The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-04

Before the Republicans OF New
York last week, Governor Hughes
went on record in straightforward
manner and in words which should
make wide support for his candi-
dacy for the presidency throughout
the country. The governor in his ad-
dress had the following to say:
Since took office | have sought to
make II clear that I would not be-
come involved in factional strife or
use the powers of office to further
any personal interest. | am, and
have been constantly, solieitous that
the administration of the affairs of
this state should not be embarrassed
by collateral considerations, and that
every question shall be presented and
decided upon its merits. unaffected
by suggestion or Interior motives.
For this reason | have avoided graf
uitous discussion of questions for
eign to my official duty. But when,
in justice to those who have honored
me with their confidence and to the
party which, as we all desire, should
act freely and with full information,
it becomes duty to speak, | have
no desire to remain silent. Nor
should in any event care to preserve
availability at the expense OF candor.
We are contemplating new adj
ministration at the close of one
which to a degree almost unparal-
leled has expressed the popular i'm
agination ana won the confidence of
the people. The country is under
lasting obligation to President
Roosevelt for vigorous opposition to
abuses and for the strong impulse he
has given to movements for their
correction. Differences of opinion.
as always, exist with regard to the
best means of solving some of the
extremely difficult problems and the
establishment of our security on it's
necessary foundations of fair deal
ing and recognition of equal rights
appreciate the great service he has
rendered and the fundamental inn
portance of the purposes he has had
in view. We shall have in the next
notable vantage ground
gained through the general admira-
ton of his strong personality and the
popular appreciation of the Intensity
Of his desire TO promote the righte-
BUS conduct of affairs and the well
fare of his fellow men
The battle for free institutions has |
been a struggle against special priyi- |
eges. 1t is not won merely by the |
creation of new forms OF government |
Against every attempt to make gov
eminent the instrument of selfish /
purposes a free people constantly |
must be on the alert. Every fran |
,hise granted by the people is priv /,
lege justified only by consideration |
If the public welfare and the eondi- I
ions of its exercise should be such T
as to insure the performance of pub I
lie obligation. There must be no en- /
;roachment on the common right for /
he purpose of serving the interests i
IF the few at the expense of the i
many
| approve the Roosevelt extension /
IF the authority of the interstate /
commerce commission by what is +
Known as the rate bill, and | believe /
hat the commission should have the /
most AMPLE powers for purposes of I
Investigation and supervision, and (
'or making rules and orders which
will enable it to deal to the fullest I
extent possible, within constitutional I
limits, with interstate transportation I
n all its phases. That is just pol /
icy. The power of congress to fix .
rates for interstate transportation so /
as to prevent improper discrimina- /
tons and to compel carriage upon /
reasonable terms is undoubted.
The Sherman antitrust law should I