New-York tribune., 1906-10-20
MIR. HUGHES In ONE0NTA
Rene1cs Acquaintances in Delhi.
Where He First Taught.
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rBy Telegraph to The Trtbunel
Oneonta. n. Y. Oct. 19--Among the features
of the campaign tour of Charles E. Hughes to-
day were the successful Invasion Of the enemy's
country. the rock-ribbed Democratic county Of
Schoharie and his return after many years to
Delhi where he started life as a teacher after
being graduated from college twenty-five years
ago. He talked to-day IN Schenectady, Scho-
harie, Delaware and Otsego counties. The work
for the day ended when he addressed enthusi-
astic audience Of nearly two thousand in the
Oneonta Theatre. 1t included many labor union
men.
1t rained lightly during the early evening. and
before the meeting began the rain was coming
down hard. but Oneonta people wanted TO see
and hear the Republican candidate, and could
not be frightened away.
For the first time Mr.. Hughes encountered the
campaign horns When he walked on the stage
they broke forth in loud blasts from all parts OF
the house They renewed their work at frequent
intervals.
A L. kellogg in introducing Mr. Hughes. said
that the Republican candidate would. uphold tho
hands of President Roosevelt and would intro
duce the same vigorous reforms at Albany that
the President had carried out in Washington
In his address Mr. Hughes replied vigorously
and in a way that brought forth great cheers
to the recent statements of Hearst that Aora-
ham Lincoln, If alive, would be supporting the
Democratic nominee and alleged friend OF the
people Mr. Hughes asked Mr. Hearst il he
thought that Lincoln would support man who
while pretending to be against corporations
formed them The audience applauded the ex-
position of the sham of Hearsts platitudes-
In other parts of his address Mr. Hughes said
he believed II to be the duty of Republicans to
recognize the assistance which they had had In
important crises in this country from those OF
crisis he said. Referring to what he would do
if elected Governor. the speaker said that hs
would affx the responsibility for any wrong
doing in any department. no matter who stood
in the way. He said the business interests would
be free from the menace of strike legislation We
want no backdoor methods at Albany he said
Mr. Hughes added that he wanted the adminis-
tration there economical He expressed his be-
lief in home rule and in the labor laws and
their extension. He talked at some length on
what had been done and what should be done
for the laboring man.
MR.. HUGHES'S SPEECH.
Part of Mr.. Hughes's speech follows:
My opponent said. last night believe it was.
or. ct any rate, very recently. that If Abraham
Lincoln were here to-day he would be with
in this movement against the menace of power
and wealth in politics by arrogant corpora
ton autocracy, even as ne stood against the ar
rogant slave holding autocracy of his day.
OF course, Abraham Lincoln would be against
misuse of power-whO would not be? And OF
course, Abraham Lincoln would be against the
misuse of wealth in politics. Who wOuldn'tr
But that is one of the issues in this campaign
with which my opponent would do well to deal
himself
OF course. Abraham Lincoln was against any
autocracy-whether il : corporation autocracy
or any other autOcraCy. He would. IL alive to-
day, he against a newspaper autOcTacy.
Now. great names are used in this campaign
and certain people are sheltering their own con-
duct and their professions behind these
great names which We ali revere. Now. if Abra-
poraton and keep the officials of that corpora
ton concealed that court would have to
make an order to serve by publication. Would
Abraham Lincoln run corporation or any buSi-
ness so as To dodge its taxes7
Would Abraham Lincoln hold slaves and then
go out as an anti-slavery apostle? Would Abra-
ham Lincoln appear as "a champion Of political
a boss? Would Abraham Lincoln denOunce a
man worthy of stripes and thea take his hand
get nomination?
There was thing that Abraham Lincoln
stood for. first last and al the time and that
his sincerity that his. love OF truth:
that was his desire 10 be Just even when he was
going through that great conflict which would
have bowed to earth and crushed lesser soul.
And although detraCtiou was heaped upon him.
although he suffered from abuse OF those who
should have known better, although he was con-
demued. that serene soul stood aUre before its
maker, because ~ his own mate self-reSpect and
because he always walked in the Hsht OF his
conscience
And il there is going TO be an Abraham Lincoln
10 HOURS TO CHICAGO.