Hughes attacks Mexican disgrace in campaign speeches
The piece portrays Herbert Hoover’s opponent H Hughes denouncing U S policy toward Mexico as a heartless disgrace. It notes his intense focus on Mexico and Wilson’s administration, highlighting his western support and calls for national unity against perceived blunders along the Rio Grande.
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Rio Grande
Hughes
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Carnegie Hall
New York
Grand Forks
N. D
Portland
San Diego
Prairie States
Middle West
Great West
West
Maine
California
Hughes or Wilson Roosevelts Maine Speech Endorsement
Roosevelt attacks Wilson for weak deeds and costly rhetoric and endorses Charles Evans Hughes as the tested, reliable leader. He contrasts Hughes's directness with Wilson's elocution and unbacked words, urging Americans to choose Hughes for four years of national strain.
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Wilson
Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Roosevelt
Maine
A Contest of Character in the 1916 Campaign
Woodrow Wilson is praised for his artful use of words and political form while Charles Evans Hughes is praised for straightforwardness and deeds. The piece argues the contest favors Wilson as a phrase maker over Hughes, a history maker, in the race for the White House.
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White House
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Beteen
Wilson
Princeton
Tommy
Theodore Roosevelt
Maine
Mr. Wilson
Bil Hughes
Hughes
Labor vote not deliverable in Maine election
In Lewiston Maine the labor vote failed to protect Representative McGillicuddy. The Second Maine district swung against him with a nearly 40 vote defeat after campaigns aimed at saving his House seat from Republicans and four labor unions.
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Maine
Poltroon Congress
Congress
Our
Republic
Lewiston
McGillicudy
Four Brotherhoods
McGillicuddy
MecGillicudy
Ideals of the Success of the Plain People
Charles B. Hughes praises the Republican party as Lincoln’s heirs at Plattsburgh New York saying it is reunited and dedicated to permanent ideals of progress, success through free testimonies, and cooperative energy of plain people.
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Republican Party
Party of True Progress
Jincoln
Lincoln
Charles B. Hughes
Plattsburgh, N. Y
Finnegans Philosophy of the Single Track Mind
Finnegans dialogue explores a philosophy of confusion about mind and politics. Characters discuss war, consensus, and rhetoric with humorous Irish caricatures and misheard phrases in a spoof of wartime discourse.
Pope Warns Congress On Railroad Wages And Farm Pain
Henry N Pope president of the Association of State Presidents of the Farmers Union denounces Congress for eight hour wage laws on railroad workers noting farmers suffer from low incomes. He cites a payroll schedule showing wide gaps between railroad and farm wages and urges a square deal and government wage regulation. He argues the burden falls on farmers and calls for organized action to protect farm families.
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Pope
Association of State Presidents
Farmers’ Union
Congress
Henry N. Pope
The
Editorial on Wilson Hughes and 1916 campaign squabbles
The piece ridicules Wilson's wage policy and tariff moves while praising Hughes as truthful. It notes confusion over the new wage law, mocks Democratic shifts, and cites Gifford Pinchot supporting Hughes. It mentions Villa and Irvin S. Cobb touring for the Democrats and laments Wilson's inconsistent positions.
Not an Eight Hour Day and Its Rail Labor Implications
Congressman A. P. Gardner denounces the eight hour law rhetoric while noting it raises pay without shortening work hours. He argues railroad trainmen still face overtime and faults labor leaders for sparking a strike without a plan to end it. FJ
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Wilson
A. P. Gardner
Wilson policy sparks Latin diplomats' confusion over Peru and Huerta
Latin American diplomats read President Wilson's acceptance speech and see a clash between proclaimed high principle and actual recognitions. They note Wilson backed Peru's Benavides regime in 1914, despite its illegitimate coup and lack of constitutional authority, prompting questions about his guiding whims in Latin American policy.
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Mr. Wilson
Wilson
United States
Huerta
Benavides
Peru
Lima
Billinghurst
McMillin
Washington
Mexico
Madero
Suarez
Mexican Congress
Mobile
Ala
Tme
Hugheson Reunited Party Speech at Plattsburgh
Charles E. Hughes declares a reunited Republican party in Plattsburgh New York, calling it liberal in tradition with a national outlook and progressive spirit as Maine's results support the reunion.
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Maine
Republican Party
Charles E. Hughes
Plattaburgh
N. Y
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