| Show H HUGHES HES ANNOUNCES HIS PRINCIPLES Union League Club of Chicago Chicano He Speaks of Washington TO 10 CONTINUE HIS WORK In His Hands the Standards of Liberty Were Un Unsullied Unsullied Unsullied sullied American Ideals s Ills Lifes To 10 U Lessons Must Ho lie Taken Sin Sincerely in to lImn Heart Chicago Fob Feb principal ten tea features tent birthday cele cole celebration celebratIon tures t of bration In Chicago were held as ns n usual under wider tho Iho auspices of or the tho Union Unton League club The Tho chief orator of or the tho day d da was Gov Charles E Hughes or of Now New York who spoke poke at 1030 devoting himself chiefly to tei the tho ha various of or the character of ot Washington Tho The auditorium was filled to lo over oVe overflowing overflowing flowing and an the was frequent frequently ly h Interrupted by enthusiastic applause later a second meeting was WaR held In Orchestra hall hail at which Benjamin Ido IiO Whee r president of or the University ot of California delivered tho the chief address his remarks to tho the desirability ty t of ot tho thu establishment pf pt o a national university at Washington D 11 C CIn In ac accordance act t with tho the expressed cl wish Ish of or Washington during his life lite and in his lI lIa III III At a banquet tonight speeches will be judo by b Gov Hughes President Wheeler and various members of the Uio Union league Tas Th oration delivered l by Gov Go Hughes follows In full tull fullWo Wo We venerate Washington because In test he ho vindicated Indicated manhood TIe The standards of liberty were unsullied un In hi his hands We Wo must all nil take taketo to heart beart the tho lesson of his lito If we are areto areto to 10 realize American Ideals It Is the tho toon of or his It If wo aro to realize American Ideals Ideal It Zt Is tho the lesson of or tIc tho supremacy of or duty It Is the tho lesson dt honor of fidelity to trust It must be b forced enforced In executive chambers cham ers In halls in courts of Justice justlee In Int t r In banks bauks ks In 10 trust and Insurance companies In il L a and commercial life lIro in tho the marts ct ot trade In the We counting room and In hl inthe the tie shop by employer and employed There Is no legislative road to char thai Mt the tho spirit of Washington could t our public and aTh private to life lICo MO eo should neither need not seek seck goY gov governmental go panacea And Al d it Is only In 6 far as In fact this spirit Imbues ad administration ministration that the government of a 11 afro afree fro free people can perform Its functions THE TIlE COUNTRY IS SOUND The country is morally sound Its standards of business were never higher The Tho business men of or tim tho coun cone country try IrY are Bre for foe tile the most part honest men fairly the moral standards of 1 r the people And never more than today havo haro they the taken as a u whole earnestly earn desired that abuses shall bo be stopped that an end shall be put to corrupt dealings and unfair practises that gambling shall not parade In bus business iness livery and that American Indus Industry industry try Iry and sn 1 trade trado shall have havo tree free scope for tOl or and extension along the tho theline line of ot honorable rivalry tend and ane with justice to stockholders to es nd nl to lothe the people at large largo Pessimists and cynics cannot develop this Ibis country c We Ve must leave have confidence toce dence In tho the stability of or our institutions In the sanity ot of the people coplo J and In lh Ibel lr relation of or what underlies our prosperity Wo Wa have only begun b to develop the e of this country This Is no time HOle for tor or discouragement or f halting but for tor appreciation of at Am American opportunity and for tor that In and united effort ettor by b which slone we wo can avail ot Cf it and deserve the th blessings of ot posterity po MUST HAVE SETTLED POLICY To support title this confidence and to tor win Ule r ln these theno ends enda wo we must have havo a set H 04 governmental policy And It must Ift II 5 right policy hH U it must be a policy consistent with withie the I ie e genius of ot f our Institutions Tho The pe Ne of at this country do not desire so tails ii m oven elen us as an experiment They us II not tot to pass 1308 through a dreaded quarter of ot an nn hour bour of or revo ul ry changes to satisfy themselves 01 o of in thue na Imperfections of ot human nature o of Which they are already well ap triad slut Bill which make Impossible the tho Sull ot of f society In accordance With Socialistic theory Wo Vo Ve must make mako mal rl and aM it I must must fog ho Ii steady and I t conserving what Is good Sr the tho opportunities for fornS nS n 1 Otherwise gains gins will wi bo ho i tt t losses and expert anc Ct may seurh In vain for a 1 W Ve may ll d f by making our lions n work flu an lS they were vore Intended to thih the I K li by bv effecting in tho the light of or o thus Ihus secured such Ruch changes a as commend and du elu all lu w Judgment may approve I MUST MUSI our I It be u Policy consistent with limitations nod and dis Ini HI in o of Hy fly our work worl In tho the way WI In which wert er to I works moon th at t e e houll the tho maximum min In both Italo state tat and federal ad tr r lon to lo th the Ihn hut very every mat meat ni of j If national concern ovey th h I of 2 M nc rn receive by b of the tho Of o o n Ih that fu full n lied ami 1111 necessary remedial notion by S i wrongs both I 1 Ij h national eat n nil local br 11 rJ I t nd teon luon their of f 11 time government 11 p city slat l 01 11 1111 tar ld he Will wol le i I limo ho 11 law ho in have hove neil n to limed n iMi ert hal tIme thu to per Cf CH b y the lorvi for tor ot of who M the Iho ot of the the