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Show WHAT ORGANIZED LABOR IN NEW YORK STATE THOUGHT OF CHARLES EVANS IHJGHES AFTER HE RESIGNED THE POSITION OF GOVERNOR GOVER-NOR TO GO ON THE SUPREME BENCH. The "Legislative Labor News," the recognized organ of the state federation of labor, published f by John M. O'Etanlon, Iroy, N. Y., indicated after the governor's resignation in 1910 how this interest had .resulted in unusually favorable labor legislation, legisla-tion, by commenting under the caption, "He Was a Great Governor' as follows : "Now that Governor Hughes has rotlred from politics and ascondod to n place on tho highest Judicial tribunal In tho world, tho fact can be acknowlodgod without hurting anybody's political t corns, that ho was the greatest frlond of labor laws that ever occu pied tho Governor's chair at Albany. During his two terms ho has Blgnod flfty-Blx labor laws, Including among them tho best labor laws over onactod in this or nny other stato. Ho also urged the onactmont of labor laws In his messages to tho legislature, ovon Going so far as to placo tho domand for a labor law In ono of his going as far as to placo tho domand for a labor law In ono of his messages to an extra session of tho Legislature. "Only 162 labor laws havo boon enacted In this stato slnco Its erection In 1777 In 133 yoars, Ono-thlrd of theso, oxcoedlng In Quality all of thp'rotliors, hnvo boon onactod and signed during Oov- ornor Hughes' term pf throo yoars and nlno months. "With such nj rqcord of approval and suggestion of progressive progress-ive legislation In tho Jntorost of humanity (o i credit, It Is easy to bollovo that human rlgiita will ha,yo a (steadfast and Bympathotlc upholder In lb!o "now 'Justlco of tho auprdme court of tho United States." '-L0 . '',' ' M |
