New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-28
CHEER HUGHES WILDLY
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! to meet many of your people who have been in
| fuential in the work of the country, as well as
to come intimately into relation With the lnstl-
| buttons of the fatherland.
Now, l want to say this with regard to our
own situation When 1 became Governor OF the
! state became Governor with one ambition ana
that was 10 secure honorable and ethcient
administration of the affairs of this state IN the
interests of all the people Of the state. did
| not expect to become the Governor Of part
| of the people. l told you when L was running
| for Governor two years ago that If / were
| elected l should be the Governor of all the peo-
ple While l have sought to have an admin
istration that would reflect credit upon the
party to which 1 have the honor to belong L
| was most DESTROYS that it should be OF CHAR
acter in which the citizens. irrespective OF party,
could take an honest pride. 1 said to the con
! vention at Saratoga when l was nompated that
If I were elected il would be my ambltlon 10
! give q sane, honorable and efficient admlnlStra-
| ton: free from faint of bossism or OF serNi-
! tude to any private interest. That sort OF ad-
| ministration l have sought to give to the best
| of my endeavor. That pledge have renewed IN
this campaign. That pledge intend to keep;
and if l am reelected l shall go straight along
| the line I have followed during the last TWO
| years
| do not know any portion of our people who
are more DESTROYS of the honest and efficient
| administration of our public affairs than those
! of German birth or descent believe that
| whenever a question Of honest government is
| presented and a vote is taken on that question
! you can rank in the very large majority our
| German citizens on the side of what is straight
| forward. candid and of good repute. ! thor
| oughly believe that
! NOT OPPOSED TO RACING.
! Then we had another question of Importance
that arose during the last session of the Legis-
! lature. find an organization under the sacred
name Of Liberty now in opposition TO my can
| didacy. have not opposed anybody's personal
liberty, attacked anybody's personal liberty.
l am not opposed TO sport, or to amusement,
! or to recreation. / have not said or done any
! thing against horse racing, or horse breeding,
| or any amusement. I simply stood for the con-
stitution OF the state in its integrity, and for
! the enforcement of the public will; and there 1
1al ant inn To Sta nd am ted
The other day there was presented to me by
q horse breeder who had the good sense to dis
| gambling a letter which had been sent to him
! by the Personal Liberty League requesting con-
tributohs IN opposition to my candidacy It
! said that they wanted a contribution OF from
! 81 to IS for every mare on the farm l answered
| that by saying they could have those contribu-
tons from every mare on the farm but that
/ home.
! was anxious to have my opponent take his
! position on this question when It appeared that
. certain people were favoring his candidacy
! against my own, I said: MY friend come
} out here and tell where you stand in regard
/ to this matter" And there silence, long
continued eloquent silence with regard to a very
! simple proposition. Finally, when through the
I logic Of events the time came when il was nee
! essary for him to speak. what did he say? He
! said: 4 am not in favor Of a repeal of the
Asnew-Hart bills ~
Ny friends, do YOU realize what that means?
1 have been abused, I have been cericatured and
misrepresehted from one end Of this state to
the other because I stood for those bills The
/ effort has been made to pat me in the guise of
every variety of disagreeatle object because OF
! the position I took in that matter; yet here we
! are in campaign where it can be tested, and
! where if an issue is to be made it be fought
out Yet when got this reluctant statement
from my opponent Il was in effect, Governor.
you did what was right, and nobody say
anything TO the contrary"
Now, I have stated frequently the matters
am interested in. I had not expected 70 be
candidate for Governor again l never sup
posed I would run for the Office again Rut We
Thasa INN orfa ant M cor
am concerned the matter of regulation OF public
service will never become the football of party
politics II | can prevent il.
/ want to the principles established and
maintained, and enforced in all their integrity.
Government does not exist for itself. We do
not exist simply to have a formal institution.
Governments for cur benefit in order that
we may have a chance TO do our work: in
order that we may get the just rewards of our
efforts; in order that may by society, under
proper institutions, accomplish the ideals Of hu-
mainly. Now, then we cannot afford in these
great enterprises to have any action taken that
is careless or i'll considered.
If we are going to make shipwreck of the
whole matter OF public service corporations
then let ii become the plaything of political can
didacies and political bosses That 1 am
strongly opposed TO. On the other hand If the
people want businesslile administration they
can get it. If they want Governor pledged TO
give a businesslike administration they can
concentrate their attention him and get
it. It is important that we should secure
that; and we cannot secure II, as II seems
TO me, unless we follow the line indicated in the
constitution in the creation of several commits
slons and departments, and concentrate our
/ attention on the head Of the state and look to
him for a businesslike administration and hold
him strictly accountable therefor.
IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION
What I deeply interested in is this
want TO see impartial administration of the
states business; l want see representation
Of truly representative character OF the people
I want to see legislation on its merits without
bargains. trades or dckers / nave not sold the
| any ina IN any, dvr for
votes We have had important discussions and
important controversies during the last two
years and in the midst of them all have sim
ply submitted the matter TO the people of tho
state, and | said, Here the facts and argu-
nents What do YOU wish? If YOU agree with
me tell your representatives at Albany so and
they Will act accordingly. If you DO not agree
with me- that is the end of it Nobody will be
opposed because he opposes a recommendation
of mine, nobody will receive fayors he is not
entitled to because he favors legislation in
which l interested. We will have our bust
ness done in the open: and / will stand or fall
by the recommendation"
Now, We have had lot Of opposition 10 that
sort Of thing. Resentments have been created
We have had a great deal of controversy with
regard to particular matters II IS not so ssv
as IT looks to enforce these principles of admin
istration; and II is because OF my interest in
those principles, and my desire to have the WORK
already done approved, and to go on in the same
lines. that am a candidate for Governor and
want your support.
STARTS DAY IN ALBANY
Governor Hughes started from Albany in the
morning and campaigne1 down the west shore
Of the Hudson. reaching this city in time for a
series OF evening meetings III Brooklyn Jamaica
and Long Island City.
The Governor was scheduled To snaau Gre. =.
Ravenna. BY the time his train reached there II
was raining hard. and though a eoodIy thron~
had assembled ct the station TO greet him ha