The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-27

JUSTICE OF tne DeIndnu.
Charles Il. Hughes, who left Lincoln
for his second days campaigning In
Nebraska, told crowd of farmers in
his speech here that the Democratic
Administration had ignored the agri-
cultural interests of the country in
urging the enactment of the Adamson
law. The nominee, in support OF his
contention, cited telegram from
President III. N. Pope of the Texas
Farmers Union to President Wilson
requesting that the farmers be per-
mitted to submit data in arbitration
proceedings between the railroads and
the brotherhoods. He said:
81 want to say in reference to rates
that it seems to me the farmers of
the country were very little consid-
cred the other day when on the de-
mand of the Administration the wages
Of a group of railroad workers were
increased by law, in response to force.
Somebody has got to pay the increased
bills, and the farmers will know very
quick who has to pay them.
''The farmers were not represented
In this discussion, If you may call it
that in this surrender. I have here
a copy of a telegram that was sent to
the President by Mr.. Pope, the presi-
dent of the State Farmers Union of
Texas, which shall read to you:
we ask that you make no con-
cessions or commitments that will
in any manner cause an increase
In freight rates on products pro-
duced or consumed on the farm.
The men who pay the freight have
an equity in this dispute, which
neither the railroad trainmen nor
the railroad managers have au-
thority to represent. If it is your
intention to personally dispose of
the matter we ask that you post
pone further consideration until
committee of farmers can prepare
information and data to present
their side of the case. If you con-
clude to settle by arbitration, then
the organized farmers should
have representation on any arbi-
tration committee that may be
formed to dispose of this question;
for the men who pay should have
representation as well as the men
who receive it.
We again urge that all ques-
tons involved be settled by arbi-
tration, where all parties and all
interests can be heard and the
subject dealt with aside from
haste and intimidation
The crowd cheered when Mr.
Hughes concluded reading the tele
gram:
mo regard was paid to that mes
sage" Mr.. Hughes said. 1.-THE bust
ness men of the country, through the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, We're at the same time anC
had for many weeks before been i'm
ploring the executive and leaders il
congress for an immediate and promp
inquiry in order that the justice o.
this matter might be known. TIL,
farmers We're not there except through
the presence of the representatives o.
the people in congress, and those rep
resentatiNas4 were asked TO abdicat,
their authority.
Il am in favor of everything tina
can reasonably be done for the pro
motion of agriculture. 1 am glad t,
note the work of the Agricultural De
partment. 1t will be continued will
me, if / am intrusted with the power
TO the utmost of efficiency under m,
administration.
but it is idle to talk of interes
in the farmer when you have action
like this taken in congress overnight
against the protests of the farmer
and leveling body blow at the in
-terests of our agricultural communi
ties"
Mr. Hughes again denied the dec
laration that vote for him meant
vote for war"