New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-19
MEETING THE ISSUES.

The Democrats who are pratng about state
issues will soon be wanting TO discuss the pol
ley of expansion and the management of the
War Department as the sole matters Of interest
in choosing a Governor Of New York, if Colo
mel Roosevelt continues to meet every State
issue as frankly and boldly as he meets the
canal talk and tells the people that. no matter
what party nominated him. II elected he will
be the Governor OF all the people and exercise
the same independence which they have seen
him display in every public station. The peo-
pie know Colonel Roosevelt and believe in him,
believe in his absolute honesty and indcpen-
donce Even his opponents testify to his honor
ability and courage. and their only hope is TO
obscure his personality and found cam
paicnvon denunciation OF what this or that Re
nubljcan has done hitherto. Unless Colonel
Roosevelt can be successfully represented as
the lcgatpc of whatever there was ccnsurablc
in the last four years Of Republican administra-
tion and unless people can be diverted from
all thought of the infinitely moro ccnsurable
acts of the previous Democratic administra
tions. including the Maynard theft In which
Elliot Danforth had part the Democrats are
homeless For them TO succeed in that attempt
reo,lires Colonel ROosovelt's own assistance; and
though they have Dragged that he would help
them and would be muzzlcd by his associations
no unkindlv refuses 10 accommodate himself
r. their plan Of campaign. At Kingston he
brushed aside all their predictions that he
would hedge, and said:
The chief thing that you want to know about
vcur candidate Is as to whether or not ne VIII
perform his duty exactly as he sees II ana VIII
make the honest performance or duty the one
test applicable To all public servants. grave
question has arisen to the management or
the canals OF this State, and the proper admin
istrailon Of the canals Is inseparapy connect
ed with the welfare OF the state. Remember
tina. all tho knowledge ~ the maladminisra-
ton Of the canals has come from the report or
the commission appointed by the present GOV
erpor " elected Governor shall nave the mos,
searching investigation made into the admin
istration Of the canals. II there is any trouble
with the system upon which they have been
administered ] shall do all that within me lies
TO see that that system is corrected II the
trouble has arisen because OF any corruption
in any public servant or because OF any failure
10 perform his duty by any public servant that
man shall assuredv be punished, wholly with
out regard to any question Of personal or po-
| ntical consideration
Yesterday, ut whitehall he met the Demo
Gratis with equal frnnkness. and asked them
some pertinent questions In return;
Ny OPP onents say that they want to conduct
| this campaign on State issues. VIII meet
them on every State issue they raise. and on
one they dare rot raise. the issue OF an up
| right judiciary.
Now let them dare to speak out on National
| issues as dare to speak out on State Issues.
| DO not let them dodge. Let them say whether
| they are for gold or silver They prattle about
| dishonesty in TIE canals. II am elected Gov
| e.nor ! will see thnt dish )ncsty is allowed.
! and IL any man Is dishonest has been dis
| honest assuredly will punish him. no matter
| what personal political influence he may
have.
They talk about honest canals. but they do
NOT dnre to raise their voices about either
honest or dishonest money. We have to
elect not only Governor but n Legislature
That will choose n United States Senator. and
we have also to elect thirty four Congressman.
That senator and those ConPressmen VIII have
10 vote on free-slver legislation. Do YOU wish
10 have the return OF the prosperity interrupt
cd? Do you wish 90 have these faint-hearted
and oowardy supporters OF free silver strike a