Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-22
Country Is Sound and People
Normal. Declares Governor
Hughes-..EvilS Must
be Stopped.
ENTIRE COUNTRY
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Honor to Father OF His Country Is
Paid In All Large Cities of the
Ldnd--Wheeler Wants Nat
iondl University Establish
ed In Washington.

Chicago. Feb. 22.-The celebration
of the one hundred and seventy-sixth
anniversary of the birthday of George
| Washington was more deliberately OBJ
served in this city than any previous
celebrations. Business was practically
| suspended throughout the day and
there were numerous meetings, which
were attended by great crowds of peo-
pie.
The most notable of these was the
one held at the Union League Club,
where Governor Hughes of New York
addressed an enormous crowd this
morning. He said in part:
THE country is morally sound. Its
standards of business were never high
er. The business men of our country
are, for the most part, honest men,
and they represent fairly normal
people. Never more than today have
they taken up the problem of honest
in all things in the earnest desire
that existing abuses shall be stopped; /;
that an end shall be put to corrupt
dealings and unfair PRACTICES; that
gambling shall not parade in business
livery; and that American industry
and trade shall have free scope for
development and extension along the
lines of honorable rivalry, with justice
to stockholders, to employees and to
| the people at large
HIVE Only Begun.
"We must have confidence in the
| n n ST In, l,a
| sanity of the common people, and in a
realization of what underlies our
prosperity. We have only begun the
development Of our country and we
have in prospect enormous resources
which will require all our attention.
This is no time for hating, but is
! the time for an appreciation of the
American opportunity"
Governor Hughes said that the
American people do not desire social
ism even as an experiment. The gov
ernment policy, he said should be
consistent with our constitutional linn
itations and distribution powers.
Special interests must keep thei-
hands off the government in city, state
and national affairs, he declared.
Public rights in forests, mines,
lands and water powers must be. safe
guarded and protected, and there
should be effective supervision of rail-
roads, he said.
A National University.
Governor Hughes was followed by
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. of
the University of California, who de-
voted his remarks to the desira bility
Of establishing a national university
at Washington, ID. c., in accordance
with the express wish of Geo. Wash
| ington.
Honor Washington's Memory.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 22.-Wash-
ington's birthday will be observed by
the Connecticut Society Of the Sons
! of the American Revolution at a great
| banquet tonight, to which several
| speakers of national reputation have
( been invited.
st. Louis Celebrates.
st. Louis, Feb. 22.-Missouri Sons
of the Revolution will honor the men,
| ory of the father of his country at the
annual banquet of the society at the
Southern hotel this evening. Bishop
| Tuttle and other prominent church
men will participate In special rellg-
! ious observances here tomorrow.
Washington Has IA Holiday.
/ Washington, Feb. 22.--Washiugton
was true to its distinguished name in
the celebration Of Washingtons birth
day today. The streets were lined
/ with flags and the stars and Stripes
! hoated from all public buildings, A
general holiday was observed