Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-29
Republican Candidate Takes
"FilibuSter Advocates
to Task.
WILSON THREW HANDS
IN THE AIR, HE SAYS
Congress Ratified the Sur
render Made by the Ma
tons Executive.
CARAToGA SPRINGS. n. Y. Sept

~ 2S.-Charles T. Hughes tonight
told the Republican unofficial state
convention here why he had not urged
Republican senators to filibuster ito
the last ditch" against the passage Of
the Adamson eieht-hour law passed
to avert the threatened railroad
strike. The nominee declared he did
not believe in filibusterng for ono
thing, and that If the majority in con
grcss had determined to pass the bill
there was no reason whatever why Its
rGssaGe should have been delayed by
fliLustering tactics.
"lt Nhe administration acted with
twiftness' Mr. Hughes said. " and it
oann"t now cry that Republican
Candidate thousand miles away
should have saved It from carrying
out It's fixed determination "
The nominee read 10 the convention
correspondence between Chairman
Newands OF the senate interstate
commerce committee. Harry y.
Wheeler, chairman of the committee
on railroad situation of the chamber
of commerce Of the United States and
President Wlson-none OF the letters
was from the president, but he was
addressed In the correspondence-to
uphold his contention that three thou
81 nd firms and corporations In the
Co ntry had ask ed the president TO
take action before the threatened
Str lio situation became acute. Mr.
Hughes ais, quoted an extract from
the presidents address to congress on
the subject to support his claim thar
the bill should not have been passed.
He Answers Olncv.
A question asked by Richard Oney
secretary OF state under President
Cleveland. as to why Mr.. Hughes had
not urged Republican senators to
f!libuster against the bill was made
the occasion of NJ. Hughes declara
ton. He said:
"A distinguished Democrat
former secretary of state. Mr. Olnoy,
whom ] have always admired and
respected and whose record presents
singular contrast to that of the
present administration. springs to its
defense IN It's hour OF trlal. With
his ability | assume he done the best
that can be done.
He says referring to the recent
railroad situation that | object not to
the averted strike, but to the mode of
Its acComplishmcnt-to wit: by the
threat of a strike within a time too
short for due consideration of neces-
sary legislation. | am not prepared to
admit the necessity of wage increases
by law, but | do object in every fiber
of my being to legislation under du-
ress object to the surrender of the
OF disaster. II the distinguished for
mer secretary of state desires to take
the nation along that path | will not
accompany him.
Against Fflibustering.
"He asks why | did not urge 2S
Republican senators to filibuster to
the last ditch. Well. | do not believe
In fllibustering for one thing II con-
gress through itss ma jority was deter
mined to pass the bill there was no
reason whatever why Its action should
be merely delayed by filibustering Ar
guments along this line really come to
this That in some way the admin
istration should have been saved from
itself
The truth is that the executive de-
stroyed the moral strength Of the
situation when he threw up his hands
yielded the principle of arbitration
and went to congress demanding the
railway wage bill as the price Of peace
Congress 80 far as the moral OF the
of the situation was concerned, rati-
fled a surrender already made. The
administration chose its ground; 1t Sc
lected it's ground carefully and with
manifest view to partisan expediency
In the closing days 1t acted with
Swifsncss and II cannot now cry that
Republican candidate u thousand
miles away should have saved 1t from
carrying out its fixed determination.
Cites Wilson'S Speech.
Mr. Hughes citation from Presiden,
Wilson's address to congress was a
brief one. The part quoted followed
the presidents declaration that 81
yield to no man in firm adherence
alike of conviction and Of purpose to
the principle of al bitration in indus
trial disputes and was part of the
same sentence, which was as follows:
But matters have come to a sudden
crisis in this particular dispute and
the country has been caught unpro-
vided with any practicable means OF
enforcing that conviction In practice.
by whose fault we will not now stop
TO inquire"
Documents read by Mr.. Hughes in
cluded an extract from letter writ
ten by Mr.. Wheeler July 29 last to
the president. In which Mr.. Wheeler
expressed the hope that the president
would "see fit to start an inquiry on
behalf Of tho administration as to
the near approach Of an actual crisis"
and In the following statement at
tributed to Senator Newlands on
August 4.