New-York tribune., 1906-10-09

purpose he was willing to be with Murphy. He
could not get the advertising. Mr.. Hughes said.
without presenting his papers as representing
the Democratic principles and candidates.
Mr. Hearst had said he adhered to and accepted
the principles OF the Independence League
but court decision had now sustained his
newspapers as upholdng and sustaining those
of the Democrats. he said. The speaker con-
tinued:
We want no rottenness and want riot
We stand for straightforward, candid measures
We are proud of what has been done, what has
already been accomplished We had great
railroad business with many abuses, disorfm-
nations allowances of rebates to favored ones
so that might secretly profit at the expense
of less favored competitors There were all
sorts of underhand means of getting money I'M
properly, but firm hand took hold OF that prob
lem and the measures that were needed for the
solution were obtained. The effort to show that
the government of the United States was more
powerful than all the combined railroads or the
United States was a success.
COMMENTS ON RATE LAW.
Mr.. Hughes went on to say that IL the law
which had been passed to regulate railroad rates
did not prove fully effective it would be amend
ed and declared that with energetic prosecution
as it stood it would go far to correct evils which
existed.
Referring to President Roosevelts handling
of the railroad question Mr.. Hughes said it was
done courag geously, firmly without abuse and
without al effort to excite public ciamor or ap-
peals to hate. and without any desire to array
one class of the people against another class.
Mr.. Hughes said he believed in organized Ia
bor and that the laboring man had as much
right to organize as men with money have to
organize He also referred to the passage OF
the Pure Food bill and the Meat Inspection BILL
and called on the voters to send men TO ONCE
who would support the President.
Referring to insurance investigation. Mr.
Hughes said:
There is great need that that work should be
prosecuted.
l stand before you believing that 1 can look
you in the eye and let you know that there VIII
be nothing that l can do that will be left undone
to carry that work TO its completion.
In his reference to labor. Mr.. Hughes said:
I made an allusion in my speech of acceptance
to that body of legislation which is called the
labor law of the state, and 1 stated that every
measure that for the real benefit of our
working men would have my cordial support;
and | meant it.
No one who loves his fellow men can be in
sensible to the demands of our great working
classes and can view with anything but the
deenest svrnnathv every effort to Improve their
circumstances and to elevate their standards OF
living, to increase their opportunities and TO
better their condition.
If the appropriations have been inadequate to
a proper enforcement Of the labor law
l shall hope to see to it that they are made ade-
quate If the equipment of the Labor Depart
ment has been insufficient to carry out the In
tent of the law l shall make 1t my business to
see to 1t that the equipment is made adequate.
TO ENFORCE LABOR LAW.
l very glad that the constitutional amend
ments which gave the power to the Legislature
the representative of the people to deal with
the question of hours of labor in connection
with public work was passed by such signifi-
cant majority. I am glad that legislation has
been enacted in furtherance Of that amend
ment. Particularly gratifying is 1t that 1t comes
at a time when the state is entering upon the
great undertaking of building the canal.
Especially interested am l in the provisions
of the law relating to child labor.
How important il is that the future men and
women of the state should not be prematurely
pressed into serviCei How important it is that
the state should protect those who are growing
up and give them opportunity for that edu-
cation and that training which necessary
before they go into active life. and protect them
from the pushing and the pressing of our
earnest, eager civilization, which would draw
them into the army of labor when they are too
young to bear the burden of it.
l shall be very glad to do anything in my
power to that the Child Labor law is fully
executed and that children protected
not alone the children of the poor for the chill
dren of the well-to-do to-day may through re-
verses of fortune tomorrow be the children un-
der the protection of the law.