Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-04
speech of Mr.. Hughes.

Mr.. Hughes spoke as follows:
Highly apprecating the honor you have
conferred and realizing keenly the RESPONSE
bility to, be assumed. | accept the nominal
ton AS a lifelong republican, one
loyal to the principles and pest tTaditlons
of the party, ] respond to the call of the
convention.
We enter upon the campaign inspired by
the example and fortified by the achieve
ments of our great leader, Theodore Roose-
velt
The national administration, with its
record. has strengthened its hold upon the
confidence of the people The activities of
congress in the interest of all the people
have been attested by the passage of the
railroad rate act, the meat inspection act,
the pure food act and the employers la
bility act.
In referring to this record Of the federal
administration. / should not he understood
to imply that this is n campaign of na-
tional issues. The paramount issues In this
matters which l have mentioned We find
a notable record of achievement which
presents a striking. contrast to the noisy
pretensions of the hour.
Our state administration has also accom-
plished many genuine reforms
Real Issue of CAMPAIGN.
Here Mr.. Hughes enumerated the re-
forms with special reference to life insur-
ance companies. He continued:
What do we find in opposition to us? A
masquerade. An Independent league, whose
independence has been betrayed, and a So
called but spurious democratic party which
has violated every principle OF democratic
Vain is it for our opponents to parade in
| the livery of virtue. Empty are their pro-
fessions and hollow their declarations and
| II YOU would know the sort of admins
! tration we should have in the event of
tion, for there you will md their motives
! and their methods mirrored-their motive
salishness. and their method, intrigue. Z
We test the sincerity OF their independ-
/ ence by their efforts to procure the demo-
cratic nomination.
! we test the sincerity of their appeals tc
] American ideals to their despotic proceed.
We test the sincerity of their attacks
upon upon the question OF n money IN politics by
We test the sincerity of their devotion
| to the interests of the people by their ef'
! forts to foment disorder and exploit ig-
norancc in the interests of self-ambition.
What then is tho supreme issue of this
campaign? Is 1t not an issue of the repub'
! lican principles or of democratic princi
/ Piles. 1t Is not partisan issue at all. II
is the vital issue OF decent government.
The question is whether the unholy al
| lance that succeeded at Buffalo shall cap.
! ture the state of New York.
An Embossed Naturalization.
In my message to the convention I stated
| that if elected 1t would be my ambition
! to give the state a sane efficient and hon
| orahlc administration, free from taint Of
bossism or of servitude to any private in
! II will be an Embossed administration.
/ believe i'm party organization--in clean, eff
/ ficient organization. | promise all mem
bers of the party fair treatment and JUS
, consideration. No individual, or group o
| individuals, and no private interest will b'
| permitted to dictate policy. / shall decide
| and act according to my conscience anC
| as I believe the public interest requires.
| promise an honest administration.
| will be my aim to make the administration
| of the government efficient and economical
l am not committed to specific mea asures.
promise an examination, careful and I'm
partial. of all matters within the scop,
| of my authority, and such action as my
honest judgment shall approve.
! Every practical measure for the rea
benefit of labor will have my cordial sup
port.
! | shall spare no effort to make efectiv,
the reforms in the business of life insur
| ance so essential to the interests of policy
holders.
| promise the enforcement of the Law
| with equal severity and in equal justice
| TO all, rich and poor, corporations and in
| diVduals.
We make our appeal to the common sens
| of the American people. which has neve
| failed to express itself decisively in {
| great crisis. We are pledged to achiev
| reforms i'm the American manner I'm ac
cordance with the genius of our institu
tions and with love of truth and even
handed Justice.
1t is in this spirit and with these pladge
alone that ! accept the nomination.