New-York tribune., 1906-10-19
SAYS HEARST DECEIVES
TROJANS GREET HUGHES.
Nominee Declares Editor Cares
More for VOtes than Truth.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

| Charles E Hughes wound up a strenuous day.
the first OF his second upstate tour. The meet
! ing was important, because II was made up OF
$500 men. many Of them laboring men, some
| or whom have been said to be Hearst sympa-
| thizers. Less than two hundred women were
| present.
| Mr.. Hughes brought up a new point IN show
| i's how Hearst. for the purpose OF getting
| credit fC- himself, had in his papers misrepre-
sented the scope Of the recent Court OF Appeals
decision in the S0-cent gas case. Hearst he
| showed. reading editorial from one of his
Iapers, gave the impression that the eonstitu-
| tionality of the law had been upheld and that
the credit for it all belonged to Hearst
Mr. Hughes showed how he had had the
| honor OF part in the gas investigation and
had later argued the case when the gas compa-
| nies attacked the constitutonality of the law
| in the United States Court The audience
cheered again and again. and when Mr. Hughes
| told them he would be absolutely free to follow
the dictates of his conscience If elected the
waves OF applause rolled over the crowd for
several minutes
MANY PERSONS TURNED AWAY
The doors were opened at o'clock In forty
minutes not one of the 800 seats was empty.
-Four hundred and fifty were allowed to stand
and 100 sat on the platform. Then the Doors
were closed. leaving 1900 persons outside, clam
oring to get in They did not go away either.
for Mr.. Hughes in way that could be heard
inside the hall
Ex-Governor Black presided When he es-
corted Mr.. Hughes to the platform there was
an outburst of enthusiasm which grew IN
strength the meeting proceeded While the
band played The Star Spangled Banner. ths
audience stood in silence and then broke OUT
in cheers. Three rousing huzzas were given for
Mr. Hughes and then three for Mr. Black
Nr,Nro
Black said:
1 have occasionally during my life In Troy
made prophesies. some of them have been full
filled; most OF them have not. but am willing
to register just one more tonight. and that -
that the shall send TO Albany the lst
day of January as Governor. whatever else he
may prove TO be- will not be understood He has
been tested in various capacities OF prominence
and power in the state and in every one OF those
positions he has not only made good. but more
than good. (ApplauseD The people require at
this particular minute in the history of the
world ofieiaI of unquestioned integrity
MR. HUGHES'S SPEECH
After bringing out the record OF the news
paper corporations of Mr. Hearst. how they
evade negligence damages and taxes. Mr. Hughes
turned TO the discussion of the SO-cent Gas law.
he said In part
To-day 1 found a fresh example of NJ
Hearst's political insincerity- In editorial
in THE New York American" of October ~, in
type which speaks very loudly, appears thi~
of Appeals. the court of last resort In the state
of New York. handed down decision which
finally affirms the right of the Legislature to
fix the price of gas in Greater New York at
50 cents IA thousand
Now. that is not only loose talk-that is false
talk Why does such statement appear n
the columns Of The American? Because my
opponent is not satisfied with the credit To
which he is justly entitled IN connection with
the S0-cvht gas fight. but wants credit TO which
he is not justly entitled 1t would seem from
this statement, and any reader OF IT would be
entitled TO draw the Inference. and think it
is the only permissible Inference that the so
cent gas fight had been won in the Court OF
appeals and S0-cent gas had been established
finally b. law. and that my opponent had
| What is the situation IN regard to S0-cent gas
In the city OF New York? We had an inveStsa,
tion in New York, and 1 am very glad that I
had something to do with It,
WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY OF LAW.
Mr.. Hughes then related the steps OF the in
vestigation and the passage of the SO-cent gas
BILL and added
We live In a country of law. We don't live in
a country of lynch law. We live in a country
where things that are right can stand on their
merits Now under the Constitution of the
United States these people in New York inter
ested in the gas business had right 70 go into
the courts or the United States TO find out
whether that s0-cent rate was so low that il
amounted 10 taking their property without
proper action of the law-that Is. whether fl
practically made them sell gas without getting
a decent. reasonable return upon their actual in
We for the state said that 1t did not that the
rate was all right Trey said IT did. and tha-
the rate all wrong. But they brought suit
in the United States court for the purpose OF
deciding that question Now. they started out
by asking the United States judge to give an
injunction. We opposed that injunction We
said: No; let the tate stand till IT is proved
to be wrong" We DID not think 1t would ever
be proved TO be wrong: wanted II 10 stand
In the court had the pleasure OF arguing that
question before the federal judge. and the court
said we will Just hold things they We're
Now. We have two sets of courts in this coun-
try-the United States courts. where this matter
involving the Constitution OF the United States
was on trial, and our own state courts As soon
Judge Lacombe had made that order, while
the matter was pending before him. The New
York American said TO consumers: Come
along now YOU can get the S0-cent rate and we
will go into court and we will protect your
rights for you if you let US handle your cases.
and will that you pay 50 cents which
was good. I glad they did it: and when a
mans meter about to he taken out they
would go 10 a state court judge and get him 10
stop it. When the judge said, We will not
allow your meter 10 be taken out, but II you
will give security, you can pay so cents until
this matter is finally settled the company took
appeal and the other day 1t got to the Court
of Appeals.
LEFT TO U. S. SUPREME COURT.
Now did the Court of Appeals decide that the
SU-cent gas rate was right? Did IL finally
affirm the right OF the Legislature. as this edi-
tOria said, 10 pass an SO-eent gas bul2 Moth
ing of the kind. And one knows that better
than my opponent and his attorneys. Tho
court merely said that the door not shut
upon the who wanted to go To the New
York court and keep his meter while this
matter was pending decision. and they left the
matter for ultimate decision to the Unitcd
States Court There Will be no final decision
of that question until the United States Supreme
Court has passed upon IL. and there will bs
the final af1rmance. we expect or denial.
our opponents in that litigation claim. OF
the right 10 have an eo-cent gas bill
Now. why should my opponent think he can
fool the people OF New York, though there