New-York tribune., 1908-10-21
CHANLER QUERIES
ALREADY DEAD issue
GOVERNOR DEUOLISHES
OPPONEN,sx9 ANSH,ER.
Sho1cs Up Lieutenant GOrernOr c1
Dodger in Long Tour IN St Lar
renee and Franklin Counties.
lBy telegraph to The TriDune.I

/ prolonged silence on the gambling and Public
/ Service questions as big break. indeed Gov
/ ernor Hughes o-day replied to the ten questions
/ propounded yesterday by his adversary in a
direct rapid fire fashion which showed his JOY
in coming to grips and delighted every audiences
which he met in this rorth country The clear
/ ness and force of his answers left nothing to be
/ desired and the attitude of his hearers maze
/ it plain that the Chanier questions already were
dead issue in this campaign
| Governor Hughes seized the first opportunity
| this morning at Malone. TO denolish his oppo-
| nent's Yankee answer to his own searching
| questions regarding the Democratic attitude on
the vital issues this election From there on at
every meeting IN a day-long swing across Frank
lin and ST. Lawrence counties the Governor
| showed that not only was Mr.. Chanler dOdger.
since he had directly failed to answer the Hughes
questions. but trying desperately TO draw
herring across the trail by setting forth imma-
teria foolish and impertinent counter questions
The Governor led up to his answers in vigorous
phrases which came fairly bounding from his
lips
Every once in a while read some aHusion
to personal liberty. some vague statements about
not having anybody limit personal liberty said
he while I am not for limiting anybody's per-
sonal liberty is it intended TO suggest that those
who want to take personal liberties with the
constitution viii be encouraged II SO, say So
and let find out
II have looked through il and read IL and re-
read it." said the Governor OF Chanler's. alleged
answer Il did not find any answer at all There
are a number of filings and taunts at me and a
number of reflections on me, which can afford
to ignore
COMMENT ON CHAMBERS STATEMENT
NO candidate for any office would dare get
on a platform and say he was against the en-
forcement of the law. commented the GoVeFhOT
on ChanIer's statement. Il want TO know
whether he wants a change in the law ana WIZ
recommend it and try to get it. That is what
those people are after VINO have been using the
name of personal liberty for the purpose why
this evasion. why this lodging? There IS some
thing more important in this world than getting
votes
This is 10 time for evasion the Governor
added 1T is particularly Important Iha' ''e
denuncation Of government as 1t appears III tiie
Deu,ocratii platform should be made SPECIFIC
because Of the situation in the city of New YORK
and the uowerfuI interests that are desiring 70
escane the restrictions of the Public Service
commissions law in the interest OF hnancial
manipulation We determined that there
shall be no recurrence of the old abuses ana the
only thing that stands between the public ana
their recurrence Is the Public Service commits
sions law. so / ask him to come out in the open
upon me nor by taunts- 1t is not that Is IN
voIved: 1t is policy in the interests of the peo-
ple OF the state to secure just regulation Of our
public service corporations. and the people OF
the state want 10 know where my opponent
stands. It does not hurt business to vigorously
enforce the laws for any honest enterprise
to stand for the uublic rights and the perform
ance of duties on the basis of which public fran
chises are granted That is good thing for
business 1t makes every honest business man
feel secure in his work because hlegitimate
work is rendered more difficult What hurts
business is the touch of the unintelligent hand
the man who does not care what he does as long
as he does it quick 1 not for that sort et
thing. The country cannot stand IL
The Governors answer to the Chanler queS-
tions appear elsewhere
The meeting here tonight gave the Governor
another opportunity to hammer these points
home 1t was a large and enthusiastic affair."
though held in this strong Democratic city.
Congressman MaIby met the Governor at tbs
station. and there d torchSht parade
through the city to the Seymour Hotel. where
the Governor took dinner. The Governors
meetings for the last two days have been in
strong Republican territory. yet reports from
political workers in Clinton. Franklin and St
Lawrence counties are that the Governor will
lose Republican votes Optimists say he Will get
a larger vote than he did two years ago
LEAVES PLATTsBURG BEFORE DAYLIGHT.
Governor Hughes left PIattsburg before day.
light to-day passing through Rouse's Point, the
extreme northern town in this state. and around
to Malone. reaching there about 9 a m. There
big throng OF people at the station 10
meet him. with band and multitude OF noisy
small boys. who clamored for Hughes buttons
Assemblyman HawIey, Of Franklin County.
boarded the train there and remained with the
Governors party to this place. introducing him
at many meetings. Immediately when the Gov
ernor left the train he taken 70 the How
ard House for a reception. which was repeated
his return from two meetings where he spoke.
From this reception he went. escorted by cheer
ing people. to the Opera House which had been
jammed full for an hour before his arrival in
town. While he was speaking Register Prem
dergast was addressing a meeting in the Town
Hail. across the street. and when the Governor
finished with the first meeting he went over
there.
At breakfast the Governor had read a report
OF the Chanler questions propounded at Newburs,
yesterday. Their nature. which suggested in
evitabIy final and complete reply and the fact
that at last he had smoked out the Democrat.
put the Governor on his mettle He-was as keen
for an opportunity to answer ChanIer as a thor
oushbred horse for garop. So when the burst
Of hand clapping which greeted him when he
entered the Malone Opera House died away. hs
Jumped the work with scarcely word OF In
PRODUCTION. His voice vibrant. his eyes bright.
he shot out his answers 70 the Chanler PROPOSE
tions So rapidly and convincingly that the ste
nographers were put to it keep up with him.
and he swept the audience OF it's feet This was
the effect at every meeting Sometimes no
varied the fashion in which he led up TO his