Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01

Q6penQeutS, Will alike support III
man they came to know, admire an
trust while Governor of New Yorl
1t would almost seem as if, in tn,
!, interval, he had been specially Be
apart and preserved for the presen
emergency in the life of our natiol
and of mankind.
But may not some dark horse
emerge at Chicago? The day of "darl
horses" is gone A dark horse'pre
supposes party organization capa
Bile of delivering the party vote. Blu
the people are today too Independent
to suffer this delivery of their votes
The strength of Hughes is the peo
pies desire for him. He himself has
not been and will not be a candidate
for the presidential nomination
There is, in my opinion, only one
way in which the Republican party
can secure him. If they want him
they must draft him for the service.
Read the words he addrest to the
New York Republican Club on
October IS, 1907:
'To me public office means
burden of ponsibiIity-a bur-
den of incessant toll at times al
most intoIerable-which under
honorable conditions and at tho
command of the people it may
be duty and even pleasure to
assume, but is far from being
an object of ambition"
Mr. Justice Hughes is today
stopped from saying word on
politics. But fortunately his acts and
speeches while Governor of New
York give ample information as to
his attitude, not only on state, but
national policies.
President Wilson has been success
full in establishing himself as leader
of his party, but the price paid has
been especially marked In the i'm
pairment of the nations administra-
tive service. Now Governor Hughes
held that 1.-THE administration of Of
flee is at least three-fourths of po-
litical life," and he devoted his su-
preme energies to the maintenance
Of the highest administrative stand
ards. He held that perfect admin
lstration of every office would dispel
almost all the problems which now
perplex us.
This conception determined the
kind of men he appointed to office.
political activity and
party service, he would nevertheless
not use public office to reward party
workers. An honorable political ex-
perience might indeed be supple
mentary advantage in an official, but
what Governor Hughes demanded
and fundamentally was
men adapted to the office with the
character and the capacity which will
enable them to discharge it's duties"
The issue Of the hour is prepared
less. But as far back as January 81, !
908, Governor Hughes, while assert
ng that American ideals were those |
Il peace and opposition to aggres-
ion, which he regarded as "our sur
st protection" made also this mem
rable declaration:
at is entirely consistent with
these aims, and it is our duty,
to make adequate provision for
our defense and to maintain the
efficiency of our Army and Navy.
And this | favor"
In the same speech Governor
hughes declared that he believed in
protective tariff. 1t was essential,
e said, to the maintenance Of the
scale of wages and the
merican standard of living. But
Q was opposed to tariff which au-
lorized exorbitant rates or special
rivileges, and he recommended the
ppointment of an expert tariff COM
ission to ascertain just and rea-
'nable rates in harmony with the
objective principle.
AS to the Philippines Governor
ughes held that sin the meantime"
g must omit no effort to prepare
q Filipinos for self-government.
nd looking to the future, he added: :
when they are able to gov
ern themselves and are in d
position to maintain their in t
dependence, the American peo- A
pie will not deny them the ),
boon which we ourselves have n
so highly priced" b
Governor Hughess attitude toward d
operty on the one hand and to
ecial privilege on the other was
bely Illustrated in his campaign for
. regulation OF our public service re
operations which finally issued in OF
, enactment Of memorable OF
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