The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-25
Former Attorney General
Shows How Wilson Has
Duped Railroad Men.
ADDRESSES GREAT CROWD
Adamson Bill Opens Way for
Restoration Of the Lobby,
He Says.


GLOW long do you think 1t would
have taken Theodore Roosevelt to stop
thom?" asked George W. Wickeraham,
OF New York. former attorney general
Of the United States, OF an audience
that nlled the circuit court room to
capacity. Tuesday evening. after he
had recited how President Wilson had
gone to Congress with plea for hasty
logislatlon in behalf OF tho railroad
hrotherhoods, saying that they had re-
fused TO arhitrate, had planned a
great strike and that he was unable
TO stop them.
Great Demonstration.
Tho audience answered the speak.
ers question with ono Of tho most re.
markable demonstrations ever seer
in the court house. II cheerod. stamped
Its feet, yelled. clapped It's hands and
rcsortod TO almost every means know
10 make a noise. When the noise
died down and the demonstration an,
peared to be over. somebody let cii
war whoon and it's was the san
I story all over again, Whom. Mt lar
the crowd had quleted, MIR. Wlckce,
sham shot this question at his hear
ors:
"How long do you think It woui
have takeen Charles e, Hughes %
stop them?"
The crowd answered. this auestlo,
In the aame manner us II did the iifst
onc-with wild cheers. yeils, hand
clanping and shouts.
Mr.. Wickersham told his hearers
that in the passage OF the Adamson
bill President Wilson has inflicted a
great injury upon the cause Of
labor"
Restoration OF the Lobby.
"All through the years OF our civ
lllzatlon." Mr. Wickersham declared,
| 1T Inns been our aim to keep these
economic questions that affect employ
er and employe out Of the legislature
They are questions for tho courts,
juries and arbitration boards When
you turn these questions over to the
legislature II means the restoration or
the lobby with allits sinister Influences
and uncertain outcome. The speaker
added that when the lobby IA at work
the labor organizations generally get
the worst OF II.
One Of the strongest points In Mr..
Wickersham's denunclation OF the ADJ
amson bill was his declaration that
under It's terms "a locomotive engl-
neer or trainman who today receives
full days pay for q foui-hour run
may be reduced to one half days
pay, because he only works oue-haiE
OF eight hours"
Many Stand In Aisles.
Mr.. Wickersham, who was in the
Taft cabinet, addressed crowd that
packed the court room. Every avail
able seat was taken and many stood
in the aisles, including State Chair
man Joseph Holt Gaines, who came
after the speaking started and took his
stand near window on the west side
OF the room. Mr.. Wickersham proved
himself an excellent speaker. and his
address no doubt won great many
votes for the ticket. He Is one OF
those kind OF speakers, whose number
is rapidly increasing, who gives the
voters credit for being able to do their
own thinking. He abused no one, but
merely stated the facts and backed up
his assertion with the figures. and,
in conclusion told the crowd that he
left the decision to the people.
County Chairman Roy r Parrish
called the meeting to order, and
Mayor G. H. Gordon. in a few well
chosen words, introduced the speaker
Mr.. Wickersham opened his address
by paying tribute to Clarksburg and
the state.
Conditions in 1884.
Launching into a discussion Of tho
issues Of the campaign, he called at
tention to the conditions that existed
in the nation in the winter Of 1894,
when the Underwood tariff law was IN
effect, and before the outbreak OF tho
European war Operatives were
thrown out OF employment" he de-
clared. railroad sidings were crowd
ed with empty and unused cars. and
the large cities were filled with the
destitute and unemployed" BE told
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