The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-09-08
CHARLES E. HUGHES

After the Nashville speech no American doubt that
Charles Hughes fitted be president of the United
States says the Salt Lake Where the highest
moral courage required he displayed in abundance The
republican candidate sacrificed his position the bench
of the United States because summoned by his countymen
president Nashville he eopardzed his chances Of
by boldly standing for the right Rather than subscribe
to and injustice rather than keep silence when silence
would have subseed his political welfare he spoke ntrepdy
against the coercve methods Of the 100000 tnmen who
voters state in the union and who with them the
votes of working who prefer special privileges though
by intimidation those principles of drbutve justice
which make for the general welfare Of the people Of their
ment.
I'VE have come down the long course of hsorynow with de-
feat and with vctory-for recognition the reign
instead of the reign Of force said the republican candidate
and he added Now then stand for thngsrst for the
principle of fair impartial thorough candid arbitration and
ond for legislation facts according to the necessities Of the
And opposed to being dictated to either execu-
tive department by earth before the
facts known"
Here cearcut challenge President Wilson, had ac
eeped the dcatOn of the anmen despite the fact that he did
not understand the merits Of the controversy continually
talked about eghthour day that had nothing
tranmens eghthour day. which merely basis
And when the carried congress- president
who had urged increased rates provide for increased pay
doned the rate and allowed congress without protest
confne itself to the eghhour law First the president Of the
United States yielded 90 the intimidation of class and then
doned every designed promote equal Justice
We desire TO be Just in criticisms of the tranmen We dol
not believe that they planned deliberately the executive
such that they could not resist the temptation when the opp
tuny offered itself Their leaders found themselves in Washing
ton at time when presidential campaign was in progress They
felt that the president of the United States influenced
They in contact with weak executive who AS candidate
was not courageous enough 10 resist their demands In the
cumstances they probably thought legitimate measure IN
press their demands and win by show of force which in reality
was despotc Congress- like the president thought that the
suit of the election depended upon surrenderng 10 the t
Therefore they conceded the demands the anmen and TO-
nored the demand of the railways.
We have sufficient optimism sufficient confidence IN
American love of fair play believe that the issue raised m IN
ralnmen VIII bring comparative justice in the end We believe
that the tanmen themselves do not desire Injustice and that IN
refusing arbitration they Judged they were doing right Rut
the same time we believe, with Mr. Hughes that an evil
OF class tyranny and class legislation has set that the nation
al government has been subjected to ndgnty and is
peril whch patriotic Americans
Al all events the republican candidate has NOT IacL al -
10 warn ms country OF the peril and he has hesated IN M an
his countrymen know that he in office ne would an
class intimidation And when he takes this stand no one
cuse him OF being unrendy 10 labor His record as
New York is too clear for while was governor oo @
labor laws were placed on the statute books than in half M
fury before. ~ III 4" nan cen /
The right way 10 settle the railroad controversy ~ h. III
ratlon ne men should not have threatened naforid
ter in the face Of an offer TO arbrate AS is be % ss
the eghthour basis of only the be0nnin vi OBTAIN
by that te the whole question could been setle b.
uauo pt he mannen were opposed to arbitration and fa
y confessed IT, They judged could Obtain Li frank
display OF force and they Judged correctly ~ enuS by
Whatever the result of the election Americana ,,L
spect Tor moral courage will not fail TO nav homo ~ ~ re-
ughes ne Is elected he viii be of the nobIest r.
worthy of the place held by Washington and tb IN every
Nor need anyone with Just fear his req Lincoln
Washington and Lincoln, he will not bow ~ h Tor like
.h a., " ~ ie" he VIII be the president of all the vi 'hS