New-York tribune., 1908-05-05
THE GOVERNORS sPEECH.
The Governors speech vas.

The character Of d community Ike thai. OF n
individual depends upon is seIf-respect =
must aave capacity for whoIesorne. and per
slstant resentment against those Who corrupt Cr
pervert its Institutions. There are those Who
care more about the enactment OF particular
laws than they do about the means thar are
taken 10 secure them 7 an not one or thcS-
The most important thing Is the moral force.
the moral stamina Of -b4 con--7r1rrrv vs-ioh As
hack OF the laws hiCh makes rsCesssry their
enactment. u hiCh CompAIs their enforcement
after they are enacted The protest OF the Bos-
ronians and the indignation that was diSpIsyed
in dumping the tea into Boston Harbo- we're
worth more 70 the cause of independence than
any amount OF astute and political rnan1pula-
tions which would have carried the repeal of TIE
iriquitous taxes
We must be more careful a 20 the manner n
which Ne endaavor to secure results that ~
deem be just Chicanery can be orfss- bv
-hicanery, skilful r1anipUlstIons Of legislators
by other sklful ruanipularions OF legislators
The one thing that counts IN a democratic S-a-e
Is the integrity Of the people which stands -
straightforward. honest government. and impair
tial laws voicing the people $ sentiments II 3
also we'll that We should denoE7ce at al times
every effort 10 corrupt 0u- politics bur denu1-
cistior win be of 10 avail except as VIC am a.
some target and select some concrete example or
vice and deal with II effectively
Nov. II 50 sppens that We have the jUsti6c1-
tion for denuucistiou- and We have the eoncrete
example Of vice with which must not faii .
deal Parties have differed virh regard - rhe
Interpretation ~ the constitution learned
iI6-As have differed 70 tho nearing of The
constitution I'm particular ~aSes- Hit " = d Ne"
thing for one Of people IN this country 'T anT
nofirf~aI perSua- sion 10 think that u is SAFE
thing or good politics defy the plain words -
the constitution Of the state
TOO MUCH DOUBLE DEALING"
am here tonight exercising the prerc=arivss
of the Executive ~ the state IN talking - the
people That L. the sort % thing I believe IN
W. have too much of double dealing with a Ger
tain justification in the end sought - 10 accom-
pIiShed- What We need more thar anything else
in this country is a plain understanding with the
QeoulA Of what We can and What We cannot ac-
compIsh. and a direct popular government
through honest representation
This question that We have before - -'-niSlt
is not a new one in this country and New York
is rather behind the times than ahead ~ thT,n
in taking il up In 1875 an attempt = a. uads
in PENNSYLVANIA 70 pass a bill substantially SIM
lar TO the Percy Gray law That bill fatied n
1904 a bill 70 the same effect was PASSED =
Ohio. but il was vetCed by Governor HeFrlcS
upon the ground that IT was AGAINST the rnoTaL
constitution
Governor Hughes then went on % descrloe
how attempts had been made 20 pass siInlia-
bills in Missouri and New Hampshire and otneT
states in the Union He also compared tF-
conditions OF gambling laws IN those states az"
the evils theretrom which aroused the asitAtl'"
against betting in al forms. He went on
Some years ago President Harrison expressed
himself on this question tn a MESSAGE cOics -
the racetrack betting ia the District oI -
Iu1lbia when h returned without ms apprVNaA
a bin 20 prohibit gambling OF any Slhd me-
President Harrison then said NlN opJsC'lu
the bin is that II does not prohibit ooJ On -
contrary. IL expressly shields certain -ottlS
gambling, especially that AZ the raestEaeA. %