The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-28
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PITTSBURGH. Sept. 27.--Charles
E Hughes went through the big steel
making district OF Pittsburgh today.
addressed thousands OF working men
who left their work 10 hear him, re-
turned to the City tonight covered
with dust and ended the first day Of
him campaign in Pennsylvania with
a speech in the music hall OF the
Pittsburgh Exposition.
The chief theme in all or Mr..
Hughes addresses today was the pro
tective tariff. To an audience Of.
thousands of workmen at the Home
stead Steel plant he declared that
present conditions of prosperity would
not endure in the days when Europe
would be at peace unless the United
States should adopt protective tariff.
To an audience that jammed the
music hall he repeated this statement
tonight In his night address he a so
dwell at length upon his views or the
Adamson bill, the administrations
policy toward Mexico. the shipping
bill. and what he termed eHtravaSant
claims made by the administration Tor
having aided business.
Mr. Hughes spoke from 4 platform
upon which were seated Republican
and Progressive leaders who have cp-
poSed each other in the state during
the past four years. On his way here
from Cleveland he was met and eS-
corted through the city by Senators
Oliver and Pcnrose and William
Finn. the latter a former Progressive
leader
A Reunited Party.
These. with Alexander ?. Moore
and other Progressive and Republican
leaders sat with him on the platform
tonight. In his speech Mr.. Hughes
emphasized his belief that the Re
publican party was reunited.
The breach OF recent years has
been healed" he said. And Our ma
tional aims at this time are conceived
20 be Of such transcepdent importance
that we know OF no difference and not
allowing any former disagreements to
impair our unity Of effort. We are
going straight TO the mark of prorid-
ing sure basis for permanent prosper
ity in the United States. l should take
little pleasure in my candidacy II
did not think that the reunited Repuo-
lican party was q great lloeral party
the party OF progress. We are tru!y
Progressive, sanely Progressive, LOOK
ing forward 10 the solution or import
ant problems that this new century
will place before us
again assailed the administration for
the Adamson law, the shipping billand
the Underwood tariff. He left at mid.
night for Trenton, y. J.. where he will
speak tomorrow morning and Saratoga
Springs, y. Y. where he will dellr5
an address tomorrow night.
Compliment To Knox
Mr.. Hughes said, in part: Il like to
think uf the great prestige which had
been under Republican administration
in interna tional affairs. When we were
put in a new relation TO other nations
as q result Of the Spanish war. the Re
publican party presented to the
world men rarely equipped with vision,
experience, intelligence and trained ca
pacity."
Here Mr.. Hughes turned to Philan-
der C. Knox, former Secretary or State
who was seated near him and the au-
dieuce recognized the compliment oy
cheers.
I'VE have great men in this country
capable of handling foreign affairs.
What VIC want is to use them.
Mr.. Hughes discussed what he
termed the failure Of the Democratic
party TO carry out its promises. declar-
ing that instead Of reducing the cost
of living it had not touched the cost
OF liking: that instead of being eco
nomical in national expenditures, 1t
had made record for national extrav-
agance and profligacy. He said that
instead of reducing the number OF
useless offices" as it had promised,
it had created a large number Of use
less officers"
Administration Fails.
They Scid that the ! constitutional
rights Of Americans should bc maintain
cd throughout the world both with rI-
spect - their lives and their property.
he continued. They have tailed 10 tnake
their promise good. And there Is no
greater need In this country to-day Than
4 rising Of our people to show we arc
not [ccadent to show that we have not
lost the spirit which gave us our cour"
try and which preserved il. and that
while we desire peace and will Sccur: IN
:; self respecting way the position "1
this country. We demand that American
ri::nts shall b. enforced throuShout the
wurlG with respect 20 American lives.
Amcricau property and American COM
mere.
Mr. Hughes declared that the adm!niS-
tratinn shipping bill had done nntnlhS
but rut tn. government IN the shipping
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