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Show HI HUGHES WOULD HE MEHTIE Candidate Tells Audience I His Solution of Recent j Threatened Railroad I Difficulty. SPEECH STOPPED BY MAN'S QUESTION i Says if Arbitration Had Failed He Would Have Gone Direct to the American People. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 17. Charles E. Hughes facing a friendly audience sprinkled with "hecklers, tonight replied in answer to a question os to whether he would repeal the Adamson law if elected president that "a surrender could not bo repealed." Mr. Hughes was asked what he would have done to avert the threatened railroad rail-road strike. "If arbitration had been refused," Mr. Hughes replied, "1 should have gone right to the America people, stated the facts and put the responsibility where it belonged." "I should at the same time," Mr. Hughes continued, "have secured a commission of inquiry so impartial, so fair, as to command the respoct of the entire country and directing public opinion opin-ion to that end there is no group of men in the United States that would have dared hold up the instrumentalities of commerce if that were done." Another Question. . The heckler had still another question to ask. "Mr. Hushes," he said, "any question that Is asked here is asked with no enmity toward the candidate of the Republican party. You would have done all that within twenty-four hours?" "Why, sir," the nominee replied, "the business men of the United States, through the 'Chamber of Commerce of the United Stales, on July 29 sent a telegram to the president asking for an inquiry. A resolution was Introduced in the senate for an inquiry, and was laid on the table. For months the business men of the United States asked for an inquiry as to this very matter, and the crisis was allowed al-lowed to be developed, when it was unnecessary un-necessary that it should have been developed de-veloped and there was adequate time to ascertain what the facts were." Much Confusion. The heckling was attended by the utmost ut-most confusion. The audience, which had cheered and applauded loudly In the earlier parts of Mr. Hughes's address, apparently apparent-ly was Incensed at the Interruptions, and there were many cries of "Put him out," i "Sit down" and "Shut up." As the nomi-; nomi-; nee replied to each question the audience I cheered its approvaL It was necessary ' after each interruption for Mr. Hughes to I step forward and request that the heckler ; be allowed to proceed. ! In the uxst part or his speech Mr. : Hughes also was heckled. A man, with a big stick, in the gallery sought to heckle the nominee on labor affairs. He asked a question that apparently ap-parently was misunderstood in the confusion con-fusion and Mr. Hughes, amid a roar of applause, read what the Legislative News, the official organ of organized labor, had to say In praise of his record as goi'ernor. When the applause died the man arose again. The crowd would have put him out, and for more than a minute the audience was a tumult of confusion. Mr. Hughes, with outstretched hands, sought to quiet the crowd. He finaJly mad e himself h eard . "Let the gentleman ask any question he wants to," the nominee said. "What do you want to say, sir?" Hisses Heard. Among hisses and boos the man asked his question, waving the stick in his hand. "Evidently, according to what you have said," the man began, "the labor field has taken you from the bench and put you up aa their standard bearer. Is that right?'' There were cries of "No! No!" and "Put him out!" It was some time before Mr. Hughes could make himself heard. "One moment," tiie nominee shouted to the crowd, "one moment, please." When some sort of order was restored, the nominee went on: "I am not here, sir, as : the standard bearer of any one group or j set. but desirous to serve the whole of the (American people." ! The liouFe roared again, the heckler eat ! down and the nominee went on with his i sneech. Now that I am on this personal note," 'Mr. Hughes said. let me recall some of : the unusual circumstances under which I i entered public life. You may recall that j there were some very important investigations investi-gations in the city of New York. The 'first of these had relation to the charge to he made for gas. I was requested by a legislative committee to undertake this i Investigation. T had no desire to undertake under-take any Inquiries which eould have possibly pos-sibly any political relations or any other purpose than to ascertain exactly what was fair and Just. Assurance Given. "The apFiirance was given me that I should have a free hand for that purpose. We went ahead on that line, and as the reMili. the city'of Now York had legislation legisla-tion in its favor, by which the consumers i (Continued on Pag Four.) , 1 IV HUGHES WOULD SETTLE R. i CRISIS (Coutlnued from Page One.) of gas pair! a rate as fixed bv law-, anf' sustained by the courts, of SO cents. "Then there followed an invest isatimi of much wider concern. It related to the ; security of the homes of America. It re- 1 lated to the security of those who. throm life insurance, had endeavored to protect their lives and their children against the hazard of untimely death. We had in that a very laborious incjuirv. It brought to my attention a great varletv of matters deeply affecting the interests of the community. com-munity. 