The Washington herald., 1916-09-06

had the interstate commerce act, the
safety appliances act, the hours of SER
vice act, the Federal employers liability
act the meat inspection act, the pure
food and drugs act. the Hepburn amend
ment controlling rates under the inter-
state commerce act, and there was the
amendment of 1910 to the interstate COM
merce act
! "A very long series of what might be
called progressive legislation of a very
important character" he concluded,
with an ironical smile.
The Republican nominee seems at last
to have gotten In the full spirit of the
1 hght. ,.-'.-
I IT is simple justice to accord to him
the victory in very difficult situation
last night, when a riot was imminent.
But, by force of lung power. combined
with splendid suavity and a generous
measure or common sense, Hughes not
! only forced a hearing from the crowd
more than one half rampant Roosevelt
men, but had two-thirds of them up on
the platform after his strong finish,
| struggling to grasp his hand.
The disturbance was only OF local note
Nobody expected him to carry Tonnes
see. But the effect of the speech he
launched in the heat OF the moment,
after he had felt the sting of union labor
oSNA "NiSLI' anu Hau nearO the raSp or
| Democratic Kisses, is something to be
calculated upon.
] For good or Ill, Hughes has COM
| mitted himself to an outspoken de-
| hunciation of the Adamson settlement of
the impending railroad strike Though
| the bill bears Adamson's name. Hughes
holds Wilson directly responsible. Hughes
specifically believes that Wilson has
truckled to organized labor for political
]
that American institutions have been in
jured by recourse to force instead Of
reason.
TO Make Issue of Rail Trouble
! From this time forward, he proposes
to hammer away on the lines he marked
out last night He will do all in his
power to make an issue of the strike
settlement. He is up in arms and in a
| fighting mood, and whatever else may
/ be the result of the campaign 1t seems
now that a fine old fight is in prospect.
/ That part of Kentucky which is rep
( resented by Lexington turned out today
! and gave the candidate a good old
fashioned welcome. Louisville did not do
so well as Lexington. for, notwithstand-
| ing that announcement had been made
| that Hughes would speak there, when
! the party arrived at s a. m. there was
no band, no crowd. and no arrangements
! for any speech.
| Hughes was frankly mad. He at least
had expected to speak there But, in
| Few minutes. along came A. T. Hert, him
self a Kentuckian. who Is in charge of
the Chicago Republican national head
quarters. with the explanation that no
meeting had been intended for Louisville.
We didn't want to spoil the Lexington
rally" said he
That mollifield Hughes a little. Then
along came the Hughes and Fairbanks
Club of Louisville, headed by band, and
en- route for the Lexington rally. A
crowd gathered. the movie men got busy
and the entente cordiale between Mr..
Hughes and his campaign managers was
restored
Attacks Spirit of Force.
Lexington was reached at II o'clock and
crowd of several thousand whooped It
up for their fellow Kentuckian. Hert. with
Hughes cheers as a chaser.
The speaking" at the Auditorium this
afternoon filled the big hall with 5000
enthusiasts, and outside there was anoth-
er overflow meeting OF 1000, which Hughes
later addressed
After extolling the character Of Lincoln
Hughes said in part:
mo American feels a stranger to him
because OF his greatness. He is brought
mere " US all ne Is KIN 10 the hum bleSt
because he interpreted the spirit Of the
plain people.
What is that spirit? It is the spirit Of
reasona bleness; of fairness; of generous
thought and judgment; it is spirit which
repudiates the demand OF oppression, OF
tyranny, and OF force.
I'VE have a new spirit abroad in these
recent days in America. It is a spirit
that demands legislation in advance OF
is he irHt hot
| 'Legislate now and investigate after
wards.
1T Is the spirit Of force. It is not
American"