New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-02

our. opponents had been doing for labor
by the passage Of the Adamson BILL"
he said. "Now il has been found out
that IL was not an cight-hour work
day bill at all am informed that
the general chairman has advised the
local chairmen Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers and rlremcn OF
the Pennsylvania lines east, that the
Adamson bill. iu cstabli shing a new
basis for reckoning wages will clint
nate the payment of all aTbitrafies
Especial privileges. etc.. which are
based upon time made within the 0rst
cight-hour period OF service. Tie says.
This law does not change the applca-
tion Of the hours Of servite law; tho
companies still have the right 20 work
you ten hours within any twcnty-foar
consecutive hours IT they so desire
THE uncertainty Of the law rs real
lied IN various particulars. II is said:
Just what IL will be decided TO mean
no one now can tell, as 10 rs possible
20 construc 10 IN several different.
ways
There will be a great many sur
prises about this bill There are men
who are going TO find out that even
those who were supposed 90 be- bcuc-
flied by II have got very beautiful
gold brick / note that one chief has
ascertainCd o.' OF the law ol
those who complete their run IN less
than eight hours lie says that D. "a
man makes l00-mile run iu five
hours. instead Of getting his full day
pay. he Will get only hve-eights Of a
DAYS pay when paid on the oight-hour
basis. He also says that formerly the
railroad men were entitled 10 pay !or
twenty-five miles whenever called out,
whether they worked after reporting
or not But The Adamson bin enacts
a fiat basis Of eight hours for the pur-
pose Of paying compensation while on
the other hand IL does not establish
an cight-hour work day
Praises State Chairman
Ny. Hughes started his last days
campaign I'M The West al sullivan, the
home Of VIII Hays, state chairman,
who is largely responsible for The e.
fective work that mas been done IN this
state.
81 cannot tell you the great delight
have experienced" he said. Gin going
through the State Of Indiana and Wit
Messing the remarkable demonstrations
that have taken place. 1t Is parucu-
larly gratifying 20 me TO come 10 this
home of our great state chairman, who
is organizing IN such an effective way
the victory that is TO take place next
Tuesday | have the greatest admira-
tion for the energy, the ability, the
sagacity and the fine all around work OF
VIII Hays, and | congratulate his EEL
low townsmen upon H."
Stating his own policies in contrast
TO those Of the Wilson Administration
on domestic problems, Nh. Hughes de-
clarcd:
81 am opposed to pork-barrel bills;
/ am opposed 20 logrolllng approprla-
tions; ! am opposed 20 government Tor
the benefit of incompetents. ] am Tor
government that is economical, straight
forward and businesslike; not for the
benefit Of those who desire 20 make pay
ment of political debts, but for the
benefit Of all the people, who pay the
bills when they pay their taxes.
Chance to Serve Nation
81 do not desire public Office for the
sake OF holding the title. ! have held
important public Offices. ! know what
they mean / have been a sufficiently
close observer of the duties of the high
est Office TO know the burdens that
those duties impose. | am Interested
In this campaign simply because ] be
lieve there is a great chance to serve
the United States in providing bust
nesslike Administration, and II they
want that kind of thing ! am thelr
servant for that purpose
Through the mining sections Mr..
Hughes talked war prosperity and tarlh.
when ] come 10 a community ike
this" he said at Linton, 1T seems to
me that the question which should be
uppermOst in your mind can have but
enc answer That question is; what
should we do at this time ~
Elect Hughes" shouted a half doz-
en- vociferouS ones.
81 do not wish simply that the Pres
idential ticket should be successful IN
this election" Mr.. Hughes replied. -
desire 10 see majority sent 70 Con
gress which does believe in the doc
trine of protection for American m
dustry. which will see to 1t that IN the
time of commercial rivalry we DO not
adhere TO some old fetish which is not
al all suited to our American life.
Has Fought All Abuses
at is a most remarkable thing that
in this country, where we developed
the protective principle, We should
think Of abandoning II when on the
other side every great nation is adopt
ing H.
II am opposed 10 every sort Of abuse.
came into public life as the enemy
of abuses. / would not be here to-
day unless the people Of New York
had understood all through my en-
deavors IN that state that ] was for
the welfare of the whole people and
against a special privilege to any one
at the expense of the whole people.
That is why I am here, but we must
back honorable enterprise and give
every chance for achievement
I'VE must have sense OF coopera-
ton in this country. We must have
less Of class spirit and more of deter
mination. or more of "a realization,
rather. that our prosperity consists m
working together. realizing that agri-
culture and industry alike, that work
ingmen and farmers alike, and all our
PEOPLE alike, for 10 takes all OF US TO
make the United States, shall be bene-
fted and have a reasonable chance TO
share Justly In the prosperity which
the common effort Of all creates.
ave are on the eve of great ma
tional decision. We do not know what