New-York tribune., 1907-10-30
TyEyCIrING But IMPORTANT.

loss fl,i. = week remains before E!ectIO-
pav. The exceedingly dull campaign VII! 2-Ef r.
abb. not be much enlivened IN the rehi''"iinS
six days, but do not see that the couhu! -
loST and the cause of virtue and clVlc righteous
ness in A desperate way because NOBODY Is uil-
Cling III every nerve at the prospect OF pulIlls
his ballot in the box. Probably OF those regis
tered about as large proportion as uSuaI W4i
taka the trouble to vote ana see no reason
why they should not be expected 10 vote WIN
inst rs much good sense as if they were har-
rowed with political excitement. 1t is deiu-
siva notion founded upon the election of TWO
wears ago that the community puts good men
in office ONLY unde- the stimulus OF excitement
On the contrary there is every indication that
the voters are going to settle this election III an
unusually sensible manner. EXcepuohal lhue-
nandence will probably characterize the voting
and there are times when independence OF an
intellectual and not Of an emotional sort Is a
good thing for the public Where are party
lines voters will ask themselves, when MT
Hearst is an enemy one year and an ally the
next? In such conditions the electorate is likely
to think much more of the individual quallca-
tions of the candidates than Of party ties. ana
that attitude will help the good men. on what
ever ticket they may be. The unusual encour-
agement to independent voting this year ought
To draw the better class of voters to the pollS
rather than keep them away.
The Republican selections for judicial places
are unusually excellent, and every voter VINO
feels that the Importance OF an election Is III
seeing that proper men chosen for Office ana
not in the degree of excitement he get out of
it will feel the duty of voting for Judges Bruce
Whitman and Wadhams. The other Repub-
lican candidates for the City Court, Mr.. Wasser-
vogel and Mr.. Matthewson, are less known 10
the public but their qualifications have been
favorably passed upon 10y the Bar Association,
and they have received the Endorsement of the
Citizens Union. They will doubtless receive the
support of their party and OF independents gen
orally. For the other judicial offices some OF
the Independence League candidates are doubt
less preferable to their Tammany opponents
and some of the Tammany men are better than
some of Mr.. Hearst's. Chief Justice O'Dwyer
of the City Court is fairly entitled to reelection
on the strength of his satisfactory service on
the bench. and James T. Malone a Tammany
candidate for the Court of General Sessions, is
an Assistant Corporation Counsel with an eX
ceptionaIly strong record. SO there is excellent
material on the tickets for the independent voter
TO choose from. and unless the duty of electng
good judges is a negligible one this election is
important.
Then as to the Legislature. Several of Gov
ernOr Hughess recommendations of last winter
Sutl- rs election INV EelOTI pIbllOIldl ulItfI pr
mares and the like remain over for consdera-
ton, and it is not to be supposed that the Gov
ernOr has reached the end Of his constructive
policies The work Of strengthening and i'm
proving state governments is in progress, and
New York is leading the way. During the sum
mer the GOyeTn0" has been conducting an in
quiry into all the departments of the state gov
ernment He is likely to have many useful sug
gestions for making their methods more bus--
. neSslike and up to date He will probably have,
. moreover. recommendations 10 offer regarding
the regulation OF state banks and trust com
panies. He will need support in the Legislature
Just as much this year as he did last year We
feel sure that there is a general realization Of
this, and we look for an unusual degree of sup
port among Independent voters for the Re
publican Assemblymen. The election Of a
Hughes Assembly is important, even If it is un-
exciting