The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-01
Hughes Considered the Real
Leader
SUCCESSES ARE PEOPLES
Will Not Play Politics in old style--If
He Had He Might Have
Won On Kelsey
Case.

Albany, June Formal ratification
~ Governor IInghess victory over the
opposition of 4 few anti Hughes Sem
tors win be celebrated all along the line
next week. Governor Hughes, By pursu-
ing bis even course N strict attention ID
duty and obedience To public sentiment,
has obtained practically all the policies
recommended IN his mrssaqe To the Leg
islature. Tile significance III that, when
ii il remembered that these recommends
tions came like q tlninderclip 10 the star
tied legislators and politicians, and hat
they weTe characterized i'll familiar con-
rersation ~ revolutionary ideals
tic" on 'chimerieal,' according to the
tendency 0f the individual, Is apparent.
III looks almost Al ii the legislature
had boss on its hands once more
chuckled a Hughes man when the intel
ligence went around that the anti
Hughes men had surrendered on every.
thing. We thought we had finished with
bosses when the Odell downfall came, and
Governor Higgins toward the end Of
his term neglected the old tactics com.
pletcly. But now we have an able
bodied, full-fedged, dominant boss, who
himself Is only a servant Of the real
bosses, the people. There's where the
trne strength Of the Hughes administra-
tion-cal IL the Hughes movement, ii
you will--,lies
Governor Hughes was elected. not BY
a party, but by the people, He has said
he would be governor, not Of any party,
but Of the people. He has advanced the
eause, not 81 the party Of which he is
loyal member, but Of tbs people Of the
entire state Arguments that through
bis course the interests of his party
would suffer have not diStsnheA him.
Why should they9 He, coming frchh
from the world OF civilians into the po-
litieal life, got a clearer and trucr view
of the situation than these men who
have been 50 immersed in political affairs
for years that they have lost sight Of
the big outside things. He knew that
the people made politicians, not the poll
tieians the people. Tic knew whore his
duty lay. and he knew that the best ia
terests Of his partyin fact, think
il would be perfectly safe to say the
actual existence Of the Republican party
in this slate--demnnded that he give full
obedience 10 the hehests Of the people,
SINCE from. that honor would come TO the
party which did the service.
That's why | 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 II that party
who held the old views honestly and
openly, but as most OF the governors
supporters believe, mistakenly. The
state committee, after the chairman had
pondered long over the subject. finally
swung into open Endorsement Of the gov
ernor's policies.
rhe legislators have adopted Aud
the great feature Of il All Is that Gov
ernor Hughes did all this by following
ont the. absolutely open and iiTeproaeh
able course. Take the only thing in
which his wishes have been disregarded-
the Kelsey case. Nobody doubts that at
any time N the proceedings even that
night FIVE minutes before the rolIcall.
the governor conld have won II he had
condescendea 70 play politics in the old
style. lie wouldn't do IT, He consider
el il improper
Then came the storm of public sen
timent, 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 as any OF them could de.
sire They thought 70 tire him out
lie showed that II they could afford 70
stay all summer lie was willing The
nrespnre 81 Tho leciglattre wasn't inter.
fering materially with his work or the
formation Of his future policy. But be
was determined that that she publie's
interests should be safemiarded And
then, so suddenly that most Of US hardly
realized ID. al the anti-fIughes men saw
\ light They stopped playing horse
and got down 70 plain sense. Now
think things will run along smoothly.
But don't lose sight Of the iact that the
governor doesn't claim these victories as
Bis own lie deems them the peoples
victories