The sun., 1916-09-08
will Go Down TO Defeat BE.
fore Yielding to It, Repub-
lean Declares.
SEES MENACE TO q II
Maine Welcomes Nominee and
leaders Assert He Has
Gained Votes.

shall yield the rule Of reason for the rule
O, force. lie further declared that before
he would abandon one particle Of the
principle involved he gladly would 20
down to defeat.
Hare are the two most impressive par
sgraphs uttered In a series OF speeches
during the day:
Il say to you. fellow citizens, that
t'snscendlns every other issue In the
campaign is the issue that has Just pre-
sen,ed Itself as to whether the Govern
ment and the Executive and Congress
shall yield to pressure and legislate be-
fore that honest investigation Of what
Justice requires"
There is one thing which We must al
Ways maintain and that Is that there
shall he no action OH the part OF our
elected representatives. no action what.
ever taken under pressure and under die
'ation before we know what the facts
are. would rather stand with that
principle and be defeated than Weld one
3ot or little OF 1t to get In Office
Mr.. Hughes made fve speeches in
niee states to-day. He treated the
Adanson bill and the principle i'm
perilled by its passage progressively.
His punch became greater. the v,eor Of
bis utterance. the force Of his presenta-
ton grew an the day wore on. Nv the
time he reached Maine he was the old
fsht'ng Hughes. the Hughes who used
10 be Governor Of New York and who
defed hecklers and who drove them TO
cover at Nashville a few nights ago.
He came into this State and aroused a
degree OF enthusiasm which paraileled
that evinced when Theodore Roosevelt
vas %arousing Maine crowds to demon
STATIONS Of frenzy.
The day closed with a remarkable
meeting In the City Hall here tonight.
The auditorium. which holds 5000. was
TANNED. and almost as many more
would have crowded in but for the limi-
tations Of the building. Before the
meeting was called to order an old fash.
toned fiambeau procession with torch
lights and pyrotechnics was held In the
downtown streets.
Hughes Gaining Votes.
This morning Republican leaders OF
Maine we're saying for publication tina
the state would go Republican next week
by something like 1900. In private
conversation they estimated the victory
in the neishborhood OF three to Ave
thousand. Tonight. after seeing and
hearing Hughes and witnessing the eff.
feet OF his speeches on the people. thelr
confidential estimate its with the claims
made publicly a few hours ago.
To-night's meeting was marked by tho
appearance of Raymond Robins. chair.
man OF the Progressive national con.
vention. as a speaker on the same plat.
form with the Republican nomina.
Robins declared Hughes was progressive
enough to suit the demands of the mos,
eSacting Bull Moose and introduced min
a. a man who was to lead a united party
to victory.
Hughes began the day In Boston
where he passed almost two hours and
vas a guest at a breakfast given at ths
Corley~ Plaza Hotel by James r. VIII.
Jams. Jr. From hat city the train wa
Whisked TO Beverly. where he spoke fol
q few minutes from n motor car standins
at the side OF the tracks. Gov. MEGA.
accompanied him. Hughes attacked tn,
Adamson bill In this speech.
Opposes Rule Of Force.
Labor least OF all can afford to sur
r-nder the rules Of reason" he said. Nv.
have in this country OF free institution,
the opportunity for fair and free discus
SION. for intelligent action by the repre-,
sentatives Of the people. This countr,
must never kno the rule Of force. Il
must never know legislation under op
preston. ! am opposed to that. l an
opposed to everything which pertains e
the exercise OF arbitrary power by an,
one. That In the strength Of our insti
titions. Show me the right way and
vii follow IL.
Let US he candid and impartial in gu
investigation Of facts. I desire the peace.
ful settlement Of all grievances by arbi.
'ration the reasonable consideration OF
me necessities Of each case. That Is thu
strength OF the position of labor In this
country, the desire for what Is fair. for
what can be shown to be right and ex.
eel But We must never permit any OF
The process of Government to be sur.
rendered 20 the dictates OF any Power
That Is the path Of disaster, We might
Just as well give up democratic Govern.
ment II we are not ruled by reason, II
We yield to force. There I part company
WIN any who make demands In advance
o' the knowledge OF the justice OF the
demands that are made.
"EfN ~ VI ttis
states ! would not yield to force. exerted
oV capital or labor or any one in this
country short Of a fair examination OF
Inc facts and a knowledge of what thu
case actually demanded"
Calls II Paramount IsAue.
A. Hampton Beach shortly before moor
Hughes addressed 800 persons from thu
upner veranda Of the Casino. He was in.
toduced by ROLAND II. Spaulding. Gov,
ernor OF New Hampshire. From Hamp,
.nn the party drove to Portsmouth. where
IN an address to 1870 In the theatre hi
made the declaration on the paramount,
issue OF the campaign. Continuing III
said
~ Is not American to have govern.
meni under pressure. Whenever there
~ pressure applied to any officer Of the
h'"d states or Of any state he ough'
10 stand Ike a rock and say, Here
shnd until We substitute reason foi
iorce.' II Is not an American doctrine
ward
In each Of these speeches every pies
Tor a proper regard for the Fundamental
principles Of the American doctrine wor
,heers. Ru, II was the speech at YORK
manor, Me, in which the candidate At
lacked the subject with creates. force
shn aroused the most marked enthusi,
ssm Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes drove tt
nork after having luncheon at the Hote
wentworth, Portsmouth.
demanding that investigation precsds
NfisIation and declaring that he would
H;eter defeat to a sacrifice OF the princi'
t., Hughes proceeded TO dissect tn,
Adamson law.
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