The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30

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regard to his attitude toward Brooklyn's
rapid transit problems. He promised a
careful Investigation into the conditions
and his unqualified support Of any proper
measures for their relief. In regard 20
this matter Mr.. Hughes said:
In the administration OF government the
interest Of the people. and not any mere
private interest. should be the supreme con-
Germ. Corporate organization Is one OF the
most important features Of our modern IN
.dustrial life. 1t promotes the expansion OF
trade and Ii the efficient instrument OF buEi-
ness enterprise. Corporations are not 70 be
recklessly and Unfortunately condemned.
But as creatures Of the State they must be
held 10 obedience Of the laws OF the state.
They are granted privileges upon conditions
which the public are entitled to have strictly
enforced. They should be dealt with justly.
Enter prises should not he crippled by the
public, nor should those who receive special
privileges be permitted to place private ad-
vantage above the public good. Public
service corporations should be compelled to
render the service which they are under
charter obligations to provide. | desire 70
see In this matter the law making power. the
administrative powers Of government, re-
sponsive TO the just demands Of the people.
have received communications from
Brooklyn containing serious complaints, with
reference to conditions Of transit. / desire
the citizens Of Brooklyn to understand that II
/ am elected Governor l shall without delay
give nay most earnest consideration to this
matter. I shall do all In my power to procure
such action, whether administrative or legis-
| lative, as may be found to be necessary to
! remedy whatever evils now exist and to secure
I the improvement and enlargement Of transit
facilities which that community Is entitled to
demand In this, as In other matters. i shall
1 aha fanNa ", a waanAnafhIa n and
shall deal with the question thoroughly
fairly and promptly.
What l have said regarding Brooklyn l may
say with equal emphasis with regard to other
communities. We desire government to be
sensitive to the needs OF the people and to re-
fleet the popular will in q sane. just and or
derby manner.
Mr.. Hughes, continuing, said:
We have at times been perplexed to know
the platform upon which my opponent stood.
whether It was the platform of the indie
pendence League or the platform adopted
at the Buffalo convention. He has said. /
believe. that he stands upon his own plat
form, and in that l think he ia right, and he
cannot get away from II. The platform
upon which he must necessarily stand is the
platform of the journals which have espoused
his candidacy and which are in his entire
control. II Is a platform OF reckless abuse.
1 IL 10 q plaLIOTm OIL ASSAULT upon Jul DcNb uiCu
and upon our institutions. II is a platform
Of vituperatIon. it Ii a platform upon which
we find indiscriminately levelled at those
who have been honored by the citizens OF
this State the most reckless. the most abu-
sive, the most disgraoeful epithets that have
ever dlsgraced any part of our press.
We hav had much to say in this Campai gn in
regard to the issue of political insincerity. That
issue cannot be evaded. because disinterested
leadership il essential TO every genuine re-
form. 1t has been loudly proclaimed by my
opponent that he desires the diffusion OF pros
perity, that he desires our wage earners to
share to tho lar gest possible degree in the bene-
Ats Of our expanding trade. SO do ], 30 do
YOU and so does every citizen OF this great
Commonwealth. But the worst blow that can
be struck at our prosperity, the greatest effort
that can be put forth TO make unequal the
distribution OF wealth, is that blow and that
EFFORT which makes it impossible TO deal with
our problems in a sane and just manner, which
incites disorder and seeks to breed an indis-
criminate and unreasonable discomfort.
The one thing which makes possible all the
advantages we now enjoy is confidence. it is
credit, and it is the belief that In this country.
where the people rule, the people will rule
fairly, and whenever you find exaggeration
taking the place Of correct statement, wheT-
ever you find facts distorted and evils pre-
scented worse than they are, wherever you
md a gospel OIL GAlumnV anu OF DlltcIlcSss
there you hnd the worst evil under a free gov
eminent and there you find what is really
to-day in this country the only serious mem
ace to our prosperity and our general well
fare. lApplause.l
There are many things that the American
people are determined upon. We are deter
mined upon political liberty. The day OF the
boss is over. GApplause.l We are deter
mined to have our representatives follow the
popular will and regard themselves as re-
aponsible to the people, and not to those
who In different communities assume to con-
troll the people and to stifle the expression OF
that will.
But no one who appears as the champion Of
political liberty can maintain himself in that
championship when he is willing to take the
benefit OF the action OF a convention in which
delegates honestly elected are not allowed to
rest in their seats. No one can talk about the
importance of the popular will when through
manipulation and trickery ambition achieves
it's object in a political convention for his
benefit. No one can denounce. bosses and
then take the hand OF a boss In order to crafty
his desire and appeal to the public as a sim
cere apostle Of reform.
II we are to have the public will freely ex-
pressed, then IL should express itself most
freely In a convention where the candidates
for onice are to be selected. It is In the meet
ings that are held to choose delegates in our
VATVOub CONllulhilbiNo UNIV e"V hAcH
0. democratic government should be Illus
trated. It lie in the place where what is some
times called the minor working Of our institu-
tions il exhibited that we should ind real
appreciation Of what is essential to purity in
politics. II Is when you try 70 get the dele
gates, when you try to get the vote in the COM
~ventiou, when you try to get the nomination.
that yoE can test the sincerity Of political
profession.
Words are easy. Il IL not diftcult to manu-
facture platforms. Professions can be easily
written, but the test comes when interest
conflicts with duty and when profession is
tested In the light OF performance. And to-
day, throughout this 8 ate, there IL a wave OF
indignation against tho proceedings that took
place at Buffalo. where Independence was be-
trayed and where every principle OF free gov
ernment was disregarded.
Mr.. Hughes said he was not given up TO
the darkness OF despair or to the blacknese
Of infamous assault. He went on:
We are devoted to what is good and to the
correction Of what is evil because we be-
Heve In the soundness OF American life. We
are devoted to progress because We believe
in our capacity to progress: and through out
the last year nothing has been more signih-
cant than the indignation of business men.
Of boards OF trade. OF chambers Of commerce,
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