New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

4, nresided over by Henry F Towne preei-
den, of the Merchants Association. After
| the luncheon the party boarded the Chari-
ties Department steamer Correction and
inspected the waterfront and the Bush
terminal docks in Brooklyn, afterward
going UP the East River from the Erie
Pssin TO slst street and thence once more
bv automobile 10 the Waldorf
Governor Eberhardt of Minnesota made a
side excursion into Wall Street and ad-
dressed the MONDAY religious meeting The
substance OF his speech was an appeal 10
the Young men OF the financial district 70
be honest. energetic and persistent
In the evening John a. Sleicher gave 2
dinner for the Visitors az the Union League
r'lvb ard Governor Dig made his fourth
speech Of welcome and said for the fourth
time that there was no state line when the
governors came visiting New York; also
that there was no East and no West
Among those invited 10 meet the Western
executives were ex-senator DepeT and ex
Governors Black and Odell, 4 Barton Hep
burn. George Harvey, z. II. Gary, George
W. Perkins. James Speyer. Emil L. Boas
Newman Erb willard V. King and How
ord Elliott. president Of the Northern Pa
ciac Psilroad
All the governors end eX-governors had
chance 70 speak which caused a delay
in the start Of the special train for the re-
turn 70 the west II had been scheduled
"a start on ths back track ~ 2. m, but
did not get away until 8 2 m. Governor
Eawley Of Idaho took advantage Of the
opportunity 70 say something about labor
troubles. while Governor West OF Oregon
explained the radicalism of that state.
which. he said, was not radicalism, but
business principles applied 10 government.
Governor Hawl=y said that the people Of
tbs West were lsu-sbiding American ctti-
zens. Who believed IN the enforcement of
the Law and obedience 70 the Constitution
Referring 70 the Meyer and Haywood case
he said that while there had been only one
conviction for the murder % Ex-Governor
steunenberg since the trial the Western
Federation Of Miners had ceased 10 be a
menace 10 life and property in the West
and the miners had taken their places as
Law abiding citizens
The ending Of the Mcnamara case N
Los Angeles" he continued. 'sugurs vel
for the security Of life and property all over
the country. No longer will the labor
unions be under the control OF those who
will use them for mercenary or unlawful
ends. bur thev Will unite with the good
citizens everywhere in working for the
common good of our country
Governor West said that the various
"isms" tried by Oregon-the Australian
ballot. the registration law, the primarV
law, the initiative and the referendum, the
recall. the corrupt practices act ard the
Presidential preference primaries-Tere only
means taken h. the people Of that state
to secure In their government exactly what
Judge Gary insisted on in the manage
ment Of the Steel Corporaton-s dollars
return FOR every dollar spent. As an an
swer 10 the criticism that the state was
radical and the laws we're A hndrance 70
progress, he called attention 10 the growth
of the state in the last ten years.
or the recall, Governor West said that
IT was never taken seriously in oregon. os-
pecislv the recall OF tho Judges. Good,
clean men were elected to the bench, no
said and the state was proud Of them As
2 matter Of fact, the recall had never been
exercised on a state official Come right
down tc II. though" he said If YOU get
q bad man Oh the bench, Why not take
him Off The same power that puts him
there takes him Of 90