The Yale expositor., 1904-10-07
Democrats Are Not Sincere In Their
Pledges.
BOSS cAMPAv FOR. sENAToF
Is Ambition of Pnrty Managers-Re'
puSIcans Will Not be Led Into nc
Trap.


the impression that he is unworthy
Of the high trust for which he has
been named. Two years ago Mr.. War
ner was on the ticket as nominee for
secretary of state, and there was per
haps no other naEae on that ticket so
generally conceded to be unassailable
in it's popularity. 1t was everywhere
said that he was the ideal candidate
for whom the full party vote should
be polled, and the result proved that
true. Now what, We might ask, has
occurred since to Justify different
estimate? Mr.. Warner wan elected by
one of the highest majorities recorded,
and the record of his administra
tion for two years is open to any who
would assail It, Has it been assailed?
No. Has any corruption, any derelic
ton, any incapacity, any fault what
ever been found in his conduct of the
secretary's office? Monochrome what
ever. He has gone about his duties
modestly, faithfully, intelligently, Ell
GENTLY, and has given the state an adj
ministration or merit never surpassed
in that Office. IL Is not pretended to
convict him of any fault as a servant
of the state, and HIS detractors cannot
deny that he has given his time and
his talents to the public service, and
has nowhere betrayed the public inter
est nor in any manner compromised
the good name of the state or OF the
party that chose him. But, they say,
he would do so as governor, and they
bring forward the nonsensical and
meaningless allegation that he is a
creature of ''the machine" and would
be a puppet in the hands Of unscrupul-
Gus bosses-just 90 the very same
papers that are saying this used 10
caricature Mckinley as contemplate
puppet IN the hands of horrible ogre
| labeled Mark Hanna. They asserted
| that Mr.. Warner is in some way mort
! gagged andswill be controlled by some
such evil influences, as they continu-
ally declared that Mckinley was. They
show no evidence, of course, of any
pledge or obligatfsn from him, and
! Mr. Warner for himself has earnestly
declared his absolute freedom from
any obligation or implication what
ever affecting his Official action, other
than those in the platform upon which
he was nominated. The voters will
| judge whether the man who has a
record so clean esd hoASfable in the
public positions he has flied, is likely
TO show himself different kind of a
man when the more serious RESPONSE
bility of the CHIEF executive is laid
upon him.
Republicans in Michigan who, for
whatever reason, are disposed to look
with favor upon the Democratic bland
ishments to vote acainSt FEed NJ. War
ner, or any legislative candidates,
should remember that there is much
more at stake in mis- campaign than
the adoption Of any particular system
of nominating candidates for Office. In
this connection the aginaw Courier
Herald very wisely Gays:
The Democratic managers plan is
to induce disaffected Republicans to
vote against the Republican legislative
candidates as Wen as for the Demo-
cratic candidate GOV governor. They
are wise in this, according to their
plans, because trey know that n Demo-
cratic governor would be as helpless
as a woggle hps q he we're elected
governor with AcHsbtcan legisla-
ture. Indeed, such o partisan division
of the legislative AID executive de-
partments would defeat the purpose
which they are erfitinS Republicans
to imagine is the zeal object of their
plans. Primary reform, in fact, would
have a better show were Mr.. Warner
elected In such case, because he has
declared his purpsss Of signing any bill
passed by the legislature. whether for
local option or fsy statewide adop,
ton.
The independent" or any other sort
of voter will search in vain the Demo
cratic speeches, newspapers, and other
sources of outgiving, to find any refer
ence to the fact that the next legis.
lature will reappertion and redistrict
the state, both as 10 congressional ana
legislative divisions. and will elect n
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator Burrows, Republican. And right
here is the meat in the cocoanut.
Now it is assumed that nearly every
one of the Republicans discounted on
state issues intends to vote for the
Republican candidate for president.
The Democrats foster this assumption.
in order not to alarm the dissatisfied
voter and make him suspicious of the
real purpose of the Democratic man.
ayers. That purpose is not to secure
primary reform, for which they care
little or nothing, bat to seeure control
of the legislature, redistriet the state
and elect a United States senator.
They can secure this control onfy
by the votes of The Republicans, who
are impoStuned 10 vote against Fred
NJ. Warner and for the Democratic
legislative candidates. These RepubII.
cans, sound on the national ticket
anxious for the continuance of Re.
publican congress- who could not be
induced, under any circumstances. 10
vote to cripple the national administra.
ton, are in reality askea-under the
gulse Of an alleged non-partisan state
movement-to place the executive
Office and the Legislature IN the hands
OF the Democrats - thst they NAV
have an opportunity to gerrymander
the state against the Republicans. 70
send a Democrat fFsm Michigan ID
sit six years in tks EHKsd Stats