The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Hughes Shows How Tilers of the
Soil Were Ignored in Rail-
road Discussion.
CROP RAISERS FOOT BILL TO
PAY FOR BROTHERHOOD DEAL
Democratic Nominee Leveled Body
Blow at the Interests of Our Agri-
cultural Communities When at the
Behest of an Exclusive Group OF
Railroad Workers He Increased
Their Pay Without Investigating the
Justice of the Demand.

Charles h. Hughes, who left Lincoln
for his second days campaigning III
Nebraska, told "a crowd of farmers in
his speech here that the Democratic
Administration had ignored the agri-
cultural interests of the country III
urging the enactment of the Adamson
law. The nominee. in support of his
contention, cited telegram from
President II. y. Pope of the Texas
Farmers Union to President Wilson
tequestng that the farmers be per
nitted TO submit data in arbitration
proceedings between. the railroads and
lhe 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
mand of the Administration the wages
If group of railroad workers were
increased by law, in response to force.
Somebody hiLS-gOt to pay the increased
bills and the farmers will know yer!
quick who has to pay them.
THE farmers We're not represented
ia this discussion, if you may call il
that in this surrender. have here
o copy Of "a telegram that was sent to
he President 10y 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,
la sln ha fraifFhf hos
an equity in this dispute, which
neither the railroad trainmen nor
the railroad managers have au-
thority to represent. If il is your
intention to personally dispose of
the matter we ask that you post
pone further consideration until a
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
traiion committee that may be
formed to dispose of this question:
FOR the men who pay should have
representation as well us the men
who receive il.
We again urge that all ques-
tons involved be settled by arbi-
trntion. where all parties and all
interests can be heard end 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. THE busi
ness men of the country, through the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, were at the same time and
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 justice of
this matter might he known. The
farmers were not there except through
the presence of the representatives of
the people in congress. and those rep
resentatives were asked to abdicat,
their authority.
Il am in favor of everything THAI
can reasonably be done for the pro
motion of agriculture. | am glad t
note the work of the Agricultural De
partment. II 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 interesl
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
ties"
Mr.. Hughes again denied the dec.
laration that n vote for him "meant Il
vote for war"