Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-02
D[l1 CRAT SPEAKERS
EET WARM WELCOME
Weatherford and Lane Ad-
dress Big Audience at
Grand Last Night

senator Harry Lane, FORMER "a
lemite and once superintendent of the
Oregon state asylum, and Mark Wealth
erford, democratic candidate for rep
resentative in congress from the First
district against w. G. Hawley, repub-
lican, discussed the issues of the pres
ent campaign last nightat the Grand
opera house before an audience that
filled the theater to capacity. DR.. W..
II. Byrd was chairman of the evening
and introduced the speakers.
DR.. Byrd, in short Introductory
speech, said he expected the country to
return Woodrow Wilson to the White
House next Tuesday. He believed if
they did that they should elect men
to congress who would work in har-
mony with the administration policies
and he introduced Mark Weatherford,
the candidate for whom he said they
ought to vote.
Mr.. Weatherford started out by say
ing that he opposed the brewers amend
ment as it provides that brewers can
sell beer or liquor to any person, and
as the law defines person to be man,
woman, or child, he declared they could
manufacture beer and sell it to the
children at the doors of the public
schools. He said he opposed any meas
urc that debauches the public schools
iof Oregon and did not see how the
people could afford to let such meas
ure pass. He said he would fight all
measures that debauched the citizens
Of the country; he declared he stood
for sober citizenship. More valuable
than a big navy, q great army, than
stacks of ammunition piled high, is a
sober citizen, in his opinion. He de.
clared he was thankful the country had
a sober president in the White House
when war threatened.
| Among the many questions brought
up for consideration during the pres
ent campaign he cited the federal re
serve act and the rural credits act
both designed to help the farmers; the
shipping bill, designed to aid in build
ing up a merchant marine; the eight
h0nr law, which he said needs no de
fense or apology and is right and just
and the Mexican policy.
In regard to the Mexican policy he
lsaid that at one time Taft. called OF
the secretary of war for an estimate
as to what it would cost in time, mer
and money to go into Mexico. The sec
iretary of war replied to President Taft
that it would take two years, 100000
men, and cost a million dollars a day
This problem Mr.. Weatherford say!
President Taft turned over to Wilson
He admitted the navy went to Yer;
Cruz, admitted the army was mobilizet
on the border, admitted the presden
went to the extreme limit without act
ually going to war. He did not wan
to go down to Mexico to fight for tn,
Standard Oil and thought our eoun
try had higher purposes.
Following his address, which wa
roundly applauded, Mrs. Halle Parrisl
Hinges sang political song. She wa
igiven an encore and sang 1.-The Sta
Spangled Banner" with the audience
standing at attention. DR.. Byrd thel
introduced DR.. Harry Lane, junior sen
ator from Oregon.
Senator Lane said he was campaign
ing for Wilson with Hughes throat
He asked the suffrage of the peopl
for Mr.. Weatherford and, without re
fleeting whatever on Mr.. Hawley
record, said he believed Mr.. Weather
ford could represent the district bel
ter and be more in harmony with ad
ministrative policies.
He declared the prosperity was goo
all the way across the continent, a
Baltimore, Chicago, Minneapolis, Port
land. He said the business men assure
him business was never better. He dis
cussed the tariff situation and sal
the administration tried to pass mea;
ures that helped humanity directly. !
republicans got up good measure b
says he voted for it; he said he woui
vote for a good bill brought red he
out of Hades by his Satanic Majest
himself and would grab it when it &c
cool enough to handle.
He explained the eight hour law an
brought it's application close home
humanity; ,he spoke of the child labC
law, and said President Wilson wa
the only president since Lincoln
come to the senate and plead for la
when he urged the passage or the ehil
labor legislation. Regarding Mexico b
said he would like to send an army ini
the country-loaded with beefsteak an
bread.