Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-11-02

CULTURAL communities Wncn AT III
Behest Of an Exclusive Group o
Railroad Workers He Increase,
Their Pay Without Investigating tn
Justice Of the Demand.
Charles e. Hughes, who left Lincoll
for his second days campaigning il
Nebraska, told a crowd of farmers il
mis- speech here that the Democrat,
Administration had ignored the agri
cultural interests of the country il
urging the enactment of the AdamSoI
law. The nominee, in support of hi:
contention, cited telegram from
President H. n. Pope of the Texas
Farmers Union to President Wilson
requesting that the farmers be per
mitted TO submit data in arbitration
proceedings between the railroads anC
the brotherhoods. He said:
II want to say in reference to rates
that it seems to me the farmers OF
the country were very little conSid-
cred the other day when on the de-
mand of the Administration the wages
of a group of railroad workers were
increased by law, in response to force.
Somebody has got to pay the increased
bills, and the farmers will know very
quick who has to pay them.
"The farmers were not represented
in this discussion, If you may call it
that in this surrender. / have here
copy of a telegram that was sent to
the President by Mr.. Pope, the presi-
dent of the State Farmers Union of
Texas, which L shall read to you:
We ask that you make no con-
cessions or commitments that will
in any manner cause an increase
in freight rates on products pro-
duced or consumed on the farm.
The men who pay the freight have
an equity in this dispute, which
neither the railroad trainmen nor
the railroad managers have au-
thority to represent. If it is your
intention to personally dispose of
the matter we ask that you post
pone further consideration until a
committee of farmers can prepare
information and data to present
their side Of the case. If you con-
clude to settle by arbitration, then
the organized farmers should
have representation on any arbf-
tration committee that may be
formed to dispose of this question;
for the men who pay should have
representation as well as the men
who receive 1t.
we again urge that all ques-
lions involved be settled by arbi-
tration, where all parties and all
interests can be heard and the
subject dealt with aside from
haste and intimidation
The crowd cheered when Mr..
Hughes concluded reading the tele-
gram:
mo regard was paid to that mes
sage" Mr.. Hughes said. "The bust
ness men of the country, through the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, were at the same time and
mad for many weeks before been i'm
Dloring the executive and leaders in
for an immediate and prompt
inquiry in order that the justice of
his matter might be known. The
armers were not there except through
he presence of the representatives of
he people in congress, and those rep
were asked to abdicate
heir authority.
II am in favor of everything that
AN reasonably be done for the pro-
notion Of agriculture. / am glad to
tote the work of the Agricultural De-
,artment. 1t will be continued with
ne, If l am intrusted with the power,
o the utmost of efficiency under my
administration.
But it Is idle to talk of interest
n the farmer when you have action
ike this taken in congress overnight,
gainst the protests of the farmer,
nd leveling body blow at the in
erests of our agricultural communi-
ies."
Mr.. Hughes again denied the dec
aration that vote for him meant a
ofe for war"