Arizona republican., 1916-10-18

Such preposterous charge needs no attention, and yet should like to take advantage of the fact that 1t has been uttered to remind the American people of one of two things.
 Tn the first place. during my gov ernorship at Albany there was no bar ter Of appointments for legislation.
 Tn the next place, legislation was considered upon its merits in the open.
 There was no semblance of invisible government. You cannot find a man in New York state who would stand up and honestly say that during my term there was a suggestion of any secret or improper influence with re- spect to executive action at all times.
 At the same time we had legisla- ton dealing with the great subject of the regulation of the public utilities There were men who did not at that time see the importance of that ac- tion. 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.
 utSilc lO say to IDy IelIOW cltl- zens that no one more than l stands determinedly against every influence of the invisible government, against [ every alliance of business and politics, against every subversion of the machinery of government to any pri- vate purpose against every means of corruption in our public life And l should not want to occupy the highest station in the gift of the | people except upon the terms upon which l shall occupy it if called; and | that Is that there is no promise or obligation to any man, and 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 the administra. tion for the enactment of the Adam son bill when he was asked if he would i repeal the measure if elected. My dear sir" he replied to the ques tion You cannot repeal a surrender The crowd cheered. You cannot re peal what has been done by this ab dication of authority" MT. Hughe continued, and further shows tha you do not fully understand the term of the Adamson bill
 Under the AdamsOn bill, it goes in to effect the first of January, thei there is a provision made for si, months or nine months there shall b observations of its working Si, months is the minor period; nin months the maximum period, and thel the wages which are to be upon thi new basis shall continue to be pail until thirty days after the report 0 the commission.
 Now sir. this will have been Il operation for very long time befor 1 should even take the executive chail if elected, and will have completed it purpose before congress would hay it's session in the following Decem Der.
 'I do not suppose that any questio of repeal would be involved, but l say that when that question arise. if it does arise, if am elected, l wi follow the principle that I now stat and have just stated of ascertainin the exact facts and what justice woul dictate ought to be done at that time.
 Mir. Hughes concluded his speec with a retraction of his denial that vote for him means q vote for war