New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03
A Defence OF RICHARD J. LEWIS.
THEODORE RoosEvELT's VIGOROUS REPLY II
THE TIMES'S0 ATTACK UFUN
REPUBLICAN CANDI DATE.

THE TIMEsS" ATTACK UPON
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
Washington, Nov (SpeciaD.-Theodore ho'so' a.
Of the Civil Service Commission TOOK occasion 80
70 saw in reference to The Timess' ed'orai a''a.
nm p. J. Lewis Republican candidate Tor Assembly, ma"
in the XXIst District: ...
"of course can take no active part in the prescn.
.o,o,a,rn. and 7 should not speak at all, did not
recart the attack made on Mr.. Lewis as beng grassy
d ,,al,ciously untrue 1t is foul SANDER 10 speah
Of him as a subservient party man, with recognizes
roaster As know the facts about MIR. LEWIS 10
wouId be improper for me 10 keep Silence "hon ~
assailed in such a manner. Any assertion tha' no -
ar would be- controlled by boss Is rlu'c"'o
faIsehood I served with him in the Legislature, anu
hove been Intimately associated with him IN po4uoS
for some years lie showed himself by eNerS WV
and action In the Assembly to be an able, honorao'
i,donendent and fearless legislator, bent soeN vi
serving the people we'll. He has always peeh al NoP
Identified with the support of Civil service TeiU''
ballot reform and high license. know notnins ",
his opponent except that he is the candlaae I %
marty which is actively hostile to all uilec VI 'H' ~
dNoin nutshell the choice between the two rolea
cboice between man the side who mas p roNs,u
~ is a GOOD LEGISLATOR who actively Supports
the cause of ballot reform and high license, ana =,
mnoinatod on that platform by party commlt',u 10
=, anI a man on the other side, of whom we KNOW
notnr except that if he does support high license 81
hsmot reform he viii have to bolt his party and
snv genuine Independent help supporting MI
Yes. am going to be back TO vote on iue 'a
and | am most pleased, a. citHen ID nahE 90
admirable a ticket to support as Is the hePuoilo"u
ticket"
II would seem that no statement cOud De iuI'"ou
from the truth than one made yesterday IN Inc Ne"
York Tfmesr regarding Richard J. Lewis. the kepuD-
lican candidate for the Assembly in the NAlst Dls'rc
which represents him a subservient party man.
who has a recognized master in the AAlst Dlsulc'
organizations. Mr. Lewis IS in every respect an IN
dependent young man, politically speaklng-as near
the tyne of Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest H. Crospy
his predecessors from that district, as can be iouhh Ill
Nev-York 1t was this distinguishing trait Whch
more than anything else brought about his nomination.
Mr. Lewis's opponent Is william a. Boyd, OK
CORPORATION Attorney, whose party subservency was
never in question while he held office, and who would
now II is probable be loud advocate OF the Tammahy
Hall ticket If Corporation Counsel Clark had not de-
handed his resignation from the Corporation Attor
ney's office Mr. Boyd's character for independence
and his notion of official duty may be arrived at after
an inspectjon of the Supreme Court records during
fhe time when he enjoying certain fat referee
sbins and at the same time the lucrative salaiy Oh
alton Attorney. Mr. Lewis's former record
in The Legislature also Will compare 1aNorably WIN
Mr. Boyd's in any way in which 1t may be desired 10
test 1t.