Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-13
Men, Women and Children
Come on Horseback, Mule
back and Afoot to Listen
to Republican Leader
CANDIDATE LAMBASTS
PRESIDENTS POLICIES
Asserts That ''New Freedom
Means "New Slavery" as
It Has Been Put Into Opera
ton by Administration,
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,sv ao=niAo IouaAAt SPECIAL lsAssp WISH
Louisville, Ky. oct l2.-Charles II.
Hughes went through the mountains
of kentucky today new campaign
field for presidential nominees, out
lining his views on the maintenance Of
American rights and ended his days
tour of the state with a meeting here
tonight. in which he declared that tho
new freedom" advocated by Presi-
dent Wilson four years ago had been
Transmitted, in one respect. to the
new slavery
Mr.. Hughes spoke In six towns to-
day to audiences that had como, for
the most part for miles TO hear him,
They came down from the mountains,
men and women, on foot, on horse
back, and on muloback. Some Of the
mounts had saddles, some had none.
and many Of the women that come to
hear him came wearing their faded
surbonnots. and smoked their clay
y pcs as he talked. At Pikeyille. first
stop of the day hundreds had jour
neyed since sun-up A special train
from Marrowbone. crowded to capa-
city, swelled the crowd,
Speaks 10 Mountalnccrs.
-- several stops the nominees spe-
eial srain was backed down spur
track and he spoke to audiences in
open fields They sat on their horses
and mules and in their farm wagons
to listen Some brought their fami-
lies along and there we're several
hundred children. including babies In
their mothers arms. In each of these
crowds
In his speech in Phoenix Hin hall
here tonight, Mr. Hughes devoted
much of his attention to the protec-
tive tariff and to what he termed the
new slavery"
1--WE have heard much of the new
freedom" he said 1T seems to have
a surprising and deplorable range. 1t
has meant freedom to sacrifice the
principles of the merit system which
our opponents pledged themselves to
enforce Thousands of offices have
been created with the provision that
they might he filled without reference
to the requirements Of the civil ser
vice act II has meant freedom to
embark the government in novel en-
terprses in competition with private
business, as in the case of the gov
ornment shipping bill,
Scores Foreign Policy.
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rroa, tha nrincinias ~ International
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o,,r citiucns and their propertv ia an
archy and revolution 1t has meant
freedom tn depart from our time
honored policy of protecting American
who take American enter
prise abroad and to substitute a new
policy which treats them as adventur-
ors whose flag is no longer a symbol
Of protection OF their lust rights.
1T means freedom to subvert the
principles of government by yielding
authority TO the demands of force.
In this vast phase. instead Of the new
freedom we have the new slavery.
What are the characteristics of this
new slaycry2 IT Is the use Of the
'orms Of free institutions to tyrannize
over the public, to impose demands
without inquiry as to their Justice.
"Tho new slavery is government by
lold-up. II is tcrrorized government,
lr the rule Of politics assuming ter
.or as an excuse for submission The
,xecutive is chosen TO defend the cit.
,deI Of constitutional government In
tead he surreudcrs it, Where shall
his stop
RIov,. IA American Rusiness
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