'Vc endeavored to safeguard the policy holders of the nation by wise legislation, regulating our life insurance enterprise. We endeavored to see to it that public supervision should be entirelv impartial and wholly efficient in the interest of those concerned in this great enterprise. Again Interrupted. 'I was called from this to the governorship governor-ship of the state. I went with a great deal of information with respect to the conduct of public interest. I went to the governor's chair with tins determina-don determina-don that while I sat there, there should be no influence or power which should in any way affect my actions so as to be m the slightest degree injurious to the welfare of all the people in that state." The crowd interrupted with a yell. "Who's all- -right ?" someone "shouted. The answer came from every section of the hou.'ie in a roar: . , "Hughes!" i "Now, I refer to this," Mr. Hughes 1 continued, "because there has been recently re-cently an extraordinary statement made that in some way I have become a sponsor lor invisible government. Such a pre-pw.terous pre-pw.terous statement needs no attention i and yet I should like to take advantage bf the fact that it has been uttered to remind the American people of one or two things. t "In the first place, ' during mv governorship gov-ernorship at Albany there was no barter of appointments for legislation. "In the next place, legislation was considered con-sidered upon its merits in t he open. No Improper Influence. There was no semblance of invisible invisi-ble government. You cannot find a man in New York state who would stand up and honestly say that during dur-ing my term there was a suggestion of any secret or improper influence with respect to executive , action at all limes. At the same time we had legislation legisla-tion dealing with the great subject of the regulation of-the public utilities. utili-ties. There were men who did not at that t inie see the importance of that -action. We thought that it was . time In vindicate the supremacy of the public interest. We did not' buy our way through the legislature: we did not compromise with principle. AVe went straight to the people of the sta te, and the people sustained our policies and they were enacted Into law. I desire to say to my fellow citizens citi-zens that no one more than J stands determinedly against every influence of the invisible government, against every allhmce of business and politics, agninst every subversion of the machinery ma-chinery of government to anv private purpose, against every means of corruption cor-ruption in our public life. Has No Obligations. And T should not want to occupy t he highest slat ion in the gift of the people except upon tiie terms upon which I shall occupy it if called; and that is that there is no promise or obligation to any man, and iha t we will stand there with visible government according to our const ii uti-mal system in the interest of all the people of this land. The nominee had just about, concluded his attack on the administration fur the enactment of the Adamsim bill when he was asked if he would repeal the measure if. elected, lie answered; My, dear sir, you cannot repeal a surrender. You cannot repeal what has been done by this abdication of authority, and, further; your question shows that you do not fully understand under-stand the terms of the A damson bill. I'nder the 'Adamsou bill, it goes into effect the first of January, then there is a provision that tor six months or l'ine months t hre shall be observa -timis of its wurkings. Six months is the minor period: nine months the maximum period, and then the wags whirh su-f to be upon this new basis shall continue to be paid until thirty days after the report of the commission. commis-sion. Now. si r. this will have been in operation for a vey long time hpfor I should even take the executive chair, if elected, and will have completed com-pleted its purpof-c he tore congress would have its session i:i the following follow-ing December. 1 do not suppose that any question of repeal would he invoiced, but I do tay that when that question arises, ir it d"n-s arise, if T am elected. I will follow the principle that I now statf, and have just staled, of ascertaining ascer-taining the exact far'ts and v ha; ju?-ti-- would dictate ought to be done at that time. Mr. ' utrhes concluded his speech wi i h a reitei-atinn ",f his ilcnial that a voir for him itifant n vole fur war. and of his declaration that he was a "man ui l;icc." I If left here al II p. n. f r points iri Miclm-'iin. V in up v the entire dv will .e s.fiit t ra velin- tomorrow. Tl.c "irsl ;,dd i e:,; on the j,i c,-. amine i-fccA-;..!!' p. ui. at Miles. I |