Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-11-03
GORE, BLIND SENATOR,
ENDORSES WILSON
oAlahoma Statesman Delivers Force
lul Address Before Large Audience
at Observation-Disclosures
Foreign Policy


an audience that filled every inch of
space in the Theatorium last Satur-
DAY afternoon, Senator Gore was
accompanied by Hugh c. Todd, form
erly of Pullman, now interested in
the campaign of Governor Ernest
Lister, and c. w. Masterson of
Walla Walla, candidate for congress
from this district on the democratic
ticket.
Senator Gore declared that the
farmer had been emancipated by the
rural credits system, the system of
warehouses, the new standard sys-
tenn of regulating grain grades, and
the law providing federal aid for the
construction of good roads.
THE republicans declare that we
have been extravaganza" said the sem
ator, "and they mention as some of
the things that could have been cut
out of the appropriation bills:
81. The six and one-half million
dollars for rural credits.
"2. Six million dollars for good
roads.
90. Eight and one-half million
dollars for reclamation projects that
are made in the interests of the farm
ers.
"a Fifty million dollars to build
up our merchant marine.
The republicans will tell you that
these constitute extravaganza, but if
they are right then the farmer wants
more extravaganza. They wouldn't
think of cutting out a battleship-
they don't want to cut down our pre-
paredness appropriation, but they do
want to cut out all the appropria
tons for the farmers.
THE republican party ignores the
farmer It's platform, adopted at
Chicago has not one word about the
interests of the farmer.
eve have done all these things in
the interests of the farmers, but our
task is not done. We want to con-
tinue to provide more profitable,
a happier rural life. Columbus dis
covered America more than 400
years ago. The republican party has
not discovered the American farmer
to this day.
"Mr. Hughes says he favors the
eight-hour principle, but is opposed
to the eight-hour law. He attacks
us for the eight-hour law on three
grounds: first, because it is a myth;
second. because it is not myth; and
third, because we did it too quick
Did a mere myth avert catas-
trophe? Isn't there too much oppo-
sition for a mere myth? Would a
myth satisfy over 100000 intelligent
working men?
"Mr. Hughes declares congress was
cowardly. Now as a matter of fact
that bill had to be brought up under
unanimous consent. Any republican
member of congress could have de-
1ayed or killed it. Mr.. Hughes could
have wired to any congressman in his
marty and had the bill killed. But he
didn't dare take the responsibility for
all that. He didn't dare let the
strike come on to tie up the indus
tries of the entire country. Now he
is attacking us for rescuing the coun-
trv from a calamity that he did
not dare allow to occur"
He mentioned the child labor law
with a plea for the support OF the
country.
"For so years" he said, "the re-
publican party watched little chill
dren stripped to their swaddling
clothes, laboring daily in mine, mill
and sweatshop. They were too In
terested in the conservation of ma
tural resources to act for them. But
the democracy believes also In the
conservation of human resources
il abolished child labor, it restored
childhood to the children, restored
happiness to them, with the right
to an education"
Discussed Foreign Policy
president Wilson has kept us out
NJ war Mr.. Hughes fuses, fumes
and ouarrels, and says that he would
have gone farther. Then he would
have gone to war, for war is the next
step.
"Woodrow Wilson is doing just
what Abraham Lincoln did in regard
70 Mexico. Chas. w. Fairbanks MI
Hughes running mate, in 1913 de-
clared that Intervention would be an
act of criminal folly.
"The capitalists who have gone IN
n Mexico for investments sake
want the priceless blood Of your sons
for dividends. If you want that
sort of thing, vote the republican
ticket and you will get what you
want. Democracy will not make the
sacrifice. IT,.