New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
prosperous. prolonged applause and
cheers.)
Cheers for Hedoes

CnterS.)
Cheers for Hedges.
Mr.. Hedges, who followed Senator Root,
was greeted with prolonged cheers. a
voice from the gallery exclaimed: "Oh,
you Job"
Maybe you think you're nominated"
said Mr.. Hedges. looking upward. 1T Is
new experience for me-" he said. ito
present an argument in behalf of myself.
and II l refer to myself with any degree
or frequency IL is only because / believe
that / represent a cause and not for any
pride OF opinion.
Il saw that the distinguished gentle
man who presided over the Democratic
convention. or whatever that gathering
may be called, said that the Republican
party drew a Joker from the pack and
nominated him for Governor"
Hey, Job" came another voice from
the gallery, ''the joker wins in many a
good game"
That" said Mr.. Hedges complacently,
rs one Of the arts of refined oratory-to
let the other fellow say II for you. Aud
/ am going to play that card on the fifth
day of November and whatever is on
the board i am going to pick up.
Everybody Wants to Deal"
II believe in a square deal So does
everybody. The trouble IS, everybody
wants to deal. l am looking for a rea-
sonably extended temporal career, but
yield to no man who walks the earth in
desire to be wholesome and decent and
brotherly and to help the other man. The
test Of generosity is not what YOU give,
but what you have remaining when It is
over.
you can divide men into two classes
men and shrimps. l want no more OF
this question of whether the people rule.
want an election law so simple that
man will not have to retain an attorney
to determine whether or not he can vote.
I'VE have got to lock horns with a
party that commends the administration
| Of a man it dare not nominate-a pc
culiar thing"
Now, what has that distinguished adj
| ministration done up there?' asked MI
Hedges. who continued:
1t went into office proclaiming that the
| Republican party had been a failure for
sixteen years in Albany, and they did
| not change a single law-eXcept 10 get
| little more patronage. (Laughter). They
did not change single policy OF admin
| istration. From the highroads they be,
| came highwaymen; everything looked
alike TO them.
/ don't believe our form of govern
ment is worn out; don't believe
the Constitution of the United States
is decayed; l don't believe you have
to change IL every minute just to
pass the time away; / don't believe you
have TO reorganiZe our system or gov
eminent just TO justify some gentlemen
making speeches. No! that Constitution
which we live. and we are TO furnish
| the rooms with wise legislation under
its provisions that is all. applause
you TO vote the Republican ticket for the
reason that 1t is the only practical method
this fall TO accomplish concrete results.
(Applausel ! ask you 10 express your
disapproval. in so doing, with the present
administration at Albany, which has been
unfair, not frank: that has reversed some
OF the most practical features that were
put upon the books by Governor Hughes
(applause); that has made an administra-
ton byword and scandal, plaything
and profit
Wadsworth on Lswmakins.
Mr.. wadsworth, the Republican nom
inee for Lieutenant Governor, was the
next speaker. He said in part as follows:
What has been the spirit that has con-
trolled the administration that succeeded
Hughes? We saw a Legislature, Demo-
cratic in both branches. sitting month
after month. squabbling-what about?
Who was the best man for United states
Senator? No. Who would be TT in the
control of the Democratic party Petty
political maneuvring has characterized
their entire tenure of Office.
We have seen even the Governor OF the
state trading a Supreme Court judge for
O. Superintendent of Banks, an open trade
with Democratic Senate. Applause)
We have seen a Democratic Senate declin-
Ing TO confirm a member of the upstate
Public Service Commission Why? Be
cause the Democratic boss Of the city OF
Buffalo said he was not an organization
Democrat. (Appause)
When We see politics injected as IL was
this last winter in the confirmation OF one
OF those men public Service Commission),
let me tell you that we are standing on
the brink of a great danger For should
politics once become established In these
two tribunals there would grow up In
this state a veritable Frankenstein, a po-
litical power such as this or any other
state has never known, 10 throttle public
opinion and to corrupt elections.
Other speakers were Abraham Gruber,
Martin SAKE, Robert V. Matthews, Will
lam NJ SLIDER and Abram Goodman.
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