New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST.
Wain5cnght's Claims to Support
Represents City and Country.
10 dc Edltor Of The Trlbune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The announcement of the candidacy of
Mr.. Wainwright for the Speakershp naturally
awakened the interest of his constituency in
Westchester County.
His district, which includes a small part Of
New-York County. with a large Democratic ma
jority, has returned him to the legislature by
increasing majorities for the fifth time and
feels proper pride in his achievement and a
strong hope for his success.
This is the year of ali years to elect a man
Of his calibre to the Speakership The election
of party hack or partly owned con-
trolled candidate, in the present temper of the
public mind in this State, to the Speakership
means the loss of this State next fall. Old
party workers must appreciate this if they
have read and studied the last election returns.
No matter how much individual leaders desire
to press their candidates. no matter how high
the mental equipments of those candidates. both
the Speaker and the legislature must run them
selves this winter without Interference or the
next legislature will be {. Democratic one. This
is a sef-evident proposition. and the politician
who does not, or will not. it will find him
self on a shelf little later on.
Every Republican legislator south of the
Bronx who does not heed this call will he
elected year from now to devote his time to
his ordinary vocation rather than the service
OF the STATE. The hopeless minority III tiS
greater New-York Of this year Will sink into
utter obscurity if the party does nothing to en-
title itself to public confidence in the coming
year. A Speaker who will give heed to the VIII
of the people of greater New ork. rather than
TO the viii of party potentates, VIII 60 mucn 10
make the Republican party popular here. Inc
rest of the State has had the Speakershlp time
out of mind. and greater New-York should
untedy claim it's own this year and make its
influence felt rather than fritter away its
strength. Mr.. Wainwright, representing large
country constituency as well. should appeal TO
thinking legislators apt to favor the pest
interests of both city and country, A man with
only city interests at heart would hardly appeal
TO the upstate members, but as a majority OF
them this year should feel free to act as lndl-
viduals they should be convinced that the in
terestS of State and party would he best served
by one representing such a constituency as does
7dr. Wainwright, particularly in view Of the
fact that many of them for the last few years
have watched his record and hold him in high
esteem for his honesty and unsefshness.
The contest must be open one, with leaders,
bad or good. keeping themselves in the back
ground for the good of the party. new
Speaker manufactured by the methods of the
last ten years will not do this year. An aroused
public opinion will so resent it that year hence
the Democratic party will ride into power unless
it divides itself in two, it ordinarily does
when opportunity properly seized would mean
power gained. But the Republican party can
not afford to take this chance
..-~s- IN CHARLES H. YOUNG.
New-Rochelle, Dec. I. 1905