New-York tribune., 1906-10-26

! closely packed crowd almost tore the roof Off
with the vigor Of their cheers. On the platform
was Ira Webb, who Is one hundred years old
! and who has voted the Republican ticket since
| the party formed. In spite of his years he
was as enthusiastic many of the younger
| men. Colonel George w. Dunn and Assembly
man James It. Rogers sat the platform with
| Mr.. Hughes. William Hill presided. The loud
| est outburst of applause when Mr.. Hughes
struck the keynote of his position toward labor,
| saying in ringing tones:
TT is American to work. and I am for every
| thing that protects and honors and ennobles
| work"
| CONTROLLED BY NO BOSS"
It was almost equalled when Mr.. Hughes told
| the men ne was controlled by boss COR
poration and, If elected. would be Governor Of
all the people.
! Mr.. Hughes further said:
| 1 do not believe in idleness, and I have no
| respect for those who have chance to work
| and won't work and let somebody else work
| for them Our country has been built up by
| industry 1t is a place where industry and
| honesty receive greater reward than in any
other country under the heavens. It is place
where enterprises can be launched with every
| prospect OF success, because there are willing
workers, abundance of talent; there is basis
| and good Judgment in the conduct of our busi-
| ness.
| We have had wonderful opportunities in this
country, and we enjoy great prosperity at the
present time. What we want to do is to keep
| that prosperity; want to keep our present
| opportunities for the employment of labor. we
| want to retain all the advantages we have, and
we want to add to them and increase them
| Now, believe IN economy. l believe IN re-
| ducing the burdens of government as far as pos
sible. l believe in every citizen feeling that no
body is milking the state; that there is no op.
| without giving due return. But, on the other
hand. believe in spending every dollar that is
| necessary to enforce the law. And the labor
| laws of the state, If am elected Governor. to
| the extent of my ability, will be enforced.
| I believe in the honorable transaction Of all
| sorts OF business. 1t is an honorable thing to
| sell newspapers 1t Is an honorable thing to
| practise law IN the right manner. 1t is an hon.
orable thing to conduct shoe factory. 1t is an
| honorable thing to work. 1t is honorable
| thing to DO anything in this country, whether 1t
| Judge OF court, whether II is being editor
| of newspaper. as long you first and all the
| and when a man does not stand for that the
| American people will find it out.
ENTERTAINED BY PRESS CLUB.
| The workmen were eager to meet Mr.
| Hughes personally and shake his hands that
| the return trip to the city was delayed. When
| the party got back Mr.. Hughes and his party
| were entertained at luncheon at the Press Club
| one Of the leading social organizations OF the
| city.
| The principal meeting in Bnghamton was held
| in the Arnory Theatre at o'clock. where there
| was audience of fifteen hundred. The lower
| floor and the stage were crowded but the gall
| leries were not entirely full. Assemblyman
| Rogers presided and Colonel Dunn was also
| there. For an afternoon meeting It was a good
| audience. Mr.. Hearst held two meetings, both
| OF which were marked by enthusiasm and
| crowds but they were night meetings
| After referring to his absolute freedom to
| serve the people according to the dictates of his
| conscience, Mr.. Hughes said:
| have left congenial professional life and
| am ready to go on if the people want me in their
| service after the first of January only because
| believe that there is exigency in our politi-
| cal affairs in this state which demands that
| should stand candidate for office.
| High as is the honor of being Governor of the
| Empire State, it is great honor because 1t in
| wolves great responsibility, and there is no
| honor in it for any man. and there is honor
| in it for me. unless that responsibility is dis
| charged. Applause)
| HOLLOWNESS OF HEARSTS PRETENCE.
| After speaking of the reforms accomplished
] by a Republican Congress and Legislature Mr.
| Hughes showed the hollowness of Hearsts pre-
tence of independence and opposition to corpora
tions. He showed the purpose of the deals made
| by Hearst with the bosses. saying:
| My opponent was not content to stand upon
| the platform of the Independence League be-
| cause he wanted the Democratic election ma
| chinery. He was content to denounce Charles
| F. Murphy at one time, in unmeasured terms.
| Seldom have such contemptuoua statements
| been visited upon any in this country as
| were visited upon the leader of Tammany Hail.
| But it was only through the leadership of Tam
many Hall that that ambition of securing con-
| troll of the Democratic machinery on Election
| Day could be made possible, and then 1t was
that ambition stood in the way of profession.
and then it was that the colors of independence
were struck. Applause)
The speaker then elaborated his personal plat
form, showing what he believes on important
questions and what he proposes to do along
those lines If elected. He elaborated his ideas
of an economical administration more fully than
he had before, saying. in part;
| We want economical administration We want
the public to get return for every dollar that
It spends II a dollar of public money goes
wrong I shall endeavor to fix the responsibility
for that Wrongdoing. We have great undertake
ings at hand 1 have alluded to the canal: I
have alluded to the work to be done in the con-
struction maintenance and repair of roads We
have great state enterprises. We have chari-
ties to administer. Now, IN all this. whatever
the Governor can do whatever can be done to
see to 1t that the administration is honest and
that the public gets return for the expenditure
OF its money, shall do. (Apulapse)
| believe IN the right kind of economy. do
not believe in economiZing at the expense of the
execution OF the law. If 1 elected Governor
no law will want enforcement by reason OF the
| lack OF the lack OF q dollar to enforce
It. (Appause)
What the people begrudge in this state IS tho
unnecessary expenditure OF money where the
object IS some private advantage and not the
public good; but they do not begrudge the ex-
penditure OF any amount of money where 1t ia
really needed to be expended for the benefit OF
the people.
Job p Hedges made one Of his most telling
speeches. taking UP every part of the Hearst
Independence League platform and paraIeling
1t with illustration OF how Hearst had vio-
lated IL.
After the meeting Mr.. Hughes was driven IN
his car by Colonel Dunn crowd stayed