The Washington times., 1908-09-11

II is not TO be denied that with the
gold Democrats coming back into camp
and many Of them taking Off their coats
ana anxious for work to do, the East
efn Democrats are effecting something
more more IKE organization than they have
AhoWn since 1892
HARD at Work.
They are hard at work right now. in
both Connecticut and New Jersey, while
IN New York it IS the testimony OF all
observers, that the upstate is organic
ed Tor The first tine in a dozen years. so
far as Democracy is concerned.
But eli this gain by way of organiza-
uoh is as nothing If Tammany snail
SenC word down the line the Saturday
DeIore election that all energy must
De bent 10 defeating Hughes Chairman
mack mas bound himself TO keep hands
on tile New York situation, in which his
interference might be most beneficial in
me way Of protecting national interests
Contrasted with this. Chairman Hitch .
cock on the Republican side is frankly
mixing Ia state rows, helping smooth
them out, and exceedingly active in this
very New York situation He has com
posed the Tennessee troubles, and IS in
tne way OF getting peace in West Vir-
The other day a big machine politi-
clan from Pennsylvania came down
mere and INDUCED some remarkable
comment about the campaign TO date
Not Getting Results.
% don't see any evidence that the
committee has really started at work. b"
he said Il ind nothing 10 indicate
that the new management has learned
how TO use the immense power Of the
national Republican organization. That
Organization Is a wonderful machine,
slf4 1-r
10 make itself felt through all kinds
Of effort financial. social. political.
business. oftlceholding. II ought to be
felt by this time, if il is being used.
What are the people going TO be
fed on In this campaign IN some sec
tions they want 10 hear about tariff.
and IN others they don't Some re-
gtons believe in Government guarantee
Of bank deposits. others decidedly
don't IL Quay were running this ma
chine he'd give all sections the sort OF
campaign they wanted. But what's GO
ing 10 be done2 1 don't know, and /
nave been enough worried about the
situation TO have a strong notion OF
getting Senator PCnrOse and some Of
the big politicians to investigate and
learn whether things are really moving
or not"
A day or two after this talk sena-
tor PenrOse did turn up at Republican
headquarters, bat whether or not he
came 10 ascertain If the new manage
meut had learned what the levers and
buttons and thTottles and handles and
gauges and so on had TO 40 with run
ming the machine was not vouchsafed.
Act Like Amateurs.
Sti1 another Pennsyivanian. likewise
an adherent OF the Penrose machine,
and an ardent admirer OF the result
producing capacities of Quay methods.
turned up in town TO ask what they
were all doing.
They seem to act Ike amateurs"
he snorted. He was especially incensed
because so many newspaper men are
mixed up ia the management For
this particular statesman doesn't ap-
prove of newspaper men anyhow. lie
has long retained high repUte among
them for tacituTnity. To see a national
headquarters so fun Of them that tt
looked like the press gallery Of Con-
gress naturally gave this gentleman
the shivers. The idea OF being com
PEELED 10 treat them respectfully
So il is that the new regime meets
criticism wherever It turns among the
old-time politicians. They say Mack
doesn't know any politics. and that
Hitchcock shouldn't be expected to-
he's too young. 1t is going TO be a
vgoeful disappointment 10 some Of these
prophets Of pessimism II either side
wins, and It seems moderately sure
that one side viii. on form, and taking
the dope Of the old politicians for It,
neither the Republicans nor the Demo-
craIs ought to have a l00k-in.
J. G. WELIIVER.