New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
HEARST, TAX DODGER.
SHOWN UP BY HUGHES.
Exposition Of Corporation Methods
Delights Westchesfer.

Charles f. Hughes addressed two large meet
ings at Mount Vernon and Yonkers last night.
winning I'm Westchester County the sarre regard
and arousing as much enthusiasm as have char
acterized bis meetings in this city At both
places he attacked sham corporations and
misuse of the corporation laws coming OUT
frankly for effective government supervision OF
corporations to keep them In their proper place
of usefulness. His Mount Vernon speech was
devoted 70 a detailed account OF the status OF
the corporations controlling the Hearst news
papers and their methods Of escaping taxation.
which pleased his audience greatly
The meeting at Mount Vernon, the first az
which the candidate has spoken Outsids his own
city, was significant IN It's warm greeting 20 him
Of the way in which the territory north OF the
Harlem is likely TO receive this man. totally
new to it in political life. Mr. Hughes had been
denouncing predatory corporations-sham cor
porations-corporations which do not pay their
taxes and referring rnodestIy to his own part
in the Republican scourginS OF corporation cor
ruptness.
Il don't believe you need any assertion OF my
intention" he declared relying his record
The audience knew that record and cheered
loudly The campaign pledge which Mr. Hughes
gave them based on actual perform
ances. moment later ne declared that hs
would submit to mo dictation'' from any sourcs
L
rupted his speech with it's cheers. Such senti-
ments appealed directly to the people there, and
they wanted to let the speaker know IT unrnis-
takanly His references 20 President Roosevelt
and the stopping of rebates quite popu-
lar.
Mr.. Hughes. accompanied by Job Hedges and
his secretary. went to Mt Vernon on the g.: SO
D. m. train. He rode In an ordinary day COACH
There was tremendous throng at the Grand
oY,I
dtdate. Among these persons was one man
who pushed his way through the crowd until
he could grasp Mr.. Hughes's hand
TRIBUTE FROM A DEMOCRAT
'T recognized you from your pictures. Mr..
Hughes said he. IT want tell that
have always been Democrat. but I'm going
to vote for you this year
Good! Goodl" said Mr.. Hughes shaking tho
mans hand heartily. You'll not be sorry if
you do"
This said afterward that he was fore
man for large tunnel company. and that may
of the workmen who were for Hearst last year
were going to support Hughes this time.
When Mr.. Hughes reached Mount Vernon hs
was greeted by reception committee, which
tool him TO the office Of THE Daily Argus" tho
original Hughes paper in westchester County.
and made him shake hands all around Frank
NJ Buck, chairman of the Republican City Conn.,
mittee. acted master of ceremonies. Two
prominent members of the committee were
Democrats-Colonel C. j. Setter in business in
this city. and Clarence 8. Mcclellan president
of the First National Bank of Mount Vernon
Other members We're Father Flynn. of the
Church of the Sacred Heart; the Rev E p
Mains. of the Methodist Book Concern: the Rev.
E. P. Baylis, OF the Chester Hill Methodist Epis-
copal Church; the Rev. DR.. w A Granger the
Rev. C. S. Lame. Charles II. Lovett Mark B.
Stiles, George H. Brown. d. o. Williams G. w.
Whitmore and Judge Isaac " Mills candidate
,or the Supreme Court
From this informal meeting the party went to
the new opera house. where the meeting was to
be held. AS the men stepped in through year
entrance TO the stage. a great cry went up and
the big throng as one. shouting and cheer
ing and waving flags until MIR. Hughes was
seated. The place was packed Every possible
seat was occupied. The fire -eguations went by
the board The aisles, the centre aisle.
were filed with people standing. The stairways
to the balconies were jammed. and the main
lobby and the anterooms on each side were
filed AT least 1000 persons were squeezed into
a building which normally would not accornmo-
date loo. A noticeable feature was the largo
number of women present. and the careful at
tention they gave to the speech.
MR. HUGHEss SPEECH.
that every man might vote for Mr.. Hughes and
the local ticket. DR. Archibald NJ Campbell the
cha1-,aan of the meeting, introduced Mr. Hughes
in about ten words and less than five minutes
from the time the candidate had entered the the
atre he at work exposing Hearst fallacies,
hammer and tpngs- His speech was as follows:
You have come here, irrespective of party be-
cause YOU appreciate the Importance OF the is
sue that g presented to the voters of this state
1t is an issue of particular Importance TO the
plain people of this state plain man
and propose TO talk to you in plain and d.
rect fashiOc.
We want TO the cause OF good government
established safe and secure from all It's enemies:
enemies who will take advantage Of the priv
ileges granted them by the government. and
who would misuse the opportunities which were
intended to be used for the benefit OF all tho
people, and enemies on the other hand who for
private advantage would try TO convert discon-
tent and make il capital for themselves.
We have had a campaign not beginning within
a few weeks. but beginning long ago.
fuse the minds of the people 70 deal with impor-
tant subjects IN reckless way, 10 supplant fair
with reckless utterances, to deal not
with abuses simply. but TO deal generally with
classes of men in way 10 excite envy and hate.
an appeal to passion instead OF an appeal TO
reason. We are against IT,
MR.. HUGHES FOR REAL. REFORM
We are for real reform and progress IN the
right way.
We have had a great deal OF talk in this loose
and reckless manner about corporations IN gen.
eral We have known well. every man of intel
ligenCe has known. the advantages that inhe-e
in corporate organization, and when my atten-
ton was directed TO this indiscrifninate at
tack upon corporations this attempt to use the
word interpretations as indicative per Sc or
corruption, | thought one might do a little m
vestsatng.
And / looked up a little matter which ex-
pIained TO an audience in Brooklyn the ether
night which involved the case Of young wotuaa
who was a resident OF this county. Mrs, Wer-