The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-04
HUGHES PUZZLES TAFT
Butte Miner.

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Mr. Taft is frankly puzzled according to very candid ete
W5en 70 the Minneapolis Tribune by Mr. w w Jemane abb
washington correspondent
Gov Charles E. Hughes of New York responsible for tb
quahday which the Ohio judge finds himself Despite his owr
ise TO retire from public life the practice pro-
the empire state executive has yielded pressure brough
h and has consented stand for in order to save
he reform policies which he has inaugurated
But the machine against the governor and is serious
question as to what effect his role the campaign will have on the
election New York and this question seems to be OF lot more mo
men in the estimation the Republican leaders than is the question
"eer the governor morally right wrong They concern
ed only with the problem of how play politics. and only from
@ point OF view that they giving attention reports from New
lorK MI Jernlane states the situation as follows
According to certain of these reports the
ughe absolutely necessary the safety of the electoral ticket
IN New York According other reports equally reliable
would be source OF weakness to the electoral ticket
Just where the truth lies nobody seems to know
The decision reached Oyster Bay after
% through the state by Chairman Hitchcock and Others that
hughes should be renomnated much for the effect of that
nation on certain middle for its effect New York
1t was conceded at Oyster Bay that there wide divergence Of
expert political opinion concerning the probable effect of the
nation the electoral ticket in New York but the president final
y decided that evidence was in favor of Huehs
and announced At the however the president
and Mr. Taft that the badly mixed
there no clear light thus far indicating what should be done
1t to be noted with passing regret that Mr. Roosevelt
seems to have looked at the question solely in politically sordd
way though he quoted magazine saying that the
advent OF strictly issues forcing him of place
political factor since his has been with moral issues
Then why hasn't Judgment been passed Mr. Hughes avail
ability the question of whether he right wrong2
pretty hard to figure out where the issue between the New
York governor and the organized opposition him any other
moral Either Mr. Hughes right the abstract he
bang his campaigns of false ethical grounds The end
would to be almost direction of the verdict in his favor OF
his question
Mr. Taft has expressed any opinion way as
the merits good bad of the governors work it would be puz
lie to find them
He puzzled only by the paramount consideration OF
whether gain by catering the better class of
dependent who ignored party lines supporting Mr.
Iughs by trucking the opposition which is said to have
aised heavy corruption fund to defeat the governor
In striking opposition the Mr. Bryan who has been
ted poor politician because he has talked freely and
eenty in support his principles and who did hesitate to
orv interests his party when he absolutely that
his would that he would be knitted by this faction the
ampaign.
The apparently another instance of the lack of backbone
hat Republican candidate send his speech of
nee to OYSTER censorship In this though he appears
till weaker Bay has declared for Governor Hughes
Ir Taft openly perhaps through fear that Mr.
ROOSEVELT in an impusve might have given slightly
eight to of moral principles than those of epedences OF
olcy.
The Capital News asserts that Calvin Cobb threatened to pub
h Brdvs record and the boss then began hedge 1t is
duty of the Statesman and also of the Capital News 10 publish
radv's record; but they dare not do it.
It was the purpose of Dubois prevent the holding of Dem
ratio nominating convention Ada county His depavity and
eaon were too welnown permit the successful carrying out
his designs
The nondescrpt combination that called itself the Ada county
n6siton to local candidates 1t finally became anything to beat
now.
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