New-York tribune., 1908-01-18
GOVERNOR ON GAMBLING
BL4NES RACING Law.
Dir. Hughes Says Women supply
C0n1uunitus Moral Force.

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Governor Hughes spoke at the dinner of the
West End Womans Republican Association, at
the Hotel Astor, last night on the ideals or gov
ernment and his recommendations to the state
Legislature on racetrack gambling and tenement
house laws The Governor came to the dinner
from Carnegie Hall, and was enthusiastically
received by the assemblage of Republican
women and their husbands. AS he left the
grand ballroom where the dinner was given,
after his speech three cheers were given for
the next President"
Governor Hughes was introduced by Mrs.
William Grant Brown, the president of the as
socation. He expressed his pleasure at being
able to speak TO women, because "a party can
get along without many things, but you can't
get along without moral force and you can't
get moral force in a community unless the
women of that community energize the men
with it
The Governor then spoke of the aims of our
government institutions. saying that there was
nothing he had more at heart than truly rep
resentative government with every interest
Justly represented and special privileges to none.
The need of law putting stop to racetrack
gambling receive the strongest emphasis of the
Governors speech. The present position of the
state, he said. evasion of the constltu-
ton, and he would make the penalty for SUCH
evasions Imprisonment and a fine. III you
want racetrack gambling I'm this state amend
your constitution and say so,' asserted the Gov
ernor. He also urged a strengthening of the
laws protecting immigrants to this state from
fraud.
In regard to political organizations, ne de-
cared that they were necessary if any work
was to be accomplished in the state.
GOVERNOR HUGHES's SPEECH
The Governor said:
Now 1t may be and think your president hlnted
to me when she invited me to be present here thaC
the women desrous of being educated in poiiti-
cal matters NV friends of the male persuasion,
we may say safely ourselves that in all our ac-
tiyities we are learners and educators. We al
ways sit at the feet of those who we know are the
sources of whatever real power We have
y party get along without many thinss puN
it never succeed without moral force, ana
every party this country tries to persuade the
voters that it conspicuously is the party Of moral
force You cannot have moral force and enersfze
the men of the Republic unless the women OF the
Republic have energized those men.
Now | am convinced and l would say that
was born under Republican auspices. We are ac-
custoned To speak Of our fathers in the party. My
father Republican, and l think my mother
was just as good. if not better. Republican
Now. l am of those that believe In the Re
nubIican party-a party OF confirmation. and not
Of negation: a party OF progress; as a party
not prone to vagaries, but sane and constructive.
It has been said by your president in her eio-
auent introduction that were committed to the
principle of republican government. There Is noth-
ing that have deeply at heart than that this
government shall be truly representative. always
expressing the will of the people under the infiu-
ence of educated public opinion, with the repre-
sentatives of people filling their duty TO their
constituents and doing it according to their con-
science recognizing allegiance to any special
interests.
There is nothing that I desire than TO see
our institutions work they were intended TO
work with every department OF government per-
forming its functions to the highest degree or
efficiency, with every true to his oath of
office and the entire administration revealing no
inperfections except those that are the nvartable
result of fallible human mind: in other words,
free institutions for the benefit of all, with ma
ioritv in control and energetic effort on the part
of all to make that majority intelligent and
pressive of the real, progressive sentiment of the
American nation.
And so it is that underlying ell we think or 40
u the determination that there shall be alien
hand placed upon the administration of govern
ment that there shall be perversion of It's ad-
ministration which should be impartial to the
vice of any particular interest. that there should
be equal justice ability and intelligent desire to
serve the interests of all, and that in all
complications of policy should be swayed by no
desire 10 win the favor of the moment, but by a
constant desire to build enduring structure in
which our people live happy. useful lives.
Whatever direction you turn you will find the
necessity for the application OF these simple yet
fundamental principles.
AS TO TRANSIT CONDITIONS.
We have in this city and in this state presented
the problem of regulating great transportation
conditions.
Is it to be dealt with Are 10 have every
matter of fimsy or trivial nature presented In the
midst of a legislative session brought to action
for fai Of
multitude of details which is essential to fair
solution of the problem?
Are we to have laws relating to the interests of
our complex situations enacted under crcum-
stances which make it impossible TO have them
equitable and to provide machinery by
which every Just of complaint can be ex-
amined with anything to indicate impartiaty and
unrea sonableness or are have laws that in
every case can be properly analysed and gone into
before anything definite can be~decided upon?
And so we have sought to rescue the great con-
Germs affecting intimately our workingmen. our
businessmen and everything that is connected
with our activities from congestion and clamor
and enable us TO see the conditions and do things
as tbev ought to be done in the interests of all
the people.
made a recomme ndatIon in my last message
that nc endeavor more thoroughly TO understand
the condition of those who from foreign
countries and settle in this state; that should
know definitely the proceeding of which they are
the victims and that by careful examination We
shoud prepare the way for whatever action within
the proper limits OF state action might be taken in
order TO provide for the welfare of those people.
and at the time providing tor protection of
the interests of the state as well
hone that policy will be adopted by the Legs-
Iature. that provision will be made so that these
matters can be carefully examined.
You have spoken the evil of child labor-this
particular matter which must deal with in this
stato which we have sought to deal with and are