New-York tribune., 1908-05-06
GET THE PEOPLE on TOP!

When we said on Sunday that unless the
public misconceives the spirit i'll which he con-
.,strues his duty, Governor Hughes VIII not re-
''sst an overwhelming public demand that lie
continue the work he is now doing until 1t IS
more nearly done" had no Speclnc heiis-
ures in mind, nor can the observation be al
fected one way or the other by the results VI
the coming special session If the Legislature
should pass the Governors anti-gambHng. BILL
we should still say his work was not YET done'
and we believe that the better citizens OF lle
state wouId be as reluctant as ever to see MIN
retire from public life with his possible services
to the state SO far from finished
Governor Hughes stands for larger ana more
important things than the preservation oI 'he
constitution from perversion for the Deneht Oh
gamblers He stands for lofter ideals of public
life for efficiency in office, for ruler deinoc
racy in which the officials shall be the seFNhh'9
of the people. not the servants OF the BOSSES
for purer parties with worthier leadership. As
he himself put ii IN his stirring speech a' '-'i-
negie Hall on Monday night:
| want 10 see The political machinery have
high standards and men elected to office do their
duty fearlessly and stand by the people
One thing | want TO see demonstrated anu @ 'iio'
is that the people are on top. ne !lI
iquty Is that back of the machinery Is not
simply the boss. but some special interest una ina
uses the boss. But 1 want TO see our
political machinery in such condition through
such methods of organization, that tne HishJSt
standard of honorable manhood VIII De tne
standard of political efforts. Every Senator and
every Asserblyman ought 10 nave the pFotec7
ton of this community and be able to Stahu
erect in his manhood, doing ms duty Every
leader ought to justify his position by MS clVll
and moral life That sort of leadership VIII al
ways command a following
There are greater issues than the discrimina-
ton in favor Of racetrack gamblers. We believe
the people will settle that issue right sooner or
1o, IL, &c Cph In
get the people on top if Mr.. Hughes ret1rcs
from nuhlic life at the end of this term?
The Governors work is far from done. In
which party is the highest standard of honor
able manhood the standard of political Efforts
In which are 1.-The people on TOP" ana III WHICH
do the men elected TO office act in fear or 10
bosses and stand by the people? In the Demo-
cratic party. which is now controlled absolutely
from top 10 bottom as no party ever was before
by the autocratc Tammany boss? But perhaps
the Governor is not Immediately concerned with
the Democratic party. Well, then, In the RepuO-
Iican party: 1t has, TO be sure, no Murphy 1t
has got rid OF it's state bosses TO its own credit
and advantage But the Governors campaign
for the anti-gamblng bill has disclosed the petty
county boss. with all his power TO inJure the
party and the state. There you have the petty
boss with special interests that use him, in this
case the gambling interest and his creature, the
Senator who waits for kilograms inStructlnS INN
how to vote: the Senator who pleads his orders ;
the Senator who says his political life is at stake
unless he does as the boss wills. These little
tyrants sacrifice their party 10 the special inter
est. and through their creatures they set the
nonuIar will at naught. The Republican party
can profit as much by getting rid of these para
site bosses as il did by getting rid of Its state
boss Get the people Oh top in the Republican
party Get the people on top in the state. Is
this work near completion: Who is to carry IT
on but Governor Hughes?