Evening journal., 1916-10-05
COL. HARVEY Openly
IS OUT FOR HUGHES
Erstwhile Wilson Rooter De-
clares Against Pusillani-
nous Executive
NATIONAL HONOR IS
ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN

George Harvey. erstwhile friend,
and earliest rooter for President VII
son. comes out sQuarely for Mr..
Hughes in the forthcoming issue Of
The North American Review. Brush
ing aside the question OF who kept us
out OF war as being Of little moment
now. Col. Harvey insists that the two
vital questions TO be answered at the
polls are: Which of-the two parties
al this particular iuncture in our pro-
press as a nation Is the better equip
ped and the more likely to render the
highest public service? And which OF
the two leaders is the more certain to
preserve. protect and defend the
Constitution Of the United States?
The overshadowing issues. as Col.
Harvey sees them, are military and
Industrial preparedness, government
by and for the people and national
honor and opportunity.
"A vote for Wilson is a vote for
Daniels" says Col. Harvey. He finds
the latter utterly untitled for the task
Of building up or taking care OF
great navy. and that. speaking gen
orally. the Republicans are sincere in
their advocacy Of preparedness while
the Democrats are not.
Tarih the Only Weapon.
He insists that the protective tarih
is the only weapon TO meet the post
bellum economic policy decided upon
by the Allies. which, as Mr.. Harvey
describes il. is a proposal ITO pay
their debts TO America at the end OF
the war not in money. but in products
manufactured at low cost Of labor
with the greater efficiency developed
by military training
II Is upon the subject Of the Adam
son law that Mr.. Harvey arralgns
President Wilson most severely.
Since Fort Sumter was fired upon,
he SAYS. there has been no such as
sault upon the right Of the American
pcople to rule themselves as that or
the four brotherhoods at Washington
in August Of the present year. Then
as in 81 government by a majority
for the whole people was openly
threatened by a self-constituted dig
archy. And the cases are not dissim-
liar. Fifty-fve years ago the Union
was confronted by the grim spectres
of Secession and Segregation. Last
month II was the Union. backed to
the wall. but with this difference in
result: Anderson resisted 70 the limit
OF endurance: Wilson yielded without
q struggle
Gompers Behind Wilson.
"The way was paved for the black
mailing OF the nation by the President
himself at the instigation Of Samue
Gompers at the very beginning of his
Administration when he approved
what he himself pronounced an "un
iustihable provision forbidding Tho
use OF certain specific funds in the
prosecution Of labor organizations fol
breaking the law. And the exemption
was made direct and complete by the
Presidents own Clayton act. which
expressly provided that no such or
ganizations should be held or con-
s,-ued 70 be illegal combinations or
conspiracies I'm restraint of trade un-
der the antitrust laws
"But for the existence OF this invidi-
ously discriminatory act the brother
hoods would not have dared TO in.
vite the criminal prosecution provided
for all other offenders. Sheltered by
n. they only hided their time until the
eve Of a Presidential election. and
then hold the gun Of calamity az the
head of the nation. They did not sc
seriously menace the railway com
ranies. which had only revenues tC
lose and properties TO damage: they
threatened the people. all Of the help
less and unohending people in every
city aud hamlet IN the land witt
hunger and starvation unless within
fortnight the Government should i'm
pose upon their employers under th'
specious and false guise Of an eight
hour day which they themselves
would not accept. an increase OF q
rer cent. in WAGES
What Hughes WOnld Have Done.
Col. Harvey finds an answer 20 tn
question. What would Hughes hax
done?" In his veto Of the two cen
fare bill and in his Nashville speecl