The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
HEARST CORPORATION TRICKY


as personalities. l refer to them because
they furnish an easy test Of political sin
cerity.
What is the vice in American life? What
il the vice in the management OF great
corporations? What is the vice in the
conduct Of these great enterprises which
directly affect our public interests? 1t
il the vice Of selishness. 1t is the vice OF
setting up self interest as against service.
IL is the vice of seeing how much one
can get and keep, instead Of seeing how
much benefit can be bestowed. and no
one truly lives in this world who lives unto
himself. And no one truly lives who does
not realize that the world gives hima great
opportunity to make the best of himself.
to exercise the talent that God has given
him in every opportunity that is afforded.
but also to make the best OF himself in
order that he can do the most for his fellow
men. iApplause.l
Now, the test Of political sincerity is
what a man does when personal lnterest
comes into competition with the demands
OF the public. and il a mar prefers to put IN
statements, or to have his employees put in
statements; to a tax department, to evade
TAXATION rather than pay his share OF the
public burdens, it is a test Of political sin
cerity. II he prefers to make il difficult
for people TO get at him or his enterprises to
test their rights in courts of law, which ought
to be open to all and readily accessible TO
all, il is a test OF political sincerity.
IF a man does not meet those tests IN
those matters under which he has absolute
control, how can you be sure he will meet
the test when the public commit 10 MN
matters Of public concern? If selt-interest
and IL ambition will defect him from the
line in connection with those matters which
he controls, when will he be kept to the line
of public duty IL motives Of self-interest
and of ambition are PRESENT. IA Voice
Never. y
Mr.. Hughes said that he believed in a
square deal for everybody. but he didn't
believe in appealing to bitterness.
Il don't believe" said he, in trying to
make people believe that this Is the worst
Of all possible lots, that this is the worst OF
all possible countries, that we are IN the
iron grip Of men whom the people are pow
erless TO deal with. Not a bit OF 1t.
The American people can solve any
problem that they have. The American
people are equal to any emergency. that
the great complex organization OF our
industrial life may create. The American
people, IL they act in a sober minded and
common sense way, can he relied upon to see
to IL that they get the rights they were In
tended to have under free government.
But nothing can be dom by distortion, by
exaggerat:on. There Is a great deal bigger
business in this country than the business
of selling newspapers. lApplause.l There is
a great deal to be done in this country hat
has no relation to headlines. Applause
There ia a great deal of important work to
he done. and one OF the most important
things is TO conserve the prosperity hat
we rave
Mr.. Hughes said among other things that
he wanted to see the election law simplifted
so as TO make il easy for every voter to
record his choice. He also wanted to see
the election law strengthened so that the
will of the people ann be defeated by any
d shonest count. He declared further for
the adoption Of such methods in the selec-
ton Of candidates for Office as will permiJ
the readiest expression on the part OF the
people of their real wishes" Mr.. Hughes
said also that he was strongly in favor Of
home rule in municipal AFFAIRS, and he
wanted to do the best thing posslb BILE for the
good Of the police and other department
employees.
Mr.. Hughes was cheered to the echo by
a crowd Of more than 1900 that had as
sembled under a huge tent in the back
ward of 255 West 12Sth street. This place
has teen used for political purposes in
previous CAMPAIGNS and each time has been
known as some sort OF camp" This time
it is Camp HugheG."
Mr.. Hughes made but a brief speech here.
explaining that he had to appear at three
other places. and then departed amid a
storm Of applause ard cheering.
He NEXT stopped at Sokol Hall 400 Fast
Seventy-first street. The place was packed
by cheering BOhemisns who reside IN this
Quarter. On the strong right arm OF Capt:
Martin Handy the candidate was forced
through the crowd. and plunged right into
a heart 10 heat talk on topics he had already
discoursed. He. however, changed de-
meanor and phrased his sentences with
a frankness that caught on immensely. .
When he referred to conditions abroad
under the rule Of a monarch and then spoke
Of this free country where the will of the
people ruled. and when he said that we had
a grand country and II was a sin to decry 1t
working class. the crowd whoOped il mp
with a din and racket that lasted nearly
ten minutes. .
Mr.. Hughes next arrived at Grand Central
Palace, where about 5000 persons had
waited patiently his coming. Mr.. Hughes
had to cut his ramarxs shors here. although
he showed plainly that he would like to talk
! longer. He showed signs Of fatigue that
were unmistakable. He said little that he
had not said before during the evening.
The crowd gave him a royal welcome
and an equally royal sendof. The candi-
date whizzed in his automobile to the LenoX
Assembly Rooms Of Second street, near
Avenue B.. Here awaiting him was the
most enthusiastic audience that he had
met during the course OF the evening. IL
was twenty minute before the cheering
subsidized and Mr.. Hughes was able to mo-
ton his bearers to silence. His opening
lines, IF / am elected Governor, l will
see to il that there is clean government
at Albany" brought the bowling East
Siders to their feet and pandemonium
again reigned.
Considering the fact that it was now
close on to II O'Clock the crowd and the
demonstration we're remarkable. Mr..
Hughes was very tired, and he said 40.
He was listened TO with the greatest atten-
ton after he plunged into his speech.