New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28
ST|MSON IN FINE FORM
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peal of the Hughes anti-gambling laws.
/ the tariff and graft in public office lie
/ ridicuIed Judge Parker's assertions that
/ the Republican administrations for sew
! eral years had been extrayagant and
! challenged him to give an example 10
prove his charges.
Reads Letter from President.
Finally Mr.. stimson riddled Judge Par
ker's insinuations that he had quit the
federal service as attorney for the South
ern District when he was under obliga-
ton to complete cases in which he was
engaged so that he could make more
money by being retained as special coun-
sci in those cases.
Since my reply Of yesterday" said
the nominee, II have been able TO get
from New York a copy of a letter from
President Taft, written 10 me at the
time I sent in my resignation Mr.. Taft
wrote me on March 81, 1909, as follows:
MY Dear Stimson: 1 am very sorry
to lose you from the public service, Dut
I believe that you are entitled TO give
up your office after having made such a
success Of it, and putting the govern
ment business in New York on Hfh
foundation. l am very glad that the
government has enjoyed the benent OF
VOlIr services. and / have no doubt that
great professional success awaits your
return to private practice. You know
YOU have my friendship and best Wlshes-
Sincerely yours, WILLIAM II. TAFT.
IT think that with that letter 1 can
consider the incident closed
Job E. Hedges tonight also took
fling at Judge Parker. The wind was
roaring and rafting things around.
That's one of Parker's speeches" ex-
planned Mr.. Hedges. Just wind, that's
all" Also Mr.. Hedges saved Mr.. Dix
the trouble of answering Mr.. Stimson's
reiterated query whether he would lead
the attack on the "black horse cavalry
with Tom Grady.
Certainly. -tain-ly," declared Mr..
Hedges. He needs Grady. He'll send
Grady ahead to spy out that black
horse outfit. You know Il wouldn't do
for Mr. Dix and his army to so into this
battle without a man who knew the
country and could put them right about
the habits of the enemy
III OSNbSO anu JClSLSOA COuAAI4Co AAAS
Republicans have no reason 10 feel dis
contented with the prospects, according
to all the reports received to-day. Os-
wego leaders there say, will do as well
as it did for Hughes two years ago, If it
doesn't poll q bigger vote. Luther Mott,
the county leader. says things are in
fine shape Jefferson appears TO he in
good shape, also. In both counties the
organizations are working. and the lead
ers say they will give a good account
of themselves.
Meeting Shouts It's Approval.
Mr. Stimson's meeting here tonight
bore out that statement. 1t was an old
time campaign affair, with a blaring
band. red fire and lots of the "whoop-
her-up'' spirit. His speech appeared TO
fit in we'll with the spirit OF the occa-
sion. He declared himself a Hughes Re
publican. and the meeting shouted its
approval Of him and the Hughes policies,
and Of his water power declaration, too
On that point Mr.. Stimson said:
One of the items in the Republican plat /
form which is of special interest to the
people of this city is that plank relating 10
the conservation of the water powers OF this |
state and the development thereof. l have
not discussed that thus far throughout the |
state, but l wish to say here tonight that I
am not unfamiliar with those problems. /
/ have spent large portion of my life IN |
the semi-arid portions of the West, have
seen communities grow and develop which |
depended for their very life upon the de-
velopment, the conservation and the storage
of water power. ! have been a member of |
the governing board of the National Con- |
servation Association, one of the main /
branches of whose work lies in the de- |
VelOpment of public opinion as to the i'm /
portance OF this question of water storage, !
and i am in full accord with the plank in !
Wherever water powers are situated on /
the state lands il is my belief that they /
must be developed by the state. and that in /
that development I have, from my own ex- /
perience in similar problems, learned the I
great and discriminating care that must be /
constantly exercised on the one side TO pro [
tect 10 foster, 70 cherish the interests which /
are dependent on those water powers, and, I
on the other, 10 preserve and safeguard and /
protect the legitimate interests of the peo- |
pie at large in what is their property.
Then Mr. Stimson turned his attention |
TO the Parker-Dix allegations of extrav- |
agance. Judge Parker evidently had !
attempted to make a good case. he said. /
but must have misunderstood the posi- /
ton of the Republican candidate or else |
had been unable to prove the Democratic /
charge. Mr.. Stimson did not attempt 10 /
say that the states appropriations had |
not increased greatly in recent years.
He admitted that. and said they were
justified.
ChaII to His n1nopn,+e