Arizona republican., 1916-08-24
AGAIN AT I TACKS M|N|STRAT|ON
 MEXICAN PLANS
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RENO. Nevada. Aug, 23.-Charies Evans Hughes, in two speeches here late today and tonight again attack ed the administration for its Mexi- can policy, repeated his conviction that a protective tariff was essential to a continuance of prosperity, and reiterated his declaration for a fed eral liability law to cover accidents to persons in industries engaged in interstate commerce.
 MT Hughes also declared that if ne were elected he would endeavor to carry out his policies without favor to any one.
 No one can hold executive office properly who is not ready to be de- feated," he said. Tt is a very neces- sary thing at all times to take your political life in your hands and to be willing to do as you think you ought to do, regardless of the political con l sequences
 Speaking of improving conditions of | labor. MT. Hughes said:
 T do not consider this a mere senti- mental procedure. That is bound up | with our prosperity. We cannot | have a great United States unless in | the main 1t is a contented country | filled with men working, peaceable and sharing fairly in the fruits of their labor. protected by safety ap pliances having sanitary conditions of labor having reasonable hours and just compensation.
 | "COntented America will be sue | cessful America; discontented Amer | iea will be unsuccessful America. 1 T am glad to observe that in these | days there is disposition on the 1 part Of many of our most import ant employers of labor to realize the human demands, the necessary de- mands, of those engaged in produc 1 tive work. l never like to think of that sort of thing as a complac- ent recognition as some things hand ed down from above. I like to think of manager and man, of those in charge and of those al work of varied related activity, as sharers in a common undertaking realizing each the importance of the others work and all working together 10 produce that which is essential to the pros rerity and happines of all. We have got to have that sort of spirit in America if We are to realize the greatness of this country in the com ing years"
 | Mir. Hughes referred to his record. witt, reference 10 labor legislation while he was governor of New York and read again an editorial from
 the official organ of organized la bor.' printed in 1910. commenting his stand
 We have in the federal field a very important sphere of action, un- der the constitution of the United States. the power to regulate inter state commerce. This power was given in broad terms, happily withou. attempt to definition The power has been exercised very freely.
 'I like to speak of the opportuni- 1 ties that still exist for improvement
 in these difficulties. for example: the
 federal employees liability act was
 an advance, but 1t still leaves to the
 hazard of trial by jury and to the
 proof of negligence. a great host oi
 cases where injuries have beer
 sustained in hazardous employ } ment.
 T like to think that in the futur, B we shall have not simply what tn, present bill in congress provides | provision for compensation in con s nection with employment by the gov ernment but a fair and prope
 scheme of compensation for employei engaged in hazardous occupations il
 connection with interstate commerce and therefore subject to the regulat B ing power of congress.
 " 7 Httb tS - possible. We need to have in tn
 use of our federal powers a wis
 oversight, to the end that We cal
 gather up what would otherwise b
 local and varied and perhaps clash ing ana inconvenient, to have i
 gathered up ir a uniform system b
 the wise and constitutional use O
 federal power. I thoroughly believ
 in that; and l desire to see tha
 power prudently exercised for tn
 benefit of human living and tn
 working people of this country"
 Mir. Hughes also reiterated hi
 declaration that after the war end II a world court should be establishe
 to settle controversies among the na d tions
 ~ What we need to preserve tn = peace of the world he said, lis in v ! ternational legislation or what cor
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