Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-16
ASSUMES THEY, AND NOT
CONSUMERS PAY FREIGHT
And Tells Them They will
Feel Increased Rates,
Not In Existence
By Perry Arnold
Omitted Press staff correspondent

(united Press staff correspondent
Hastings, ,Neb., Oct. l6.-Rep6blican
Nominee Hughes today answered Pres.
ident structures as to the invisible
government and the republican party
and then struck emphatcally at the
democratic administration s failure ia
consider. pleas of farmers for considera.
ton prior to enactment of the Adam
son eight hour law.
T He spoke to an audience of more
than 2000 people assembled in the open
air on one Of the streets near the sta
zion. "a it
"Let me say here" he remarked
with a vigorous gesture, "that those
who are declaiming to the American
public about invisible government
had better remember that when / was
executive responsibility in New. York,
there was no invisible government in
that state. 1ts
Hughes reference to ignoring of the
right Of farmers to be heard in any
increase in. wages to- railroad employees
which was bound to be reflected in
increased freight ratesr-was particular
ly well received by his audience Of far.
mers.
81 wish to say with regard to rates,
he declared, that 1t seems to me the
farmers of the country were very little
considered the other day, when, on the
demand of the administration the wag;
es of "a certain group of railroad en-
ployes s-were, increased y,shasty legis.
lation ON the demand. of force. L do
not believe in that kind of legislation.
1t is very thoughtless, to say the least,
of the interests of the great agricul-
tural communities such, as this, because
IL you increase the expenses of carriers
by great increase in wages, somebody
has. got to pay the bill. When you say
that railroads will pay increased ex-
get money from the shippers and the
farmers win know, very quickly who
pays the increased rates, which, are
paid, if increased expenses are thus
put upon railroad companies.
Now, there was great protest in
time, on behalf of farmers. They were
not represented in this discussion, II
you can call it such. They were not
Represented in this surrender, they were
on the outside with others of the pub
lie. | have here copy of the telegram
which was sent to the president by Mr.
II. n. Pope, the president of the state
farmers union of Texas, which put very
briefly the demand of the farmers with
respect to this NATTER
The telegram, which Hughes read in
full, asked that there be no conces
sions or commitments that will in any
manner cause an increase in freight
rates on products produced or consum
ed on the farm, and urged that q
committee of farmers be permitted to
gather data.
"'If YOU conclude to settle by arbi
tration,p the message concluded, "thcn
the ORGANIZED farmers should have rep
resentation on any arbitration commit
tee that may be formed to dispose OF
the question, for the men who pay
should have representation as well as
the men who receive it. We again urge
that all questions involved be settled
by arbitration, where all parties and
all interests can be heard and the sub
iect dealt with free from haste or in
timidation.
/ "No regard was paid to that mas
sage,n Hughes continued. 1.-The busi'
ness men of the country, through the
chamber of commerce of the United
States were at the same time, and had
for many weeks before, been imploring
the executive and the leaders in con
gress for an immediate and exhaustive
inquiry in order that the justice of this
matter might be known. The farmers
were not there. except through the