The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-03
e EATTLE, Wash, Aug. q

EATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2
- Closing a busy day at the
Alaska Yukon-Pacifc exposi-
ton where New York day was
being celebrated, Gov. Chas. E.
Hughes was the guest of honor ut
a banquet given tonight in the
New York state building by the
exposition management. During
the day Governor Hughes visited
the various exhibit buildings, de-
livered an address in the exposi-
ton auditorium, and held a pub
lie reception at the New York
building.
Tomorrow he will be entertained at
luncheon at the Country club and In
the evening will be the guest of the
Cornell Alumni association. He was
invited to participate in the unwilling
OF the bust of James J.. Hill tomorrow
afternoon but was forced to decline.
rs he had made other engagements.
the exposition this afternoon Cover
nor Hughes touched upon the prob
lens confronting American national
life. He said:
Some times We hear men telling us
that we do not have very much respect
for law in this country as compared
with some other countries. If you
are to have respect for law in this
frU 1nv 1e4 hn
sentiments which win common appre-
citation because of their justice and
their fairness. There is no danger Of
socialism here. The reason is that
the average American boy today, the
same as so years ago, starts out from
his home to see what he can make Of
himself and he wants the reward to
which honesty and perseverance enti-
tie him.
There is no chance for demogogy
on any large scale either because of
the growing appreciation of justice
and it's essential relation to the sue
cess of democracy. We are to be
ruled by intelligent public opinion.
We are safe-guarded by extraordinary,
bulwarks of conservatism In this
country in our constitutional provi-
sions, but our security is not in the
constitution however secure or diff
cult to change; our security is in the
educated intelligence of the average
man and his appreciation of what is
due to his neighbor, underlying all is
our sense of national unity. 1t is a
far cry from Coney Island to Mount
Rainier but we are a great deal closer
than we are to Montreal.
thing in which it is interested and it
is right and proper that it should
struggle for that interest, but, after
all, the prosperity of the country as
a whole is more important than any
particular interest and the general
sentiment of our people is that not
only united we stand, but by virtue
of our union we prosper.
I'VE have diversity of laws2 and
there is one of the greatest Erojects
of the future. There was opened up
by the late president of the United
States a wonderful avenue of oppor-
tunity when he called that conference
of governors in Washington year
ago. We have needed to come to-
gether as the representatives of the
respective cOmmonwealths and to
talk over not what shall be done but
what can be best done locally, so
that we may realize the true bonds Of
unity, made possible by our concep-
tion of our common interest and by
increase in the facilities of current
exchanges"
Governor John A. Johnson of Min
nesota and the members of his staff
were conveyed to the exposition
grounds in automobiles this morning
and spent the day visiting the fair.
This afternoon a reception was given
at the home of Mrs. H. c.. Henry in
honor of Mrs. Johnson and wives of
members of the Minnesota governors
staff.