Iho or of tile lie hl by which time the 1 can call IX i Press OC thIr Wi win 1110 have tte tho rif ot Of distrust of time the u must o jov goren In t loat t tot tor ton tonI r lw upun P w our I Ml 1111 ST HAVO HIV Hut While w we l upon lon II urn r nel ad amid all i th thu n h 61 cli 0 P timidity fidelity w o must visit IU mill ned cil upon who l bv by b I nN pr of man else to en i Ilon f publIc mo Ills it if Ih U ti I people would be served d faithfully ly they must mu t show their esteem of or faithful service Wherever there arc aro public rights In forests In lands In mines moines In water powers they tiley must mut be safeguarded and protected from spoliation the public grants grant a a privilege it I must be bo upon consideration of the tho th common benefit benett anil under conditions which Insure to the tha public a proper return for tor Or the tho grant grant We Ve must guard our ranges our coal deposits our public lands our forest forst treasures by restrictions No selfish Interest must be b permitted to selzo seizo wIth wih covetous hand the public domain It must oho aIo bo be taken to bo be a set sot tied policy that there ther shall bo be com coot complete photo poley and Just supervision of our railroads I do 10 not believe bellevo In nr or fl action with regard to theo thero Important concerns either cither by Con Congress gross gress or by the state legislatures or or orby orby by commissions RAILROADS OADS NOT NO ENEMIES The Tho railroads are aro Ire not n the enemies hut but Te the of the people To secure tie roper proper service they thoy must Vio ho 10 subject ct to t regulation It I must bo be taken as au firmly established hoc that the th evils of rebating reb and of unjust dis discrimination crimination wilt wilI not not bo b tolerated and wt that adequate and hi Impartial service upon reasonable terms torms terms will bo be In Insisted upon I por There must be try through which public obligations ns as defined by law hW may inay be bo enforced This c can n best bt be obtained through gh ghIn nn administrative board such as tho In Interstate commerce commission The question of or rates must be determined after lull full ful consideration of or all ni pertin pertinent pertinent ent facts t to tire tho end that tile the require requirements requirement meets ments of ot Impartiality and reasonable reasonableness ment ness neS may maybe ba be complied compiled with while at attha atthe attim tim the same ne time a n fair return to t the tl be as assured assured owners of tho the property may aured Nothing should bo ho lacking In administrative powers for tor tho tito attain attainment mont ment of ot these objects It M 13 1 also allio essential that there timbre should be I efficient supervision of or tho the issue of or securities to avoid tho thid th evils evis of In laton and of ot overcapitalization INDUSTRY SHOULD EXPAND EXAND Wo 0 wish to see seo American Industry expand Wo We Vo desire every advantage of ot economic organization ol every Just op opportunity ever for tor the display of talent and und Inventive skill kIhl every possible Improve Improvement Improvement ski ment In tho the processes of ot manufacture thing In short which enhances the tho opportunity of labor lubor und and nd Its It fruitful employment at good ged wages amid which develops and encourages trade At Atthe Atthe the th e same time we desire to put an anand on end and to unfair practises unjustifiable and oppressive proceedings preferences By which apart from proper economic advantages advantage or dr superior skill In Indus Industry Industry try rivals are barred d from equal opportunities ty and thrust out of oil the tho way or destroyed Laws state nJ ehid federal should bo be as a definite ns as possible ls and should apply appl with becoming precision to the tho practises wih sought to bo be It I does not make mako very ery great gat difference whether those engaged In Improper enterprise keep keen Its proceeds proceed In one ono pocket or li ii I three Is or whether their transactions are aro detailed In ono one or more moro sets meets of ot accounts counts now HOW TO oo HANDLE ABUSES The he way cay wa to get gt rid of or abuses Is II to attack them directly And 1 I believe bellevo tho the most means Is and und prescription and amid adequate punishment of ot offenders une The punishment Is II most moat of salutary when visited upon ullon tho the gull guil guilty JuI ty Individuals Few men mon can bo be hired tn to l g i to Jail al And It If offenses which public recognises cs to ho he of ot a grave grao character are arc punished by hy Im Imprisonment tho law Jaw Is tim moro mor likely to tobo tobo tobe bo be obeyed and the thu Ihl punishment to have havo UH its It I Intended effect In our legislation and ad administration wo we 10 Savor favor no 10 but hut protect tile the Interests of or all cli al our citizens While the tho nation miton may devote HH its IH powers power to lo this thin end en so fur for ns as matters maters lira are within federal control our state governments and Ind local communities must lust not miss great opportunities In JI tha the use of ot all 11 theno powers according to their constitutional distribution for tho the de do development o of ot our OUI resources time the of at agriculture tim Improve Improvement I ment of Qt the tho conditions cOld It 0 11 of labor and 1111 time tho of or the freedom of ot commerce wo progress toward time tho attainment of thu of liberty Lot Iet un nil 1 realize o our mutual append tl II Inc and und rejoice with wih Washington not In power POW but IUt In iii II service not tn tim II this dis distinction ls hut but In II duty dUlY voil wol performed I not In lii 11 what wn n have havo gained but In lit I what vo we 0 have havo given |
