The sun., 1910-04-23

New Yesk PSllsics Reviewed IN ths au~.
n9hf of IN B,hallnDames.

New Yesk PSilsies msssewea lm tlse auss.
nght % tn PhllapD1nes.
To nE EDIrOR 90 THR srN-s~: The
note of warning sounded by senator Root
%. the Republicans Of New York has reached
even To the Philippine Islands. That u
h timely cannot be Gaiasaid. and while
the views Of an OnlOOk~r i0.soo Sniles away
may not bs germsns 10 lonal iasuss. az
the Ham~ time they may be infere-ttng
ten yeara or -
It was IN Issa that the disgust Ol the
people With tho Wilson -oOrman bill and It,
income tan rider. togsther with the eject
ot the panic Of Ise3. produced . reaction
aeaihst the Democratic party. which had
been victOrioaa two years before. and Levi
p MOStOn was swept into tire GOvernOr's
chair by nearly an unprecedented majority.
The Republican machine was then doml-
mated by Thomas &. Plat. than whom In
his prime there has been no greater New
York Political leader In Judgmsnt and ssgae-
ity. Two years later party lines In the
state were entirely dizFegarded. State lasOes
nearly forgotten In the larger struggle
against Bryan and his cohorts Of radical
IAN. and Prank \. Black was elected Gov
ernor BY q plurality Of over seo.ooo.
TwO years later. however. the Rsenbll-
cans were in q bad way Governor Biack
Commissions and succeeded In getting
started . little machins Of his own with
which to force his renomlnatiOa. Senator
Piaft. not only for hia self-prssssvation,
but because Of the fact that hAs political
judgment was that Governor Black could
not bs resleotsd. searched the state With
q nns tooth comb TO and . candidate
who could not only defeat Iilack In the prt-
maries but who could win ,he state for the
WNnn aamoN D(N hR
Of San Juan HIl and Theodore RoOss-
veit emerged - the one and only hero Of
that memorable occasion that he found
his candtdsie. he therefofs had Charles
sskins him h he would scrsps the aomIns.
ton u " wss tendered 70 him. and Colonel
Roossy:l, ssccsniSsns %. , ovsr.heImIns 81 MIN,
iFe burned by tbs doughty Colonel. despite
keash RidsTs in their pIc,GFe.aae cloth
ne. and despite the fact that be was the
esre pf . ..oce,sfal y.r, he was elected
Piaii's orxsniSsIion Was saved
In 100 aeaIn party lines were .hsI,ss.d
I en- cS Ss .t 9: S.. bS ~ sT SsS ssS
Ssip ' of RspuSiISssS % ana natIonsi tcR.s. shs1s
lad made = : Scod GoSsrsor %-S had sspsrsSsiS
given the people q good business admtnls-
trasien. hut there wss dis.en.loa n the Re:
lost his grip. and mad the Democrats nomi-
mated Judge PaTkef that year or any other
ssrS %sS Wiz iSsS :iSTs usual %fSs sSc y
however, they nominated bird y. coler: yet
even With ,Ass handicap 0Ovevnor 0drll
three-fourths Of per cent OF the TOT al vote
cast Right here might tell story regard
ing neS ne, pisr.lIsy ;n We. css.in:S as. sSa,
Manchester. then Secretary Of the Rspub-
lican county committee. invited Q number
YORK. city 20 BE- Bic sass,! si his 1dirondssk
sIIis.d !, re iss Gs%P apd ~; @ S..i S S.y pre-; pre-;
guide. vas giving inssrUctton- 20 the party
as 20 how 20 procsed, aud turning ca lInn
mss: aid aid ssS o. 10 = "s" S.Isfu " wa
Brac:. and no' hi' any voters round here
How /. that. EdY- asked Mr.. Bruce.
I doa't see many men around except our
tPox that. ..id ". ,bn, ! S.Eg, yer
trees voted lasi Tuesday. aud ! dOR't want
yer 20 hit any Of them there voters.
for the Rspa5iiesns In Isss GoverpoT
Odsll wa. IN complete centrol q the keR,lbli-
cen .0rRantSation and he nominated Frank
into once by the succes- Of the national
ticket. Two years later. hOSeysr, there
son N Of Sis poiiiiSsi @stSSis' SSpopsiariiy
and the antagontsm Of President hooas-
Welt lost the chatTInanshtp " the kepubli-
e the Lsnas Of i fimasSy l.. WsoarSf No. S ss.isssS tea
ny Parsons, Barnes - Il all of whom had
a string led 10 them. and ihey Jumped every
time Roosevelt lerked ". Governor Hughes
WGs nominated si the lafter.s dirtatiOn,
but that farcIcal canvas plainly showed
TO run . political campaign. The result
wss that although 0Overnor HuMhep was
slected he entire Republican State ticket
also have Won the OOvernoruhip even
against Hughs- had they nominated q I
decent ly strong candidate
The events % isOs every one remembers. |
the rescus Of 'hs Republicans " the state
Of New York aud the entire State ticket
was elected
These incidents clearly show that New
York a, state elections Il not Dem0CTaftc
decides the sis.tIon nd-r the Isadsrship
0f senator Plat there was q ant. or
9aniznfion Whatever the fAulta Of Gov
ernOr Odell. his biftererf enemy must admit L
hat he Was an Assute p0liticiAn Who Won
pared whh the veak and InseAeishS Wood
run Governor Ha3Hhes has never seemed l
10 recognize the value Of political organika-
lion except In his speeches. and has aplit /
rallacV Patronage never dEd thu Rspub- ]
Iican organlyatiOn any good In New York !!
rty. and IN fact during the Low regime
.pll' u Wide oI'.n The charEe- againsi
help me party up tn. state. and sltoges her /
Il s~~ni- TO me. from = distance Of lO.OO0 /
miles that the Republican parry Of the Il
Stat- Of NSW York - running rapidly on /
he rOcks of defeat. With but one anchor TO /
piiiiy ever shown nv Tie D@rnocrais when |
.ucs--s~ comes p~-pinR over the horizon
PIsIsTRATUs PIVCAFIILY