Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-12-04
NINE POINTS FOR HUGHES
Elements of Availability Compared with
 Those of Taft

.f of war can Governor Hughes be disposed of as a mere Availability, without solid merits of his own; yet merely as a candidate who would "run well, ' his superiority to MT. Taft expresses it. self, at this time, at no less than nine different points of varying importance each of which will be taken into account by the practical men who guide the republican party. They may be referred to very briefly, since argument is not called for. For convenience let us mum Der each point of superiority as we gc along:
 l. Governor Hughes has already car ried New York, his own state, whief casts in the electoral college more votes than any other state in the union; and he has carried it under the most diff cult circumstances. He is far stronger in New York today than he was wher elected governor. But Mir. Taft has never carried Ohio; indeed, he ha' never been put to the test of a popular election since he became a voter him self. All of his offices have come to hin by appointment.
 2. Governor Hughes faces no hostil ity from labor unionism. Secretary Taft does. How important this would prove if there should be trying time next autumn with respect to the unem ployed need not be emphasized.
 3. Governor Hughes has not incurred in any way the i'll will of the negro race. Secretary Taft has, through hi record in the Brownsville case.
 4. Governor Hughes has not split hi own party in his own state even t' the extent that Secretary Taft has il Ohio, by refusing to make peace witt Senator Foraker. Governor Hughes ha ao quarrel with any man. secretar! Taft has.
 ]. Governor Hughes eould probabl, poll more votes among anti.imperialist than could Secretary Taft, who still re fers to them with feeling of bitternes calculated to antagonize republican vot CTS who agreed with the late Senate Hoar and the late George s. Boutwel and the late Thomas B. Reed.
 6. Governor Hughes does not fac the i'll will of the high protectionis wing of the republican party. seeretar, Taft does.
 :. Governor Hughes has an infinitel. better record than Secretary Taft as reformer of corporation abuses. Tn excellent new insurance laws and tn public utilities commissions of the stat of New York are monuments to Cover nor Hughes activity and statesmanshiT The perpetual franchises for public util ity corporations investing their capita in the Philippines are monument t Secretary Taft.
 s. Governor Hughes would not b held responsible for hard times, in cas- they should be upon the country tn coming year, to the extent that a mem Der of the Roosevelt administration would be. Already some mills are clos ing, factories and railroads are reducing help, department stores here and ther are passing into the hands of receivers Suppose this continues ten months. I'm agine the situation next November, ol the threshold of winter, and then in quirc who would be the better vote get ter, Hughes or Taftf
 9. Governor Hughes is strong witt democrats. Curiously, both the radical and the conservatives of the opposition party have kindly feeling for him The conservative democrats voted fo Hughes against Hearst, and they woul' vote for him against Bryan. At th' same time, many radical democrat would support Hughes against anothe Parker candidacy. This is not true oi Secretary Taft, in any such degree.