New Britain herald., 1916-09-22
SHORT MEMORIES.

There Is one decidedly characteristic | of the American people,; they are so prone to forget. Today they may be | standing on the brink of a great l precipice, shaking with fear lest they fall and be dashed to dissolution on the rocks beneath. Pulled from the danger either by their own or by some
 external force they forget on the nor
 row the dangers that beset them the
 day previous. It Is probably good
 thing that this is so. It IS not always
 a just thing, to be sure. It has not
 been a year since the entire nation
 was stirred to its very depths over the
 possibility of @ war. The slightest
 turn of the finger meant that our
 young boys and men would be sent
 into the dreadful fray. Then 1t was
 that mothers and sisters and sweet
 hearts sent up prayers to heaven that the thing might be forestalled. And,
 1t was. The war was averted, by some act of Providence. Instead of absent places around the family
 hearth there Is today the highest
 prosperity the land ever saw. The fathers and sons are left to pursue the
 even honor of their way. The moth
 CTS and daughters are clad in the happin ess and joy of well-being, in stead of mourning for the dead.
 Less than a month ago the nation stood face to face with a general rail- road strike, a strike that was destined to tie up all the transportation of the United States. The men and women of the nation stood spellbound for very awe. There was no reckoning the possibility of such a thing. It was simply known that once the wheels of transportation were brought to a stand-stiIl families would be sore existence. Babies would starve for want of milk. Tn two weeks or may nap less ell immediate farm products l would be out of reach. In short l while there would be no meat And, f the strike lasted long enough, fam 1 ne would overspread the land: These ! were the thoughts that surged to the l minds of men and women upon whom | families depended. When the l President of the United States did the | only possible thing that could have | been done to avert nationwide strike they thanked Divine Providence hat the hour of suspense had passed. That was less than a month ago on the morning of Labor Day.
 Now, what Is the condition? The | American people are again following the instinct of the race, or, seemingly, they are They are asked by Charles Evans Hughes the candidate of the party to make the eight hour day an issue in the present presi- dential campaign and to- bring in verdict against Woodrow Wilson whose action saved them from calamity that cannot be imagined. MT. Hughes denounces the President of the United States for saving the people of the United States from dis aster. He severely arraigns the President for 'selling out to the brotherhoods," and for not investi- gating. At that moment there was precious little chance for investiga- ton. Action was demanded, and the President and Congress acted. MT. Hughes knows that the Adamson bill carries with it a provision which or ders an investigation after the law goes into effect and, if there Is any injustice, tt will be eradicated. The
 candidate of the Republican party takes up the case of the special in
 terests against the American people
 and asks that the man who saved the common men, women and chill
 dren of this country from starvation
 be publicly condemned If the people follow the advice of MT. Hughes they
 have shorter memories than we give them credit for.
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