The sun., 1908-01-18
HUGHES AT AWONEES DINNER
TiLKS SERIOUSLY TO TEEN or
RACETRACK GAMBLING

POIIIlc which He seeks TO Remove
--Greeted Heartily by west End RepuD-
uCan GIub-WOOdrun Praises Roosevelt.
The West End Woman's Republican As
sociAtion gave last night at the Hotel Astor
real political dinner. Gov. Hughes was
the guest Of honor and he talked earnestly
10 the $50 members and guests present OF
the legislation he desires to suppress race
rack gambling and correct, other things be
regards as evil.
GOV Hughes arrived just at ths psycholog-
ical moment. The finger bowls had just been
removed, the women were surreptitiously
patting their pompadours and the men
furtively lingering in their pockets the cigars
thev weren't allowed to smoke when the
main doors Of the large ballroom swung
open and the band struck up Hail TO the
chief"
The diners rose, cheered clapped and
waved their handkerchiefs as the Cover
nor and his military secretary, Col Tread
we'll were escorted to the speakers table
by Mrs. James A. Allen.
The applause continued while he greeted
Mrs william Grant Brown. the president.
and Mrs. Timothy l.. Woodruff. wac SIT
on either side of him. and became tumul-
ruous after Mrs. Browns Introductory
speech. Gov. Hughes said in part,
The Governorship is full OF surprises. /
selieve there Is no other State Offlcer who
- not able to a very large extent. to depu-
ire his work II is trus there are not want
raE those who would largely relieve me Of
my responsibility. but have not been able
ia YET to find any warrant for committing
,t 10 others The result is that there is very
small opportunity for enjoying the hospi-
ralIty Of the many organizations in the State
that are devoted to philanthropic and patri-
otto Effort.
My happiness on this occasion may he
compared to a young lady on her hrst visit
10 Venice. ! believe she wrote her Intimate
friend a. follows: Il am here on the Grand
Canal drinking IL all in" Laughter. She
added. Life never seemed so fun before"
Now il may be, and think your president
hnted TO me when she invited me to be
present here. that the women are desirous Of
being educated in political matters. My
friends of the male persuasion. we may say
safely TO ourselves that in all our activities
We are learners and not educators. We
always sit at the feet Of those who we know
are the sources OF whatever real power We
have. A party can get along without many
things. but it can never succeed without
moral force. and every party in this country
tries to persuade the voters that IL conspic-
uOusly is the party OF moral force. You
cannot have moral force and energize the
men Of the republic unless the women of the
republic have energized those men. lCheersl
Now. ! am convinced. and | would say that
I was born under Republican auspices. We
are accustomed TO speak Of our fathers in the
party. My father was a Republican. and
think my mother just as good il not
better Republican, so that have been fairly
hedged in. surrounded. enyironed and per-
manently influenced by Republican tradi-
tOns,
We have in this city and In this State pre-
sented the problem OF regulating our great
transporta alton conditions. How Ia il to be
dealt with? Are we to have every matter OF
fimsy or trivial nature presented in the midst
of a legislative session and brought to action
without opportunity for q fair examination
Of a multitude OF details which Is essential
to a fair solution Of the problem? Are we to
have laws relating to the interests OF our COM
plex situations enacted under circumstances
which make IL impossible TO have them equita-
bic. and are we to provide machinery by
which every Just cause OF complaint can be
examined with anything to indicate impair
tlality and unreasonableness, or are we to
have laws that every case can be properly
analyzed and gone into before anything
definite can be decided upon2
And so we have sought to rescue the great
concerns affecting intimately our working
men. our business men and everything that
Is connected with our activities from con-
gcstiOn and Clamor to enable us to see the con-
ditiOns and do things a. they ought to be done
IN the interests Of all the people That 10
the policy we have sought to maintain and
carry out and venture to say that this policy
is one which no one dares go to the polls to-
morrow and oppose in a political campaign.
made a recommendation in my last mes
sage that we endeavor thorou ghly TO under
stand the condition OF those who come from
foreign countries and settle in this State;
hat we should know definitely the proceeding g
Of which they are the victims. and that by
careful examination we should prepare the
way for whatever action. within the proper
limits Of State action, might be taken in order
10 provide for the welfare OF these people and
at the same time. so providing. to protect the
interests OF the State as well.
hope that policy will be adopted By the
legislature. that provision will be made
N that these matters can be carefully ex-
lminpd.
You have spoken on the evil OF child labor
this particular matter which We must deal
With n this State, which We have sought to
deal with and are trying to deal with by in
creasing the efficiency Of the Labor Depart
'nent and by aScertaining what amendment
20 the law can be made to make II impossible
that our children should be drawn too early
IN the struggle.
There Is another matter that I am thor
ouRhiy Interested In. am sure that all the
homes that are represented here tonight are
deeply interested In the subject. presented
Il In my message because IL was something
which under my oath OF once l could not
ignore. refer 10 the evil Of racet rack gam
bling in this State. I am quite aware that it
is not possible 20 make men good by Law. We
all know there IL q limit to legislative power.
We deal with human nature. We cannot
hanEe il by legislstion. but Il u wrong to
lsgalizs such gambling.
am well aware that there are many OF
our people who desire to visit the races. who
have plenty Of money to spend, who see no
harm in indulginE In betting. who are desir-
Gus OF enjoying themselves to the fullest
extent and look AskaDcs upon any restriction
Of their personal liberties. But. my friends.
m all truth, in all kindness. think We should
deny ourselves q few hours pleasure rather
han to shut our eyes TO the Thousands OF
Young men who are deprived OF their morals
and manhood simply because these temptA-
lions are strsWn in their way.
II you are a banker. what do you think
when you see your clerk studying the racing