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10—A 5 Charles Evans Hughes, Nominee of the Republican Party, in Limelight Ten Years § Charles Evans Hughes was born] in Glenn Falls, N. Y., April 11, 1862.| He obtained his education at Colgate | university, not far from his home, and at Brown university, where he also studied law. He received the degree| of LL.D. from Columbia, Knox and| Lafayette. Aside from his career in the prac- tice of law, Judge Hughes did not| become a national figure until about ten years ago, when he became the attorney for the Armstrong commit- tec of the New York legislature, then investigating the relations of corpora-| tions, insurance companies in particu- | lar, to the law-making powers of the state. Previous to that time New York had been governed politically, it had been said, by a group of “grand dukes,” who ruled their various prov- inces and the state with satisfaction to themselves and deyotion to the great interests that considered prac- tical attention to political matters es- sential to their continued success. These interests were, more than any others, the transportation and insur- ance companies. The public was be- ing exploited by these corporations, and these corporations were, in turn, being exploited by the few individuals who held st ategic corporate positions. They regarded the public only as a gold mine to be worked; the f;gisla- ture as a convenient source of increas- | ing righis, and administrative and executive officers only as servants to do their bidding. Big Interests Exposed. But they coulc not still the dissatis- faction of the public. Each of the three great interests was in turn sub- jected to the proper exposure, chas- tisement and curb that an arouscl ublic can and will administer. arles E. Hughes was the instru- ment that fittingly did the work of the public. His investigations and his guberna- torial 2dininistrations put an end alike to the combined corporate and politi- cal monarchy that ruled the state for its own benefit. The people came back to their own, both in the con- trol of the corporations, to which they had given life, and in the political con- trol of the state, He was denounced by leaders of that day of even his own rty, but subsequent realization of is worth and work made his official record the standard and light house. Politically, it is sufficient to point out that Governor Whitman and other re- publican party leaders are now his warmest advocates. , It was in 1905 that the legislature appointed a joint “onmittee to in- vestigate the price charged for gas and electricity in New York City, con- trolled by the great Consolidated Ga, company. This committce, after care- ful thought, chose as its counsel Mr. Hughes. Under his lead the commit- tee made a painstaking study of the conditions controlling the lighting in- dustry. The results of the commit- tee's work were expressed in bills re- ducing the prices for gas and elec tricity, specifically the “80-cent” gas bill. " In 1905 this_ hill failed under circumstances that 'so aroused public indignation that its passage the fol- ‘owing year was made inevitable. Inmt{?u Insurance Companies, In 1905 the legislature also ap- . pointed a joint committee to investi- te life insurance companies, Chosen y this second committee as its coun- 1el, Mr. Hughes brought to bear all of his great devotion, concentration, training and experience. He plunu(‘ * into the work, mastering details of accounting and insurance problems, and revealed the entire exploitations o insurance. The disclosurcs startled the community and the country and resulted in the passage by the legis- lature, without amendment, of the ;Fme(lhl bills drawn by Mr. Hughe: he gas and insurance investigations stand as striking examples of the value of speedy and thorough legisla- tive inquiries. During the course of the investi- gations Mr. Huglies was offered the CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. i republican nomination for mayor of | reccommended a law creating a com- New York City. This he declined, saying:- "In my judgment I have no right to accept the nomination. A paramount public duty forbids it. It is not nec- essary to enlarge upon the import- ance of the insurance investigation. That is undisputed. It is dealing with questions vital to the interests of mil- lions of our fellow citizens through- jout the land. It presents an oppor- tunity for public bervice second to none, and involves a correlative responsbility, 1 have devoted m¥~ self unceservedly to this work. Tt commands all my energies. It is im- perative that I continue it.” In the following summer in 1906, the republican convention nominated Mr. Hughes for governor by acclama- tion. His work in the insurance mat- ters was at that time at an end, and he accepted. He made an effective campaign, covering the whole state. He was elected in November, run- ning against William Randolph Hearst although the rest of the re- g_ubliun ticket went down to defeat. he legislature, however, was repub- lican. The acceptance and inaugural speeches of Mr. Hughes and his talks in theicampaign expressed promises with respect to reforms in law and administration which were unique in meaning, though not in form, Such promises hyd been made before by candidates for public office, but they differed in this: Mr. Hughes not only meant the promises when he volun- tarily made them, but he carried them out, after the election was over, in letter and in spirit. In this respect it may be said that his promise and performance uniquely coincided. As a New Yorker said: ““We know Mr. Hughes has his convictions and does not hesitate to express them and carry them out. Therefore we com- mend to the country the expressions of belief and conviction found in the speeches and papers of Governor ughes.” In his first legislative session he When You \praise to offer as the car never an effort. Car. 