New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
THE MASSACHUSETTS, MTx-UP.

The Democratic machines IN New York and
Massachusetts are both flying distress signals.
Here the old line leaders are pitifully protest
ing against the raiding of the organization by
the Hon. William r.. Hearst In Massachusetts
Mr.. Quincy, Mr.. CASTOR and other ex-cham-
pions of safety and sanity are frantically
lodging the notice Of custer ready TO be served
on them by the Hon. J. b. Moran. The panic
in both states is acute but in Massachusetts,
the tragedy OF the situation has been relieved
by not few seriocomic complications. The
Bay State conservatives have at least recov-
cred their courage to the extent of pitting a can
didate against the redoubtable Moran, and OF
outlining a campaign in which political finesse
is to be matched against the cruder weapons OF
the mob agtator. If this finesse is being little
overdone by Mr.. Quincy and Mr.. CASTOR, they
are hardly to be blamed, for they are playing
game in which eXpediency is a better card
than logic
AS the 1ttest man TO win their battle they
have fixed on the Hon. Henry NJ. Whitney.
Moreover, Mr.. Whitney agrees that it would be
'false mOdesty'' on his part not to recognize
that he is this year 'the logical Democratic can
didafe for Governor" Whether this is real logic
or only Pickwickian logic the future must de-
terminc Yet Mr.. Whitney undoubtedly ranks
Ligh as an exponent Of the views and purposes
of the Quincy-Gaston machine. 1t is his foible
TO imagine that his election to office In Massa-
chusetts would somehow effect an extraordinary
change in the commercial relations between the
United States and Canada. If he is elected Gov
ernor, he tells the people OF Massachusetts al
barriers TO commercial intercourse with the DO
rninion will disappear. Whether he will him
self draft a suitable reciprocity agreement with
the Canadian government and send detach-
ment of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
over to Ottawa TO see 1t ratified or will consent
to trust to the slower mediation of the federal
government at Washington is left undecided
"EleCt Whitney and reciprocity must come" Is
his slogan, and after he gets free trade with
Canada he will go ahead, he says and arrange
preferential and reciprocity tariffs with the
rest Of the world" In the breadth Of his views
on tariff legislation Mr.. Whitney dates back to
the era of the Hartford Convention. He is con-
cerned solely with the hub of his wheel and
cares nothing for the fortunes Of the spokes
and the rim. II he can only rearrange the tarim
schedules so as to minister to the special needs
Of his own locality, the rest OF the country can
go hatless and barefOOted.
Moonshine reciprocity with Canada and
moonshine tariff made in Massachusetts for
Observation-Disclosures are the barren localities
in which Mr. Quincy and Mr.. CASTOR are seek
ing 10 interest the Democratic voters Of Mas
sachusetts and thus divert their attention from
the too near and dangerous issues exploited by
Mr. Moran But the process Of diversion must
be a little concealed. Colonel Bryan's authority
must be borrowed for the reciprocity and re-
vision" chimera, although Colonel Bryan was
never known to favor the negotiation Of a pri-
vate reciprocity treaty between Massachusetts
and the Dominion OF Canada or the levying of
tariff duties avowedly for the benefit Of single
state or port. The Quincy CASTOR State Com
mfttee therefore threw an anchor TO windward
on Friday by announcing its acceptance of Colo
mel Bryan "as the national lender Of the party
land it's probable candidate for the Presidency
"ln 1908"
The national leader and probable" candidate
has recently shown that he is party "over-
seer" who insists on overseeing, and there is
real touch Of humor in Mr. MOran's proposition
to Mr. Whitney to let Colonel Bryan decide
which Of them shall be the nominee of the next
state convention Mr.. Whitney SHE'D fiercely
at this proposed compliment to the returning
leader. Can it be that he has taken the case
Of one Roger Sullivan, Of Illinois, to heart, and
fears to read his name in the catalogue of
those Corporation agents whom Colonel
Bryan is bent on driving out Of the Democratic
camp? The Democratic machine in Massachu-
setts neither loves nor trusts the national
leader" Yet his interference may be the logi-
cal end Of the present mix-up between the sheep
and the goats.