New-York tribune., 1907-03-01
REPLIES TO GOVERNOR.
SDeech of William Barnes, Jr., Com
mented on Freely.
rBy Telegraph TO The TribunAI

rRy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal
.rhsnv. Feb 2s.-In reply TO the plea OF Governor
,sDVbes for party support OF an administration
1900 20 DO us duty 10 the people at large. Will
- rasrnes r. the Republican leader OF Albany
county. delivered a speech at the organization
S,rner last night. after the Governor had gone
80 which was commented on freely to-day as
= .s,,er 10 the Governors ideas and announced
- Glortacation OF the organization system
- -, NJ Barnes's hobby. The Governor de-
T.o6 "a comment on the speech tonight. It Is
,-,r7n that he does not choose TO regard It as an
eek On him and his ideas, but rather as tho
,,svrs Of Mr.. Barnes. expressed as his own views
had been expressed 49,. ,,
=. Immediately after making his speech he left
-. hall because Of his desire TO respect the
r1s-oorv OF Assembyman Burnett Julius NJ. Mayer
80 senator owen Cassidy spoke, and then' JUST
before the dinner broke up MI Barnes hl"lse11
-osa He smoke OF the work of John y. Parker
-. pen,5hljcan leader Of Schenectady County, who
I,s6 recently and Of Ex-Governor Higgins and As
...tJvroan Burnett. Then, declaring his regret
shat Governor Hughes was not present he con-
einyea. as reported in his own paper. as follows:
II had been intention to call his attentGn ate. lon
soent campaign and the efforts made in behalf OF
ti,1 ana The other candidates upon the Repuofcan
state ticket who In this county recelNec le SANS
service which Governor Hughes intends to give TO
fhs state. and want 10 say 10 you as organlza- a.
lis opinions regarding the duties OF the party and
Of the Organization as any one IN wnom you a. heev y
Ia him that newfound friends in the DepocraulSS
a ne wear 1905 where you will stand And although
lie duty that is owed TO the entire people Is not
me Republican party. there is also duty 10 those
who have labored day ana night most !ogSly icb tS
they as confidently believe as they ever did; II Is
the intention s5 q q ~ 5s IF s pabe p6cs IF and IN all
The efforts by which he is endearorlng 10 hetIet
ss 10 Temember What was done for him in those
DAYS 81 last October when YOU stooq up, aiiu
bany The greatest Republican plurality ever given
once. SS i'si' 'uOi''-' 'l''-'--'' ~ . ~
The Albany County organization. Mr.. Barnes
went on. according 10 Governor Hughes's own
showing must have succeeded in responding 10
public sentiment since It had existed for dozen
years. But this public sentiment was conglom-
crate proposition, TO Judge Of which required long
study. IT is not properly reflected in the news
paper reporter who Is endeavoriRg 10 find sensa-
zion" he declared. Then he said that Controller
Glynn had a press agent and spent much Of his
time trying 10 make discoveries of something that
might have been stolen and wasn't; that some Re
publican official might have proved himself thief
and didn't" He continued:
Gentlemen, we have been banded together for
over fifteen years. But have suddenly developed
neE rue Ltes'Ieins puDc CliIQI; 40 IlOl CO &c
PONIES 10 the street and says: so and so is
20 the box. There is where you record public opin-
Son. You do not record it in the newspapers or
ballot box. You hear talk IN Albany and other
cities throughout the state 10 The effect that there
10 the box. You will get fair count, an hon
est proposition, and that IS where your public
opinion comes in do not intend TO be frightened
by newspaper attacks. 1 never have been / do
not intend TO let this organization go TO pieces be
ion?
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cessty OF loyalty TO the organization in the coming
municipal campaign. He declared that the organl-
cation in Albany had made many reforms; had
''blazed a way for honest administration years
ago. and did not require Governor Hughes 70 do
Il for the machine Nobody yentured 10 criticise
the city administration he on except possibly
few soreheads or people with axes 70 grind. He
thought that meant that the ward politicians and
the small district leaders got next to- the people
and so kept IN touch with public sentiment. Then
again he took up the Governors views. saying:
There never was better Republican than Gov
ernor Hughes. one who has higher views Of his
nutes or who Is trying harder carry out his
aued5s OF pubic cutNi but l want 10 say this, /
would have said il il he were here that in addi-
!! Ion 20 me large number IN this state who believe
~ muse unigs that he IS advocating and who de-
sire 70 support and VIII support him, as you an
s another Element raTeling under the han b5nne1 mere re
khe democratic party or that Of the Independence
Y the moral propositions which he advances They
are our opponents ! think know something
eeI because by our system go through each
man with the X-ray. Whether there are d 600
~ <IV,c"v or = UVo,epO, you find out what is IN
tieLI heafttS Ihere are who have not the
Ms develODmnt. O' al
] want 10 say one other word about one NJ tba
nes men that the Republican party has developed
AZ tlls state for great many Years who feoa
II the lntifnely death Of Jean Burnett felt that
- Cguu Iot come here tonight. refer 10 Spea ker
:. als ih. a young mao of sterling worth in
ssIltS honesty, ability. a fellow Republican who
thoroughly appreciates the problems that confront
" to-day tie desired 10 express 10 yo1I bfs
eIeeI sorrow and keen disappointment that he
touId not come here tonight. He Is one ~ tho
PshL men mat New York has developed a mower
y ne Assembly Tor all Of the things for which We
sslaho aho Tor which wC have fought so yaiantlv
!or so many years i'NiS
ana want 70 say jus. another word va s,o
kone mo another contest. For fifteen wears --o,,
silSs ana your predecessors have consistently mn
Aelu Wilat IS termed in politics my leadership -~ba
@ @ss.s pl Hls llrnes We are told. point 10 the fact
Ilat tnat KIND Of leadership Is no longer "a 60
unue. Remember that the whirligfg of time an
- &Steia.e N ms matter as IL has always opera ~
sLe ilstoiy OF fhe world. Organization 5isctnIf,a
sgsaLty lhese are not lost virtues Remernhe- tbaf
tlsse oIo virtues are just strong and iusf ss
boNeILIi IN american politics to-day as they have
peeh since me beginning OF time ~"
ihe Barnes speech was tho ono topic OF oonvarss- -
non al the Capitol to-day. There was much snacu
lauon whether in spite OF Mr.. harness decara+,o
tor support for the Governor his attitde os lo,alt
70 organization and 20 party workers yvould .r,eD
- H1N'ng MS legislators support Onto Kelsey su-
psflhtenoent OF Insurance. whom this Governor de-
siFes 20 have removed
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