New-York tribune., 1906-10-30


| proper criticism of what Is wrong. Ihere az
many things that the American people s,pan are no
| litical liberty. The day of the boss Is OVER
The unfair and undernocratc work OF unseat-
| Ing delegates at Buffalo that Mr.. Hearst iiiish'
be nominated was criticised as follows:
! It is in the meetings that are held TO choose
delegates In various communities Ina. tt,9
first principles of democratic government Sll4ua ~
be illustrated. 1t is In the place Where mn.' @ .
sometimes called the minor WORKING ol o1i ~ ~
stitutions is exhibited thai we should 3 nna real a.
appreciation of what Is essental TO purity Al
| politics.
1t is when you try to get the delegates, when
| you try to get the vote in the convention Wnen
| you try to get the nomination. that you can test
the sincerity of political profession ,,,,
| Words easy. 1t is not difficult to manu-
| facture platforms. Professions be easily
written. but the test comes when interest con,
nicts With duty and when profession Is teseea
out this state there is of indignation
against the proceedings that took place at Buf,
falo, where independence was betrayed ana
where every principle of free government was
disregarded.
JUDICIAL SITUATION DISCUSSED.
On the judicial situation Mr.. Hughes said:
In New York County to-day the question
comes very close home to the people, because
| the other end. or the other side of the campact
made at Buffalo is revealed in the nominations
! for judges of the Supreme Court. And there he
! who has denounced bosses. who has posed as
the representative of the people, through his
! alliance with Boss Murphy has allowed the
latter to name as though he were the appointing
| Justice. if elected, from the bench of New York
| County. (Applause)
What Mr.. Hughes had to say about cor
porations and their control by the state, and
In particular about the fact that he would
give early attention to the transit conditions
complained of IN Brooklyn, If he were elected,
was follows:
In the administration of government the inter-
| nd NOT 20
interest should be the supreme concern Cor
porate organization is one OF the most important
features Of our modern Industrial life 1t pro-
notes the expansion of trade and is the efficient
instrument of business enterprise. Corporations
are not to be recklessly and indlscriminately
condemned. But as creatures of the state they
must be held to obedience to the laws of the
state They are granted privileges upon condi-
tions which the public are entitled to have
strictly enforced They should be dealt with
justly. Enterprise should not be crippled by
the public, nor should those who receive special
privileges be permitted to place private advan-
tage above the public good. Public service cor
poratfons should be compelled to render the SER
vice which they are under charter obligation to
Prolde. desire to see in this matter the law
making power, the administrat tive power of gov
ernment, responsive to the just demands of the
people have received communicate from
Brooklyn containing serious complaints with ref
erence to conditions of transit 1 desire the
citizens of Brooklyn to understand that if
| am elected Governor 1 shall, without de-
lay give my most earnest consideration to
thls matter shall do all in my power
tratfve or Legislative. may be found to be
necessary to remedy whatever evils now exist
of transit facilities which the community is en-
titled to demand In this as in other matters
l shaIi ascertain the facts in a responsible way,
and shall deal with the question thoroughly
fairly and promptly. What 1 have said regard
ing Brooklyn 1 may say with equal emphasis
with regard to other communities. We desire
government to be sensitive to the needs of the
people and to reflect the popular will in a sane,
just and orderly manner.
WORST FORM OF GRAFT"
Mr.. Hughes caused great enthusiasm when he
spoke Of two dangerous classes as those who
have abused privilege and obligation and those
VINO turn just resentment into hate to private
advantage. The latter action, he declared was
the worst form of graft in existence He said:
There two DANGEROUS classes Of nersons
IN TINS country. They are those who have abused
privileges and opportunity, who have sown the
wlnd and are now reapng the whirlwind There
are those who have been forgetful of public OBJ
lgatlon who have thought all that could be OBJ
tanned from the public was to be used solely for
private enrichment. Ana there Is that other
class whlch would emphasize and exaggerate a
just resentment and turn 1t into a feeling of bit
terness and hatred. and then turn it through
distortion of the facts to private ADVANTAGE
And that is the worst form of graft that exists
in this country. (Applause)
Now, there is no business man in the state
who is q student of affairs and of the needs
OF trade who does not desire to see everything
OF freedom of trade and everything that can
be done IN restraint of unlawful rapacity. The
most conservative influence in this country Is
the influence that upholds the law and makes
order and the impartial enforcement of the law
possible.
We are in favor of law and order becausa
they are our only security This is not a coun-
try OF passion and Of prejudice and of ire
sponsble action.
We have certain laws and certain machinery
for obtaining reforms, and the first thing that
is requisite in any reforIner is to be loyal to
the law. We do not want lawlessness in re-
form; that is anarchy.
We want to draw the lines where they ought 10
be drawn; we want to point out the man that
does wrong and see that he is exposed and pun
ished, no matter how powerful he is because of
political or financial associations. But we are
not given up to sthe darkness of despair nor to
the blackness of Infamous assault.
We are devoted to what IS good, and to the
correction OF what Is evil, because believe in
the soundness Of American life We are devoted
to progress because We believe in our capacity 10
progress; and throughout the last year nothing
has been more significant than the indignation
OF business men, OF boards Of trade Of chambers
Of commerce, Of men interested in large enter
prises, at the revelation Of inidelity to public
duty on the part of those who have disgraced the
standards of American business life.
No one loves his country truly appreciates
what we have in American life who does not
realize that throughout this broad land con-
science controls, and that the men who are en-
gagged in business are for the most part men of
honor and of pTobity (Appause) And ii is
therefore, that we go forward with conf
denCe in appeal to the intelligence OF the
people in this campaign.
We do not want @ reaction We do not want
to see our mills shut up; do not want to see
our factories closed or running on half time
do not want 70 the opportunities for
labor curtailed because of fear and distrust ar
what an irresponsible crusade may accomplish.
On the other hand, we want to go forward AL
standing SHOULDER to shoulder, knowing that
nothing good will suffer and that only the evil
will be put down
STRONG PLEDGE TO wORKINGMEN