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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
8
In Maine speeches Senator Hughes argues for arbitration as the proper method to settle railroad wage questions. He condemns executive and legislative surrender to force and urges careful fact gathering before action, defending democracy over autocracy and tyranny.
The Olympia Recorder predicts that if Hughes wins Oregon towns may gain a new shingle mill employing fifty men, based on a timber land option holder’s announcement. If Wilson wins, the option may lapse and delay the project.
A rambling tale retells Balaam and the stubborn jackass from Numbers Twenty two. The beast endures Balaam in a farcical journey filled with political jabs and satirical dialogue. The comic sequence highlights shifting loyalties and the donkey’s endurance amid Balaam’s growing threats.
In a Portland Maine address Mr Hughes argues surrender to force would cause disaster. He warns that using pressure by capitalists or workers could erode democracy and weaken government power if persisted for years.
Dr Harvey W Wiley declares his support for Hughes, arguing Wilson era lax enforcement of the pure food and drug law endangers public welfare. He cites benzoate of soda, sulfur fumes, misbranded beverages, flour bleaching, and repeal of the mixed flour law, urging Hughes to enforce the law vigorously. He predicts a radical shift in government attitude toward food and drug safety.
Mr Hughes argues in Portland that government rests on legislatures to investigate, discuss, and decide what is right. Public opinion forms through discussion of questions, and action should follow understanding of justice and merits, not blind authority.
The speaker expresses sympathy with labor aims to improve conditions and fair pay but emphasizes the need to test wage scale proposals. He states labor seeks only just measures and that justice must withstand examination. The remarks urge rational scrutiny in industrial disputes.
Mr Hughes argues the eight hour day was not society’s demand nor Congress’s mandate. He points to the bill’s own language proposing an inquiry to determine Congress’s authority, stating society and the legislature acted independently in passing the measure.
A quotation urges government officers to resist pressure and defend due process. It argues public officials must stand firm for reason over force, insisting on investigation before legislation as an American doctrine. The speaker, identified as Mr., condemns rush to action without inquiry.
A quoting voice proclaims the value of free press and public discussion. The speaker stresses that elected representatives must act without pressure or dictation and that facts and justice must guide decisions.
The Lewiston speech argues Wilson’s Haiti action was necessary and contrasts it with Mexico. It claims Haiti was weaker and asserts U S armed forces control the Haitian government, urging condemnation of Mexico policy otherwise.
The President declares he is above all as an American citizen and notes that he has not traveled to Europe or Mexico in recent years. He emphasizes patriotism and national identity.
Print editorials revive past accusations that McKinley was corrupt and Roosevelt tyrannical, while defending Woodrow against any whispered criticism. The piece signals a broader reappraisal of political figures and rhetoric in current discourse.
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