Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-17
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


der G. Knox, whose blistering COM
rnents upon the manner in which the
national administration has handled
th1ngs have created strong impress
sion throughout the State and are
causing no end of discussion in coun-
ties where Democratic machine bosses
felt that they had things lined up.
Mr.. knoN's Philadelphia speech, which
was followed up by one of even greater
Mgor at Greensburg in opening the
Westmoreland county campaign, was
supplemented last night by one at
Erie. in which the brilliant lawyer de-
clared that the Wilson administration
was guilty of showing "misbranded
The Erie speech was made before
one of the most representative audi
ences gathered in that city for long
time and Mr.. Knox was given an ova-
ton. Regarding the Adamson law Mr..
Knox said the whole transaction
sniacks of sham. deceit and discrimi-
nation" He declared it to be a case
"of nisbranding' and that the people
are awakening to the fact that it is
an attempt to dupe and swindle them"
Senator Knox in part said: "The
Democratic party is making des-
perate attempt in this campaign to
win the votes of laboring men upon
the ground that the administration Sc
cured the passage of the Adamson law
--misnamed the eight-hour law. Tt is
case of rank deception and sham.
The Adamson law is entitled An act
to establish an eight-hour day. etc.
But the act does not establish an eight
hour day or pretend to establish it or
even Intimate that 1t should be es-
tablished. The -Adamson law does
nothing more than increase for a pc
riod of nine months the wages of
400, 900 men who are actually engaged
in the operation of railroad trains be-
tween States. and directs the appoint
ment Of a commission to decide
whether or not the act should have
been passed. From the day 1t was in
troduced in Congress this has been
called an eight-hour law and even now
the Democrats are referring to it as an
eight-hour law. But you and ! and
| everyone who has examined it knows
that it is not an eight-hour law. And
we know that the men who arc going
about the country calling it an eight
hour law are willfully and knowingly
trying to deceive the public. 1t is a
case of misbranding.
"A man who misbrands a can of
heans can be fined and sent to prison
for his crime under the pure Food act.
But there is no law to prevent poll
ticians from misbranding their wares,
and they do it shamelessly. However,
| there is nothing to prevent the people
| from breaking open the package and
examining the contents. and this is
| what they are doing with the Adam
son law. They are awakening to the
fact that an attempt is being made to
dupe and swindle them, to give them
| something under a false name, to de-
ceive them by so doing, to induce them
to vote the Democratic ticket. But the
game is up and the light of truth is
shining upon this rank plot to deceive
the electorate
The Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
tin. which is well informed on political
| matters, printed the following last
evening: Senator Penrose, who, with
George w. Perkins, the Progressive
leader, is bearing the brunt of direct
ing the Republican national campaign,
before returning to New York to-day
declared: All our reports confirm pre-
vious predictions of the election of
Charles E. Hughes. The tide has set
in strongly for the Republican ticket,
and ] have no doubt that the voting
on November will show a decisive
victory for Hughes and Fairbanks"
John T. McMullen, former MEM
ber of the House from Northumber-
land county. has been appointed chair
| man of ,trainmen's boards in Central
Pennsylvania.
Jacob j. Ginder, the postmaster
at Rockport, has at last been permitted
TO resign. Mr.. Ginder's Office was
moved and the job was abolished by a
rural free delivery route. However,
departmental red tape kept him on
| and he had hard time breaking loose
from the list.
The 5000 ballots for the soldiers
in the field are being printed as rapidly
| as possible and there will be big
bundles sent out the end of the week.
The manner in which candidates
are Withdrawing rather indicates that
there Will be changes made up to Fri
day night, when the lists will be closed
Democrats who were wont to
make a great fuss over contributions
of state of1iceholders to campaign
funds and to the payments of people
| connected with city governments to
| war chests are singing in very minor
key these days. The Democratic ma
tional committee appears to have i'm
proved on old-time methods. Post
| masters and other Federal government
officials are finding that the Wilson ad-
ministration did not honor them for
their shining personal qualities alone.
AS usual the Democratic pilgrim
| age to Shadow Lawn has caused heart
burnings and explanations. Some of
these who did not have money left
after making contributions to the
| thunder fund are explaining why they
did not borrow mileage and go to see
Palmer and his pals embrace DON
| nclley. Bremen and the rest of the
Old Guard in the presence of the
President.
| Throughout the State Washington
| party legislative nominees are quitting
and Democrats are eagerly gobbling
iup ast-off nominations. In the Seven
teenth Senatorial district those op-
| posed to Colonel Horace L. Haldeman
for senator seem to have drawn lots
as to who should be the sacrifice and
the choice has been. ratified by the in
side coterie of the Democratic ma
| chine.
Democratic state bosses are hav-
! ing a hard time to get up meetings
throughout the state and the parades
which were advertised as going to be
a feature of the campaign seem to
have been sidetracked because no one
cares to put up the cost of music and
redfire. In Philadelphia the old war
horses are being trotted around by the
| Old Guard to make a showing, but
Wilson's friends are now only hoping
that he can come near his vote of 1912
in that city.
The Democratic windmill in this
city appears TO have been forgotten by
State Chairman Guffey. He has not
been around lately to brush the cob
webs from the door. Even the inside
coterie has Quit meeting here.
The Republican State committee
claims that the total registration in
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