Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10

upon full light of publicity oee
thrown upon all affairs of pubic inter
est.
An. Appreciation of Justice Hughes
An article published by Ida NJ. Tarben
in the American Magazine during JUS
tice Hughes service as Governor OF Ne"
York has recently been quoted by in'i-
mates of the justice as being an uh-
usually faithful sketch of Mr. Hughes
the man and pablo servant Miss TAR
bell says. in part: .,,
people. 1t is for the people to say u
the service is satisfactory and TO rews.~
accordingly All that has come to GOV:
Hughes so far has come as a result OF
taking his theory seriously.
Speaking of his work on the insurance
committee. hitherto referred to. MUS
Tarbell says:
spared The very reasons many an
interceder gave that he be less ruthless
the good of the party, the good OF
business, popular confdence-he used Tor
the prosecutor. He was faithful to his
own Interpretation of his part in the ex-
animation. 1t is not my function, nor
do I purpose in this investigation, TO
prove men either guilty or innocent of
crime. II is my purpose to elicit the
facts unsparingly. but impartially. to be
dealt with according to their merits. and
SO far as possible to uncover whatever
abuses exist.
Referring to the period which proceeded
Mr.. Hughes election to the governorship
of New York. Miss Tarbell says:
Not Popular With Bosses.
There is no doubt that Mr. Hughes
strength with the people was his weak
ness with the old rank and file of the
party organization. They did not nat
urally like his methods. He threw too
much light on things. He let it fall on
republicans and democrats alike. too: in
fact, the republicans had come out of
the insurance investigation much blacker
than the democrats from the gas in
vestigation.
Gov. Hughes is one of the hardest
he is at his desk by o'clock in the
morning. and he frequently remains
there until midnight and after. with
regular but not overlong hours for
the capacity for sustained daily work.
but he has himself so in hand that he
can undergo successfully extraordinary
strains: This was first shown in the gas
and insurance Investigations. limited
time was given him for the work. IL
he obtained the information he wanted
In the period set, it meant frequently
sixteen, eighteen and sometimes more
port for the gas committee he worked
night and day from Sunday until he I'm
ished at o'clock the next Friday morn
ing. The insurance work was much more
severe. Mr.. Hughes worked on the in
surance report at his home continuously
day and night from January to Febru-
airy "a He came out from these strains
pale but mistaken. AS soon as possible
after both Investigations he took a long
tramping tour in Switzerland. Mr..
hughes, as matter of fact, ia an en-
thusiastic out-of-door man.
Has Passion for Work.
But aside from this no man could put
through such an amount of sound work
as Gov. Hughes, if he had not n really
passionate interest in it. Every fresh
problem is new excitement to him. 1t
seems to re-energize his powers. He
goes at a new piece of work like hungry
man at a meal one of his secretaries
told me. AT the same time, he has a
remarkable faculty of firing those who
work with him with something OF his
spirit and energy.
Naturally a man who labors SO earn
estly and thoroughly to find out the
facts in case holds determinedly to his
conclusions. When Gov. Hughes has
come 10 conclusion. he is as fixed as
,Aoraham Lincoln wasE. e., he is abso-
iuteiy loyal to matured judgment. The
fool does right all the time said one
disgruntled interviewer
The real strength of Gov. Hughes is
MS unwavering application of his theory
OF good politics. He is so convinced he
is right that he cannot be budged from
a position he has taken, neither can his
serenity be disturbed by the gossip
his attitude. Results have justified his
faith: Time and again his straight deal
ing has made the intricate and secret
maneuvering of politicians LOOK cheap
and clumsy.
Work with him is sweetened by all
sorts OF healthy interests and recrea tons
He is no anaemic, cantankerous book
worm. HIS eye is clear. his cheek rudy.
ms step nrm. his sleep sound. In private
NE ne is a buoyant, joyful person. fond
OF BOOKS OF all sorts, stories of adventure
Mr.. Dooley, 1bsen, Henry james
player. mountain climber-he has been
over most of Switzerland on foot: fond
of his friends and his family, his college
and his church
Earnest in Democracy.
He certainly has a passion for de. 4,
mocracy, and therein lies his real i'm '
portance. Gov. Hughes is no mere
oureaucrat. intent simply on doing the
days work well. without any idea of
its relation to the tendencies of the
times. He is man keenly alive to the
unrest OF the nation, and keenly con-
WINGED that there are real reasons for
that unrest. He believes that grave
abuses have grown up under our pres
emit system, which, if it is to stand,
must be corrected. All of his effort is
directed toward this correction. Charles
f. Hughes is engaged in a passionate
effort to vindicate the American sys-
tenn of government
THE means he employs are simple
direct and understandable. They are
based entirely on serious faith in the
people. The whole substance OF his
theory of action hinges on this faith. DO
everything in the open-make everything
clear-force every man to make good or
make way for successor To men who
prefer to befuddle rather than enlighten
the people. who believe in secrecy and
scheming. the Hughes program seems
they come in Contact with
and disappear
Justice Hughes is married and has
four children. He married Miss An
oinette Carter in Brooklyn, N. Y. in
1888. They have three daughters.
Helen. Catherine and Elizabeth. and
son. Charles E. Hughes. jr.