The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-12

the mony by which to pay war debts,
which have been accumulated abroad.
War factories which have been built
abroad 10 supply munitions are rapidly
converted into means for various manu-
features in peach. We have nations
abroad wonderfully Intelligent. eXtraor-
thoughts already 10 American trade.
Now, whether you are Democrats or Ike
puhlicans, ! say 10 YOU that you nav"
got to put in tho policy of a protective
tariff 10 protect your industries. CAP
plauSe). You cannot expect that To be
done unless you have III power those
who believe in he doctrines Of Drotcc-
ton. Now. our friends on the other side
do not believe in il. They never have
believed in it. They have detained
AGAINST it. -Four years ago they said it
WAS unconstitutional. They Talk Suit!E
now. but my friends. il is not Il question
OF a tariff commission. | believe IN
that ii is n question of congress lcGis.
lating. Tariff commissions cannot pass
tariff laws.
Wants Labor Rewarded.
You have got TO have Il majority in
congress that will pass Il tariff law
that will protect American industry. and
want to So L majority tor that pur-
pose Ia the end that we Will have a
sound basis. (Arplm$el That is not
because VIC wan, mere manufactur" or
goods, or mere sales OF goods. We want
Ia Dor well rewarded. stand here as a
friend of labor. lApplauSc). l have a
right TO maintain THAI position You arc
not as we'll acquainted with mr. as are
the good men Of New York where had
the opportunity of serving for several
years. according 10 the privilege they
gave me, Of acting as their Ghiei cXecu-
tive. | did not always agree with the
demands OF labor. but l endcavorcd 70
do what was just. and whom ! left tho
govcrnurship and went upon the beanch,
the official organ in New York OF organ
lied labor. had this to say about the rec
ord that had been made. They said II In
burst Of candur. thinking that l had
left politics for all time. thought so
true, and it is not any the less true be-
cause / have come back. Now, this Is
what they said:
Labor Organs Tribute.
Now that Governor Hughes has re-
tired from politics and assembled 10 r
place Of tho highest judicial tribunal IN
the world, hr fact can be acknowledge!
without hurting anybodys political
cornS that he was the greatest friend at
labor laws that ever occupied the COVER
nur'S chair at Albany. During his two
terms he has signed SO labor laws in
Guiding among them the best labor laws
ever enacted in this or any other state.
He also urged tho enactment or lad "
laws in his messages 20 the lcEtSFiu's'
even going so far as to place the demand
far n labor law IL one Of his messages
to an extra session of the legislature.
Only 1S2 labor laws have been enacted
in this state since its erection in no
in 1873 wears. tInc-th!rd OF theS" cAcccG-
ing in quality all thu others. have bern
enacted and signed during Governor
Hughes term Of three years ana nine
months (AppiaucS).
Vow. tina, was what was said by The
organ Of organized labor IN the state 81
New York.
81 have desired To SEQ wholesome con-
diiinns or work. J want 10 SOC prosper
iIv we'll difrriSrd. ihcT" IL nothing for
II he as,or man in Il slmp" continuation
~ cducHIlou. "" must hay" H. sense "i
| cooperation IN thus country ana NJ
position 20 do justice. W" cannot LOOK
forward III tn" rCo"mlc rivalrl'S OF the
future if w. haVc two classes arriLEe'l
against cacn other simply with the ld"l
| o. constant strife, ana win IN" H'.n''
,ha, Ih.y are natural enemies. IN"
rniIn,l;tinn thing Is rlrst. prosperity.
rIniy: az Unrh sound I"V ,rnmrnitl
nolici.s. ahuLdauc" 81 W"!h' ana inc"
We want the conditions 49, !"p"F S'!'E u,
will satisfy any G"aS"uAhi" man. 'na'
will maxi iahor not "n'E 81 i',''I !" ~ NV.
kiphrs; ,lccr,.r. nut '"ni"hl"" I" in,,
hi,hnsi dt,:rcr. lC"iinS ihhl 2r"H'csnS
mu,j,.. fro, institutions can u" W4rk' Il
cut rSn$ihiY with progress. ACH"ru'HE
,hH necessities al 'it'N '"SE' WIN
Iu":I that We shah hav" constantly a NJ
Il, b~rt..r life. and that "" are an 70
:."lhcr IN 4 country "I'h = common w.
,iny for labor ana capr'HI alike. tAp-
pIuuS-).
FOR Eight-Rour Principle.
"N"w. | am not "hl"H.u -, !" ~
pl ut an rlGht-h"Nf VOTE -""!'
The principle "t an "l&At hn''' N"i$A-;
What H. TIA, rrIn'ii'"' y !" - =, ~. ',',,.
that 4 RESTRICTION at H""L 80 ~, .;,',.
unl% avoids excessive N'rA'I' W, .i,h
opportunity Tor Il Wei r"uli.i." u" ~.
abundant chance !"f '"'''''.''ii' .ua -,
i"ym"Hi. Tor IN" many o+.i,.,,,,c,.
labor. II IL Il rflr' ,''." , ,'i, ,,,d hnnrj
- III ~" In"r"'tS"H' ma, ,.,,,n!, III,
H., Viii u" rr'fi"'." x ,.r,,h..
hours in m" i"n% run. i't,. &c -,
!'' HIP'H - '' " -, r.iniir, ia tha:
u thing /" ""nsi""r ~ r",. ,i,,io,s . 'r
business. /" So" N'ihI ''''''' -
what is ta," /" all.
"Thi% bill ia congress lhr c'h'r Gay :
,ii,i not pruvid, an "iSht-h"ur work nay.
II did not limit hours -! labor. ~ I"i'
m,n Ia work just ~ before. ~ ma
uucrad"d under Il nam" 1t uln MOI n''
serve. That in ii"s!I - i '"hi'SSi"n ~
Weakness. What II chi "'H' !" '"'nE'
warcs--a wage scale. ,o .,,,.