New-York tribune., 1906-11-01

to wait for the arrival Of Mr.. Hughes. Rich
ard ]. Shanahan chairman of the Republican
County Committee also spent fifteen minutes
in trying to get through the lines.
1t was most impressive and inspiring audi
ence. made up largely of men. There may have
been more persons in the convention hall at
Buffalo when Mr.. Hughes spoke there, but the
Syracuse gathering tonight was filled with an
enthusiasm and vigor which gave it the char
acter of the best of the Madison Square Garden
meetings Men We're jammed down the long
aisles each side seated on the stairs and
clung 10 the fringes of the galleries.
EVEN CENTRE AISLE FILLED.
According to the Fire Department regulations
the cen,@e aisle kept clear. but when the
Escort brought Mr.. Hughes it marched down
this aisle. filling it, and stayed there through
the rest of the meeting
Their was a mighty when Mr.. Hughes
came in and walked to the platform. Cheer
after cheer from the crowd was sandwched in
with the long drawn out and snappy college
yells of the Syracuse University boys. Then
they sang a campaign song two
Salem Hyde, one of the leading merchants of
Syracuse presided. In his opening address he
said that Hearst aspired 10 be the Talleyrand of
journalism.
that he had done everything ever accomplished
fl this world. He would have think he dis
covered this beautiful valley in which we live,
that he was responsible for the rich salt mines,
that he established our greatest manufacturing
plants, and. in short, responsible for all
our prosperity. Hearst here two nights
ago. but majority Of the audience went away
disappointed in him. He will have our verdict
Election Day"
Among the notable figures the stage were
Frank Hiscock, former United States Senator,
and Francis Hendricks. former State Superin-
tendent Of Insurance and the Republican leader
of onondaga County.
MR.. HUGHEs's SPEECH
AS soon as the demonstration died out after
he had been introduced. Mr.. Hughes said with
a tone of deep conviction:
fl may judge Alright the indications that I
find in Syracuse there is little doubt of the re-
suit OF this election.
As have met a number of you this afternoon
and looked into your faces, 1 have seen there
determination and confidence-determinati
not relax any effort that is necessary TO
insure success and confidence that with that
effort put forth you will not have merely
victory. but a decisive victory. We do not wish
10 be content with mere plurality. We want
something that will answer the question that
has been put to the people of this state and
decide once for all that the sound sense of the
people is in the majority.
convention; there is answer to be made TO
the Murphy-Hearst alliance; there some
things that are more precious than mere party
names; there some things that more
fundamental than mere party positions and
platforms, and in this campaign we have fun
oamental issue-the issue of decency and good
government. with regard to which Republicans
and real Democrats think alike.
We want to make effective in this
campaign to a propaganda characterized by
calunny and vituperation. It must be under
stood once for all that while that policy may
sell newspapers, il cannot capture the govern
ment 1t must be understood once for all that
this is a country of good will, and not i'll will
country which praises unity and supports
order, and will not tolerate incitations to dis
order and the spread of the gospel of hate and
bitterness and envy.
We test profession by performance. I called
the attention Of the community at the very out
let Of this campaign 10 the fact that while We
Tad corporations lavishly denounced as bad in
and of themselves, my opponent himself, to all
tntents and purposes was a corporation and
managed his business through corporations
asked my opponent whether his corporations
complied with the laws whether his cornora-
tions over which he had fun control eyaded +ha
law; whether his corporations over whose desti-
; nies he presided, discharged their public dutv
and bore their share of the burdens of govern
ment in New York City. l waited in vain for
reply.
l asked by some one in the audience. I believe nv
Aopponent replied that he probably paid more
taxes than did Well it may not be as repre-
hensible TO dodge an argument as it is 10 dodge
taxes. but It IS not creditable and it is not
American.
am glad to say-and I say it in no boastful
way-that pay taxes, and all of the taxes that
are DUE SO far as am personally concerned on
all the property that l own. But the point in
regard TO my opponent is not what taxes he
pays, but what taxes not paid.
have said nothing about his personal con-
Germs; have made no mention Of his personal
affairs leave that TO his own conscience and
10 the Department of Taxes and Assessments
I read in to-night's Evening Journal the
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