Evening journal., 1910-11-08
THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK.

/ MANY respects the campaign in New York
- has been the most remarkable of all For
some time before the return of Mr.. Roosevelt
from Africa there had been succession Of ex-
posures of graft and crookedness in the politics
and legislation of the State. Every one supposed
to be good citizen was holding up his hands in
horror and demanding that the stables be cleaned.
II was shown that legislation in Albany was con-
trolled by bipartisan combination of Republican
machine leaders and Tammany Democrats Huge
sums had been paid for the corruption Of legsla-
ton and the special interests had New York by
the throat
There a cry for a leader OF the revolt against
conditions disreputable. Ii was expected that
Governor Hughes would continue in the struggle
and make the fight not only against the bosses
in his own party, but against the Democratic
political crooks But at the critical moment Mr.
Hughes accepted an appointment to the Supreme
Court bench and the people disgusted with con-
ditions were without leader 1t was at that
time and for the avowed purpose of wrestling the
control of the Republican party from the hands
OF Barnes and Sherman and leaders of that kind
that Roosevelt jumped into the breach and after
an energetic and persistent preliminary battle
captured the Republican State convention at Sar-
atoga
Roosevelt was then applauded by the indepen-
dent and the Republican press. He had won
great victory for decency and honesty Thanks
were showered upon him
ihS SadlOBd NOHNCuAlOH .|HOnllUdteQ as the hc-
publican candidate for Governor, Mr.. Stimson, an
able lawyer who had waged successful war in the
courts against the interests that had been de-
frauding the government. His nomination was
an ideal one in every respect. He was highly re-
garded as fitted for the leadership of purified
party.
Mr.. Roosevelt made some speeches out west
He said things that the interests considered rad
ical. His sayings distorted and twisted TO
serve the purposes of the interests, and cam
paign which was begun for the sole purpose of
ridding New York State of political crooks and
grafters was made campaign into which vas
injected the question of whether Mr. Roosevelt
again wanted the presidential nomination.
This is problem that the future can well take
care Of but the interests cunningly used it to di-
vert attention from the real issue in New York
to the bogus issue about the personality of Mr..
Roosevelt
The interests struck hands with Tammany Hall
with things as they are, and are supporting Mr.
Dix, the Democratic candidate who is respect-
able hgurehead representing the conservative
branch OF the Democratic. party He is lacking in
any strong points that would make him terror
10 the old alliance of special interests and poll
tics in New York.
There is no denying the effect of the defeat
Of Stimson in New York. If Dix is elected, notice
will have been served on the country that New
York is not concerned in riddng itself of the al
lance between the predaceous corporations and
the leaders of political machines. The interests
and the political bandits will be more firmly en-
trenched in power than ever before. They will be
/ more audaeious and reckless because they will
believe that they have delivered crushing blow
TO theodore Roosevelt, the man most fitted to
lead the people against the powerful combinations
which regard the body polite their special prey
And the pity of it is that who profess to
be against the interests and the political pirates
that nave made legislation at Albany a mockery
should have been deceived by the specious plead
ings of the crowd that is supporting the Tam
many candidate, Mr.. Dix, for governor