The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-11
HUGHES HAS A
V[RY BUSY DAY
DELIVERS THREE ADDRESSES
DISCUSSING POLITICAL IS
SUES OF TIE DAY.
ABROAD REGULATION
And River IMPROVEMENT Favored On
Conservative Linee--Would Pun
ieh Vlolators OF the L aw
Much Enthusi asm.

MUCH EIAIidoidoiiis
Boston, Mass, March 10-Goyernor
Hughes, Of New YORK, deliver d
three addr, sscs in this city tonight
before business college organizations.
Early in the evening the Hughes
club of Harvard composed of 300
escorted Hughes to fremont
Temple, whore the sanual banquet Of
the New England Dry Goods associa.
ton was held After other speakers
had addressed the assemblage Hughes
was introduced.
The governor spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Public ffice administered solely for
the public benefit the pubiis domal
and our natural resources safeguard
ed and developed exclusively In the
public interest public franchises and
privileges granted only upon condi-
tions which secure adequate return
and protect the public from impasi-
ton; publis obligations rigidly enforc-
ed and the opportunity of each so
and restrained that Cthers
may have equal opportunity these
are the essentials of our liberties.
In dealing with the problems that
are presented the first duty is to know
We are an intelligent people. and our
danger almost always lies In lack Of
knowledge or imperfect understand
ing OF the facts.
Railroad Regulation.
The majority rule, and the majority
must be Informed if they wculd rule
wisely Therefore it is of the first
that, wherever it is found
20 he lacking. machinery should be.
provided so that specific grievances
may be inquired into and matters Of
public concern may be decided upon
their merits For example, with re
gard to railroads, it Is not to be denied
that they are public enterprises, con
Quoted under public authc rity. They
enjoy their important functions be,
cause they have obtained public pri
yileges and have exercised through
delegation the sovereign right of EN-
nent domain. They are subject to reg
llation and, on account of well known
abuses, the power to regulate is being
exercised and will continue to be eX-
arcised. The American people will net
tolerate unjust discrimination or i'm
proper service, and they will insist up.
On demonstrating that the will of the
people is supreme and that the crea.
lures of the state shall not dominate
It's government.
But the people are too intelligent
not to recognize the vast importance
# the development of our railroad en-
of providing bettermentS
and improved facilities and the neces
sity of raising the necessary money
10 attain these objects They are not
of our dependence upon
these artificial highways of commerce,
and are most anxious that their eff.
cheney shall be increased to meet the
demands of trade.
That grievances may be setteled,
unfair determinations avoid, reason.
able and impartial service secured
without committing on the other hand
the egregious blunder of sitting need
ed enterprise, it is essential that the
facts should be understood, that com
plants should be rescued from fruit
less agitation. and that through proper
opportunity should be af-
forded to ascertain the truth and to
mete out justice according to the
facts The concerns of these great
are too closely related to
the welfare of the people in their
thousand fold activities to permit
them to become the subject of arbi-
trary action And while We are insist
ent upon regulation and the supremacy
of the will of the people, We must de
mand with equal vigor that there shall
be an opportunity for fair hearing and
Just uttbTHindllDH HIS Is tlif BOllte
the establishment of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. II
is the policy in pursuance of which
legislation has recently been enacted
in the state of New York.
The people are tired of bossism; Of
the use of political machinery to place
men in office for the purpose of serv-
ing special interests: of the use of
public prerc gatives for private gain;
and of the prostitution of grants of
power to selfish advantage. They rec
ognize the necessity for political or
ganization and leadership. but they
would have both organization and
represent principles and
square with the requirements of pub
lis service. And there will be no
in this demand. The people
will insist that the watchwords OF
every department of government must