New-York tribune., 1906-11-04

the duties of their citizenship and to wasca
closely what is done IN the administrator OK
government; obligation on the part OF the peops
always to visit with SURE condemnation sne
wrongdoer, and obligation always TO ascertain
the facts and 70 know that their criticism. as
well as their praise is Just. IN ouner "gruS, .hsr,
Americanism We do not want sham tndepen-
dence.
REVERENCE FOR LINCOLN.
We do not want the memories Of our great
dead used as cloak for the advancenont y.
selfish ambition We 90 not waht .hs Lame ~ y,
are in their proceedings dishonoring every prin-
ciple for which he stood.
we revere the memory of that great man who'
in silent fortitude, bore his burden. who was
content always to be right. careless alike OF
praise OF blame, who was more ANXIOUS 20 oe
iust than 70 be famous, who was more anxious
to be fair than 70 hold office, and through all MS
life breathed the intense desire to give liberty
to give freedom, and IN all that he did 70 answer
who gave Il TO him -
We cannot have too much Of that spirit IN
our American life, and we cannot condemn too
strongly the misuse OF that appeal.
Now. my friends. If I an elected Governor-
don't forget to vote. Don't be satisfied with
the other fellows voting and think II is going
TO be a big plurality anyway and 1t doesn't
make any difference what you do and II II ts
more convenient TO go out of the city or attend
to some business that you will do that. because
I tell you we want to settle something in this
eledtion. We do not want simply TO win a
victory: want TO have that victory so de-
preach hatred and incite disorder. We want
them TO know that IN this country they cannot
succeed that way.
DENoUNCES CALUMNIES.
They have got to get down and deal with
things as they are and shun misstatement and
shun exGggeration and shun calumny and shun
viihcatiCa and endeavor to initiate in their own
activities some OF the virtues which they SO
loudly proclaim.
Now, to come back. for must go to several
other meetings. and I cannot stay longer with
you. I want you to know. my friends. that IL
am elected Governor, will be your Governor.
the Governor of every one of you 1 want 10
deal I want every one of you 10 be protected
in your sacred rights as citizens, and have the
Opportunity that you are }Tsy en9IIea 10 nave ave
to know whether you are Republicans or
whether you are Democrats. whatever your
allegiance may have been, that l stand hero
with no other ambition but TO serve the people
of the state and be the Governor Of ALL trrespec-
tive OF party.
Charles W. Anderson. the Republican leader
Of the Negroes in Manhattan and the Collector
OF Internal Revenue. presided at the Bethel
Church. Every seat in the building was taken
ard many were standing in the In intro |
ducing Mr.. Hughes Mr.. Anderson told OF a
'If could find my party I would support it; |
If 1 could find its candidate I would embrace |
him. But as It is going to vote for Mr. |
Hughes, the man who represents all that is
best In the principles Of Thomas Jefferson and |
Abraham Lincoln. 1 am going to vote for
clean candidate who stands under the American |
flag and not for an unclean candidate who |
stands under yellow flag"
When Mr.. Hughes said that this country did /
not want any lynch law the audience went |
wild. "Nor do we want any lynch law in criti-
cism In newspapers" he added. and the
applause increased.
"Givs It TO HIM" shouted big Negro In the |
gallery. I'VE don't want the spirit that mani
tests itself in lynch law anywhere" he added
"Goodr' came from all over the house.
Ex-Governor Pinchback Of Louisiana. the |
father-in-law of Collector Anderson. also spoke. |
From the church Mr.. Hughes went 70 No. 24+ |
West 23d street. in the new eth Assembly Dis |
trict of which William Halpin is leader. The |
meeting in large store. and the police had |
TO fight to get the candidate through the crowd |
of five hundred outside and one thousand inside. |
The cheers were so loud and long that Mr.. /
Hughes was constrained to remark in opening /
that he wished he had voices strong as theirs, |
as his had been badly strained by the campaign. |
MANY DEMOCRATS IN CROWD.
That theirs were many Democrats In the crowd |
was evident when he said: II honor Demo- /
crat who is faithful 10 the traditions Of Democ-
racy. l have met many such Democrats, who /
say they are going to vote for me wherever I |
have been" That's right. you beti" came a /
voice from the crowd I'VE are all going to
vote for You" This was followed by rounds OF /
applause. AT this meeting MIR. Hughes made his
position on corporations particularly clear and
showed how corporations Of themselves were not
~ ,I..,-
by corporations that should be zealousy guarded
against He said;
I have no sympathy with the abuse OF cor
porate organization such. 1t Is insult to
the intelligence Of every boy who has been at
school. Everybody knows that In our business
be corporate organization TO handle large en-
terprises. A great variety of businesses are
Even churches, libraries and |
charity Institutions are incorporated The great
business OF banks, the business OF railroads. the
business Of insurance is necessarily transacted
through corporate organization. What idleness
1T is to suppose that the people OF this state
such fools that general abuse Of corporations
can win votesl What we want to deal with Is
and their abuses and the abuses Of
corporate management; want to point them
out. and to find them out with precision; we
abuses for the purpose of protecting the people
against the evasions OF law. We want at the
same time to serve the public interest, 70 keep
the prosperity we have, to help our business to
expand and not allow it to be contracted
We want to extend opportunities for labor,
and not diminish them. We don't want to make
men hesitanu about entering upon business
enterprises because OF dread to the stability
OF all business. because Of dread as 10 whether
the people of the state or OF the United States
are really intelligent and sensible. There Is no
business man IN the country who can meet YOU
in an argument with reference to any real cOrpO-
rate abuse. What IS evil cannot bear the light; |
what is evil can be dealt with in an unflnchins
and fearless manner II you viii only go at IL
directly. But when you indulge in general CEN
sure when you heap epithets upon those op-