The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
DgNoCRATSAPTER BAY STATE.
AL United AGAIN, AND THINK
yHIy,LL WIZ on STATE ISSUES.
George Fred williams Kept Quiet and
0lney Trotted Out 70 nall Against
Republican Extravagance--Big Vote
Sure-N May Make Castor Governor.


Olpey Trotted Out to Rail Against
Republican Extravsgance--Big Vote
Snre-W May Make Castor Governor.
BOSTON. Oct. 24.-Massachusetts Is in
the midst of the most strenuous State CAM
nairn it has experienced in q long time.
and the opinion is freely expressed that
when the votes are counted on the first
tuesday in November the total number
csst will not be far snort Of the vote in
Presidential year. The Democratic have
,et the pace. and while the Republican
managers have been rather slow In getting
started. they are now making the utmost
eudeavors to bring out big vote.
Col. William A. Castor. the Democratic
nominee for Governor has been touring
tho state for three weeks. and has attracted
10 much attention that his State committee
,..llv believes he will defeat Gov. Bates.
the Republican candidate.
The Democrats present q united party
this year. Bryanism has been blue pen
clled from all the speeches; George Fred
williams. the most ardent admirer Of the
Western statesman. is keeping quiet. but
will vote for CASTOR: money Is plentiful, and
to gay few words in support OF the Demo-
cratic nominee, All these things arc re-
ssrded as omens OF success by the Demo-
Gratis, and they have more money to spend
than has the Republican State committee.
Nothing is being left undone to poll big
vote for CASTOR.
Il is limited that Mr.. Olneys interest in
the campaign ia due to the nomination Of
his nephew Richard Olney I'd. as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
II that is the cause. the Democrats made a
clever move in placing the young man in
nomination. for the former Secretary OF
State is the idol Of thousands Of Mugwumps
in the State.
There is no doubt about the Republican
managers being worried. They realize now
that this is not a year when they can rest
on their oars with the expectation that Gov.
Bates will drift into the Executive chair
again A month or so ago no unusual
preparations were being made for the
campaign. but things are different now.
Secretary Moody, ex-Secretary John ID.
Long of the Navy Department, many New
England congressman. and the leading
spelbinders in the Bay State have been
called upon to stir the Republican voters
into action and bring out full party vote.
From now on the Republicans will keep
busy. and it is believed that the full voting
strength of the State will go to the polls.
Col. CASTOR has been after Gov, Bates's
record in office in red hot style. Extrava-
gance is the strongest club he cen WELD;
but the people are getting tired ofthis, and
before many days CASTOR will have to go on
on another tack. Some of the other DEM
ocratic speechmakers are pounding away
| at Gov. Bates and the Republican Legisla-
ture for interfering In municipal affairs.
In Boston there Il not the slightest doubt
that the crusade Of Chairman Emmons Of
the Police Board against drunkenness has
made many Democratic votes. Boston will
give CASTOR big majority; some estimates
are AZ high as 10000.
Not long ago Democratic weekly up in
the Berkshires gave prominence to letter
received from Chairman Thomas Talbot
of the Republican State committee. The
letter asked for support for the Republican
ticket The lack Of funds in the campaign
treasury on account Of this being an of
wear was mentioned, and promises Of re-
ward next year were made. The same letter
was sent to papers all over the State, but
the Democrats Immediately raised a great
hue and cry about the corruption" Of the
press
The men who denounced this letter must
have known that bribery was not intended,
but that payment would be made for the
publication of the campaign literature.
There has not been year within the mem
DRY of the oldest Democratic politician in
Massachusetts when speeches. pictures Of
Candidates and eulogistic notices have not
been published as advertising.
II the action Of the Republican State
Committee chairman was corrupt, Gov.
Bates would like to know about certain
communications sent to newspapers askin <
for rates for the publication Of political
reading matter in their columns. In a
recent speech he quoted this letter; sent out
asst year to many of the newspapers of the
State by an advertising agency in Boston,
reading as follows:
GENTLEMEN writer has an opportun-
II Of placing. some advertising, for the
Democratic state committee in MaSsa chu-
sets and would like to know i you would
accept such matter. provided it would not
bs ID any way detrimental TO your political
policy II you could accept this, kindly let
us know in enclosed envelope. and also let
us know what YOU would charge for 500 inches
In your daily and 200 inches for your weekly
IssIr u you nave IL weekly, lOT pure
matter without any marks whatever. Kindly
reply a. soon as possible. AZ We must get this
closed Immediately.
is there any one here that does not know
is there any one OF the people that does
not know" asked Gov. Bates In a speech
IN which he quoted this letter that that
request was made in order that the matter
50 paid for by the Democratic State COM
mlttee might appear not as paid advertising
matter. but as editorial or news matter?
And this very year the Democratic State
Committee is doing the same thing
ExSecretary Olney, who was invited
o the dinner Of the Massa chusetts Demo-
cratic Club last Monday night, sent a letter
lnwhch he said
lam unwilling TO forego the opportunity
,osay that the attitude Of the Massa chusetts
Democracy in the current campaign en-
Viey accerds W.,.r my own wishes and SEN
ohrh's II Ii especially commend8ble, in
ny Judgment that State issues are made
sddng figure OF the canvass.
=. The fact sand it is the same with tho
sate As with the nation-long and unbroken
ehur" Of power by one political party IL
Inevitably demoralizing and fatal TO its
usefulness When not honeycOmbed with
a. pfruPton as Is too often the case, 1t loses
W. capacity for sound and efficient ad-
".hlstration Of public affairs.
49, .~'vTinent under ID becomes some
,ihg IN which place men, rather than
Hs people governed are the first considera-
uoI IN which the rule OF the boss Ia chronic
in in, a.fl,tn as.. 10 rsal