Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
Career of Charles E. Hughes
One of Able Public Service
Described as an Indefatigable Worker, With
'Passion for Democracy" won Recogni-
: ton as Investigator of big Business.

houses OF nation wide notoriety. Wn'..
governor he took great me- the
conditions of the poor in the me.op
oils He has always been a trems
dous worker. and he always ihss
upon full light OF puoiio,hJiy, inter
thrown upon all affairs OF pubic ihtei
est
An Appreciation Of Justice Hughes
An article published by Ida NJ Taroeu
in the American Magazine during jus
tice Hughes service as Governor OF Ne"
York has recently been quoted by inu-
mates of the Justice as being an un-
usually faithful sketch OF Mr.. Hughes'
the man and public servant NILES
Public ONCE is service-service for the
people. 1t is for the people 70 say ~
the service is satisfactory and 70 Gnv
accordingly. All that has come to GOV:
Hughes SO far has come as a result VI
taking his theory seriously
\ Speaking Of his work on the insurance
Committee. hitherto referred TO- MISS
Nothing eluded him. nobody was
spared. The very reasons many an
interceder gave that he be less ruthless
the good of the party. the good OF
business, popular confidence-he used for
being ruthless. And yet he was never
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. 1t 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 preceded
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 1t 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
workers in the United States. At Albany
he is at his desk by o'clock in the
there until midnight and after. with
regular but not overlong hours for
iunchng and dining. He not only has
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. II
| he obtained the information he wanted
| in the period set, it meant frequently
sixteen, eighteen and sometimes more
hours Of daily labor. In writing the re:
| port for the gas committee he worked
night and day from Sunday until he I'm
ished at 5 o'clock the next Friday morn
ing. The insurance work was much more
surance report at his home continuously
day and night from January 8 to Febru-
airy q He came out from these strains
pale but mistaken. AS soon as possible
tramping tour in Switzerland. Mr..
Hughes. as matter of fact, is an On
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, IL he had not a really
passionate interest in II. Every fresh
problem is new excitement to him. 1t
seems to re-energize his powers. He
goes at a new piece of work like a hungry
man at meal one of his secretaries
told me. At the same time, he has a
work with, him with something Of his
| spirit and energy.
Naturally man who labors SO earn
estiy and thoroughly to find out the
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conclusions. When Gov. Hughes has
come to conclusion, he is as fixed as
Abraham Lincoln was-i. e.. he is abso-
lutely loyal to a 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
position he has taken, neither can his
serenity be disturbed by the gossip
p Mnic at,i 6esets him as a consequence Of
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 recreations
he is no anaemic, cantankerous book
worm. HIS eye is clear, his cheek rudy.
ms step firm, his sleep sound. In private
NE he is buoyant. joyful person. fond
OF DOCKS OF all sorts, stories of adventure
Mr.. Dooley, Ibsen. 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-
mocracy, and therein lies re- real i'm
portance. Gov. Hughes is no mer.
oureaucrat. intent simply on doing the
days work well. without any idea of
It's 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
e. Hughes is engaged in a passionate
EFFORT to vindicate the American sys-
tenn of government.
The means he employs are simple,
direct and understands BILE 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 a successor To men who
prefer to befuddle rather than enliRhten
the people, who believe in secrecy and
scheming. the Hughes program seems
childish-until they come in contact with
it! Then their best laid plans shriyel I'M
and disappear NE
Justice Hughes is married and has
four children. He married Miss An
toinette Carter in Brooklyn, N. Y. in
1889 They have three daughters.
Helen. Catherine and Elizabeth. and a
son. Charles E. Hughes. jr.