The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
GOLD HILL Bill
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GULD HILL bill
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creating a tariff commission. but did
not tell his audience that whom VII
son went into the White House nc
abolished tariff commission, which
had been created by the Taft admin
istrauon. Neither did he tell how
the president had steadfastly opposed
the creating OF tariff commission,
until the closing hours Of the last
Congress, and then, as matter OF
political expediency, suddenly be-
came convert.
Discussing the tariff, Senator Chill
ton declared that the few articles VIZ
put on the free list are daily going up
In price" He did not, however, tell
how the sugar industry in Louisiana
had been completely ruined by the
tariff bill, and how the Democratic
Congress. fearing that as result tho
solid South would be broken, re-
stored the tariff on sugar.
DOdges Mexican Issue,
The senator dwelt only a moment
on foreign relations. He knew he
was treading on dangerous ground.
Mexico was not even mentioned, but,
speaking OF the trouble with Ger
many, he made scurrIlous attack on
Governor Hughes because Of what the
latter said he would have done 10
prevent the sinking OF the Lusltania.
Mr.. Hughes doesn't know what he
would have done" he said. Con-
slant association with the president
probably had something TO do with
the colning of this phrase.
The old story NJ he kept us out
OF war" was dwelt upon Mt length
by the speaker but he did not tell
the crowd what country 1t was that
desired war with the United States.
He did not tell how Denmark
Sweden. Norway and Holland, al
though hemmed In by warning ma
lions. had kept out Of the conflict.
He did not tell his audience that more
Americans had been killed In the
course Of Mr.. Wilson's Mexican
peace" than in the whole war with
Spain. Neither did he mention the
fact that the Democratic platform de-
clarcs that the Mexicans have made
war upon our citizens"; and neither
did he tell OF 4 recent decision Of the
judge advocate general of the army.
In which that Jurlst ruled that the
United States was at war with Next
co.
Mr.. Chiffon tired to convince his
hearers that the Adamson bill was
really an eiEht-hour law, but, he did
not read the measure, nor did he
mention that part Of the measure
which says eight hours shall be the
basis for reckoning compensation. "
he let out a lot OF bunk about Pres
ident Wilson's hating of the strike
having resulted in saving Thousands
OF babies, who would have died for
want of milk. and of thousands of
other persons who would be unable
10 reach hospitals. He charged that
the railroad brotherhoods were in
league with Wall street. when he said
that Wall street had planned the
strike in order to dlscredit the prest.
dent. 1t is crime to work a man
over eight hours ,he declared. And
yet labor lawyers all over the country
have declared that the Adamson bill
does not limit hours a man may work.
He did not mention the unorganiyed
employees Of the railroads. who num-
Der eighty per cent of the total. who
are not benefited at all by the bill.
Broken Promises.
The speakers memory seemed 10
iail him once again when he declared,
Woodrow Wilson has never failed to
make his word good" His memory
slipped on the following promises
made by Mr.. Wilson: one-term for
presidents. canal tolls question, "our
platform is not molasses to catch
flies, salute the flag. get villa
dead or alive" "strict accountable
ity," omit no word or act" and hun
dreds Of others.
In conclusion the speaker attacked
Justice Hughes. charging that the lat
ter had saddled the Virginia debt on
the people OF this state. He did not
mention the fact that the first decIs.
ion in this case, which was entirely
unfavorable to West Virginia, was
written by Chief Justice Fuller. n
Democrat; and that the only decis.
ion In which Justice Hughes con.
Cured was the one which reduced the
debt millions Of dollars by allowing
credits TO this state. And vet, in the
face Of all these facts. the speaker
said he tHughes) has put this debt
upon you" He made a sympathetic
appeal for votes, saying that he want.
ed TO have the honor of saving the
state from paying the debt. He ad.
mitted that in his opinion Howard
Sutherland would work as hard for
the passage of such a law as he.
In his final plea for votes for the
Democratic ticket the speaker again
brought up the ne kept us out oil
war" bunk. Never has there been
a drop of American blood shed on ac.
count of the European war. he de.
clared. His memory seemed to have
failed him again, as hundreds OF
American lives were lost as the result
Of the sinking Of the Lusltania, the
Persia. the GulflIght, the Cushing and
other vessels.
Senator Chiffon is a good orator
That's about all that can be said for
him.
Burning Midnight Oil.
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