The sun., 1916-10-18
HUGHES, TAINTED,
ROUTS HECKLERS
Nominee Defeats Democratic
Effort to Upset Meeting
at Sioux City.
W ALL QUERIES
He Declares He Would Have
Adjusted Railroad Crisis
without a Surrender.
ANSWERS ALL QUERIES

Hughes swung right and loft Mt Demo-
cratic hecklers here In Sioux City to-
night. and ut every punch the audience
Of 1000 simply yelled with d~elight--a
yell like the firing of big guns.
Instead OF hesitation. evasion or
nimble sidestepping the hecklers found
Mr.. Hughes eager to fight. planted
firmly upon his feet found that he
could hit fast and hard.
They tainted him about his labor
record and he went back with the tribute
that organized labor in New York had
paid to him as the greatest friend Of
labor that ever sat In the Governors
chair at Albany.
They asked then II organized labor
hadn't put him up as organized labor's
standard bearer. md he told them that
he wasn't the standard bearer Of any
set or group. but DESTROYS Of serving
the whole people.
seek TO EN- h o. Him.
They tried TO embarrass him by a ains
that he was the representative OF in
visible government. and he struck back
with his Independent action as Governor
and the pledge that there would be no
barter Of favor for Legislative action II
ne became iresldent.
The crowd roared steadily. sometimes
trying to silence the hecklers. some
times expressing their delight at Mr..
Hughes's combativeness. The uproar
mounted as the hecklers. planted in a
gallery by the Democratic organisation,
gained courage from hearing their own
voices.
They asked him II he would repeal
the Adamson bill and he told them that
surrender OF principle could never be
repealed that the Adamson bill repre-
scented an abdication OF authority by the
President. They demanded to know.
what he would rave done to prevent u
railroad strike and he told them that he
would have gone strait ut to the Ameri-
can people, would have stated the facts,
would have appointed n competent com
mission OF inquiry and would have
rested secure In the Justice and author
aty Of public opinion.
They asked him II he would have done
ell that in t~wenty-four hours. and he
answered instantly that 1t wasn't a
matter OF tw~enty-four hours. since the
President had had FOR many weeks all
the warning any man could have and
yet deliberately failed TO do a thing.
At the end OF the turmoil. after the
applause for every one OF Mr.. Hughes's
replies had fairly raised the roof, two OF
the men who had been asking the ques-
ttons stood up IN the gallery and them
selves a~pplauded. 1t was perhaps the
most dramatic episode of the campaign.
NccLl-r swings u stick.
The heckling began when Mr.. Hughes
commended the legislation secured by
the Republican party in the interests OF
b a man arose In the gallery
L.
"By ~compulsion OF organized labor.
Mr.. Hughes"
The audience roarei q protest. assum-
ing that Mr.. Hughes might not care TO
reply. but the candidate. a. a; Louis
Vile. fought down the syI pathetic cries
Of the crowd.
II will show you where | stand with
organized labor he replied. and then
read the tribute n, received when be
left the GovernorshIp Of New York in
1910.
He had no sooner read the paragraph
than big stick" burst In with another
that. the labor group has taken the op-
%portunity OF putting you up as the stand
ard bearer. Is that the truth
mo. no. shouted the crowd and
boohed and hlsscd the heckler. but again
Mr.. Hughes demanded the right to an
swer the question.
"Let the gentleman ask any question
he wants to-" he cried. ~ am here, sir,
not as the standard bearer Of any group
or set. but DESTROYS to serve the whole
Of the American people"
The Response was tremendous. eX-
pressed in a vibrant yen which hit upon
the ear drum with the impact of a blow
il was exactly the crash of delight that
followed Mr.. Hughcs's instant reply 10
the heckler In Louisville.
Mr.. Hughes then turned to the charge
that he was the representative Of In
visible government. recalling to the at
tsntion OF the Iowans that he directed
the insurance investigation In New York
which really put an end to invisible gov
eminent. lie was applaui"d AZ every
sentence. Then, with clenched fist and
with the most intense determination IN
his eye, he let them know where hs
would stand II elected President.
T the Governorsh!p OF III" State
went with a great deal OF Information
with respect to the conduct OF publ,
business. went to the Governors chaii
with this determination. that while
sat there there should he no influence OF
power which should Ia any way afrec'
my action so rs 70 be In the 81 ghtcs'
degree injurious to the welfare OF al
the people Of the State.
II refer to this because there has beer
recently an extraordinary statement
made that in some way ! have become u
sponsor for invisible government. sue
n preposteious charge needs no at'cntioI
and yet ! should like to take %advantag.
Of the fact that 1t has been uttered to
remind the American people of one ol
" things.
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