New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-09

and some one TO present the issues Oh PoPui"A
government 1 am at their command
With a wild shout the audience jumped 10 It's
feet and applauded vehemently- High over the
hsndclappng came mans voice from the gal
lerv yelling necessarily, -sGoodeboyl Good boy.
lust such another demonstration was maoe
when :he Governor. advocating his direct hoiiil-
nations bin declared: Then the legislator can
saw: I am responsible 90 the people, ana II tiieS
are satisfied, you, Mr. Boss, cannot dictate ~ i"0
and deliver me because of some lnnueh'e 90U
may have" -,
And at the-end OF the meeting Nllage fie''
den, Ruen. who presided. declared: Il am
no,,ocr.t follow citizens. but l take great Joy
in proposing three cheers for the grandest Coy
ernor this state ever had The audience
cheerei Justify
LARGER AUDITORIUM NECESSARY.
The next s;op was at Albion. the county town
where the Governor had luncheon at the Orleans
Hotel before speaking. The meeting was sched-
uled for the Courthouse, which accommodates
some six hundred. Long before the Governor
reached town the place was filled, ana II was
seen that some larger building would have TO be
,,rovided so a shift was made TO the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church. across the street BY the
time the Governor appeared in the pulpit With
Mr. Wallace and the pastor hardly another per-
SON could squeeze into the building There
were in the throng men who plainly did not OF
habit visit churches; there were laborers from
the factories and streets who nodded approval,
and women who groaned when the Governor
spoke OF the legal seduction Of the youth of
the state" at the racetracks. 1t was strange TO
hear the arches Of the church ring and echo ap-
plause as he made some especially telling point.
'In all these things l have devoted myself to
the public good" said the Governor in explain
ing his attitude the racing bills and his other
measures. 1T is paltry thing TO be Governor
Of any state except that state is full Of people
ready TO execute the laws and support the con-
stitution.
Tyranny and despotism had their day and
finally have been overthrown. because they rep
resented the privilege of the few against the in
aienable rights of the many. If we are going TO
give up the constitution and let 1t be defed be-
cause a few gamblers want to make money we
might well shut up shop. This is a test case,
a concrete example. and I tell you YOU have got
10 fight it out till YOU win if you are American
citizens"
An outburst OF handclapping testified to the
American spirit OF the people there.
"An these racetrack gamblers are very solicit
Gus about obeving the letter Of the law" said
the Governor further along. If only they can
write the laws. Can any citizen of this state
read the history of this fight in the last few
weeks without having his blood boil .ith the de
sire TO vindicate the honor of this state? If you
want reform you have got to turn deaf ear TO
the man who is a tool Of some special interest
while pretending to serve the people. Are you
tired OF logrolling and pettifogging and mtsera-
hle chicanery in connection with legislative Of
fee? II is for you. men OF Orleans TO say be-
lieve the time is approaching when the notion
will not be tolerated that a man should pretend
TO be able 10 deliver the vote Of a legislator"
HOUSES DECORATED AT MEDINA.
At Medina the rain had stopped temporarily,
and the streets were full OF people. Farmers had
driven in from distance. houses were decorated,
a military band serenaded the Governor before
he left his car. headed d procession to the Opera
House and played popular tunes while he was
holding a reception after the meeting There
also the Governor emphasized the crisis which
was at hand both in the special election and in
the state over the gambling issue, with its &C
compartment of boss misrule.
ut is a question whether thimble-riggers and
manipuators and the corrupt and unscrupulous
can dominate our government" said he. or
whether the voice of the people in their consti-
tuition is the law Of the state in fact as well as
in form
After referring 10 the passage Of the Agnew-
Hart bills in the Assembly by an overwhelming
vote and the defeat of the measure in the SEN
ate by a tie vote of - to -, the Governor con-
tinued:
Through the action Of death in the lamentabe
removal Of the Senator representing this district
there stood a vote Of - TO - We have made
an issue of popular government of the state
Why was the bin lost in the Legislature? t1nd
out why That is the question for the people
What a spectacle 1t Is when any man can get
up and say a Senator. You vote SO ana So
IL YOU don't YOU won't be renominated- / MADE
YOU and if you don't do what l say l VIII break
you" 49,, ,-,, :.
we cannot stand government Of that kind in
this state
FAyoRs DIRECT PRIMARIES
The Governor then spoke in favor OF direct
urinary nominations, and the extension of the
jurisdiction Of the Public Service commissions
over the telegraph and telephone companies.
He continued:
There is no personal question, far as l am
concerned. bound uD in this i would be
great deal more comfortable for me TO be sitting
to-day in the executive mansion instead Of gong
through this district telling the people what
the issue is. but ] know Of no higher duty that
] owe 10 those who have elected TO office
than presenting 10 them a fair issue and asking
them 70 take interest in the administration
Of their own affairs and decide it.
I ask nothing whatever tor myself in this
matter II is q question simply Of popular gov
ernment against 4 vicious attempt Of special
interests 10 control thu legislation and the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of the government Of the state L
speak 10 fathers and mothers and sisters and all
who ara interested in maintaining incorruptible
truth and manhood in the state.
If YOU want reform then you have got to turn
g deaf 10 the reckless men who care nothing
for you or your administrations, but simply
want Office. You have got to turn a deaf ear
TO the who is a tool % special interests
while pretending to be the representative of the
people. You have got 20 be, in season and out
OF season. solcitOus 81 your rights and deter
mined that there shall be fair play and free
argument and that those whom YOU elect %
office shall do their duty in straightforward
Hay-doing only what is their duty, but doing
that without let OF hindranCc.
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