New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
sTINSON WELCOMED
IN BARNES BA|LIW|Ck
Candidate Gets RouSlng Recep-
tion in CohoeS, as Well
as in Troy.
DEFINES LABOR POSITION
Common Decency Requires mat
Labor Be Allowed to Organ
ize, Since Capital En-
lows the Right.

v-o,- y Y oct. 2e.-Denouncing Wall
street and the racetrack gamblers lot
-bsi- efforts 10 defeat him IN the interest
.,,a Ts-,nsrv Hall ticket, Henry l.
S-5-,.or PepubIican candidate for Gov
-. ,56ressed big meeting here to-
,t-,. a. Harmony Hall. After that he
-. .,,-s- 70 Cohoes by automobile. and
,,-,,,,5 NJ q two weeks speaking trip
,,nstate by his first appearance in Al
hany County
The candidate was in fine condition To-
night. His voice vas clear and fun, ana
~ spoke with a fire and force which
sueDt his audience off their feet HIS
reception at both meetings was most
r-attfvinE. as. indeed. II had been all
6av on the trip through Essex, Wash
inrfon. Warren and Saratoga counties.
.VHbv IS the Wall Street money going
70 th. other side" queried Mr.. Stimson.
r,airre6Iv. Is il because those great
forces are Interested in having a gov
eminent not particularly efficient?
Why are those interests which used
10 profit from racetrack gambling look
ing forward eagerly TO a Democratic
,ictoryg- he asked again. is il be-
cause they hope 10 have the Hughes
laws repealed if Dix and TaInmany Hall
win? I have asked my opponent II he
would sign a bill repeating those laws If
Grady got il through the Legislature
Grady. YOU know, was mentioned before
tn legislative Investigating committee
as having received $1,000 out Of the
raoetrack sIush fund Mr.. Dix hasn't
answered that question, although that
saas The very matter on which Governor
Hughes smoked out even Chanler two
wears ago Does Dix think this is a year
IN which H. can slide in a little more
easily than Ctanler could. without
answering questions"
Every time Mr. stimson made these
points. as he did frequently during the
sav. his audiences shouted and cheered-
yr several other matters Mr.. Stimson
drew cheers and rounds Of applause from
his hearers. Every tine he mentioned
rhe record Of the Hughes administration
and every time he expressed his adnira-
tion Tor the views and public service OF
Theodore Roosevelt this happened A
declaration Of his position on organized
labor was another feature OF tO-nights
speeches He said that II was mere
common decency'' which permitted the
Existence Of labor unions as long as the
laws allowed com binati0ns Of capital in
the present day corporations.
Comment on Dix's Statement.
Nlr. sumson didn't let his opponent
rest in his eloquent silence" without
Comment either. Taking up a state
tuout o. Nj Dix-s made yesterday, that
Dc Was well satisfied with the out
look Nj Stimson asked II he was sat
SIZED because Of the approval the voters
had expressed regarding what they
didn't know Of his position on the issues
a- the campaign or the approval Murphy.
aI Tammany. had expressed because Of
bat he did know - the Dix views. Mr..
~ruson said.
learn from this mornings New York
Times that after q long silence Nj Dix
f. last has SPOKEN 70 the waiting electors
~ The state who have been anxiOusly
-.ZIeo-iuE his statement on the live issues
- i1e campaign De brings this COM
-o-'iuE UleSSs 20
3i-. DIX takes the voters into his con-
HlenC- ana tells =heu he il now assured
- Els election IN his own words he says
am wei satisfied with the outlook
This statement he made after q conference
ne-s and Pack NcCabe. I think the
people 0f the state 81 New York would
Hike 10 know Of NJ DIX what the ground
0- his assurances is. Does he feel conf
4e-t OF his election because he has spoken
-~1es al stake Is L because he has
pledged himself 10 continue the high
standards y Governor Hughes in the SUI
pe-vlSion Of rDe public service corpora
rIons7 Is X because lie has pledged
himself that the Influences Of Tam
many Han and Charles T. Murphy,
which brought Skene. the last Taumany
state EneIneer, 10 me criminal bar, viii
Dc Kept out Of the administration Of M
DIX il case OF election
Is il because Mr. DIX has fearlesslv re-
uo-nCed association with Tom" Grady
- Tammany leader II the Senatec Is II
because ne Ia urged as does even The
NaH York World Which supports Mr.
- that Grady he not sent back 10 the
eenste2 j. i because he has promised 10
resist 70 the uttermOst any efforts TO re-
pea The Hughes antj-racetrack legisla-
ron1 i Il because he has shown himself
20 30 an honest friend Of the laborer and
The ultimate consumer BY really favOring
= downward revision Of the tariff when
he had the chance 10 do so2 Is II because
- begged for an upward revision or wall
paper which he manufacturer
On al these matters and others vitality
affecting the public interests he has been
eloqrenclE silent / wonder. therefore
whether Nj DIX Is so confident Of election
merely by reason OF what Charles r. Muir
ply told him a. yesterdays private con-
ference ana because Of the attitude Of the
vi,gcR The Hew YORK T tines b9 a
spoken I think the people Of this State
haze = night 10 NJ. Diz's answers 20 these
questions and insist that he speak frankly
10 Tire people before election day
Labor Legislation Discussed
N. S5imson spoke at length tonight
on the Republican record in enacting ia
Dor legislation He described the work
ingnen's compensation law passed last
winter as q recommendation Of the
Wainwright commission He said this
really amounted 20 az accident insur-
snce for the men employed in dangerous
occupations. But il eidn go far enough,
he thought.
I expect he said, If events follow
the course believe they viii, TO recon-
mend It's extension"
Then Mr. Stirnson explained his posi-
ton regarding organized labor. Said he:
have been asked during the campaign
my position as 10 organized labor Ny po-
s1iou Is one which has been taken not
hastily II has grown out Of the study
which have had in my position under the
federal government Of organized capftal
and one which I nave held for long time
Il has always seemed To me that capital
and Obtained legal sanction 70 the modern
INDUSTRIAL corporation. and having achieved
that position. common decency requires that
ne similar right should lie accorded 10
labor that Just as the modern corporation
mas been found essential 70 the develop