Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-04
The
VITAL ISSUES.
Decent Government Is Platform
of the Republican Candidate
for Governor in New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-With the dec
laration that the Issue in the forthcom-
ing campaign in this state is not to be
n of Republican principles or OF
Democratic principles or Il partisan is
sue at all, but the vital issue of decent
government, Charles r. Hughes of this
city last night formally accepted the
nomination for governor, which was
brought to him by Il committee from
the Republican state convention re-
Gently held at Saratoga.
Mr.. Hughes said in part;
'Highly approaching the honor you
have conferred and realizing keenly
the responsibility to be assumed, | ac-
cent the nomination. | recognize the
exigency which has made us the trus-
tees of the conscience and sober scnti-
ment of the people of the state and has
charged us with the duty of leadership
in a contest for decent government.
To this contest, humbly conscious to
nv own limitations, but strong in the
strength of the cause, / commit myself
heart and soul, without doubt ais to the
result.
ut will be my aim to make the adj
ministration of the government hon.
est, efficient and economical.
"What do we find in opposition
to us?
"a masquerade. An Independence
league, whose independence has been
betrayed, and a so called but a spuri-
Gus Democratic party which has VIC
lated every principle of Democratic
government.
I'VE test the sincerity of their as
sertion of independence by their eff
forts to procure the Democratic noml-
nation.
I'VE test the sincerity of their de.
nunciation of bosses by their deals
with bosses.
1.-THE question is whether the unholy
alliance that succeeded at Buffalo shall
capture the state of New York.
Efforts to make discomfort serve
self interest, to create class hatred, to
distort the good and to ~exaggerate the
evil are subversive of u free insti-
tutions and tend to anarchy.
"What, then, is the supreme issue of
this campaign? 1t is not an issue of
the Republican principles or of Demo-
cratic principles. 1t is not a partisan
issue at all. 1t is the vital issue of
decent government. 1t is an issue
which shall array on our side ally low
ers of truth, of sobriety and of honest
reform"
When the candidate mentioned the
name of President Roosevelt the prom
inent Republicans present from all
over New York state and from many
other parts of the United States broke
into cheering, which continued for
some time. When Mr.. Hughes pledged
himself to an honest and Embossed adj
ministration the applause was deafen-
ing, and lastly when he characterized
the opposition as "a masquerade, an
Independence league. whose %independ-
ence has been betrayed, and a SO called
but spurious Democratic party, which
has violated every principle of Demo-
cratic government his supporters
gave themselves over to an outburst,
which caused Mr.. Hughes usually seri-
GUS face to break into a satisfied smile.
The speech Of notification was made
by State Senator w. NJ. Armstrong,
chairman of the committee appointed
by the Saratoga convention.
''Since your nomination." said Sena-
tor Armstrong, "there have come from
many sources such signs of popular APP
proval that yorr election is fore or
F.iced."