Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-24
No "Clarion Call"

The condition described in the following
statement in The Stars staff correspond
ence from New York printed yesterday calls
for comment:
I'm financial and capitalist circles there
is tendency to blame the President for
what they charge is encouragement of the
spirit of socialism that He Irst has distorted
and exaggerated. A clarion call
Tor conservatism from the White House
would be mighty webome to republicans
just now"
TO the extent that the political fortunes
of President Roosevelt or those of the re-
publican party at large bound up in
the campaign of Mr. Hughes fo- governor
of New York. such clarion CALI would
be a serious bunder. Mr.. Hughes chance
to win the governorshp rests largely upon
his persuasion of the voters that if elected
he will not be identified with or controlled
by these same financial and capital:stic
circles" To the extern that he can prove
his independence of them and establish
the sincerity of his belief in their wise regu-
lation. and his purpose to work for that end
fl seated in Albany. he will win votes. To
the extent that he is coupled in the voters
minds with the great corporation interests
he loses ground
Clarion call for conservatism at this
time would be poor tactics. There is moth
Ing to gain by it and everything to lose.
The financial and capitalist circles of New
York state and city are today advoca ting
Mr.. Hughes election because they fear
the election of Mr.. Hearst They believe
Hearst to be unmitigated evil, threat
OF extreme radcalism. They believe that
Hughes stands for moderation of reform
for reasonableness of regulation as against
the wide-splitting doctrine proclaimed hour
ly from the stump by the Hearst boomers
To sound the note of conservatism in terms
that appeal to Wall street would be of no
advantage to the Hughes campaign and
greet advantage to the Hearst movement
The Roosevelt administration stands for
reform. of the kind that Hughes advocates
Il stands for the principle involved in the
insurance investigation. honesty of cor
poration management. 1t advocates a GER
tain reasonable degree of federal regula-
ton of public utilities. a happy medium 1t
may be. between the extreme of Hearstism
and the Wall street doctrine of hands
off" The White House could not honestly
sound clarion call Of conservatism In
terms pleasing to the capitalistic interest
If II interviewed at all In the New York
campaign 1t would have to endorse the
doctrines for which Mr. Hughes now stands
on the stump
The real issue in New York Is whether
Hearst or Hughes is sincere in his promises
What the former proclaims frightens many
conservative citizens. What Hughes de-
clares cannot harm any proper interest 1t
rs for the voters of New York to decide
which man VIII most surely score progress
as governor toward the reform goal: wheth-
er Hearst, if he undertakes to carry out his
program. could succeed in any measure,
and If he succeeds whether he would not
wreck the substantial and necessary foun-
dations of the public welfare whether
Hughes, as governor. would proceed along
the lines of his past performances and probe
evils to the bottom and devise remedies for
i'll conditions. The clarion CALI so much
desired by the capitaistic circles might
lessen public belief in the sincerity of
Hughes