The sun., 1908-05-10
HUGHES CLOSES His CAMPAIGN
ne DELIVERS HIS LAST SPEECH
At NIAGARA FALLS. ...

brought his swift campaign In the interes
Of Candidate Wallace and In behalf OF his
favorite measures for the suppression OF
racetrack gambling In this State to a close
at Niagara Falls tonight after his two
days Of arduous effort in the counties Of
Orleans and Niagara He had thrown much
into the balance when he undertook the
tour Of the Forty-seventh Senate district,
for to win meant the triumph Of righteous
ness, as he put Il,
To loSs meant-well. the small politicians
hereabouts say the submersion Of Hughes;
more experienced politicians say that in
connection with the Governors declaration
that the fight is to 60 on whether this cam
paign wins or not, II means two years more
Of Hughes and some trouble for the boss -,
with the loss Of soma Of their jobs.
! The Governor, however, seemed 10 take
away the ground from under some Of those
who have had a second term in view when
he said tonight that he did not care for
| his personal interests. that he had only a
small part OF a term to serve in Office and
that be was devoted TO his profession any
way
Every man in the State knows said he
in the International Opera House this even.
ing. that II ! had been looking after my
personal interests would not have taken
up this matter any moro than ! would have
touched a r h rol3. But care nothing
for that | have a short period Of my
term left to serve. have a profession to
which | am devoted My fellow citizens
will cerainly say II did not do what was
right at least did what thought was
right"
This declaration brought forth from the
Governors audience the greatest outburst
Of applause Of his whole two day tour
The Governor evoked much laughter in
the same house tonight when he said that
some thought it a great thing to put the
regulation Of gambling into the care Of the
Jockey Club, and added How they lie
awake nights trying to restrict gambling
Although he had not made 80 many
speeches as on Friday the Governor has had
busy day And he has seen more enthusi-
asm than on the first day Of this campaign
notwithstanding some Of the local prophets
had said often enough that this county would
he found further from the stand he wished
1t to take than Orleans
The Governor left Iockport IN a special
trolley car and made the trip 10 North
Tonawanda without ever once heating
car ahead" but he did hear on the way
TO North Tonawanda and on entering
that place factory whistles which we're
blown in his honor continuously ue
found at North TOnawandH also Il crowd
Of people at the station 70 receive him,
and they marched with him OF as near as
they could keep up with the automobiles
that carried him and his party from the
station, all the way TO the public square.
where the open air meeting was held.
Probably 800 or 1000 people attended
that meeting and the Governor for the first
time was greeted with cheers when his name
was mentioned in introduc ing him, instead
Of having to wait for cheers until his speech
was ended. He was introduced by Mayor
Dekleist. For the first time also the Gov
ernor was interrupted by cries OF Hear,
hear.' and Good, goo1,' and That's
right as he delivered his speech against
the racetrack interests in the State.
There had been private talk to the effect
that Niagara county would shout for his
measures and knife his candidate. How
ever that may be, as to the knitting II is in
disputable that the Governor received a
heartier and more enthusiastic greeting
before reaching that place OF at any place
in Orleans county and that the people
there, speaking freely one to another, de-
clared their belief that Wallace would carry
Niagara county on the Hughes moral issue
The morality Of 1t received something ol
Jolt in some minds when an inqUifi i've
visitor asked II the people hereat outs bet
heavily on the racetracks.
NO" came the answer, 1and, anyway
4 L. tlyv 10 lnEN
Erie in Canada, only a few minutes from
Buffalo. which Is only few minutes from
here or from most any place at this end
Of the State. It's as near in point Of time
az some Of the Tacetracks around New
York are TO the big hotels In that city
All the same the question was asked |
to-day more mistakenly than yesterday, |
How much has Gov. Hughes Influenced |
those communities In his two days Of speak
ing?' There is a disbelief that he has In
fluenced people profoundly 30 far as voting |
is concerned. but there Is a half concealed |
fear in the circles closely related 10 politics |
that he has so far influenced them as 70 |
insure remarkable victory for himself, |
a feat only tent cred BY the realization
that IL he has not done so his present candi- !
date would be defeated by a vote which
will sound all the greater for the Governors
efforts in his behalf. Among people less
Influenced by the usual political oonsidera-
tions the belief Is expressed to-day that
the Governors fight In this district Is to DO
crowned with success.
In his speech at North Tonawanda Gov.
Hughes said:
II is the old question whether a few are
going to exploit the Government for their
own sake or whether the people are going
to run the Government for the beneht Of ALL
The question before this State to-day is the
people Of the State Of New York against the
racetraok gamblers the Constitution Of the
State Of New York against those who want TO
profit from racetrack Rambling-the good
order and morals OF the State Of New York
against that large class OF people who care
nothing for the morality, care nothing for !
law, care nothing for the Legislature. II by
hook or by crook they can achieve their own
wishes and write the laws In the books to |
suit their own purposes,
Now what Is this question in, particular
that We havel When an issue has been made
OF any sort where the will Of the people Is
clear. that It can be decided In only one way,
and that every one goes TO hispolitcal death
who dehes the clearly expressed viii Of the
people as shown In thCir Constitution. Rave
the most sincere respect for every man u al
works In any line, according to the best Of
his ability, and ! have no respect at all for
the fellow that is trying TO get something for
notl ing. We don't want lot Of parasites
In their speculative and gambling enter
prises feeding upon the prosperity Of this
country at the expense Of honest working
men. oh. It is hard thing TO do. to get the
best Of these gamblers. Every day almost
when / open a newspaper find some new
pretence or some plausible excuse, some
suggestion Of an argument, where the whole
thing is merely an attempt TO throw dust In