New-York tribune., 1908-10-24
"4S 4 MN"

Mr. CHAMBERS personal prestige mas peeh sc
yiouslv damaged by the campaign. ne looA'
good deal less Of man than ne diu "neN ~
was nominated On the strength OF MS Uol
,rordat,on of Governor Hughes he had 'Teateu
the impression of q fearless, canold haI'ne,
given TO speaking its opinions Wihou. Iee
n noIiticsl considerations, and one 70 whlch lne
spirit motives and methods or Governor
strongly appealed. But the campaign WIN ~
namocrstic candidate dodgtng pitifuiiy ffoin
dov IN dsv has dissipated the impression Vi
fearless frankness and the republication OF lot
gotten speeches. In which he pralseu hea -
with an even greater degree or ferVor than n1
has employed In praising Hughes mas c"uSeu
grave doubts OF the discrimination OF ms lhoia4
enthusiasm and even OF his gooo sense NJ
ChspIer's eulogies are too indiscrlminate 10
found a character for lofty public ioeSls up'i'
like Browning's Last Duchess,
He liked whatever he looked on
And his looks went eVery"hefe.
,ny dominating personality with which ne
bo,,,,ans 70 he associated seems capable Oh
qrousinS his enthusiasm. They are all one 10
him When the present campaign IS over 1t -
fair to expect to see him taking OH his nat
to Mt "Fingey' Corners with the same ihten'e
faaIing with which he removed that metaphor
oal acco,1trement to Mr.. Hearst and 10 1o'-
ernor Hughes. - g
Nor has the campaign left even d Snreu Vi
,,-botovar renutation Mr.. Chanler had for doing.
or saying what he believed to De fisht "l'nouU
1egard 70 consequences All that he has cone
since he was nominated has been to consider
.noIiti.sI effect" He has been palsied oy us
nossibfIitIes He has beer afraid that whatever
no said he would lose votes, and 80 NE mas ule"
heing silent and has lost more votes. ne ue
cided. or he was told, that II ne cams o ou1 "
the Hart-Agnew laws he would lose the suppo.'
of the gamblers, and the equ1Vocal posltion ~
which he thus placed himself nnaiiy lhdue NM
almost contemplate. Although ne appal on4y t
believed the anti gambling and the Public service
laws 70 he right from the first, he dodged
committal of himself 80 their entorce1eh' pe
carse be thought he might thus lose the support
of their enemies He played the game IKE
tfmid noI!tician who could not see De!ohu lne
end of his nose, and he played IL paoIy, .ncl-
dentaly letting the state know 10 tne LUZ nv Nv"
different q Governor he would be from doF-
ernor Hughes. -. l..
Mr. Hughes's motto s always 10 90 Whdt Ho
heIieves to be In the interest OF the Whoie sun"
without regard to the consequences ne ~,
1veighs the little political effect Of an lhdi-
;d,Io1 art but trusts to the large pohtical Ell
foot. of bis whole course. If bill is hsd TOT
The neonIe as a whole he vetoes II, even though
a. means the en1nity Of several thousand inter
ested voters Being convinced that lhe ra'inS
law Violated the constitution he cid not "e's"
+t ,,o1i+icaI effect Of having 1t changed he aS
he n1,ts IT thrives on such opposition. 'raA ~
one expe,t that sort Of administration from MI
Cbsnler after his recent exhioiuon Oh "en'oi'
over the uolitical effect OF speaking out non
os+I ohout the issues Of the day1 Mr.. Chanler
,-on1d reverse Mr. Hughess practice. when piils
wore before him he would consider Wnetner
+bare were votes TO be won or lost by signing
them. Who, after this recent painfui e1hlO'tioh,
would look to Mr. Chanler for the courage tna'
-.+oed the equal pay bill and the three platoon
hill the 2cent fare bill and the full crew Dii
Il Is NOT there. He is not made or tnat Kllu oi
stur. If he had had those bills before nln NE
wouId have thought only Of the votes TO be
lost as he thought only Of the votes 10 De ioS0
hv coming out like a man on the ganollhs
issue. ,.,
And Mr. Chanier's weakness amid the tempta-
+ions of +he Governorship would be Increased
nv the fact that he has no settled coEVlcliohS
and no governing principles. nlah ol Coh
victions-some convictions, at least-eNeh IL ho
Is of 4 tinld and calculating nature rs MI
Chanler is, would probably adhere WIN oo-
stnocy TO those convictions. II an earnest Ihul-
cal. he might weigh the political eHecL OF ~S
acts Int he would never bend his rHdlcal1sm'
There would be natural limit 10 MS Gull
,,ropo;sos Rut no convictions would sustain
Mr. ChanIer in office He blows about Ike po-
litical +hisfIedOwn. He was trying 10 prevent
the nomination Of Hearst IN 1906, Wheh ne WIS
Aattered by the offer Of a nomination lFolh
Haars+ and instantly accepted it; and now
AGAIN no has turned against Hearst He was
radical became recently reactionary, and now
he gives signs of being moderate progressive
Of the Hughes sort. Placed beside the GOV
ernor, he looks like a dwarf both In nina anu
character. But then who is sorry for him: lie
invited the contrast himself.