New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-29
INDORSE HUGHES PRIMARY
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holding up the Republicans OF the YES
sc DeoTlhe whose example We should aNoio
IN my Bepublicanism know nelJher Lass =
nor West I have lived IN the West ana
I know them through ano through; l
have seen direct primaries working strre
IN tho West. Anusion has been mace 70
-i,e state of Wisconsin. They have JUST
held direct primaries In wisconsin Al
-be money was used against the side that
~. ~ H. overwhelming fight, and the side
chat won spent an amount or money thab
ouate 10 run Congressional campaign IN
the State OF New York
r.e-a the colonel was interrupted by
is=ghter and c-ies Of oh"
-.I-xactIv.' he continued. with emphasis.
amid more laughter and cheers. and added;
An arasion las been made to the case
Of Congressman sShley. Great SUNS Were
Snent and improperly spent. in securing
,se nomination % Congressman Sibiey.
They were srent n influencing a d tss-
pri7a~v Just they would have heen
scent In influencing a convention
--The difference was and again the
colonel was interrupted: this time by
mingled cheers and Kisses.
I VIII give You a chance 10 express
yollr dissent again." retorted the ex-Presi-
dent Great sums or money were spent
- influencing a direct primary as they
Y ,uld have been spent IN influencing con-
setion, and the difference was that because
A. was a direct evasion Of direct nomina-
-ion the expenditure was found out"
Says slbley Won't Be Elected
The difference WAS that Mr.. Sibley
won't be a Congressman. whereas he would
hare been 81 they had not had direct pTi-
raaries.'
.>aood Tor you. Teddy" came from the
gallery.
The gentlemen who present the minor
Sly report say that they represent the Re
publican tradition" continued the speaker
They represent a majority Of the Legs
1ature composed Of the majority Of the
Democratic members and the minority OF
The Republican party"
Here the convention broke into tumult-
NOUS applause. Flags were waved, the
hand played and Il some minutes be-
1ore the colonel continued, as follows:
I ask that this Republican convention of
the state Of New York nut Itself behind the
Republican Governor Of The State of New
6ork and behind the majority of the Re
publican legislators Of the State Of New
York, and through il do not put itself be
lind the minority Of the Republican legls-
lRtors Plus Tammany Hall Great aQ-
plauseD
The minority represents what would have
been progress quarter Of = century ago,
and II the gentleman had introduced II in
the New York Legislature twenty-five
years ago II would have been laughed out
Of count hy the spiritual forncars Of the
individuals who back II nov
congratulate you, my friends OF ne
other side. on having been dragged by
the slow procession of the ages as far as
that report ls concerned But YOU are SIN
TWENTY-FIVE wears behind the times. and ]
would like 10 do what lawyers CAL inter
mead MIR FasSeft. with NJ. Barnes and
Nh Livingston Nadsworf HI gave him
his geographical tiJle-Nr. Barnes and Nr.
e,eJ,,l3 II, ,,,-,.tic. ,rz,,lIIfio,, iT,nen5s
and Mr.. FasSctt SAYS that i'm his county II
j. already beng begun
The principle. expressed in the report Of
The minority does not represent a little
concession IN docs represent a little prog
~csS. h does represent il enough 20 make
absurd The argument That 10 have any
progress means rum ~ 10 nave 'iH proc
TeEs invites revolution. then DO not pass
even the minority report.
u has been COntended that you cannot
tel what rs meant bv The majority plank.
Nou Csn toll and T"u can tell IT exactly
II means gust what II says. II means, 5
senator Davenport has said that as speed
llv a. POSSIBLE. va shall introduce the syS-
1ern Of direct nomination AZ advocated or
app oyod-I forget the exact langDage-by
Governor Hughes. which necessarily means
5,-acticailx v.har President Schurrnar has
embodied IN his resolution. that is. that
an irreduCihle minimum there shall Ice the
norrnation hy direct primary az the legis-
ia1ive officers 81 the state
The reason is perfectly simple for dis
eliminating between rhe1n and other Off
oers. Those are the people that make the
"hCefs. ~ You have the direct primary
applied 10 the members Of the legislature.
thrn the Dcopi" have II under their control
rinued or discontinued OF whether il shall
ne enlarged and stiu further applied
Refers 20 Westminster Fight
Ne have listened 10 she eloquent appeal
of the gentleman from Westchester County
] would ike 10 see the direct primary to-
day fled I'm Nestchester County. and see
whether Senator Wainwright would come
hack. Storm Of applause)
Senator Wainwright has served the peo-
lle, and then. if he was turned down. we
would say, ell and good. the people
turned him down. and We have got nothing
10 say
/, tween ms here is indeed radical We trust
y the people, and YOU do not. X has been
II said openly by our opponents that they
30 not believe IN a pure democracy I do.
take issue far and square on that point
/ hold it is our duty TO try TO guide the
people Alright ] hold thai We not TO
be excused If we try misiead them
hold that the man who inctes the mob to
violence is the equal In WiCkedneSs of the
man who seeks 10 corrupt a legislator
I hold the man who in any way misleads
The people is the enemy Of the pe0ple Try
10 educate The people. and when YOU have
tried your best. abide by their decision
IT has been said here that in given cases
the direct primary has worked badly.
Friends, II The people lose their honesty
any system Of government viii work badly.
Our system Of democratic government in
This Republic is based on the belief that in
The long run and generally the people will
act well. il we are IN error IN that belief. YOU
won save the Republic by refusing TO in
1roduce direct nominations II You are
right IN your distrust Of the people, in your
Year OF Tie people. you won't save this gov
eminent long by simply fOOling them a lit
tie. ana do for them what you think they
cannot do for themselves by q system OF
control Of party nominations which in too
many cases. denies 10 the average voter all
rights except 10 choose between two men
neither Of whom he has had a part in nom
mating and neither Of whom does he alb
solulelY trust
Under the bills drafted IN accordance with
The wishes Of Governor. Hughes the per-
Detuation Of the party system was care
fully suarGed--the perpctuation OF the sys-
TEN CT state conventions such this was
carefully guarded. and the provisions made
simply for the purpose Of the election OF
certain officers in contiguous territories. II
] had had my way, I would have knocked
I'll county officers cut Of the Cobb bill, be-
cause I quite agree that il YOU going to
make another man take his medicine take
y yourself / am right with you on that
point But we are not legislative body
You al know that we are not legislative
body Our business is 10 state explicitly
what our cont entiOnS are, so that they can
not be honestly misunderstood, and then
have tho Legislature thrash out the details
n the measure which Is fully and absolute
j. TO make good the promises We make in
the convention.
nv friends the Republican party owes its
existence TO the fact that il Is the party Of
progress. the party OF the plain people the
party Of popular rights. the party which be
5ieveS that the people should rule, and
ask you to-day TO be loyal 10 the principles
II The Republican party IN the past and to
apply those UrincirleS Ia thc living present
- 1rf moods -'1ff "a have