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


as RreAL Is InaL melAOc Whit pAJuAgNOS thC
arm Of justice which would be raised to de-
stroy those evils.
We have got to realize as we deal will
these questions that It Is not simply a matter
which we may pass by with disgust; that the
organized effort to spread calumny, the de-
termlned effort to bring everybody who IL
opposed to a certain object into public con-
tempt, the use of the epithets OF contempt.
the use Of -cockrOach- and "crotOn bug" and
miserable sneakthief" is not a matter simply
to excite derislon and scorn; it Is the most
dangerous thing we have in American life.
1t il the worst thing with which we are
faced to-day, because II 1t is successful II
makes IL d~iiicult--it il impossible for those
who are led astray by such methods TO cultl-
vate that sObriety of thought which In the
last analysis is tbs only security OF all our
business, OF all our prosperity, and even
Of government itself. The American bust
ness men. ninety nine o~ne-hundredths OF
them, are men ofShonor and integrity no mat
ter what the New York American may say
The standards of fair dealing. the stand
ards of prObity in business life are better es-
tablished in the United States than In any
community under heaven. 1t IL because OF
that American sense OF fair play, that innate
desire to deal justly. combined with that IN
genuity and inventive skill and that adapt
ability In which has distinguished
our people and made us In our business pros
| perity and unrivalled opportunities the envy
of all the nations of the earth.
The people of this State and of the United
States are determined that our corporations.
which gee their privileges from the state
shall render their due return to the State;
that those who obtain special privileges in
! consideration of public service shall render
that public service; that those who regulate
the operations Of these corporations shall
recognize that they are chartered for special
privileges to be rendered to the public. and
are not entitled to exist and do business ex-
| cept as they comply with the conditions OF
their charter.
The audience which Mr.. Hughes held in
Colonial Hall applauded particularly his
drives at v illiam r. Hearst. He said:
"You have all heard of the New York
EUeniR0 journal. Laughter 1t seems TO
able to sell papers, but it appears TO be able
to give them away. Laughter and APP
plause.l
Il have here a report from the Depart
ment OF Taxes, made on behalf OF the Eve
ming journal Publishing Company, which
shows that the secretary of that organiza-
ton, at least its secretary last February
was that distinguished opponent OF cor
porations, Mr.. Clarence j. Shearn:' Mr..
Hughes then read the statement hled by
the Evening journal Company in seeking
an abatement of taxes, which showed that
on the date in question its Liabilities were
in excess of its assets.
But it has been doing business ever
since" he went on. 1T has police protec-
ton, il has protection a. a citizen, and by
reason of that protection it is able to spread
its criticisms, not to say its calumnies.
broadcast throughout the State.
Mr.. Hughes told Of the similar state
ments filed on behalf Of the Star company,
publishing the New York Am ericdn, and
Das Morgen Journal Association, pub
fishing the German Journal. Then he
continued:
@You would have supposed that these
papers would have gone into the hands OF
a receiver. But they didn't. They kept
right on doing business. Now. wanted
to test the TRADES that my opponent has
delivered against corporation abuses,
wanted to see by his deeds whether II he
were placed in the Governors chair at
Albany he would be guided by q sense OF
public duty, and to determine this looked
at him in his own counting room to see
whether he was a good citizen there. l
found that he had evaded the first duty
Of a c~itizen-that Of paying in taxes his
share for the protection Under which ne
does business. Cheers and applause.I
"You canno build prosperity on a rotten
foundation. You cannot build up credit
unless there are men OF probity In the
business world. We want less villification
and more just criticism. We nave nae
banded about the State epithets which
should prevent the user from ever attaining
any office in the State Of New York. ]
don't believe that any man will ever be
elected to a high Office who speaks OF an
Opponent-a man who has been Chief
Judge Of the highest court Of the State
and the standard bearer OF his party in a
national campaign-as a political cock
roach.
81 don't believe that any man will eveI
receive the surfaces OF the voters OF thu
State who had referred to the Mayor Of
the greatest city in the land as a dirty
little sneak thief applause and cheers.
There nave always been those standing
on the outside who have tried by reckless
criticism and abuse to hamper those who
were doing things. But only to-day We
lave IN organization conducting a crusade
of calumny which has as its object the
furtherance Of a selfish ambition"
ROYAL ELCoM IN DANsvILLE.
Mr.. Hughes got a royal welcome from
l Livingston county folks at a meeting II
Dansville this afternoon. The candidate
had been in that town since early Sunday
morning, but the enthusiasm OF the people
there was well and ably supported by thaI
OF hundreds who trooped in from all partt
Of the county. There have been few farm
ing counties visited by. the candidate thai
turned out so generally in his support
Delegations were present at the Dansvill'
meeting from towns twenty or twenty-five
miles away
Chairman Frank j. Mcneil Of the Livings.
| ton county heDuDuCdn COHlInlJUee, WnOBe
home is in Dansville, was right on the Jot
from davbreak until the Hughes special
car left here at 5 40 o'clock in the after
noon. A cannon salute greeted the candi'
date at his rising hour in the morning
and once or twice more in the course OF
the day he was reminded in the same way
as he sat in the hotel high above the town
that Dansville was preparing the real thing
for him.
At noon Mr.. Hughes drove down into
town. Nearly all Of the country leaders
had gathered at Murphy's Hotel to meet
him. Among others were Speaker OF the
Assembly James W. Wadsworth, Jr., OF
Cenesee and Otto Kelsey, Superintendent oil
Insurance. Job Z. Hedges, who has had
Mr.. Hughes IS his guest at Dansvile, gave
a dinner in his honor before the meeting
Besides ~Assemblyman Wadsworth and
stunt. Kelsey there we're present W. A,
PrenderCast of Brooklyn, who was one OF
the speakers scheduled for the rally; Lieut.
Gen. s.. B. M. Young, Major A. o. Bunnell
editor of the Dansville Advertiser and q
veteran Republican; George +. Sweet, q
nrominent Dansville Democrat who haI
declared for Hughes and eX-Assemblymar
PeroV. Hooker Of Genesee county, who il
now running for State Senator. More thar
I 600 people were packed into the operl
house when the candidate entered. A
great roar went up, but that did not satisfy
County Chairman McNeil:
Sup, up on your feet! ne shouted, anc
everybody responded.
For several minutes Mr.. Hughes wa
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