New-York tribune., 1907-12-21
LOW BOOMS GOVERNOR
Great applause at Goth Il. ID. Re
publican Club Meeting.

Ex-Mavor Seth Low launched Hughes boom last
night. selecting a meeting of the 2sth Assembly,
District Republican Club. of which he is nie,ii-
ber. the means He was cheered to the echo py
the one hundred and fifty club members when ne
spoke of the possibility of the selection OF the pres
ent Governor the next national banner bearer Vi
the Republican party. Otto Barnard treasurer ot
the Republican County Committee, was present anu
had chair beside Mr.. Low.
Mr. Low had talked about the function OF a po-
itical party and toward the close. having outhneo
possible live Republican issues. turned 10 possioi0
candidates Mentioning in terms Of praise hrs'
Secretary Taft. then Secretary Corteiyot' anu d
thirdly Secretary Root. the speaker SAID Anu
then must refer to who. believe VIII
carry the state more certainly than any other man.
OF course / refer to Governor Hughes.
IT am glad the Republican County Committee
deferred it's action for a month. That was wise
thing TO do 1t did not know what the feenng was
q month ago II will know what the feeling OK the
party in New York is month hence Ieei CONN
dent that when that canvass OF the reeiins is hio
here in New York the committee Will CHOOSE MI
Hughes's name ,,,.
..Bv character and achievement he Is believe
,,rociealv the man needed in this emergency. bS
h;s advocacy of the utilities bill ne mas SHOWN
that he favors governmental CONTROL IN common
with the needs of the time. and the policies thas
are now being carried out
And in addition he is inclined to take the Pu"
lie view of any affair rather than the private one
YET he is not given to precipitate action. demahu
ing and scanning most closely the fullest lnioi
nation to be gained upon any SUBJECT Win ~
he has to deal Witness that IN the ear 60
study which he gave the 2-cent fare BILL winch
he vetoed l submit that is precisely the tenipeia
ment that is needed by the Repuoicdn party
temnerameut which recognizes calmly the neeos'
recognizes that national control must ehsue' pa
ticularly In interstate commerce ana ~ "iii',e
to accent the most competent advice wnch may oe
obtained. .
han hat
gathers six months hence TO name the nationai
candidate the representatives OF Ne" 10TH III
that body should say to their feio"s rom ei'o
where: Here is the man who Is more IMAM any
other candidate. likely to carry the state Oh NV
York 1t is my own belief to-day that no o'her =
man is so certain TO carry the State OF New YORK
with that MI Low sat down. and the applause
which had started first when Governor hushes
name was mentioned renewed ana ias'ed ior
several seconds. until the ex-MaSor was ooiseo u
rise and respond with ii bow
Referring TO the President Mr.. Low said; fresi-
dent Roosevelt IS right, believe when ne say >
that the Constitution must be broadly cohseiueu
upon the matter of Interstate commerce. we near
criticism oftentimes unthinking, suspect Oh tiie
nronostton that the Constitution must be en-
largcd by Interpretation. Mr.. Bryce IN ms po"h
tpon the American commonwealth says III et.O
that the Constitution could not hold Its sway over
a progressive nation if it were not enlarged no"
else is the government to have the power TO niee.
the conditions of the day? The Constitution must
be interpreted broadly TO meet them
.s,rIv in this matter OF interstate commerce we
,,,,s+ take a broader view. The hour has It's needs
and they must in truth be met There are
thousand instances in which one may point out
how the Constitution construed in the old mario"
sense will not suffice for the time
.vhen the clause defining interstate commerce
uas drawn you must remember there was not
ra,,road How can the states handle SITUATION
which Is oftentimes In which the law OF one
state works in interstate commerce TO Inc III Oh
another?
Then there is the matter OF currency we heed
more elastic currency, particularly at harvest
TINA And we need besides system which snail
,,if,- our national banks in time of peril. These
two things think, can be intrusted 10 the ne
publican party. More hkeiy 10 hahoie 'hoih "el
is the Republican than the Democratic party oy
it's past recot.
..NIr. Bryan. who has twice been leader or the
Democratic party. and who. from Indications may
ba lis leader again. wants the government 10 un-
dertake functions which no more belong 10 INC
government than anything which can be imagined
veriIv the Democratic party has gone very tar-
far indeed from the old Jehersonan STANDARD.