New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
HUGHES NOT THE ISSUE
TELLS LOTOS CLUB HE
REGRETS ALIGNMENTS.
GoUernor Pleads for Direct Nomina-
tons, and Says Days of the
Bosses Are N0r OUer.

Hailed again a coming President Gov
ernor Hughes the guest OF the Lotos CLUB
last night at the last dinner the club viii give
before fitting from its old hospitable house 10
its new quarters. Frankly and earnestly the
Governor told of his belief in the great and
prosperous future Of the country; the need or
proper and more adequate education of the
rising generation after it had left the elemen-
tary schools: the need Of reform in the lower
courts, particularly those Of criminal Jurls-
prudence, and the need of system Of repre-
sentation whereby the representative of the
people should be directly responsible to his con-
stituents and not to the boss of any district.
When Frank r Lawrence introduced the
Governor he said:
New York already has given five occupants
to the Presidential chair, and should she wirnln
the next few years be called upon to sacrifice
another of her sons the is not far to seek.
and 1t seems to me- gentlemen. and I believe
that It seems to you, that career so solldly
founded. SO filed with fine achievement and
high aspirations as that of Governor Hughes,
should not be permitted to stop even with the
Governorship of New York
The speech of Governor Hughes was inter
rupted at frequent points by the applause
which greeted him each time he drove home
sharp and incisive phrase, the need of greater
AoNeAiS-
people were coming gradually to their own. he
said. and now what was needed the most was an
education. which unhappily was denied to the
great majority of the people. who did not pass
beyond the elementary schools.
Direct nominations at the primaries we're
touched on with a few words, but in terse
crisp sentences the Governor once more forcloly
outlined his thoughts, saying that he was not an
issue He had confidence, he said. in the sound
reason Of the people when 1t came TO the final
analysis Never before. he said, had so many
of the voters known so we'll for what they were
voting. or had so much knowledge of political
and civic facts.
END OF POLITICAL DICTATOR.
we must do away now with the blacklist
and the boycott in politics. he said THE time
has passed when there can be a political dcts-
tor in any city
He said he stood for the freer expression OF
the will of the people IN party leadership, so
that each leader would have to stand as the
of the express will Of his con-
stituents.
He declared also for legitimate competition In
business saying it of supreme Importance
that the worthy individual effort should receive
an adequate reward 1t has not been discomfort,
he said, that has given impetus to new condi-
tions in the business and political worlds but
an awakening of tha people Socialism" he
said, has no place and never will have any
place In this country" The Governor said:
While we are considering the glories of the
mast of the state we must not be unnlindful OF
the future AS I said I am constantly pressed
by two emotions, one Of pride and one OF ambi-
ton When ! look at the commerc1al interests
of the state at the ability that is represented
in the colossal financial undertakings that are
here in evidence, amazed at the extraor-
found here in the great State of New York 1t
is indeed ali empire state, and it should repre-
sent in all that goes to make up its varied ad-
ministration, the very best OF that OF Whlch Tree
institutions are capable.
I would not underestimate what we have
achieved It is written on every hand 1t is
written in great financial tnst1turlons-tne
security of which is the bulWark or the Repup-
lie II Ia written in our talent for varied com
merciai and industrial enterprises Nowhere In
this favored land can more be found of com
merce in regard to talent. ingenuity ana actual
than may be found in the State
of New York.
And then [ turn TO the other side and think
of what still remains to be done. Ny friends I
want Won to believe what is right; to stand for
what is right and make this great state worthy
Of free community.
EDUCATIONAL WORK NEEDS.
an, not one of those who desire 10 see an
extension of the functions of the state in un-
tried felds. or who would forget the feelings of
our common human nature. and suppose that
hv concentration of strength and enterprise
in Collective effort we would solve that which
Individual effort and strength have heen unable
70 achieve But do stand for the very best
work in those lines IN which we nave already
entered.
We find in our educational work a great op-
Continued third
nEwEyrs "BRUT CUVEE" CHAMPAGNE.
quality, Sparkle and dg DT}ness are s9per9;