The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-07
Wilson's Wavering Policies
Blamed for Dangers OF War
ByConqressman Henry Temple
PRESIDENTS CLAIM TO REELECTION BECAUSE he kEP1
US OUT OF WAR;" DECLARED TO BE With
OUT SUBSTANTIAL BASIS.
ADAMsON EIGHT HOUR LAW CHARACTERIZED AS GULL
BRICK" BY MAN WHO BELIEVES In E1GHI
HOUR DAY FOR ALL WORKERS.


; done more to plunge the United States
! into the dangers Of war than all IN"
other influences oil the three and one
/ half years just past, instead OF Keep
; ing us out Of war, was the cnarSe
placed against the Democratic na
tional administration last night py
| Congressman Henry W. Tempe VI
Washington, Pa. in an address before
big Republican mass meeting al 'ne
ElkS auditorium. ,
! The speaker bitterly assailed the
administration for its policy to"aEu
Mexico which he summed up as ue-
termination to drive Huerta out even
| if the United States had TO be lnFol'eu
in war to do it, He sounded ser
! ious warning against the course Oh Ine
administration in allowing cOntroFer-
sizes with foreign nations TO accullu-
late without conclusive settlement
! and impressed his hearers with the
lactual danger OF war that VIII CON
, front the country il these ControEcF-
$i,'S continue 10 pill up until 'tI' Eu-
! rupcau war ends when the HOW being
erent nations across the water VIII
be stripped for the fray anu IN pet
ter fighting trim than ever. lie 'lar-
acteriZed the AdamSon eight hour III"
as a double type OF compulsory arDl-
| tration that will not get votes ior MI
Wilson when laboring men come TO AL
understanding of the real nature OF
the bill and the program that is plan
ned TO follow its enactment, and con-
cluded with an eloquent plea Tor the
election Of Justice Charles F.. Hughes
! to the presidency. with Republlcan
congress to support him i'll a program
of legislation that will avert the IN
dustrial crash that threatens the Unit
ed States when the war in Europe Is
over if tariff for protection OF Amer
! lean industry and labor Is not re-
inStated.
In discussing the Adamson law for
railroad workers, DR. Temple declared
that he believes in the eiSht'hour uaS
because of its benefits 10 the worker.
and that the public has an interest IN
demanding that trains shall not be
operated by exhausted men. but he OBJ
jects to a number Of features OF The
Adamson law, one Of which, he says
is that there is nothing in the law that
will prevent the railroads, at the rNpl-
ration of 80 days after the commission
created BY the act to investigate the
results of the enactment of the law,
from making wage reductions that VIII
nut trainmen on precisely the same
wage basis as now. He declared his
belief that the railroad men have been
handed a gold brick" and that when
the character of the bill is fully un-
derstood that it will not get many
votes for President Wilson.
Given Big Ovation
DR.. Temple, who spent the entire
day in the city. was greeted by large
audience at the Elks' auditorium and
the interest with which his address
was received was remarkable. He was
given a big ovation aS he entered the
auditorium. and at frequent Intervals
he was compelled TO cease speaking
until bursts of applause su6sldeo.
In the audience last evening were
many Washington 4 Jefferson college
men, some classmates OF the speaker
at that institution or students unue'
him.
The meeting was called 10 order by
DR. George W. Otto. chairman Of the
Ohio county Republican committee
who introduced Hon. J. Harold Bren-
nen as chairman Of the meeting. Mr.
Bremen, in introducing the speaker
paid several glowing tributes 10 MS
former college instructor.
Street Demonstration
big street demonstration preceded
,hp meeting when the newly formed
Republican Escort club. captalned by
Col. W. H. c. Curtis and headed oy
the Warwood band paraded from heao-
quarters to the McLure hotel and es-
corted DR.. Temple TO the auditorium.
The DISTINGUISHED visitor stated tHat
the demonstration last evening WIS
the first genuine old.time Republican
rndfire parade he had witnessed IN
several years.
During his stay in the city yeSter-
day. DR.. Temple was cntertalned ny
a committee OF Washington & Je!ter-
son college alumni. An automobile
trim through the surrounding country.
a trip through the mills and d reccp-
tiou at the Country Club featured MS
visit.
Friends in Audience.
Dr. Temple said. in part:
MIR. Chairman and telluw.Citizens-
II need not say that it gives me a
neculiar sense OF pleasure TO speak to
This audience. | see among this gath
ering many faces OF friends OF college
memory. and many others whom
have had the privilege of meeting
through Washington u Jefferson Col
lege men in Wheeling.
"Rut | come not 10 talk about rec
olloctions of the college days OF stu
Gnnts am TO speak TO you OF some
rhinys. more interesting TO all or us
imst 7now-things that vltally concern
Every one OF Us rs lnulNluualS our
interests are 1t stake.
"It i not difficult TO talk vaguely of
rho welfare of L nation. but 1t Is my
hon. that this evening | may be able
RI halD YOU see the true side OF is
sues ir which our personal interests
are involved. | have never been poll.
t;ci.n in any sense. | spent 10 or II
vnarg of the best part of my life as d
college worker, in the study 10 some
eytent of the questions that bear upon
nublic life. During the past four years
have been permitted TO study those
sam. questions from another point Of
view. and to learn from men who have
had the benefit of both the theoretical
research and practical experience their
understanding Of the principles OF
public life.
Most Important Campo gn.
THE campaign this year is one Of
the most important in The minds of
the oldest men in this auditorium llu-
portant things are going on in the
world. and We Americans cant live 10
ourselves. In ths, language of Presi
dent Wilson, The world is on fire.
We feel the radiating heat from it,
and sincerely hope that there will be
no occasion for us to feed the flames
1T is claimed for the defendants of
the Democratic administration that
President Wilson has kept us out Of
war. For four years | have been
member Of the foreign affairs commit
tee of the National House of Repre-