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Co., A NS E N mission to regulate public service corporations, because he believed that such corporations existed, not for ex- ploitation by a few, but to render safe adequate service at just and rea- sonable rates, with proper equipment, capitalized under proper regulations, and with accounts uniformly kept and access'ble. War Against Interests. This, in New York, was a declara- tion of war on the control by vested interests over legislative and admini- strative action. The legislature had passed the Hughes bills on gas and electricity and iasurance, but here was a proposal that fixed restrictions and regulations on all great util It meant the end of “strike” legisla- |_ tion, It even prohibited passes. Legis- lators began discussing the principles involved in a atrurgla between the executive and the legislative, and de- nounced the efforts of the governor to “impose” legislatign on the law- making body. It looked like real trouble, but Governor Hughes settled it in a characteristic way. The governor a pelred to the “peopl.,” setting forth in plain, vigorous English his understanding of the law needed to protect the public interests. The people responded and their representatives in the legislature were glad to pass'a public seryicé commi.yion law, which’ has since come to be a model for enactmet by cther-states. To an observer of the day it was interesting to see the anger of the legislators and politicians, be- cause the governor did not attempt to gain the legislation he wished by the accepted methods, namely log rolling and patronage. They objected to this new-fangled idea of bringing the peo- ple in, Hughes was breaking up the game nd introducing rew and un- tried rules, the workings of which they coulc not foresee. Gains Radical Reforms. 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The influence | of these reforms was nation-wide, | Chey have been the outposts of sound standards for constructive re- forms and legislation throughout the country. In spite of the wishes of the_party bosses, Governor Hughes was re nominated and re-elected in '908. 1In| that campaign it was fe.. by his sup- | porters that while républican organs zation would devote itself to the usual | campaign work of a combined state arid national election, additional em- phasis should be placed on the re- election of Governor Hughes. Con- sequently the “Hughes alliance” was formed, made up largely of men from professional and business life who had not formerly been interested in poli- tics, That organization was a most striking illustration of a fact which was not realized and which seems not enough to have been realized at the present crisis. This was the extraor- dinary appeal Hughes had to that great mass of voters, who for some rcason the poliiical leaders are not able tc apprecicte. They are the ones who read and think, and vote as they think. They are not reached by party machinery, and their views are in consequence, not obtainable by party captains and leaders. They were and are for Hughes. From every quarter the Hughes alliance received aid. Eager to do its work were men who had never hefore thought about campaign. Money came in until there was more than sufficient. Every- where among the thinking voters ex- isted then and now an abiding faith in Hughes. Refused Patronage Offers. The governor had not used patron- age for his own or anyone else’s bene- fit, and he refused the benefits of | atronage distributable by others. he appeal rested upon a deep-seated belief that he was thoroughly trained, thoroughly honest and sincere, and completely devoted to the interests of his great client—the public. His methods of campaigning were most effective. It has been said that no other man is his equal. One of the strong speeches of that campaign was that of Governor Hughes in Youngstown, O., where the eloquence and cogent arguments of the great | New Yorker did much to turn the tide in the middle western states away from Bryan. This speech fixed in the mind of the public the fact that a statesman had arrived. Thousands of votes for the ticket were made in his own state by the governor's clever answers to queries propounded to hjm by his democratic opponent, L. S. Chanler. They were avenues of relief than by laborious | now confront the country. Believes in Preparedness. Governor Hughes believed in pre | paredness and was an earnest ad- vocate of an adequate army and navy. 'No man has a migher conception of true Americanism. In one of his speeches he said: “We are devoted to the intefests of peace and we cherish no policy of aggression. The maintenance of our ideals is our greatest protection. It is our constant aim to live in friend- ship with all nations, and to realize the aims of a free government, secure from the interruptions of strife and the wastes of war. It is entirely con- sistent with these aims, and it is our | duty to make adequate ,rovision for |our defense aad to maintain the effi- ciency of our army and navy. This 1 favor.”” At Youngstown Governor Hughes declared that in the absence of for- mal written platforms the antecedents of candidates became their plat- forms.” In 1881, when he was gragdnated from Brown university, he was as- signed one of two prizes annually awarded to the two members of the graduating class, who shall in the judgment of the faculty unite in the {egree ability, character and attainment. As a practicing lawyer, as o has alwavs carned confidence and loyalty. His engaging personality, 'nis great ability as a cogent speaker, belief in the people, all aided him in attaining the mark reached before the present conflict. He has had varied and exacting experience in the draft- ing of legislation, in the administra- tion and execution of laws, and also ‘n their interpretation. Never Committed Himself. It was in the early administration |of President Taft that Mr. Hughes was named for the supreme bench | Since that time he has had a large part in the deciding of many import- ant questibns. He refused through- out the long preliminary contest to commit himself in any way. And he took care, too, not to say that if the burdens of party leadership were laid upon him, without the slightest effort on his part, he would decline to take the honor. Some forget the human side of Judge Hughes. cribed as a political iceberg. Nothing could be more untrue. flis public achievements have obscured the per- sonal side of his character, but it 1s sufficient to say he has intense'human nature, keen love for his fellows, con- sideration for the rights of others, and all those other attributes that go to make the great man. 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The reply states that et the time the licenses were granted there was nothing against the Illinois Surety company; that there should be no necessity olf getting new bonds and that the li- censes ought not to be revoked, It was also stated that, in the belief of the respondents, although the com- any is in the hands of a receiver, it 1s solvent. Wide Fluctuation In Prices on Corn While wheat on the Omaha market touched $1.02 for the best grades, gen- erally prices were 1 to 2 cents lower than Friday. There were sixty-seven carloads on th~ market and prices ruled from 87 cents to $1.0Z2 per bushel. There was : mide fluctuation in the price of corn, ranging from 65 to 71 cents per bus'el. The cereal sold ¥ up to 2 cents Lelow the tRriccs of -five cars Fridiy. There were sixt, on the mar'et, Oats were 4 cent off, selling at 37Y,@38Y% cents per bushel. 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