The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-11-02

Demand.
Charles E. Hughes, who left Lin
coin for his second days campaigning
in Nebraska, told a crowd of farmers
in his speech here that the Demo-
cratic Administration had ignored the
agricultural interests. of the country
in urging the enactment of theAdam-'
son law. The nominee, in support of
his contention, cited a telegram from
President H. 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:
Il 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-
nand 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 increase
in 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 have here
copy of telegram that was sent to
the President by Mr.. Pope, the presi-
dent of the State Farmers Union of
Texas, which l shall read to you.
II want to say wamsonof. .etaoinaoi
1--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 neith-
er the railroad trainmen nor the
abroad managers have authority to
represent. If it is your intention to
personally dispose of the matter We
ask that you postpone further con-
sideration until committee of farm
ers can prepare information and data
present their side of the case. If
you conclude to settle by arbitration,
hen the organized farmers should
have representation on any arbitra-
tion committee that may be formed
to dispose of this question; for the
men who pay should have representa-
tion as we'll as the men who receive
it.
1--WE again urge that all questions
involved be settled by arbitration,
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:
"No regard was paid to that mes
sage" Mr.. Hughes said. "The bust
ness men of the country, through the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
Ctota a hn ri
had for many weeks before been i'm
ploring the executive and leaders in
congress for an immediate and
prompt inquiry in order that the JUS
tice of this matter might be known.
The farmers were not there except
through the presence of the repre-
sentatives of the people in congress
and those representatives were asked
to abdicate their authority.
81 am in favor of everything that
can reasonably be done for the pro-
motion of agriculture. / am glad to
note the work of the Agricultural De-
partment. 1t will be continued with
me, if | am intrusted with the power
to the utmost of efficiency under my
administration.
But it is idle to talk of interest
| in the farmer when you have action
like this taken in congress overnight,
against the protests of the farmer,
and levelling body blow at the in
terests of our agricultural communi-
ties"
Mr.. Hughes again denied the dec
laration that vote for him "menat
vote for war"