Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21
Moral Question Cannot Be
Evaded, Says N. o. M.
CHANLER is COMPOUNDED
Governors Answer Apt to Compel
Opponent to Declare Himself.
MANY SIGNS OF REVULSI0N
Too Early to Predict Outcome OF
Election-Republica to Draw
Sharp Contrast of Policies.
Correspondent.

Special From Staf Correspondent
NEW YORK, October 2---The lodging
tactics of Candidate Chanler and the poio-
aggressive course of Gov. Hughes are at
tracing profound interest throughout the
state and focusing public attention upon
Gov. Hughes policies
That is exactly what the republicans
want and, indeed. is their only hope of
s;vng Hughes. beyond the possibility OF
his coming through on a tremendous Taft
majority.
For ten days Gov. Hughes has been
pounding away at Chanler. demanding an
swers To questions propounded Whlch
would disclose Chanler'S position on the
moral issue OF the state campaign and on
the retention or abolition of the pubic
service commissions.
Up to this time Chanler has chosen 10
withhold answer. a candid reply would
the republicans claim. force him 10 take
a stand either alongside the advanced po-
sition held by the governor, thereby
alternating the personal liberty" element
to which Chanler is catering, or to oppose
the governors attitude, which would be
certain TO align against him all the pro-
greSSve and reform thought OF the state
Up to this time the democratic plan OF
campaign has been to profit by the hos
tility of the personal liberty vote TO
Hughes. without seeming to indorse the
racetrdck, gambling and nquOr interests
which are lighting Hughes.
Hughes Not Caught by Trick.
Instead of answering, Chanler came
back with series of questions directed
to Gov. Hughes. He got a reply right
off the bat, within two hours after the
governor read them. He got cate
gOrical answer. though some of the Ques-
tOns were artifully pitased for the sole
governor without disclosing the gov
ernors position upon anything at issue
in this campaign.
Chanler's managers are worried at the
position their candidate finds himself in
through his refusal to meet Hughes
challenge. 1t is more than probable they
will decide to let Chanler answer and
take the consequences.
The fact is. III debate of this kind
Chanler finds himself outclassed by
Hughes, the shrewd lawyer. the prize
cross-eXaminer of the New York sbar,
who has his brief well in hand, with
definite case to try.
Now all this leads up to the point am
trying to bring out, which is confirmation
OF the prophecy. made some time ago,
that the campaign would wind up in
aligning the voters on one side or the
other of moral idea. if not a moral is
sue, and that Hughes was bound to make
headway as soon as the campaign took
this shape. 1t is taking shape now.
vulsion of feeling in favor of the gov
ernor. 1t is too early to say it will be
sufficient to offset the powerful forces ar
rayed against him. That will depend al
together upon how sharply the contrast
can be drawn between the positions of
Chanler and Hughes.
1t will be the governors policy from
now on to make the line of cleavage as
distinct and sharp as possible. He
wants to make it so definite that the
voters cannot straddle 1t, but must take
one side or the other
Moral Idea Paramount.
Thus you see the form the campaign
is taking in New York. Here you have
the state campaign framing up the
lines of mora idea-call ii that instead
of a moral issue-and the national cam
paign appealing 10 the material intesests
of the people.
Taft is played for safety and prosperity,
Bryanism exploited as a bugaboo to the
small tradesman and wage Garner. hard
times prophesied in case of Bryan's cleo
ton.
Ohio's campaign was outlined today. by
ex-Gov. Myron T. Herrick, who was at
republican national headquarters in con-
sultation over the new plans for putting
ginger into the fight i'll that state. an
nounced by the national management yes
terday.
state pride and your pocketbook," is
to be the republican slogan in Ohio. ac-
cording 20 Gov. Herrick.
Ohio voters are awaking to the two
main considerations as the voting day
draws near and responsibility for every
mans ballot begins TO weigh upon him" j"
said Gov Herrick. Our people are be-
ginning To realize that il is time to drop
local quarreiS and unite in support of
Ohio's candidate for the presidency. If
Ohio gives Taft a small majority, or per
chance none at all. Ohio need never ask
for another President.
han piS &c II
upon the people that they have stake in
this election which is above party inter
est-a material stake. They have right
to place IL above party
Gov Herrick insisted that these con-
siderations are resulting in a decided turn
for the better in republican prospects in
Ohio.
II is quite evident, from information
gathered here, that the republican cam
paign in all the close states is to be
waged on the old familiar appeal 70 the
material interests Of business men and
working men. Urgent appeals are being
this score.
Germans Fear Bryan.
Democratic managers admit that the
German vote shows signs OF Welding to
this line of talk. The Germans have al
ways been afraid of Bryan This year
BRYAN adCp pied means which he thought
could warm up the Germans.
But my information from the inside is
that they are not responding to the ex-
tent desired. They cannot get away from
the 10 TO / Bryan of 1896, it is claimed
and are afraid of the BrS an of 1908 in his
new cloak of bank guarantee.
| would like to repeat a suggestion
made yesterday. that the setting forth
of these considerations is not TO be con-
strued as argument political preach,
ment. bat as explanation of forces at
work among the voters, showing their
trend
10 Taft or 10 Hughes or TO Chanler. il
ought to be explained what is causing
it. And that is what these dispatches
aim 10 DO y. D. VI.