New-York tribune., 1908-03-23

with the first OF the three questions originally pro-
that concerning the citizenship OF Charles M
tention the work of Mr. Hughes as investigator;
e 9Sdsr psope of Na% York Ks sae have
dered on this citizenship. both on Eieetioh LAY
and many times thereafter.
| GOVERNOR HUGHES AND CORPORATIONS
To compress into such narrow limits as are here
imposed the salient features OF the fifteen months
the utmost breviiy. OF primary Importance how
ever, in any such review is the course pursued Dy
poratisns The abuses and evils Of these had been
ff the hs bad eeg the people
corporations had become menace to ordery e di gou
ton that Governor Hughes first turned, and his
first message to the legislature contained M the reo
P9oiic Service Conmissions law wos. comprehensive
state regulation Of public service corporations IS
Guarding myth the s rights Of investors and insuIing
on
BY the Governor, aIe. vested with fun authority
ties Of every Steam and ' street raiiway in the
asd aasquas ass aens Invoking
aid of this commission In the simplest poss,ns ions
subjected to exactly The s4pervsion In
Hges hs asked a to h @
panes be subjected to similar reguiatiS,n: ,ou
legislation in the country: Although it has been In
matsrlaIy 9proylng transit oondstsns %1
ana TO the restoration OF pubnc commence IA tI-
derly legal remedies for monopolistic evils Cnder %
It's provisions the transit CORPORATIONS OF New lorS
to corporate abuses uses The rural producer and
daily to the bnd haEs an
changing unfair and discriminating rates while cor
demands and destructive and improper competl-
ton This law moreover. embodes Governor
uons of contemporary life.
GOVERNOR HUGHEs-THE EXECUTIVE
If the Public Service commissions law represents
Hgshes os there ppe eountess others deserving
ton in the briefest review of his adminstI%alon. %
mendations ballot reform and permissive direct
on of the fores Of by
power manufacturers. while his insistence estap-
ent by W FOR grants Of rights the
public waters of the state for power ughes
directed his attention to the elimination OF race race
ton of the State of New York, but made possible
by legislative legerdemain unmindful Of the poT
be anita agonized and moved by the examples Of Isin
evil, the Governor appealed to the public sentiment
of the & to o aid b him in hs ga a now TO benn sa m
the Legislature, with every present prospect u
Governor Hughes believes in exact observance of
the deep and abiding lines Of division between r fx
division is the essential strength of American con-
Under Governor Hughess administration new
spirit of efficiency has been insied into the puolc
been Teorganized and service in state employ
mensurate with that demanded in private bust
billy for proper administration has been placed
system Of achieying the result has not been inter
fered with. With the workings of the vast ma
tions the Governor has failiarized himself by & PeT
up to higher standards efficiency by such vigor-
Gus action as the removal Of Borough PTesGe ban
been recommended the evils exposed in the
financial crisis as well as new labor laws 10
vast body of useless special legislation has been
New laws for new emergencies and new efficiency
in the Of old laws has been M e the pol
view must serve to answer the second OF the , aT9s
service OF Governor Hughes
GOVERNOR HUGHES AND HIS PARTY.
TO complete the plan outlined at the start it - re-
TO his party. Such a discussion must have a two
told character it must deal with his practical re-
attSh e% Of f. hs ms Party " MISSION in the WA nation
present hour In dealing with these questions the
effort will be made to supply The answer in the
At the outset of his gubernatorial campaign Mr..
fng thus ID den9d arv hs eM 2f the proe all
members Of The p@Iy hdiaHal fair Sa'mgn @T gran an6
Of individuals and private interest viii be permit
At another time he still further ampllied his
1T has been said that I regard political activity
cause be advanced without hard work, and II
those who in an honorable way work for the party.
GG ca ag by Te IN Gt n sd af fo o beng
disqualifcation, may be a most important quallf-
'S to @ Of for SUCH c cracr @ Wi as free and
,ndependeaf MIN, IN tn h dgng nc "h ms bv i
proper influences and unaffected by accumulated
on the subject of factionalism within the party.
factionaiism which might even seek to gam the
said last fall, long before the issue had been raised
II may say that have personally refrained from
becoming associated in any manner with factonal
controversies. I have no connection with or any
interest in the ambitions or efforts Of rivals for
political preferment in any locality or IN the state
e question Of the Featon sS Of the chief
AS party man he will serve his party best in
office by adhering strictly to his duties and main
tanning the highest standards of impartial admin
istration' -,.,,, .,o.o ,,o ,,o,.or,,or,, words
in announcing his own candidacy in a speech made
in Republican Club of the City OF New York
II have not sought nor shall I seek directly or
indirectly. to influence the selection or vote Of any
delegate to any convention; there will be no sug-
gestion or thought of influence protest or reprsai
in the executive chamber
THE REPUBL1CANIsM OF GOV HUGHES
There remains only brief space IN which to deal
with the position OF Governor hughes on the broad
or questions and doctrines of the national Repub
public utterances In the first place there has been
president Roosevelt Here his own words:
by his vigorous administration, his virility, his
notorious abuses. fellow citizen the distin
guished Prfsden a Of tRe Ne Rspabc has won ON the
ample. but know that he is and has been in cordial
on for the correction of evil and the Improvement
of laws The Republican party is a party of
ideals of masterfu leaders and constructive power
In announcing his candidacy, moreover. Mr..
I'VE shall have, in the next campaign, notable
vantage ground gained through the general ad,
the popular appreciation of his desire to promote
the righteous conduct of affairs and the welfare Of
In his speech in Chicago Governor Hughes sound
ed a CHARACTERISTIC note OF optimism while In his