New-York tribune., 1906-10-24

this campaign" said Mr Hughes IN his opening
remarks than the meetings we have held III
the daytime. The fact that large audiences
have gathered to hear the issues of the cam
paign discussed at hours that are relatively IN
convenient shows the interest and the earnest
ness Of the voters"
Speaking of the Hearst papers. Mr.. Hughes
said that he believed in the freedom of the
press. but that "in free country nothing Is
OF more Importance than that everything that
is stated TO influence public opinion should be
, the truth the whole truth and nothing but the
truth"
Enthusiastic applause greeted the following
declaration:
political liberty. 1 believe in 1t. I am before
you in this campaign candidate for office
representing the principle of political liberty. /
am a free man myself
There is no interest and no individual. whether
political social or financial that has any right to
dictate or TO influence my action against the
Just demands Of the people Of this state.
The Opera House speech was largely labor
address. but included the more important Of Mr..
Hughes's views on other topics. The audience
applauded vigorously when Mr.. Hughes referred
TO the reformation of the life insurance business.
While the meeting was in progress the special
car had been transferred from the Waikiki to
the Erie station, near by. Mr. Hughes after the
meeting escorted to his car by a brass band
and crowd of citizens. There he shook as
many hands as he could before the special train
started, at 11:15 o'clock
BAND PLAYS FOR HALF HOUR
run of less than an hour brought Mr.. Hughes
TO the manufacturing city of Port Jervis, with
its eight thousand population. The reception
given to Mr.. Hughes's address in the Casino
was gratifying. The audience made up all
most entirely Of laboring men, some seven hun
dred IN all. They listened attentively and
spectfully, and what the candidate had to say
seemed to make good impression. Many OF the
and band followed faithfully along and played
almost continuously for the half hour before the
train left
At Port Jervis are the Erie shops several
foundries glass works and silver plating works.
In his Port Jervis speech Mr.. Hughes said in
part:
We have got an issue in this campaign that is
a great issue. 1t is more important than almost
any issue that we have had for a long time. 1t
is the issue whether judgment Of the people will
control, whether the sober sense of the people
Will control, whether attempt to excite
disorder and create discomfort will succeed.
l believe in the right kind of discomfort. I
believe in mans being discontented with him
self and ambitious to make the most Of himself.
l believe in a mans being discontented with
anything that is short of what he can do to the
best Of his ability. and making the most of him
self in any position in life in which he may be
placed. And believe in men in the community
being discOntented with things that are wrong
and being resentful against everything which is
stopped. And have been glad to be in con-
nection with proceedings which had for their
object the stopping of abuses, and to have
had something to do with correcting evils in
this country.
believe in correcting what is wrong and be-
lieve in recognizing what IS right. believe in
arc on fUf fnnt shnT hn-F g5
country lots of brains and true and honorable
men who are conducting their business in the
Tlght way what we want to have in this coun-
try Is less of this effort to create feeling
of unreasonable discomfort in order that some
body can get an office or get something out of
II, and more direct effort in putting your finger
on what is wrong and correcting that and doing
It In sensible way. which will save all the good
we have and all the prosperity that we have and
ero the evil that we have.
Now do not take any stock IN this sentiment
that the people that have had the most good
things Of life are the most virtuous: I believe
that there is more real charity and more un-
selfshness and more willingness to share and
Willingness to do the right thing among those
VINO have had the least luXures OF life and who
have borne the heaviest burdens than among
any other people in the community.
/ was born poor I have worked my own way
as hard as l could, owe what have to my own
exertions, and have believed that in this coun-
try-the greatest country in the world-there
was always chance for a man who was willing
hard.
l believe In doing everything which makes It
impossible for few men to restrain trade or to
take unto themselves the opportunities and the
advantages which belong to all.
We do not want anything which will interfere
with business enterprise. We don't want any
thing which Will interfere with investments to
give opportunities for labor. We do not want
to return 10 soup houses. We don't want TO
make 1t difficult for to find employment
But the other hand, we do want to make It
difficult for anybody, for any set. to unite and
prevent other people from having perfectly fair
and lust treatment. We want TO end discrim-
ination in business.
l am for the Antitrust act. I am against
the unfair combinations by which people are
dep&ed Of their chance to get to markets. and
by which independents have hard time getting
along. I believe in the policy that has been
adopted of making 1t absolutely impossible for
secret agreements, for those measures which
are taken TO put down the Independent COM
pettor in this country. We committed to
that, and no has right to deny me such
privilege to say what 1 think. and to do what
l believe to be right along the line.
There are two ways of looking at things in
this world The one way is to see everything
you get out OF it; how much you take
10 yourself, how much you deprive your
neighbor of and how much you gather in
for your own enrichment in every possible way
beating people down by grasping and gripping
and squeezing the last drop Of blood you can
get out Of them; that's way, and it's
very poor way. The other way is to go through
life with the notion that If you have ability, If
you have talent to business, If you have