New-York tribune., 1906-10-28

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At Canisteo, a village Of 1900 inhabitants.
there were two hundred and fifty at the station,
most of them farmers. They applauded vigor-
ously when Mr.. Hughes said:
'"The issue in this campaign Is whether the
Murphy-Hearst combination shall the State
of New York.
The air getting damp and raw, and to
save his voice the candidate spoke briefly. but
shook the hands OF several score before the train
had TO pull out
A veteran pointed to his Grand Army button
and his Hughes button, saying. "These two so
together" Here's another Democrat for you,'
remarked a lusty looking workingman
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs FOR HUGHES.
Canisteo It is said has a number OF men who
usually vote the Prohibition ticket, but on ac-
count of the Hearst menace they are going TO
vote for Hughes.
Hornen was reached just at noon. a crowd
of six hundred greeted Mr.. Hughes as he climbed
onto a fatcar which had been decorated with
bunting until It looked Ike regular platform
The shops were just letting out their men for
the hour, and dressed In their working
clothes and with dirty hands and grimy. but
eager faces, hundreds Of them hurried to the
meeting The crowd finally numbered nearly
ono thousand. Mr.. Hughes had to speak under
the most trying conditions yet encountered.
There a strong, damp wind and the noise
of tho bells and whistles OF the engines they
went putting around the railroad yard and the
rattle Of passing trolley cars made It necessary
for Mr.. Hughes to strai4 his voice.
Hornell is the headquarters OF three divisions
Of the Erie Rairoad-the Susquehanna, the Ale
ghany and the Buffalo. There are one thou
sand man IN tho railroad shops and about as
many more employed as trainnen who live in
Hornell, which has population of Il 600. The
silk industries employ one thousand men and the
Connell Manufacturing Company has four hun
dred men. 1t has It's first Republican
Mayor IN ten years, but the two political parties
usually have nip and tuck fight of It.
In various places on this trip evidences OF
petty work on the part Of the local Hearst man
ayers have been apparent. In Cortland boys
were paid to shout for Hearst and burn Hughes
Autographs At other places money was paid to
men to shout for Hearst In the Hughes crowds
But at Hornell the worst sample of the petit
ness Of Hearst's sympathizers came to light. 1t
was discovered that somebody had chalked the
word Hearst in large letters all over the
rounding roof of the Twilight. Then the words
Hearst. my man." had been traced in the dust
on the side Of the car. Somebody had also
pasted Hearst picture on the headlight These
reminders Of the discourtesy of Hearst follow
ers were obIteratod as soon as discovered.
Mr.. Hughes was introduced by Milo NJ. Acker
a member Of the State Water Supply Commits
sion The audience listened attentively to what
Mr Hughes had to say and appIauded some, but
thsy foob bt,su tha Of
gument to make much OF demonstration. 1t
a labor speech twenty minutes long. The
speaker got his hearers to thinking right at the
start when he said:
We desire in this state the decent and honor
able administration Of government. We want
the workingmen Of this state who have got
money In the savings banks to keep it, and to
be able to add to it. We want those In this
state who have homes that free from
burdens, to keep those homes free from bur
Gens. We want more opportunities for employ
ment, and not less opportunities We want
greater chance to get the benefits of free
institutions. and not a lesser chance You may
think that business can be maintained without
the security of sound public opinion, but tell
you that there is nothing in this country IN the
last analysis to support our government to
maintain our prosperity, except the good sense
of the American people.
EvEN-HANDED JUSTICE DESIRED
Even-handed justice, Mr. Hughes said, was
what was wanted in this country. Tho audience
seemed TO be deeply impressed with the sincerity
OF Mr. Hughes. and applauded his declarations
OF independence. His views on the rights OF
laboring and on labor legislation appealed
to them. Never has Mr.. Hughes delivered with
SO much effect his exposure of the Hearst cor
porations. including the Star Company, by
which the Independence League Democratic
candidate evades the payment OF taxes on his
newspaper properties, AS he talked he waved in
each hand copies of the afldavits made by Clar-
ence j. Shearn in swearing off the assessments
levied on the Hearst papers by the Tax Depart
ment Mr.. Hughes said on this subject:
I have in my pockets copies Of statements
fishing Company to the Department of Taxes
and Assessments. That paper, supposedly pros
porous, able to distribute through this campaign
thousands Of copies free of charge over the COM
munites of our state on February last made
the statement to the Department of Taxes in
that 1t only had $4,000 Of assets in all and
that IL owed $4,000. And, according to the
statement verified by an employee if it had been
uquidated on that statement there would have
been all the assets used and $4,000 OF debts
that 1t could not pay, and 1t has been In business
ever since.
The same way with the Morning Journal AS
sociatlon the German journal" II showed to
get RID of its assessments. $4,000 Of assets and
Soo,OuO or debts, and it has been in business
ever since And have asked my opponent to
stop q minute IN his criticism OF others first to
answer the question whether the great New
YORK American and the Star COMPANY which
runs II, pays q dollar to the support Of the city
was reading an editorial which said BE
cause tho corporations dodge their taxes and