New-York tribune., 1901-10-20

express their approval the polls. and this will
be their last opportunity for he has had the three
traditional nominations More than that, he ac-
cepted the promotion from Lieutenant Governor 10
Governor with reluctance he would have been
glad to retire at the end OF his term. fully
satisfied with the honor. and when he does retire
it will be without regret at re-entering the walks
OF private life. The of his administration
which has most commended him 10 the people was
his Veto at the last session of the legislature of
the bill for a subway under Westinghouse.
in Boston. The soundness of his position and the
terseness and clearness of his English praised
last evening by Edwin Burritt Smith. Of Chicago,
in a speech before the Twentieth Century Club.
and that speech only re-echoed the opinion OF law
yers. business men and common people that the
veto strong and righteous act, in the face
of the most powerful corporation in Massachusetts,
an act in defence of the interests of the people,
and essential to right relations between the pub
lie and this corporation. For that veto alone many
wish to express their approval Of him. but he
could never have written 1t unless he had made
himself familiar with the principles concerned and
sympath hzed with the side OF the people.
Representative Adams of Melrose, the House
chairman of the Committee Ways and Means.
and hence the Governor to know the
financial policy of the administration, said at the
dinner Of the Republican Editorial Association on
Tuesday that Governor Crane had restored the
office of Governor to it's true position. Yet the
Governor had been invited to attend that very din
ner and had answered excusing himself and say
and speechmakng. But he gave no offence. for
that has been his rule from the beginning of his
administration He has had the sound sense and
the courage to make new departure from the
precedents of the office for years. 1t needs
long memory to go back the days when the Gov
ernors private secretary used to accept invitations
calculating that if his excelency dropped in for
fifteen minutes he would have time to go to an
other entertainment further on and put in a few
minutes there also, and perhaps attend three or
The traditions of the Office for at least genera
ton have included addresses at cattle shows fairs
eYhi
sares. balls and what not until the time had come
The people think all the better of him for it.
They realize SON eWhat nov now that tneS had t um.
that MI Crane Is not & &c ma tie dSkes is 6
public business his readiness to work all day long
for the people. and his exceptional ability as the
~ the Governor Is now a business office like thai
OF any other large executive He is accustomed
to doing a full days work not to going home when
study of the branches o. the executive department
He has inquired into the workings Of the State
legislature in his two inaugural addresses, and
the Governor transmits to the legislature the rec
some b IDEAS Il ms to ther fate The large propns
tions which the Governor has carried through to
favorable legislative action include the reformation
the metropolitan sewerage commission with the
metropolitan water commission, the settlement out
ton the abolition of the office of general superin-
tendent OF prisons, the reform or the practice In
jail expenditure whereby the management audited
its own bills and requiring all such bills pass
through the hands of the State Auditor, the stop
page of mschievous system of finance in the
tion of the idea of economy in the expenditure of
millions for metropolitan parks and boulevards in
the vicinity OF Boston. 1t nowhere charged
and nowhere appeared that there was dishonesty
in the existing administration but he believed
the system wrong. and secured the adoption
of better one. These changes no has made with
out fuss and feathers, but he has suffered
himself TO be overridden.
To-day Governor Crane and the executive coun-
ell in the western part OF the State examining
State institutions He attends carefully to the de-
tails his office, making the interests of the peo-
pie his own. just he would do with corporation
Of which he the head. He does 1t quietly
attending to their affairs not trying to make him
self popular by showing himself some public
function. dreading that he will lose votes If
does add himself z of the attractions
at some local exhibition and thereby increase the
gate receipts.
To make the story complete, it should be added
that the Governor is extremely popular in his own
part of the State. Berkshire County knew the
quiet Murray Crane before he was ever mentioned
for Governor. Its business men knew whom they
could consult in confidence regarding their business
any that could be obtained Men unfortunata In
business knew where they might look for help
provided they were worthy. Charity knew the way
TO his door. The poor never forgot the unexpected
and unmentioned good deed which came to them
in their extremity. But his left hand did not know
what his right hand did. Hence Murray Crane en-
party bounds. and that support has grown stronger
the circle of men and knowing him has
widened AS nrivate citizen he laid the founda-
ton on which he has built as Governor, faithful
and unselhsh service and so he stands TODAY In
his third candidacy for the (fovernorship OF Massa
chCsetts, as one unique among the distinguished
pacity integrity and disnerestedness surpassed by
none ~