men,
the man who is at work for q living
must feel that the country Is doing the
light thing by him. He is entitled to
De safe in his'wOrk, to have every pre-
'aution taken against every sort of ac-
,ident that can be prevented" /,
Talks to Factory Men.
The candidate late in the afternoon
notored to two large automobile fac
cries and delivered brief talks. He
epeated his declaration for the need
or industrial preparation for the
'eriod following the war, when, he
aid, the United States would face
commercial competition fercer than
yer before.
THE working men of America" he {
aid, ARE not asking for anything they /
hould not have. All that they want S
square deal. You workmen want
be protected from any unnecessary q
injury at your work. YouIwantq to
ave wholesome conditions, reason-olS
BILE hours, a fair opportunity to share Z
! what you make and the reasonable :,
rofits that accrue to every industry. K
I'VE have all got to work together. d
% such thing as prosperity exists for o
list one class In America unless 1t g
xists for all. We have all got to share s.