The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-04
HUGHES STRIKES HARD
At The DEMOCRATS
Declares Issue in New York
Campaign Decent Govern
ment or BOSsiSm."

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-With the
| declaration that the issue of interest In
the forthcoming campaign in the State
is not to be one of Republican princi-
pies or Democratic principles, or par
| tisan issue at all, but the vital issue OF
decent government, Charles Il. Hughes
Of this city tonight formally accepted
| the nomination for Governor, which
was brought to him by committee
from the Republican State convention
recently held at Saratoga.
The ceremony of the notification Of
Mr. Hughes and of the other candidates
was held at the Republican club IN
West Fortieth street, and followed a
dinner at which Mr.. Hughes met the
members of the new Republican State
Central committee who had been in ses-
sion here today. Among the other
guests at the dinner were former Gov.
Odell and former Gov. Frank S. Black,
and they were among the first TO con
gratulate Mr.. Hughes on the conclusion
of his brief speech.
Mr.. Hughes spoke, in part, as follows:
"We enter upon the campaign in
spired by the example and fortified by
tho achievements OF our great leader,
Theodore Roosevelt. The National Ad-
ministration, with its record Of estab
lished reforms, has strengthened its hold
upon the confidence Of the people. The
activity of Congress in the interest Of
all the people. has been attested by
the passage of the railroad rate act
the meat Inspection act, the pure food
act and the employers liability act.
'In referring TO this record of the
Federal Administration, [ should not be
understood 10 imply that tins IS cam
paign of national issues. The para
mount issues in this campaign are State
issues. But in the matters which /
have mentioned we find notable rec
ord of achievement which presents
striking contrast TO the NOISY preten-
sions Of the hour.
"Vain is it for our opponents TO pa
rade in the livery of virtue. Empty
are their professions and hollow their
declarations and promises.
"If you would know the sort of ad-
ministration we should have III the
event of their success, look at the
Buffalo conventions; for there you will
find their motives and their methods
mirrored; their motive, selfsbness, and
their method, intrigue.
Test of Independence.
''We test the sincerity of their in
dependence by their efforts to procure
the Democratic nomination.
eve test the sincerity Of their ap-
peals TO American ideals by their
despotic proceedings.
awe test the sincerity Of their at
tacks upon the question of money in
politics by their use Of money in poll
tics. We test the sincerity of their
devotion to the interests of the people
by their efforts 10 foment disorder and
exploit ignorance in the interests of
self-ambition.
"What, then, is the supreme issue
Of this campaign7 II is not an issue
of the Republican record, It is not
an issue Of Republican principles or
Democratic principles. 1t is not par
tisan issue at all. IL is the vital issue
| of decent government.
"The question is whether the un-
| holy alliance that succeeded at Buffalo
| shall capture the State Of New York.
I'm my message TO the convention
] stated that il elected it would be my
ambition to give the State sane, eff
| cient and honest administration, free
from taint. OF bosslsm or of servitude
| to any private interest This is nv
| position in NUTSHELL