The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-10
MORE FIRE IS NEEDED.
HUGHES IS NOT DECIDED
Little More Dash and Nam ing of Names Is
 Desired.

If Gov. Hughes has been cherishing any illusions about the nature and pur- pose of the political forces allied against him, they must have been dis pelled by the events of the past few days. Even the Tribune now admits that it's party optimism misled it, and Ithat it Is vain to expect a solid party backing to be given to the governor. lit is true that Raines still talks Fsmoothly about his not being neces- Isarily opposed to the Hughes pro- sgramme; but Raines is more danger sous in that attitude than when openly fhostile. He is an adept in the art of Iwalking up softly with his Art thou lin health, my brother?" and then splanting his dagger under the fifth rib, EHis coparcener, Grady, does not talk; ! he plots; but the other fellow con- lspirator with Raines, Senator McCar- ren, is not able to contain himself, and publicly boasts of the way in which the combination of evil men in the leg islature is going to clip the governor s wings. The conflict is, therefore, ire pressible; and the sole question IS how and with what weapons Gov. Hughes will fight.
 It is certain that he will fight fair. That is one of the seeming handicaps which an honest man is always under l lwhen contending with rogues. In this
 case, the rogues are fully aware of the I Ao Ar
 have. They say, In effect: We have
 a square governor; therefore we lcrooks can attack with impunity. Ii lis understood at Albany that Raines has freely made use, in rallying the lweak-kneed, of the argument that they lneed fear no reprisals from the gov
 ernor Their local bills Mir Hughes lwill not hold up, or veto, after the manner of an 0dell; nor will he oust Itheir henchmen from office and make them appear to their constituents as
 patronageless and impotent. Some friends of the governor perceiving how Raines & Co. count upon his forbear.
 ance in these ways, are urging him tC flight them on even terms; to make himself a terror to them by means ot This executive power. But MT. Hughes'l first duty is to be true to his avowet principles. It is not necessary for hin Ito succeed In wrestling reform measures lfrom reluctant legislature, but 1t i necessary that he make the attemp lonly by consistent and honorabl, Imeans. Besides, 1t could be no req land ultimate triumph for him to vii Iby the arts of the conscienceless poll Itician. As the borrower is the servan lof the lender, so Is the executive wht lcopies the spoilsman thereafter at tn, lmercy of the spoilsman It would b. mo true victory for Gov. Hughes to ge Iputation for political problty.
 He should not be cotinseled to an, course of that kind; but we do thinl
 he may now properly be urged to pu lmore edge and personality into hi lwords. The time has come when h fought to name names. At Elmira ol
 Friday he spoke pointedly of 'thos
 who set their personal and selfish in lterests above then duty to the people. But the hour is rapidly passing whel Iany such Joseph Surfaceism will be eff lfective. We need, at this juncture lmore of the Thou art the man." w sshould like to have the governor sa, lbluntly: T mean John Raines. 1 meai lThomas Grady. I mean Patrick Mo ICarren. What does the conspiring to lgether of those men signify but tha ithe honest people of the state must als
 lcombfne?" Grover Cleveland, whe tgovernor, singled out Grady by nam
 las a corrupt and vicious senator.
 So, we think, it would help Gov
 Hughes if he would now be as direc
 and unsparing as truth, and giv LRaines and the others little advanc iinstallment of the judgment day b
 holding them up by name. to publi
 scorn.-From the New York Evenin IPost