New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06

for Governor could be trusted
Mr. Parsons then introduced Mr. Hughes.
MR.. HUGHES'S SPEECH.
After waiting in vain for many minutes for
the applause which greeted him 10 die away.
Alr. Hughes spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens. Ladies and Gentlemen. Rc-
publicanS, Independents and Real Democrats
We stand upon platform that is broad enough
| 10 admit every lover Of good government and
every friend of progress
We are neither Bourbons nor demagozues.
We stand opposed to pretence. We stand op-
posed TO demagOgtcaI appeal We stand for
right conduct in office and right conduct in OBJ
tanning Office.
We believe in government Of the people. for
the people and by the people. but we do not be-
people
What is our fundamental security? Is it 4
constitution? Does it consist Of statutes? Is II
governmental machinery? Is IL not sound public
opinion? Without that constitution is mock
cry and free government an Illusion
1t is public opinion that determines the execu-
tion Of The law 1t is public opinion that de-
termines the sort OF men you get in office and
| the character of their administration It Is
public opinion that you must rely upon for
reformation Of the law
PUBLIC OPINION ALL POWERFUL
Said Webster: I'VE think there is no power
| mOnarchical or despotic power" But there is a
power that IS strong enough. if properly exerted
/ TO the purpose. and that power IS intelligent
public opinion in all the nations OF the earth.
| When We reflect upon the complex conditions
\ or our modern life when we reflect upon the
| serious problem presented by cOngested
| population. by great enterprise. when we
consider al that requires the test OF statesman
/ ship, we realize that there IS nothing In this
| country so important as sane and intelligent
| public opinion
| The voice Of the people is the voice Of God
! when reason and conscience those divine gifts.
4 hold sway. We trust the future.
| rest assured that what is wrong viii be made
| right. We can be confident that no problem is
/ too great for the American people to solve: we
can have abiding confidence in all that be-
| longs to the troublesome days before pro-
vtded we keep our heads and hold reason
| The man that would corrupt public opinion Is
| the most dangerous enemy of the state. We talk
| about the perils that are incident to concentra-
| ton Of wealth, we talk of the perils that follow
| disregard of fduCiary responsibility we talk
| Of abuses of privilege. talk of exploiting the
/ government for private advantage but all OF
| these menaces, great as they are, are nothing
| compared with the system Of attempting 10 per-
| vert the public judgment. For it is upon this
| Judgment we must rely for everything prize
| and FOR all the progress for which we hope
! A SLAP AT HEARsTs PAPERS
| Our opponents invoke the memory of the Illus
| trtOus dead. They ciothe their political naked
| ness with the mantles OF the historic great and
| the memories we all prize They are fond OF
( quoting Thomas jefferson. They fond OF
quoting Abraham Lincoln
| was reading a paper the other night a paper
\ which for all practical purposes I understand is
| controlled and owned by opponent. although
| when he is sued it appears that il is owned and
| controlled by corporation I read in this pa
per this statement:
Lincoln was the kind of that could look
/ above and beyond parties TO the real welfare OF
the nation He was fond of quoting Jefferson"
The implication of the argument seemed TO be,
something like this Men like Lincoln are fond
/ OF quoting Jefferson; we are fond of quoting
Jefferson. therefore we are like Lincoln
/ Well. Lincoln said 10 have quoted Jefer-
/ son and 70 have remarked. 1T is childs play
TO save the principles of Jefferson from total
overthrow in this country"
Z Now. bit fond of Jefferson myself You
may have noticed that came the platform
I 11l-rar ri1I or
series entitled. The Writings OF Thomas JEFF
fersOn"
jefferson was a great believer in the liberty
OF the press He once said that if he had 20
choose between government without newspapers
/ or newspapers without government. he would
choose the latter.
But some of the principles OF Jefferson had
reference TO the whole duty of an editor
AN APPEAL TO JEFFERSON.
When ne was asked how 70 conduct a news
paper he wrote as follows 70 George NOrvells
He believed that reformation. like Charity
should begin at home He said
Perhaps an editor might begin reformation
in in some such way as this Divide his paper into
tour chapters heading the first Truth; second,
Proba bihty; third, Possibility fourth. Lies
The first chapter would be very short. as lt
would contain little more than authentic papers
and information from such sources as the editor
would be willing TO risk his own reputation upon
/ for their truth.
The second would contain what from, a ma-
ture consideration OF all the circumstances his
Judgment should conclude 10 be probably true
than much.
The third and fourth should be for thoss
readers who would rather have lies for their
money than the blank paper they would oc-
Cupy."
/ / continue what Jefferson said: such an
I editor would have 10 set his face against the
/ demoraIizng practice Of feeding the public mind
habitually on slander and the depravity Of taste
/ which this nONiOus element induces. DetaFna-
I tion is becoming a necessary OF life. inasC,uch
/ that dish of tea in the morning or evening
/ cannot be digested without this stimulant.
/ Even those who do not believe those abOmi-
4 nations read them with cOmplaCenCe to their
\ auditors and instead OF Indignation. which
/ should an a virtuous mind betray a secret
pleasure at the possibility that some may believe
/ them though they do not themselves.
/ WHAT LINCOLN MEANT.
Those are some OF the principles of Thomas
Jefferson
And now with a different significance read
what Lincoln said; 1T is childs play TO
save the principles OF Jefferson from total over
throw in this country. That is the work OF
grown men; that is the work OF men that can
vote: and. unless L mistake the sentiment OF
this state. II win most emphatically disapprove
of the effort TO debauch the public Judgment by
reckless denunciation and by the wide circula-
tion OF abuse.
AS against reckless denuncation I set fair
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