New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
VIEWS OF HIS RIVAL.

80, 1905
plcated transaction in the issue OF stock OF the
! several companies and the transfer OF their
property 1T is evident that the transactions have
resulted in great doubt and have confused the
real with the apparent ownership"
Well. the Appellate Division affirmed that
| judgment. But my opponent was not content
with anything short of final decision as TO the
| rights OF corporations, and so his attorney en-
pIoyed the distinguished LAWYER ex-senator
David B. Hill, and they went TO the Court CT APP
| peals upon that question, and the Court Of APP
peals laid down the law follows. They said;
They We're corporations in fact, however open
to inquiry as to their right to continue as such
at the instance of the proper authorities 1t was
not the province of the jury to determine
whether they were incorporated in good faith or
a mere form or device on the defendants
part to escape an individual responsibility for
| the conduct of his business"
And so they reversed the judgment and Mr.
Hearst escaped the liability: thanks to the cor
| poratton.
NO COMPLAINT OF LAW.
In other words, they said-and that is the law
of the state deelared-men have a right to
organize corporation, and if they do not COM
ply with the law as TO reports, that is a matter
for the state authorities to deal with 1t may
be a corporation Of which the organizer owns
all the stock but nevertheless it is corporation,
whose relation has not been dissolved If it is a
corporation in law, but there has been given to
nical rules of law this employer in question,
there is no liability the part of the owner OF
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poratiOn that is solely responsible.
1 do not complain Of the law. I have nothing
to say in criticism of the law but what is the
any man who will talk Unfortunately about
corporations and then use in his business a
, corporation to shield him from liability and
conduct his business under the safeguard which
corporation organization alone can give him?
Now, We Snave abuses Of corporate organiza-
tons Does my opponent suggest that the
law relating to corporation organizations be
repeated? Would he suggest that corpora
lied? That the advantage of their continuance
IN business should be no longer obtainable?
On, no. He would be the last to suggest that
Not at all He wants that in his business. No.
we all recognize the advantages of corporate
ownership. We all recognize the advantages of
corporate organization. What do we want to
do? We want to get rid of corporate abuses.
And 1t is not the right way to get rid of cor
porate abuses to attempt to inflame the public
mind By demagogical talk about corporations.
NO GOVERNMENT BY HEADLINES.
We do not want government by headlines
SO that Is the difference between the position
take and the position taken by my opponent I
have no desire to stir the passions Of the people,
much as l learned in regard to the misuse of
trust, by using catch words by selecting classes
Of people for denunciation, by appealing to the
envy of the rich on the part of the poor and
confusing the issue in infusing an un-American
class spirit. oh, no. 1t is too serious business
We have got to deal with these questions fairly
and no one who IS not capable of dealing with
them fairly can be trusted to deal with them
at all
w nave had great abuses in Interstate
fnerce; we have had determinations which have
tnterfered with independent producers; we have
had men secretly obtaining rebates and fatten-
ing themselves at the expense of their less fort
innate competitors who had to pay the published
tariff rates; we have had a great awakening of
public conscience; we have had determination
to enforce the law, and have had the way
pointed out how to enforce It. and mendous
progress made by the great and statesmanlike
actions in the apportionment of the law and in
the remedying of the law by great leader.
Theodore Roosevelt.
In every direction Of corporate activity where
there is mlschief there is an opportunity for
careful Consideration and honest effort to de-
wise means which will protect the people If
It Is a public service corporation which has not
had sufficient supervision, if It is q corporation
which is using the privileges obtained from the
people to get grip upon the people, can we not
abuse? Can not deal with it without con-
fusing the public mind as to the state Of this
country? Is it necessary to have men led to
think that the entire business Of the American
Republic is run by blacklegs to deal with the
problems that confront us? Not at all.
A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
I tell you, gentlemen. have before us e
question and a series OF questions to which
every thoughtful student Of affairs gives his
most earnest consideration, and what he is most
anxious for is that the American people, with
that wisdom that has always characterized
them, with that sober common sense which has
distinguished them and brought them safely out
OF every crisis. will address itself these ques-
tons, so that all difficulties may be solved in a
sober calm and dispassionate manner not awak-
enlng discomfort for the purpose of private gain
not awakening envy and melting disorder in
order to obtain office, but disinterestedly pa
tently, fearlessly and continuously doing his
duty as a citizen. That is the duty OF every
American IN the present hour
Mr.. Hughes spoke for twenty minutes ar the
Brooklyn Young Republican Club, in the john
son Building, to audience that flied the
hall on the top floor to its capacity President
Elmer G. Sammis, the presiding officer. had
made his opening speech, and resolutions indors-
ing the name of the Republican candidate had
been adopted. The Rev. y. NJ Waters, of the
Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church. had
been speaking for some ten minutes. when his
address was suddenly cut off by the band play
ing Hail to the Chief" and in another moment
all in the hall, including many women. were
standing and cheering Mr.. Hughes, as, with
Timothy Woodruff he walked quickly down the
centre aisle to the platform.
1t was nearly five minutes before the applause
subsidized sufficiently for President Sammis 10
introduce Mr.. Hughes. who wore black frock
coat. white Waistcoat, and trousers Of dark ma
terial. He spoke in a voice that was not loud
but remarkably clear and penetrating, so
that he could be heard in every part Of the
hall. He was frequently interrupted by ap
plause, especially when he referred TO the Pres,-
dent and TO Lincoln.
ADDRESSES YOUNG REPUBLICANS.
Mr. Hughes said in part:
Fellow Republicans-My first vote was cast In
1883, In the city of Brooklyn for the Republican
candidate for Mayor, and / have been a con-
sistent Republican ever since. I have been hot
with dlspleasure at some things | have seen i'm
politics and have glowed with pride when /
think Of the splendid administration of PresI-
dent Roosevelt. There has never been time
In the history Of our country when the r..
ART n ha6 nG pH has