New-York tribune., 1907-08-29
CROWD GREETS HUGHES
IT LEWIS COUNTY FAIR.
Gorernor Pleads for Patriotism
Wants Forests Preserved.
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and Lear him. More than seven thousand
crowded around the grandstand' he was
speaking. a ball game started before the Gov
ernor ended his address. but did not get the
crowd until the Governor had finished.
aAu we need in time of peace" said the Gov
ernor bowing to the venerable Judge Turner,
commander of the local Grand Army post, is
q patriotism such is unfailingly evinced In
times of war. AIh we need is public spirit
that shall insist that all ntruSted with the
administration Of government shall toe the
mark Of official rectitude.
We are trying" continued the Governor, In
another part Of his speech. ''in every way 10
see how individual freedom can be secured
We want TO see the man who goes straight get
his deserts, as against the man who is WORKING
on the bias. We want to give the fellow that's
straight a chance and keep the felew tnats
crooked Of the profits Of his crookedness
II great day al! along the line for Low
Vile Posters had been circulated advertising
# as Governors Day" and for second days
attendance all records were broken.
LEAVES ALBANY EARLY
The Governor, attended by Colonel Treadwell
and Charles E. Hughes, jr. left Albany at sos
a. n for Utica, going from there by special
train distance of fifty-nine miles TO Lowvile.
At Utica the Governor was met by Congressman
James s. Sherman of that city: Congressman
Charles l. Knapp, Of Lowville: Colonel John T.
Mott of Oswego a member Of the Republican
State Committee: Senator George H. Cobb. Of
Waterfown: Asserblynlan C Fred Boshart, of
IoUville: McGregor Phillips chairman Of the
Lewis County Republican Committee, and NJ.
" Holt. Deputy Superintendent OF Public Build
ings Ex-senator Gary Willard boarded the
train at Bonneville. On the way north from
Utica a stop made al henson "Old Tom"
rf-rr ~far
climbed into the car.
Il want TO shake hands with the Welsh Gov
ernor,' said he As he punphandled with the
Chief Executive he beamed on him. but words
stuck in his throat. His glance climbed to the
top of the Governors new silk hat, and he said,
I've got a hat like that The laughter that fol-
lowed broke the ice and Morgan continued:
They tell me We are travelling much. Amt ye
afraid O. the cars now?"
Have 10 get used TO EN- said the Governor.
Well, / amt been on 'em for fifty years.
raid 'old Tom" looking fearfully toward the
door
MyTon Council an engineer on train pass
ing the special at Remsen, a strapping big fel-
low with grirny hands shook hands with Mr.
Hughes and complimented him
REPRESENTATIVE Knapp introduced the Gov
ernG- as "a public official who needs neither
defence eulogy-"
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH
The Governor said:
It is a great pleasure 10 visit Lewis County
and meet the people here IL is most agreeable
change from the atmosphere Of the executive
chamber. The normal man would rather walk
the fields than tread on velvet carpet Inc nor
nal man would rather ramble through the woods
than marble halls. The man with the night sort
Of heart would rather live on hillside close
to the beauties Of nature than in town / as
of he abiding pleasure L
have had in living in the country hope that
the young men OF our rural communities Will
not only appreciate the advantages OF the great
cities to which they are drifting, but will still
highly appreciate the advantages OF coun-
try life.
New York State was at time the first
state IN agriculture in the United States 1t
ought to be so 1t lost its premier position
10 first one state and then another. as an agri-
cultural state. but while il stands fourth as an
agricultural state IL stands much further down
the line with reference 10 farm acreage II
still stands first with reference TO DAIRY pIou-
ucts. hay and apples
But / didn't come here 10 talk about agrl-
culture What 1 want to talk about Is the way
the Empire State Is run, ana What you as GU
zens want of its administration Now. there are
q good many things I would like TO talk about
You situated here near the forests OF our
state We had a good deal Of discussion about
our forests last winter at Albany AS result
Of our deliberations We propose that the state
forests as far as possible. shall be preserved
We made an appropriation Of S5epoco for forest
preservation and forestry purposes Our efforts
serve the forests Of the state in the interests OF
the whole people OF the state
STATE HAS VAST WATER POWER.
The state has vast water power stu unde-
reloped We have lost many extremely EdIu-
able water power rights that never snouo IIae
been lost We have had created coiiliillsSioIs
whose business it is to figure out the VaIue OF
ali these waterpower rights. ana TO oeteTillllie
what an applicant shall pay Tor lhetn II ~ "aiae ~
for commercial purposes. / hope we shall never
again give away a water privilege without op-
tanning a proper return , ,.
The state is an entity, thing, IN theory puI
really IL is nothing but the individuals VINO com
pose it Il will not do TO have government s4Ih-
ply to dignity the holder Of office Ihe man VINO VINO
is Governor should care nothing Tor the oishits
OF the office compared with the CONSCIOUSNESS VI
his duty to the people Once ought 10 & sLen ,tbo
snonsihiIirv TO every incumbent A man Wiio
thinks Of his duty to the people has little tune
TO think of the trappings, ponp or circumstance
Of his official station - =.
dividuaI freedom can be best obtained. VIC
want to see the man who goes stfalght ger lis m
deserts as against the man who is working on
the HAS we want 10 give the Fellow tnat
straight a chance. and keep the 1eliow tId' >
crooked out Of the prGfts OF hlS ,erce
] am net talking about interstate coiiIiii ciS
Or Of what the federal government snouio 10 40
I an talking about what ire p1opT pIpr @ oL ,o atro
State of New York ought 10 DO nt.nS W
anxious that we shall make no fnlstahe III tiie
handling of the great corporate problems 81 ui
day we are equally anxious 10 sp,Iati@1
with the verl, of obtaining q proper rVguia non
them We should address oursel'es Ht1 Mlt1
20 the tash, but we sh2uld s2 2 5eiraS
ahead y,jth the task unit. we obtain the oeSfeu
results. No wrong should exist without
Ternedy u is a maxim thai no wr9i.S 9i.s:,i, -
without remedy Sometimes IL -
arriy the remedy
EVILS OF SPECIAL LEGISLATION ~
The Governor thea referred TO the e'4iS "a
special legislation and ti2e enormous f''i"iii
specsal bills. declaring thai mo-.
..-,s ,-,.s 3, .te hills should be handled