New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
: GOVERNOR HUGHES IN OHIO.

In opening the Republican campaign in Ohio
at Youngstown, yesterday Governor Hugnes
ably emphasized the appeal which the Repup-
lican party makes the party of rational ana
orderly progress. The strength OF the Repup-
lican candidate for President lies in the race
that he represents the progressive and reforma-
tory tendencies which are now uppermost In
the party and is pledged to carry on the cor
receive work of the Roosevelt administration
The Republicans offer the country a Presiden-
tial nominee whose record and character are
guarantee of his intelligent devotion TO the pub
lie welfare and his desire to accomplish needed
political and economic reforms in spirit OF
openness and fairness. Mr. Taft's attitude toward
the problems of the day Is one OF candor anu
Justice. He sympathizes fully with the best
purposes of the party, and every one VINO votes
for him can feel assured that if elected, he Will
apply and extend the policies which both In this
state and In the nation at large have given
new vitality 10 Republicanism.
AS Republican leader of the newer type Mr..
Hughes could say at Youngstown with absolute
truth and complete sympathy
No one more than desires to see adrninistra-
ton purged of every selfish faint, to have fair
and impartial laws faithfully executed. TO get
rid of every. vestige Of special privilege at the
expense of public interest to hberate trade from
unjust encroachnlents. to purify our electoral
methods and TO maintain honest representative
government. And 1t is because Of his loyalty to
these ideals. because Of his broad sympathles.
and his rare equipment in character ability and
experience because tested in the difficult fields
of judicial and administrative work. he has
proved his quality by eminent service. because
of his varied learning his acquaintance with af-
fairs his respect for constitutional government
and his capacity inteliigently and justly to plan
and direct necessary reforms that most ear
nestly support the candidacy OF William Howard
Taft.
To Mr. Taft as the Governor pointed out, the
Democratic party opposes a man who, what
ever the sincerity and responsibility Of his in
tentions, has continually associated himself
with rash and dangerous experiments In poll
tics. Mr.. Bryan has been tempted by his IA
cility for generalization and improvisation to
take I'D greater variety of unsound and ex-
travagant projects than any other statesman OF
his period. He has successfully urged and
dropped free silver coinage, anti-imperialism,
the initiative and referendum, and government
ownership and operation of the railroads. and
he is now experimenting with half-baked
scheme for regulating production and the prices
to be charged for products, and similarly pa
ternalstic proposal to compel all national banks
to subscribe to a blind pool to guarantee de-
posts, thus making the stockholders and de-
positors in the we'll managed banks pay the
losses incurred in mismanaged INSTITUTIONS.
Both in what he stands for to-day and what he
has stood for in the past Mr.. Bryan promises
little in the way of intelligent, responsible lead
ership He has been fortunate as politician In
never once having had to submit his general
izations to a practical test His candidacy is,
therefore as Governor Hughes says, lat once
monument and a guide post 1t memorializes
1.-The faIlacies and unsafe policies we are asked
ito forget, and It points the way to business
uncertainty and to the impairment Of the con-
"fdence which is the security Of industry and
trade"
Governor Hughes's speech-the significant ut
terance of man who has himself done much
to show his devotion to the ideas and policies
for which the national ticket stapds-will be
received with satisfaction by Republicans every
where who count him an important force
for good In politics. The West listens gladly to
a man of his stamp, and do the East and the
South Only here In New York among pretu-
diced politicians does there seem TO be any lack
of genuine appreciation Of his status and
strength as a political leader The selection
of Mr.. Hughes 10 open the campaign in Mr..
Taft's own state and the general desire to hear
him manifested in the West ought to open the
eyes Of the Republican organization leaders
here to the woful error they have made in esti-
mating his availability as a candidate for Gov
ernor He is the one nominee who can give
something out of his own strength to the party
here end it is grotesque politics to pretend TO
think that any other nominee would be more
helpful this year in promoting the success of
the national ticket.