Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-18
HUGHES LANDS HARD
ON WILSON SHAMS'
Trade Commission Law Mud.
dies Instead Of Clarifying
Situation.
FUTURE FOR AMERICANS

Charles Evans Hughes, speaking at
the Omaha Auditorium Monday night
to an audience as large, as the i'm
mense building would hold, carefully
pointed out blunders made by the
democratic administration, and with
great clearness and force outlined
a constructive policy to be adopted
As dsglMllly q dlssIsim.d, shs. tr-i.
for war, OF that the pursuit Of his
policies would lead to war. In con-
trast, he showed how meddling in
Mexican affairs has led the country
into two ignoble little wars, with no
solution from either.
How Wilson Muddles Business.
/ For the first time he tosk up one
Of the boasts Of the PRESIDENT, made
in Omaha, that his administration has
clarified the antitrust laws. This Mr..
Hughes denied, and showed that by
the introduction of ambiguous phrases
into the act creating the Federal
Trade commission, and then referring
their Interpretation to the commits
sion, which has no power to construe
its own powers, the administration
has opened the way for years of litiga-
tion before accurate definition Of the
obscure passages may be had and the
business situation be relieved.
Protection for Americans.
To Americans in business abroad,
he promised the support and protec-
ton of the powers of the United
States, something denied to them by
President Wilson. For American in
dustry he promises the protection of
all adequate tariff law. The admini-
STATIONS shipping bill he character
lied as needless blunder.
Mr.. Hughes also pledged himself
again to the principle Of the eight
hour day, and said he wanted pros
perity in which all could share, not
prosperity for the few, but for the
many. The burden of the Adamson
law, he plainly showed, will fall on
the consumer and the farmer, who
pay the freight.
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Mr.. Hughes was closely followed,
and frequently applauded by the inn
mense audience. He said /
Fellow citizens: have had a very
happy day, full Of privileges in the
state of Nebraska, and from the bot
tom of my heart, / thank you for this
very crodial welcome. (Applause). 1t
is my privilege to come to you as th..
candidate of an historic party which
was split in twain four years ago, but
is now united. We have at this time
the most serious questions to con.
slider, and ] am sure that every
thoughtful citizens, whether he is a
democrat or republican, cannot tail
at this time to understand the gravity
of the problems before us. am here
as republican, but what have to
say is for the benefit OF democrats
quite as we'll as republicans; for the
benefit of all our people, fellow citi-
zens Of the United States. prolonged
applause.)
Time to Take Account.
"We want to. have prosperity; we
want to have peace; we want to have
national honor, and we desire ct.
| ficient, bus .ss-like government, moi
in the interest OF a group or set, no,
even Of party, but in the interests
Of our nation. (Applause.) 1t is q
time for taking account Of stock; it j:
time for considering what has beer
done for making an estimate, for com.
pairing action with promises, and as.
certaining what . really for the besI
interests Of the American people
When we attempt this critical ex,
animation, we are met by variou.
pleas. ! confess that am not onl,
surprised, but amused at the char
acter Of some esof these pleas. For ex
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