Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-05

Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 5.-Wl.h
the foregoing words as the keynote
of his speech, Governor Charles e.
Hughes today formally opened the
Republican campaign in Ohio. Speech
es were made by Governor Harris, Of
Ohio, and Senator Beveridge, Of Indi-
ana, the governor confining his dis
cussion to the liquor question. which
has become an important state issue.
Governor Hughes and Senator Bever-
idge both discussed national issues
and contrasted the candidates. of
Taft and Bryan.
A three days holiday had been de-
clared at the great steel mills and
al immense crowd attended the meet
ing, which was held in Wick Park.
+r..cuca y every resident of the city
was there and Republican leaders
from all over the state attended.
Governor Hughes said:
The Republican party makes appeal
to public confidence as the most inn
portant political agency for conserva-
ton and for progress. BY virtue of
its achievements. its leadership and its
aims, it stands forth as an efficient
instrument for strong and capable ad-
ministration, as a safeguard of sta
bility, and of the prosperity which
depends upon stability, and as an un-
rivaled power for the correction Of
abuses. 1t stands in striking contrast
to the record of vacillation and inap-
titude presented by the chief opposing
party. That opposing party proffers
a candidacy which is at once a monu-
ment and a guide post. 1t memorial
ICES the fallacies and unsafe policies
We are asked to forget, and 1t points
the way to business uncertainty and
to the impairment of the confidence
which is the security of industry and
trade.
When we hear sounded a strident
call to the defense of popular rights,
We look carefully to see who consti-
tute the new patriotic army into
whose keeping we are asked to turn
over the destinies of this great ma
tion. The campaign -watchwords,
''Shall the People Rule" and the de-
mand, Whether the government shall
remain a mere business asset of favor
seeking corporations" are not i'm
pressive when emblazoned on the
banners of Tammany Hall and of 9TH
er essential allies.
Democratic Proposals.
Governor Hughes contrasted the
candidates. of Taft and Bryan and
declared that the wide and varied ex-
perience of william H. Taft fitted him
for the position of president as but
few of our presidents have been
trained.
He called attention to the leg sla-
tiOu enacted under Republican rule,
the creation OF a bureau of corpora
tions, the railroad rate bill, pure food
bill meat inspection bill employers
liability act, and laws passed for the
better protection of labor. He said:
II all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
during the past twelve years had been
enacted into law we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster and would
regard it as our chief business in the
future to find a way of escape from
the meshes Of ill-considered legisla-
ton in which we would have been en-
tangled. 1t Is fortunate for him as
well as for US that he was defeated,
and whatever may Oe his present po-
ltical potentiality may be ascribed 10
the fact that hitherto he has not been
permitted TO carry out his program
No doubt much remains TO be accom-
plished in the way Of necessary re-
form. but the record already made by
the Republican party Is a noteworthy
ona and we must make further ad-
vances with care and needed reflec-
tion. our progre. will be entrusted
to safe hands and We shall be fortu-
nate I'm having a sailing master who
knows his chart and who will take
quito as much account of reefs and
shoals as Of the speed of the vessel
We have got our direction, We have 4
most precious cargo and we mus
have a safe and experienced pilot.
Mr.. Bryan says that the Democratic
platform "is binding as to what 4
Omits as well as to what It contains. -