Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
WHICH IS RIGHT, THE CANDIDATE OR PARTY

Candidate Hughes in his speech at Albany, New
York Thursday ntmated that our flag under the pres
ent administration meant only "an invitation to come
home" If this is true what did it under President
Taft when he told the citizens OF Douglas that II they
were in danger from Mexican bullets to move out OF ne
way? That not an invitation TO come nome puI
suggestion that American citizens leave their homes II
Mexican bullets made them dangerous 1t is one OF the
unfortunate things for Candidate Hughes that his party
leaders have acted that matter what course ne taxes
he runs up against something they have done that he has
to attack while attacking President Wilson, He attacks
the Child Labor Bill because it did not include all chill
dren yet claims he himself as governor OF New YORK
signed similar bill. Why? He must have known that
bill could not affect the children of other states Then
why sign it since did not apply to all the children OF
the United States? He stutes himself IN hls attack
He takes the position that since the bill would not pre-
vent all children from being worked IN the sweat shops
that none should be so prevented.
He is met with the situation in his attacks on
the eight hour bill He says he avors the eight hour law
but objects to the Adamson bill because as ne says ony
applies 20 per cent of the railroad employees Candidate
Hughes believes in the theory OF an eight hour day put
objects to it as a fact At the same time ne, with ms
yociferous right bower attacks the administration for
its "cowardy surrender to force Here again Candl-
date Hughes is up against the actions Of his party
The venerable "Unce Joe Cannon so long leader OF the
republican House. voted fer the bill and was one who was
therefore guilty of cowardy surrender to force Not
only did Unce Joe cast is vote for the eight hour bill
but so did two of the three republican congressman from
this stateSnnott of eastern Oregon and the congress-
man from this district, Mr. Hawley. This was not all
either for the record SHOWS lnaC seventy
congressman in all voted for this cowardy surrender to
force" and only 56 against it. majority of IA repub
Iicans favored this "cowardly surrender" Why then
does Mr. Hughes confne his attacks on this account to
the administration? Why not assai the 70 republicans
who were equally guilty with their democratic conreres
in "surrendering to force? - .
Mr. Hughes says "a promise to respect the rights OF
smaller nations should be kept reality and ne said this
while the pugnacous colonel who president started
revolution in Colombia and robbed that little country OF
the Panama zone out helping him criticize the pres
ent administration
He insists the republican party shall be returned to
power principally that the tariff may be revised by it,
forpetfu of the fact that few years ago after proms
ing revision of the tariff, by all implication, downward
it was showed the other way fact largely responsible
for Woodrow Wilson occupying the presidential char
today He also overooks the fact that his party has adj
vocated the appointment of tariff commission Of bus
nessmen who would look into the whole matter and pro-
vide tariff based business principles rather than on
party eXpediency This commission the present admin
istraton has provided for and in short time it will be
at work Here again Mr. Hughes runs counter to his
party unless indeed it only staling when it sug-
pested businessmen's commission to establish sens-
bic tariff.
So it goes through the whole list. The things Mr..
Hughes most objects to things his party is against
him on Which is right his party position heretofore or
Candidate Hughes now.