New-York tribune., 1906-10-30

gregation Of capital, the use of wealth improp-
3riy in the management of great corpora
tons affecting public interests, grievous as the
menace Is to liberties, is not as great as
that menace which paralyzes The arm or Justice
which would be raised 10 destroy those eVlls.
We have got to realize deal with these
questions that 1t is not simply matter wnich
we may pass by with disgust: that the ORGANIZED
effort 10 spread calumny the determined eHor'
to bring everybody who is opposed 10 a eertaIn "a :
object into public contempt, the use OF ths
epithets of "cockroach" and ''croton bug ano
miserable sneak thief" is not a matter Simply
10 excite derision and scorn " rs tne n'oss oat'
perous thing have in American IRE. ~ 10 @ I,e
worst thing which we have faeeo to:aay, Dc I.
cause If it is successful il makes IL oHcu''' u
not impossible, for those who are zee as.ray ~
such methods TO cultivate that sopr,eV OF
thouoht which, in the last analysis. is the ony
security of all business, OF all our prosperity
and Of government itself.
The standards of fair dealing the standaIoss =
of probity in business life are better estaohshed
IN the United States than in any community
under heaven It is because of that American
sense OF fair play, that innate desire TO oeai
sue.,v combined with that ingenuity and IN
ventive skill and that adaptability In commerce
which have distinguished our people ana mace US
IN our business prosperity and unrivalled oppor-
tunities the envy of all the nations or the eartn
The people of this state and or the Cniteu
States are determined that our corporatloLS
uhicb get their privileges from the state shah
render their due return TO the stata that tnose
who obtain special privileges IN ice
fhat those who regulate the operations OF t,ies0
corporations shall recognize that they aie -. 90
tered for special privileges to De d 10 b,,si-
pubic and are not entitled to exist ana .a az
ness except as they comply with the coiloitioii'
OF their charter.
poruEsTER STUDENTS GIVE YELL
when Mr.. Hughes had finished the audience
cheered for almost minute. Iheli soi'te'
LED three cheers from the back oI tlie SIG
This was followed by three more staruiie ~ ~
rear of the big auditorium Then the hocheste-
University boys gave several Varie"es 1ha
wallis In q way that nearly raised the rool. nc
s.-, around the stage door was so great thaI
~ Hughes had TO force his way out through
the main entrance The people ne pasSeu 80
IN grasp him by the hand, and IL was sooN
thing that he was escorted by seVeral lusly po
ucar,en Ont in the rain small crowd that
had waited for forty-fve minutes for INN "
come out crowded around his carriage
Mr Hughes always makes a more snappy anu
interesting speech before a crowd or laoorlhs
people, and last night was no exception " ,Io
r,,Ie His speech in Colonial Hall was peter
than the first and TO the North Side auolehoe'
made I'D largely of foreigners. many OF theil'
with little or no education. he warmed up III d
way that made them go wild with enthusiasm
II was plain that there were many Hearst
syrnpathizers in both Of the latter audlehceS'
for there was an attempt 10 start cheers IoF inc
Democratic candidate. But in both cases the
their interest in what Mr.. Hughes was saying.
After he got through some of the Hearst men
cheered for Hughes, but none tried TO cheer for
Hearst Mr. Hughes told the audience in Colo
NAL Hall that the vital question OF the cam
peign was one that involved the honor OF the
state. His hits at Hearst were received with
cheers or laughter at the absurdity of Hearsts
profession. His references to the wide distribu-
ton of free copies OF THE Evening Journal
made a great hit Mr. Hughes said:
You have all heard Of 1.-The New York Evening
Journal" Naughter.) It seems to be pros
porous enterprise. It is not able to sen papers
but it appears to be able TO give them away
daughter and epplause)
I have here a report from the Department or
Taxes made on behalf on the Evening Jourhai
Publishing Company, which SHOWS thaL the SO see-
rstary OF that organization. at least lts secre-
tafy last February, was that distinguished op-
ponent OF corporations Mr. Clarence j. Shearh-
Mr.. Hughes then read the statement filed by
the Evening Journal company in seeking an
abatement of taxes. which showed that on the
date in question its liabilities were in excess OF
It's assets He went on TO say:
But II has been doing business ever since. II
has police protection. II has protection as
citizen, and by reason of that protection 1t is
able TO spread its criticisms, not TO say its cal
uranies, broadcast throughout the state
MIR. Hughes told of the similar statements
filed on behalf of the Star Company. publish
ing THE American" and Das Morgen Journal
Association publishing the German journal"
Then he continued:
You would have supposed that these papers
would have gone into the hands of receivers,
but they didn't. They kept right on doing busi-
ness.
Now wanted to test the TRADES that my op-
ponent has delivered against corporation abuses,
wanted TO see by his deeds whether IL he were
placed in the Governors chair at Albany he
would be guided by sense OF public duty, and
10 determine this looked ar him in his own
counting room TO whether he a good
citizen there ! found that he had eyaded the
his share for the protection under which he does
business. CHEERS and applause).
You cannot build prosperity on a rotten foun-
cation. You cannot puild up credit unless there
are men OF Drobity ia the business world. We
want less Vilificaton and more just criticism.
We have had banded about the state epithets
which should prevent the user from ever at
tanning any office il the State OF New York I
oon believe that any viii ever be elected
10 q hlEh office VINO speaks of an opponent-a
man VINO has been chief judge OF the highest
court OF the state and the standard bearer ~
MS party in G national carnpaign-as q .'pol4+i-
c&l cockToach.' I don't believe that anv man
Will ever receive the eUffrages OF the voters of
this state who had referred to the Mavor ~ +ba
greatest city IN the land q dirty little sneak
tnlef tApplause and cheers,
mere have always been those standing ~, tho
oulslQe no have tried by reckless criticism nj
aDUse 10 hamper those who were doing things
But only to-day have We an organfZaf fion con-
ouctlnE crusade Of calumny which has as ite
ob3ect me furtheTance Of selfish ambition
There were jeers in the back Of the audiercs
when Mr. Hughes said he did not believe +rat