New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
HUGHES DISCUSSES
PERSONAL LIBERTY
STIRS WESTCHESTER IN
THREE MEETINGS.
Defence of His administration and
His Policies IlrOuSes Great
Enthusiasm.


pearing last night at three of the most en-
thusastic meetings Westchester has ever seen
He spoke at the three large centres Of Popula-
tion of the county-New Rochelle. Mount Yer
non and Yonkers-and the reception he got put
a decided crimp in the hopes of the Empire
City followers. Of the Sheepshead Bay ana
Gravesend Personal Liberty Leasuers
He took the black flag of the Personal Liberty
League in his teeth and shook ii TO pieces He
put the personal liberty issue right up TO MS
audiences. and argued that it not liberty
under the constitution that his opponents
wanted but freedom outside Of constitutional
limitations TO carry on their nefarious practices
He reiterated his question to Mr. Chanier on
the racetrack and the government by commits
sion issues, and again asked if Mr. Chanler as
Governor would favor repeal Of the Hart
Agnew law or would favor revision OF the con-
stftution to permit gambling Would Mr. Chan-
Ter as Governor favor the abolition Of the Public
Service Commission?
The Governor showed how ne had appealed 70
the people on all the. issues upon which he had
been opposed and said that while he had oeeh
accused of usurpation the only force he had
used was used in the open. and it had been the
force of public opinion There had been no
barter Of favor for votes
Governor Hughess speech in the Ne" no
cbeIIe theatre was entirely a defence or MS ad-
ministration- He said his great desire Wheh
he became Governor was that the various oe-
1artnents should be administered only for the
interests of the people. and for no ulterlor pur-
pose
ENTHUSIASM AT MOUNT FkRNON-
Mount Vernon gave Governor Hughes the
greatest reception Of the day He was sched-
uIed to speak there at o'clock and ten MIN
utes after the doors Of the theatre were thrown
onan tbA house was TANNED with two thousand
rsrsons while many more outside struggled TO
eet in BY the time the Governor reached the
theatre a mob Of five thousand had congregated
outside He had to be rushed through line OF
police in the rear Of the building 20 60 in
Navor BENJAMIN Howe, who presided. SAID
that it was one CE the TroudeSt acts OF MS au-
ninfstration To introduce the Governor
At this meeting Governor Hughes created
much amusement by saying: Il am informed
rrat ms persons registered from the stables and
other buildings of the Coney Island Jockey CLUB
as against 10 last year. I am informed that at
the Brooklyn Jockey Club 153 persons are regis
tered. as against - last year Vvay-tflis regis
tration from stalls and stables? Laushter)-
AT the same time we hear cry that some
body has attacked personal liberty what Is eX-
nectad bv the men who have registered from
these stables and stalls? I have attacked no
personal liberty. I have simply insisted on hv-
inc, ~, tn the constitution of the state asked
nv onponent last night If he was in favor OF
rsnea1fng the Hart-Agnew law, or if he was IN
.o,-cr ~ amending the constitution 70 permit
,,oatrack gambling He has not replied. and l
rapeat the question again tonight
Governor Hughes said that he was not a1raII
~ the opposition OF the racetrack GanoierS anu
tho other interests which opposing his re-
election. The great question. he said was
whether the public welfare should yield to pri-
vate interests. The opposition Of these inter-
asts he said. acted as a tonic 10 him
OppOcTTTOH MADE HIM a CANDIDATE
..1rv friends" exclaimed .. I am here to-
,,tor+ a. = candidate because Of the opposition
7 have had from these interests This IS not :
,,ar Question A few months ago did not
expect TO be a candidate. but 7 am here because
,,-a,+ the kind of government have endeaV-
or.d +o give the people OF this state 10 be an
os,abIfsI,ed success prolonged cheersD
The Governor told the audience that in the
last week he had been in eight states IN the
interests of Taft and sherman
II left the important campaign in New York.
sai5 he because if there was anything I could
40 7 wanted 70 do il to obtain the election OF
that wise. able and incorruptibe public servant.
william, H TAFT He deserves we'll OF tho
people
i am party man continued the Governor.
..but nv idea OF party government is 10 deserve
the support Of every man by giving good ad-
r,iristration believe in parties. not as
end but means 1 am most loyal to the
means because Of my keen desire for the end
tAppIause) 1t has been my desire 10 have cur
state departments impartiaIIy. managed. speci-
aIIv equipped by competent men. and I have
sought to gain the desired end not by dickers
and barters. as have too often been the case,
but by going directly to the people for support
The Governor then spoke OF the work of the
Public Service commissions They were in line.
he said with the federal legislatio affecting
CORPORATION control such as the interstate COM
rerce act and railroad rate law. He wanted 10
know how it that the national Democratic
platform at Denver had indOrsed federal control
of corporations while here at home the Demo-
Gratis were denouncing government by commits
sion. Why is it, he wanted to know. that gov
ernment by commission was extolled in the
nation and denounced in the state?
WHO BACKED ROCHESTER, CONVENTION.
81 can make a shrewd & ess" said he. who
was behind the Democratic State Convention at
Rochester Look at the traction interests. They
have now reached the stage OF receiverships and
raor-anization Can il be that they want to be
free to follow their old system of~watered stock?
what stands behind the people All repetition
og these old scandals? What is it that enables
the people to say something about their man
agement and make them live up to the law? Il
is the l'ublic Service Commission. and they
know it,
u asked my opponent last night and am
going To ask him again. Are you in favor OF
reucal of the Public Service act do you want
Il, transfer their powers to some other body? It
So whom?
This is a serious political campaign. and not
a masked ball We want the supervision of ths
hooks ami accounts of these corporations. We