El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-23
HUGHES ATTENDS
RENO BARBECUE
Nevada Turns Out to Honor
Nominee; Declares For
Cause of Workingmen.


rarades. barbecue. reception and speech
making He will leave here at . o'clock
tonight for ogden. Utah
The nominee was met at the station
by brass band and a squad of cow
boys and .cowgirls who escorted him to
his hotel After breakfast. Mr.. Hughes
and his wife went for an automobile
ride about the city. At noon the nom
inee received a large delegation from
the Nevada Women's party. after which
Mr. Hughes and his wife headed an au-
tomobile parade through the city.
The parade ended at little park op-
posite the courthouse, where a western
barbecue was on the program Ten
beeves had been killed for the candi-
date, his party of about 40. the recep-
ton committee and invited guests. All
traffic was stopped on Reno's main
street during the barbecue and the
speech which followed. This was de-
livered in the open air from platform
on the courthouse steps
The second speech was to be deliv-
cred at o'clock in the theater here
Is Friend of Labor.
Mr.. Hughes declared himself, in his
speech at Sacramento Tuesday night.
the friend of organized labor and re-
cited his acts as governor of New York
to bear out his statements.
I rejoice in what has been done IN
! der Republican auspices in the federal
sphere-that is, in that department of
activity which under our constitution
is subject to federal legislation" ne
said
Republican Legislation for Labor.
1T was under Republican admins
tration that the safety appliance act
was passed, great safeguard of safety
OF railroad employees. 1t was under
Republican administration that that
act was amended by congress 50 as 20
give far wider degree of protection
to safety appliances of various sorts
than were formerly accorded.
1T was under Republican admins
tration that congress passed the hours
OF service act in order TO prevent the
undue exhaustion of employees through
hours of labor which We're excessive.
It was under Republican administra-
ton that the employers liability act
of 1906 was passed
Wants Justice for All Classes
I'VE have had a remarkable record
of achievement in the interests of fair
administration under Republican
auspices. I desire TO see legislation of
that character and every reasonable
sort for the protection of labor enacted.
to the end that there may be feeling
through this country that justice Is
/ being done
And I desire to see our wastefui
system of negligent action replaced by
proper compensation laws. That has
been achieved in many states. The bill
before congress deals only with gov
! eminent employees
FavOrs Compensation Laws.
TT makes a great difference whether
| half, or less or more large shares of
| the recoveries go for attorney fees: II
| makes a great difference whether our
courts are crowded with negligesnce
suits with uncertain results. according
/ 10 the manner in which evidence as TO
| the ordinary injustice is developed
| One man succeeds and another man
I'll -srn=a -
dent in hazardous employment. are
! certain; they are Inevitable: they
1 should be dealt with as risks Of en-
ployment under intelligent compensa-
BrOtherIy Cooperation Essential.
1T Is not mere poetry or rhapsody
to speak OF the ideals Of human broth
erhood- Unless we have in this country
the spirit of true fellowship; unless the
man with investments looks upon the
man working with his hands as a hu-
man being entitled to decent. proper
conditions of living and to a fair share
of the work that is done for the profit
able results of that work. unless the
man who is toiling recognizes the i'm
pOrtance of successful production and
of able management: unless those in
charge of the government realize the
Importance of making sure the basis
of successful achievement; unless
throughout all is the spirit of coopera-
ton; because we are fellow workmen
in our different activities. working
Justly and honestly. the United States
can never achieve its ideals and great
ness of prosperity
How Labor Regards Hughes
4 had an interesting experience as
governor of New York When I LETT
that office to go upon the bench what
I am about to read appeared in the off
cial organ of organized labor in New
York This is what that organ said IN
October. 1910. and I read IL in order
that there may be no misrepresentation
as to my attitude 1t was said then
with candor. at a time when 7 had re
moved myself from the political field
Mr.. Hughes read as follows
" Now that governor Hughes has
retired from politics and assembled to a
place in the highest judicial tribunal
in the world, the fact can be acknowl-
edged without hurting anybody's politl-
cal corns that he was the greatest
friend of labor that ever occupied the
governors chair at Albany During his
two terms he signed SO labor laws,
including among them the best labor
laws ever enacted in this or any other
state. He also urged the enactment
of labor laws in his message to the
legislature, even going so far as TO
place the demand for a labor law ~
one of his messages TO an extra ses-
sion of the legislature
"'Only 1872 labor laws have been
enacted in this state since its erection
in IVY: in 135 years One-third q
these, exceeding in quality all others.
have been enacted and signed during
governor hughes OIL lllltt ears
and nine months
Opposed Bills Believed UnWise.
That is what organized labOr'S Of
fetal organ said about my labor record
after I had left the field of politics"
the nominee said 1t was said, well
knowing that had not failed to disa-
gree with labor when 1 thought the
demand was not right I had exer-
cised, according to my duty as eove--
nor. the right of judgment as TO the
propriety and wisdom of bills which
were presented. I had vetoed some
which l did not think were just ] had
proposed and urged the passage of
others that I thought were fair
FavOrs Security of Investment
when we got through and the
record was made up. that is what the
friends of labor said. And I believe
1 can say modestly il was true because
I had to see conditions improved, while
al the same time maintaining the Sc
curity of investment and of honest en-
terprise."
Mr.. Hughes repeated his attack on
the administration for its Mexican
policy, reiterated his argument for
protective tariff for adequate pre-
paredness" and stated his views on the
maintenance abroad of American
rights Mr.. Hughes's speech here was
the 18th he had made during the day.