New-York tribune., 1908-08-06
REASONS FOR HUGHES.
A Brooklyn Republican Tells Why
He Should Be Renominated-
To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: AS the secretary of the old Citizens UNION
OF Brooklyn, the ideal reform association lhAt
bucked up against the old Brooklyn ring anu
knocked out of business by the election OF mayor
Schferen by 5000. and secretary OF the La"
Enforcement Society for the last fifteen years ana
therefore as one who has been in position TO <ro"
something OF political affairs and reforms 'hs,
affect the people of New York City, with your per
mission I would like TO state some reasons ~ny
Charles e Hughes should receive the Republican
nomination for Governor to succeed himself Being
a good Republican myself and having been engaged
by the State Republican Committee IN previous
campaigns on the stump. assume TO know some
thing about Republicanism IN general and OF He-
publicans in New York in particular
The Republican party born in stnnos-
phere of reform It has always stood for the main
tenance of law and the order that follows ston
maintenance II can look back on glorious
record in having by its strength maintained the
honor this country the union Of states. the con-
stit1ton Of the fathers and the laws OF the nation
Il has been the friend of the poor. IT helped 70
free millions of slaves. It increased the wages OF
the Iabortng and woman by It's system OF pro
lection and opened many doors 10 labor oy the
new industries established in this country through
the policies and wise laws for which II $1,000 II
has been prominently the party OF the peopie-tnaA
is the good people. who stand for the good ana
are opposed to the bad in their government and IN
the communities in which they live The BODY OF
the people who make up the Republican party are
not gamblers nor Iawbreakers. and they 90 not De-
leve in making laws or administering tnern IN
the interests of the lawbreekers-
Charles 2. Hughes is a good Republican rs
believes in the principles Of the Republican party
because they are good principles He is a repre-
sentative of the body Of the people that make up
the Republican party The people beiieVe IN
Hughes because he is like them In this state
Governor Hughes has inaugurated certain reforms
that have not been fully carried out To con1plete
these reforms and give the people the benefit OF
them he believes he could help best as Governor,
and the great body of Republicans and many
Democrats as we'll believe the same thing
Unfortunately for the Republican party In this
state the organization of the party has fallen
into the hands Of comparatively few men and We
find year after year the same men as leaders
governing and controlling it's affairs These
leaders" have constructed and polished pott-
cal machine that is designed and supposed 10
run like clock all the wheels turning in unison
Now. If this machine was run in the interests Oh
reforms. Of morality. and the enforcement OF our
laws would be the last person TO raise nv voice
against it Governor Hughes believes in organiza-
ton for party success. believes the organiza-
ton should represent the people who make up the
party and the principles for which the party
stands Nine out of every ten Republicans IN the
state of New York believe the same thing
Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong he
fought il because il was wrong Party consider
ations weighed little with him He contended with
the Democratic leaders of his day because they
were favoring institution he believed 10 De
throbbed for the right and against the wrong The
reonle elected Lincoln President, not because he
was a Republican, but because he represented the
people and an aroused public conscience concern
ing the great evil Of the time
Governor Hughes represents an aroused public
conscience concerning certain evils that have cret
into the administration Of our state affairs Gam
bling is one of them He stands as a champion IN
the interests of reform. and it VIII not do for the
present leaders Of the party Of Lincoln to
oppose the champion Of the people In refusing him
the nomination in the next state convention
What has changed the spirit Of the dreams Of
our leaders," anyway Last year odeii and his
faction and woodruff and his followers were out
shouting each other for Hughes. woodruff seems
to have had the lead and won out in the shout
ing Now II he Is not silent he claims TO be
neutral This is no time to be neutral Buchan-
an was neutral while designing were filing
Southern forts with cannon. muskets and alnuu-
milton Of war, transferring these things from the
forts in the North He soothed his conscience by
repeating his saying THE nation cannot coerce
a state" What do these leaders expect the peo-
pie will think OF them anyway Let NE tell them
plainly: If they turn down Governor Hughes the
people will turn them down and any they
may nominate to take his place the state ticket
There but Interpretation the people VIII place
on such action and is that the Organization
is in favor OF the gamblers and against the
forms Governor Hughes represents
The people haven't any too much condolences IN
these leaders" anyway Two years ago they put
up state ticket. and Mr. Hughes the only
man elected on II.
Mr. Hughes was elected by the people because
they believed him when he stated that he consid-
cred the duty OF the organization ended with his
nomination, for which he thankful. but. II
elected. he would be Governor. and would carry
out the policies Of the party. and would not be
controlled by outside persons or parties
He has been true TO his statements. and has made
for him again There viii be no danger to the
national ticket in this state unless the Leaders,
monkey with the nomination for Governor and turn
Hughes down. Then look out
T. D. QUINCY FULLY.
Brooklyn August s. 1903.