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

" OY eUOTLN put lOIhu ~ u WY N
to the public and secured a united public
sentiment in their support. For while
those measures TO which l nave alluded,
both in nation and in state, have been
ACCOMPLISHED, and we are proud OF that
fact. under Republican auspices. they ha We
had the supper very largely OF those not
allied with the EepGblican party. and they
nave evidenced the discrimination OF the
people "a a whole .that-these wrongs should
be made right"
Mr.. Hughes citedl as instances OF what
had been accomplished in the State the
insurance and gas legislation and the good
roads laws. He deUtared that IL is now.
when the officers OF the people are more
responsive thar ever Eefore to the demands
of the people, that it il sought to organize
the forces Of discomfort to what amounts
virtually ito an onslaught on all business
and on our institutions themselves
AMERICANS HATE INJUSrICE.
Mr.. Hughes went on. What a splendid
thing il il this keen resentment OF the Amerl-
can people against injustice. How every
American worthy oil the name thrllied IasI
winter as he saw that from one end Of the
country to the other arose the demand that
those who had been responsible for wrong
doing when they were charged wit serl-
Gus trusts should net longer be allowed 10
remain IN cOUITOl, VIII uOW hNFpiNhbio viz
attempt to turn a just resentment TO private
II think that the patriotism of any Ameri-
can citizen can be tested perhaps better by
his attitude toward public opinion than IN
any other way; for when he does not appre-
cate the importance of holding that I'M
rnehse power. Of directing that immense
power so thai it will accomplish good ac-
cording to right judgment. he has little
thought OF the real security upon wnlch
everything we Tize depends.
ANY one who would in any manner deal
carelessly with the forces in this country
that stand for resentment against wrong
doing is no lover OF the American people.
That il a tremendous instrument for OBJ
tanning what Is right, and the last instru-
ment in the world to be improperly used.
SHOULD REPRESENT II PEOPLE, NOT THE
BOSSES.
Il welcome the feeling on the part OF
our people hat we must have true political
liberty. | do not think that there is any
sentiment stronger to-day in this State
than the sentiment that those who are
to represent the people should really be
chosen by the people and really represent
the people according to their " con-
science.
There Is no support for the a~ntiquated
notion that a man can he placed in public
authority to execute the will OF the man to
whom he owes the job. lC1es Of Hear,
hear!'l
Your attitude is: II you don't trust a
man you will not elect him; and il you
elect him you want him to be worthy OF
the trust. But that splendid sentiment is
not TO be used for the purpose of facilitating
a candidacy which has its birth in an ar
ranRement with a boss.
we come very quickly to test sincerity,
and II one stands for independence, the
first fruits of independence should be indie
IF one stands against bosses, the first
fruits Of that position should be to remain
standing against bosses. lApplause.l
IF one would convince the American
people that he stands for freedom from
all improper alliances, and purposes to
walk the straight line Of individual deter
mination, then the first evidence that should
be given is absolute freedom from alliance
which seriously call in question, IL they
do not give the lie to such professions.
Applause.l
WHY He ACCEPTED THE
Il nave said before, and l repeat it,. l
said It in no boastful spirit, but because
you are entitled to have ne say II, and l
think you will know l mean it when / say
Il, that had l not believed that il was the
honest desire OF the people Of the State
for me to accept the nomination for Gov
ernor l would not have accepted it. Jap
plause.l
you are entitled to nave me say and l
am glad TO be able TO say unreservedly
that / have no political obligations to any
person or thing (applausel, and much as l
feel the responsibility that is to be assumed
l can look o in the eye and tell you that
II will be assumed with the sole desire and
the sole purpose to serve your interests.
Applause And | arm anxious and every
true friend of progress IL anxious, that we
should go forward in the right way. with
deliberation and without disorder. that we
should really make progress not with noise,
but in fact and with sure step.
TEST OF sT-ATEsMANsHIP.
1T Is not difficult to arouse discomfort.
It is not difficult to make men nviou 1t
Is not difficult to array one class against
another. II is difficult not TO do those things
and to do right. [Applausel And that il
the test of craftsmanship. We may not be
able to accomplish all that we should accom-
plish; we may not be able to make promises
without reference to performance, but we
can keep our heads and our hearts-and 90
forward determined that the Government
OF the people, for the people and by the
people shall be 50 in fact, as it is in name"
Applause.l
STOPS ALONG THE WAY.
Mr.. Hughes and his campaign party,
composed of about twenty persons
porters, stenographers n spellbinders
left New York at S45 o'clock in a
special car attached to the fast mail. The
train was scarcely out Of the Grand Central
Station when the candidate set 10 work
with a corps Of photographers on the big
batch Of correspondence which has been
piling up on him since he was nominated.
He was interrupted at Poughkeepsie, the
first stop. A small delegation had come
down to the station TO congratulate Mr..
Hughes and assure him OF the hearty sup
port which ~Poughkeepsie will give him.
We've got to pitch in and work, boys,
every n Of us" we're Mr.. Hughes's first
words.
yes, that's true" chimed in one OF the
delegates, but we Won't nave to break
our necka up here. We are for you, Mr..
Hughes. n you're going TO poll a record
vote up this way"
The appearance OF Mr.. Hughes on the
rear platform quickly drew a crowd. The
city Republicans would gladly have given
him further assurances, but they had to
make room for a short, stout persistent
person who pushed his way up to the car
until his nose was almost touching the
bumper.
mfr. Hughes" said he, you come Of
Welsh stock. I'm a Welshman and I've
come way Town here to shake hands with
you"
Mr.. Hughes leaned out over the platform
railing and fired a greeting at the man in
Welsh. The Welshman was surprised at
first; then so tickled that he danced. He
enjoyed it a good deal more than did the
reporters who were hanging on the car
platform by their finger nails waiting for a
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