Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
DEPARTMENT TO ACT HUGHES ON ROOSEVELT
Post Office TangIe May Has Good Word to Say for
Speedily Be Strengthened. the President.
RESULT OF COMPLAINTS TALKS AT POUGHKEEPSIE
Remedial Measures Calls Republicans Party Golden
Consideration. Opportunity.
DELAYS STILL CONTINUE RACE TRACK GAMING FIGHT
Believes the Policy
Month All Government Business
Cases Come o Light High Ideals
TALKS AT POUGHKEEPSIE
Calls Republicans Party of Golden
Opportunity.
RACE TRACK GAMING FIGHT
Believes in the Open-Door Policy for
All Government Business.
High Ideals.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, March T.
Gov. Hughes was given luncheon by
Francis G. Landon at the Nelson House
tonight and subsequently made a cam
paign speech TO the Dutchess County
Republican Club at Columbus Institute.
The subject of wine at the luncheon was
broached by the caterer to Mr.. Langdon,
who held up his hands and explained:
Just plain water for us. Remember
the fate of Fairbanks So water was
the only liquid served.
At Columbus Institute the governor
was impassioned in his plea for a high
neral responsibility on the part of New
Yorks executive and the republican
party. which latter. he declared. under
the indomitable influence of President
Roosevelt still represents the conscience
of the Anne rican people
This is no country for vagaries," he
declared. What is to be done must be
done in a way that ca be demonstrated
as wise to the intelligence Of thinking
catchwords nor to attempt to attract
votes by measures ill-devised for Amer
lean enterprise
Sanity and Reform
We must safeguard all that is good
while we ffarlessly destroy all that is
evil Never was American life more
wholesome than today or more intent
on securing proper government. Every
American looks for the chance to get
ahead. and he would rather go ahead
In straight line than in a crooked and
devious way. Because of this very con-
hdence we must devote ourselves as
siduously to every matter which needs
attention as citizens. that our progress
be genuine because orderly"
+ The governor then went on to speak Of
the measures enacted last year to provide
more effective supervision and regulation
of our great transportation systems In
doing this he said that it was his inten-
ton to have the will of the paople hon
estly and properly executed. that these
great agencies OF our commercial life
should be honestly administered with the
supreme for good ends. He added: I've
went on the principle that you can get
TO point and decide it. That is the es-
sential thing in. any measure Of reform.
See what is needed and attend to 1t in
an open and fair-minded way 50 that the
people can understand what is being
done.
The governor continued: 80 we tried
to attend to this thing in that way; tried
to get men with no hooks on them.
back door influence.
''They have got to have to be done on
their merits and on their oaths. even
against their good friends.
Aon' ipl- of on,,hl
who comes to me and talks about any in
terests Of the republican party standing
in the way of reforms. If we are allowed
that 1t would only be little while when
name on the ballot. If we give the peo-
pie what they want the party will be in
vincible in New York state.
Wants a Fair Fight.
I'VE have now one measure he said,
that goes to the heart Of things. and this
is the bill to abolish this iniquitous race
track gambling. The republican party In
this state cannot afford for the sake Of
gamblers to turn down the constitution OF
the state l have said that We are party
of moral purposes. If the party ever for
gets that it will go steadily into decline.
We must save the thousands of men who
are now going TO their ruin by way OF race
track gambling. The republican party
cannot afford 10 dodge this issue
Gov. Hughes then turned his attenuon
to party leadership which. he said, ought
to be won in fair and open fight.
I'VE don't want leadership won by chi
canery. 1t is not necessary to win that
way. We should have equal rights as
partisans as we have equal rights as citi-
Zens.
The governor spoke in favor of direct
nominations OF a, permisslve character
Republicans he said should be desirous
in all these measures to show their wish
TO go forward as a progressive party. not
Welding to foolish notions. but honestly
desirous to do anything TO make the party
better the administration of government
better to provide good laws, honestly en-
forced and to provide glorious future
! for the Empire state.