New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
HUGHES ADDRESSES FIVE EAST SIDE MEETINGS.

Cheered in every block of his progress, Charles
E. Hughes swept the East Side last night from
Broome street to the edge of Harlem. Most Of
the time he was in the territory which Hearst
has worked for and now claims for his own but
in the lower East Side. distinctly the en-
emy's country, he could not have received a
warmer welcome His cool, unimpassioned ad-
dresses seemed welcome to these audiences after
the speeches Of the opposition, announced as
talk that a ten-year-old boy might understand
1t was not necessary to give ten-year-old talk
10 the audiences which listened to Mr. Hughes
last night. for they were all of voting age
Cheers for the Republican candidates real in
dependence were mingled with Kisses and groans
for Hearst's neutrality-suspicious., and the audi
ences laughed with Mr.. Hughes at the attacks
of the real corporation candidate who is try
ing TO pin the corporation tag on the Republican
leader.
At every meeting the audience cheered wildly
Mr.. Hughess declaration to see at Albany that
there should be no legislation against the people
distractions in behalf of special interests.
Mr.. Hughes told the East Siders how ex-
Shkrif Erlanger. now Hearst candidate. tried
IN vain to serve Mr.. Hearst and his newspaper
Corporations when suit was brought against
them. The speaker read the afidavits made by
the Sheriff, in which the latter certified to his
failure to accomplish his purpose and accused
the editor of lodging service.
After exposing the hypocrisy of the real cor
poration candidate" who evades his responsible
fly sponsor for damage or SANDER committed
by his papers and employees behind Jersey cor
poration. Mr. Hughes showed how Mr. Hearst
while Pharisaically denouncing the wealthy per-
sons who evaded paying Just taxes. did the same
thing himself. He told how the records Of the
tax office showed that when the Evening Jour
nal" company was assessed last February on a
valuation of 100000, Mr.. Shearn stated to the
tax department that the companys total gross
assets $3.50 los 96. and that its liabilities
were $219,033 81, which would leave less than
nothing 70 tax. At the same time Mr. Shearn
declared to the Tax Department that THE Morn
ing Journal Association. publishing "Das Nor
gen Journal also assessed at 100000 had TO-
tai assets of S19654 IS. while its debts amounted
to SIS 295 II. The vacuity of the finances of
the Star Company even more amazing he
showed, when it's counsel Decentralization #
lodged the tax assessment which Mr. Hearst Is
so anxious to have other wealthy men pay-that
il had no bonds or notes, no plant. no property
no machinery and no-money which could possi-
bly, be taxed.
MIR. Hughes spoke in all TO five meetings. ad-
dressing eighteen thousand persons. His speech
which was substantially the same at all five
places was as follows:
Il am plain man and propose to talk 10 YOU
fln very plain and direct way. Ny opponent
has denounced corporations: he has denounced
them I'm unmeasured terms, he has tried TO make
the word corporation word of reproach Then
found upon Investigation that The New York
American was owned and published by cor
poratton / found that The New York Even
ing Journal was owned and published by cor
poraton. found that the German Journal"