Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-18
HUGHES REPLIES TO
HECKLERS IN IOWA;
R0UNDLY CHEERED
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York had legislation in it's favor by
which the consumers Of gas paid a
rate, as fixed by law and sustained
by the courts. oflS0 cents.
Then there followed an nvesti-
! cation OF much wider concern. It re-
lated to the security of the homes Of
Americans. 1t related to the security
Of those who through life insurance
had endeavored to protect thcir lives
| and their children against the hazard
Of untimely death We had in that
n very laborious inquiry. II brought
70 my attention great variety Of
matters deeply affecting the interests
Of the community.
I'VE endeavorcd to safeguard the
| policyholders OF the nation by wise
legislation, regulating our life insur-
ance enterprise We endcavored to
see to It that public supervision should
be entirely impartial and wholly eff
ciont In the interest Of those con-
ccrned in this great enterprise.
- was called from this TO the gov
ernorship Of the state. / went with a
great deal of information with respect
TO the conduct Of public business.
went 10 the governors chair with this
determination, that while / sat there,
there would be no influence or power
which should IN any way affect my
action so as to be in the slightest de-
gree injurious to the welfare of all
the people in that state"
The crowd interrupted with a Yell
who's all right?' some ono shout
ed. The answer came from every
section Of the house, in a roar
"Hughesl"
"Now. / refer to this" Mr. Hughes
continued. because there has been re-
Gently an extraordinary statement
made that in some way l have become
sponsor for invisible government
Such "A preposterous charge needs no
attention and yet / should like to take
advantage of the fact that it has been
uttered to remind the American peo-
PIE Of one or two things.
TN the first place. during my
govcrnorship at Albany there was no
barter Of appointments for lcgisla-
ton.
"In the next place, legislation was
considered upon its merits in the
open.
at the same time, we had legisla-
ton dealing with the great subject OF
the regulation Of the public utilities,
There we're men who did not at that
time see the importance Of that
action. We thought that it was time
to vindicate the supremacy of the
public interest We did not buy our
way through the legislature; we did
not compromise with principle. We
went straight to the people Of the
state, and the people sustained our
policies and they were enacted into
law.
II desire 70 say to my fellow citi-I
zens that no one more than / stands
dcterminedly against every influence
Of the invisible government against
every alliance Of business and politics
against every subversion Of the ma
chinery of government to any private
purpose against every means OF cor
ruption in our public life.
"And | should not want to occupy
the highest station in the gift of the
people, except upon the terms upon
which ! shall occupy it if called; and
that Is that there is no promise or.
obligation to any man, ana that We
will stand there with visible govern
ment, according to our constitutional
system, in the interest of all the peo-
pie of this land
The nominee had Just about con-
cluded his attack on tho administra
ton for the enactment of the Adam
son bill, when he was asked if he
would repeal the measure is elected.
only dear sir" he replied to the
question, you cannot repeal a sur
rcndcr." The crowd chcered. you
cannot repeal what has been done by
this abdication Of authority" Mr..
Hughes continued, "and further your
question shows that you do not fully
understand the terms Of the Adamson
bill
Under the Adamson bill it goes
into effect the first of January then
there is provision that for six
months or nine months, there shall he
observations of It's workings, six
months is the minor period; nine
months the maximum period, and
then the wages which are to be upon
this new basis shall continue to be-
paid until thirty days after the report
OF the commission,
"Now sir, this will have been I'M
operation for a very long time before
should even take the executive
chair, II elected, and win have COM
plctod its purpose before congress
would have its session in the follow
ing December
u do not suppose that any question
Of repeal would be involved, but II
do say, that when that question arises,
if It does arise, If | am elecsd, | will
follow the principle that l now state
and have just stated of asccrtanng
the exact facts ana what justice would
dictate ought to be done at that time,
Mr.. Hughes concluded his speech
with a reiteration of his denial that a
vote for him meant a vote for war
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