South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-27
DECLARES HUGHES
UNFIT FOR PLACE
Samuel GomperS in Address
at High School Says Wilson
is For WOrkingman.

Declaring unfinchingly for Wood
row Wilson, for president Of tho
United States. and dcnouncins
Charles Evans Hughes as unfit for
the office. because of his aristocrauc
attitudes and unfriendliness II not
enmity 10 labor, Samuel Gompers,
grand old man Of the American Ia
Dor movement, and president of the
American Federation OF Labor, for
two EJurs held a packed auditorium
spelIbound at the high school build
ing last night, speaking under the
auspices or the Central Labor un-
ion. II was quite distinctly a work
ingman's audience. though sprinkled
here and there with men who OBJ
tain their bread by less perspiring
methods as witnessed at the close
by a hands up" vote, resulting
about 500 for Wilson TO exactly
eight for Hughes.
Unlike Candidate Hughes, too.
who when asked certain questions
incident 10 his recent visit TO South
Bend. which he neglected 20 con-
slider. the labor leader, met the IS
sues put up to him by the local
Hughes organ. and answered the
questions very emphatically. In do
ing so he cast aside Pres't Wilson's
Princeton utterances as those Of
university theOrist who has learned
better since his larger association
with civic life. and larger rubbing
OF elbows with the people, and con-
tract with the real world of affairs
Hughes Going Backward.
Experience and contact with the
world has improved Pres't Wilson's
concept Of things very considerably
said the speaker 81 wish ] might
say as well Of Mr.. Hughes. ON the
contrary that gentleman has been
going backward almost from the
moment that he entered public life,
his sojourn on the supreme bench.
followed by his campaign for the
presidency, merely coming as an
anti-climax'
Mr. Gompers reviewed Mr. VII
sons record as governor Of New Jer-
sey and president of the United
States in close comparison with the
record OF Mr.. Hughes as governor
OF New York and supreme court
Justice. and told the republican
organ that all he would ask of it
IN return, would be 20 give his ans
wers as much publicity as 10 gave
its enquiries. Not only were the re-
lations of these men 10 the labor
movement discussed. but other cam
paign issues. notably with regard 10
Mexico. Europe and war, were TAX
en- into consideration.
Before ne would open his address,
Mr.. GOmpers asked for the removal
of his picture. which had been franz
ed in American fiags and hung in
front Of the speakers stand.
Abuses OF Labor.
THE man or men enjOined
through the abuse Of the injunction
were made TO show their innocence
when by every law of the constitu-
tion the prosecution must show their
guilt" the speaker declared in his
opening senteI ces when ne dwelt
on the abuse ,at labor had suf-
fered i'm the He said that the
injunction ha been used 10 restrict
free speech John Mitchell Frank
Morrison and myself were forbidden
by am injunction 20 discuss or 20
refer i'm any way 20 the subject
matter OF our disagreement with a
certain manufacturer of stoves.
This was an occasion when the
right 90 freedom of speech. 90 free
dom of the press and 20 freedom of
assemblage were placed in jeopardy -
II think" ne said i'm explaining his
attitude i'm refusing 90 obey the i'm
junction. chat it is generally rec
ognizcd principle that the workers
who have been organized for the
purpose of being on guard TO meet
any situation which may arise are
bound in duty Co speak the proper
work al the proper time He was
careful 90 make plain that he did
not mean 10 include under the title
or free speech any lihelous. SANDER
GUS or seditious statements
Before he proceeded 10 answer
tho questions proposed by the re-
publican press ne strove TO show
bv the best means possible his quali-
ncations 90 speak for the 'aboring
people lie declared that during SO
years OF organization OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor he had serv-