New-York tribune., 1907-05-27

when the intelligence went around that the anti
Hughes men mad surrendered on everything 1--WE
thought had finished with bosses when the
Odell downfall came. and Governor Higgins toward
the end of his term neglected the old tactcs com,
petely But have an ablebodjed full
hedged, dominant boss. who himself is onIv
servant of the real bosses, the people. There's
where the true strength of the Hughes admins
tration-ca it the Hughes movement # vo,, will
lies
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
Governor Hughes was elected not by a party.
but by the people He has said he would be Gov
ernor, not OF any party, but of the people He has
advanced the cause. not of the party of which he
is loyal member. but of the people of the entire
state. Arguments that through his course the in
terests of his party would suffer have not disturbed
him. W ny should they? He coming fresh from
the world of civilians into the political life got a
clearer ana truer view of the situation than these
men VINO nave been so immersed in politica! af-
fairs for that they have lost sight of the b
outside things. He knew that the people made
politicians not the politicians the people He knew
"here his duty lay. and he knew that the best in
terests Of his party-in fact, l think it would be
perfectly true TO say the actual existence of the
Republican party in this state-demanded that he
give full obedience TO the behests of the people,
since from that honor would come to the party
which did the service
That's why l say that Governor Hughes is the
real leader Of his party in this state" continued
this politician. He has brought about events
against decided opposition from members of that
party who held the old views, honestly and openly
but as most OF The Governors supporters believe.
mistakenly. T. ne State Committee, after the chair
man had pondered long over the subject. finally
swung into open Endorsement OF the Governors
policies. The legislators have adopted them, or
VIII mighty suddenly: And the great feature of 1t
all Is that Governor Hughes did all this by follow
ing out the absolutely open and irreproachable
course. Take the only thing in which his wishes
have nave been disregarded- Kelsey case; Nobody
that night five minutes before the rollcal, the Gov
ernor could have If he had condescended to
play politics in the old style. He wouldn't do IL.
lie considered ii improper
Then came the storm Of public sentiment. and,
following rapidly, came other events which showed
the legislators that, instead of the easy mark
they had thought him the Governor was as good
fighter any of them could desire. They thought
tire him out He showed that If they could
afford stay here all summer he willing. The
presence Of the Legislature wasn't interfering
terialy with his work the formulation OF his
future policy But he determined that the pub
lies interests should be safeguarded. And then so
suddenly that of us hardly realized IT. all the
anti Hughes men light They stopped play
ing horse and got down to plain sense; Now. /
think things VIII along smoothly. But don't
lose sight Of the fact that the Governor doesn't
claim these victories his own. He deems them
the peoples victories