The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04

that we ali recognize as fundamental ideas.
without regard to party at all. ApDlaHse.l
tn inis we all agree that the fundamental
principles Of orr system entitle American
oitiEens to equality before tho law, to q free
government and too representa- i've govern
ment. These three propositions are the
foundation stones OF the republic. IApplause.l
Now. my friends. are you quite convinced
that we have equality. complete equality.
before the law, or. do yOu realize that II Ia the
little thief who gpes TO Jail and the big thief
that goes 20 Eur opel? IA voice: We del
DO you not rea lize as a result OF the election
frauds IN New York, seventeen repeaters were
sent to Sing Sing and that not one big briber
was nconvenienced in any way for what he
had done? Do yoI not realize that while
those seventeen reptaters were breaking
stone In the State pxisOn the big bribers who
instigated them and the little Mayor who prof.
tied by the outragets all went 20 Europe TO-
gether for q holiday?
Do you not realize that all through this
country almost every day workinRmen are
being imprisoned hrotgh an absolute per
version Of the provisions OF the Sherman anti
trust law and that never since that law was
passed in 1890. sixteen years ago. has one
sin gle trust ma gnate bGs'n sent to jail for the
criminal combination a. which the law was
directly aimed and for which IL was passed?
II that Is the case. can you honestly say that
you have in this coun Try complete equality
before the law?
DO you not know thru all OF US here have
not the same power in tho action OF the Gov
eminent a.. perhaps. Mr.. Rockefeller or Mr..
Morgan OF Mr.. Ryan or Mr.. Belmont. or some
powerful nnancier that speculates in public
officials and controls laTt3ely the acts OF the
GovernmentS DO you KIN sAv hat all OF us here
assembled frequently haveSnot as much power
in our primary elections ~ one boss, paid by
the corporations. with tn boodls OF the cor
poratiOn in his pocket and n political machine
at his back? lApplause.f
Do you not realize that tTen when we make
up our minds occasionally to stand together
as independent citizens Gnd cast our votes
against corporation Cover nment and against
the machines that the ma chine and the cor
porations do not always ALLOW us TO have
our votes counted' II yob do not realize it
we refer you to the last election in New York.
Personally I do not stand for any extreme.
any socialism or any radEcalism. My pro-
gramme is merely Amer naniSm. My plan
is merely to put intb practical operation the
universally accepted theory oil American
government. IApplause.l
urge you all. irrespe stive OF party. to
pledge nominees. no matter who they may be.
TO work and vote for direct nomination laws
and honest primary laws. and to work and
vote for more honest elecrEon laws. in order
that the people may be able to name the can
didatcs OF their choice and have their votes
counted as cast. tApplause.l
Now my friends, | am willing TO abide by
The decision Of the majority. II You are all
satisfied with a government Of the corpora
tions, by the corporations sndfor the corpora
lions [ assure you ! can hold my own under
it. lApDlause.l
Mr.. Hearst will speak at the Livonia
fair Tomorrow afternoon and at Rochester
to-morrow night. He will wind I'D this
trb with a. sreech in BufaO Saturday
night and will return to New York Sunday.
NH HeArst will make aus extendedNt0Ir
of the state, starting about Tuesday OF
next week.
Al have arranged to make an extended
tour" he said, because L want to meet
the people and get az accurate an idea
as possible Of What they wanted, 80 that
IL / am elected Governor | would be able
To carry out their wishes. Also, l want
to be able directly TO express my views
to the people and give them an accurate
and comprehensive understanding OF what
these views are. I don't want TO have the
vote OF any man who thinks me different
from what I am, and | don't want TO have
the oppoeition OF any man who has been
misinformed IA 70 my real opinions by
hostile newspapers or prejudiced indi-
viduals."
GLovERsvILLE, Oct. 3.-Mr. Hearst came
by trolley from Fonda to Gloversville; A
| big but ndemonstrativ crowd met him
at the KinRsboro Hotel. Mr.. Hearst made
two speecbes here, one in the public square
in an open carriage and the other from the
hotel balcony. He repeated the Fonda
| speech, except for an attack on the Re
publican party, which he charged with
favoring Chinese labor in this country. ,