New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
DTT'S HUMBTG.

Mr. Frederick w Whitridce's pen was
never sharper or more effective than in
his letter to ex-Mayor Sutherland Of
Yonkers on the present state election.
His incisive analysis demolishes the
campaign of false pretences which the
Democratic party is conducting. If any
one has been impressed by its attempt to
frichten the state with the bogie Of
King Roosevelt he viii be ashamed of
his tremors when he reads Mr. Whit
ridges sane comments on Mr.. DiX's re-
marks about the public enemy Mr..
Whitridge writes:
Ny faith in American institutions is
a good deal more robust than that OF
Mr.. Dix. and TO me he appears to be
talking pure twaddle. The notion that
any individual can overturn institutions
and destroy a people. free or otherwise.
I had supposed to be as dead as George
Ill and when a man in his speeches
preten6s to believe that. even If Mr.
Roosevelt were a dishonest man. which
he i not, and desired to Mexicanize the
United States or to play the part of
good Haroun al Raschid it would be
possible for him to do 1t. l feel sure
that in his heart he must know he Is
talking rubbish.
Mr.. Whitridge points out that the dan
ger 10 American institutions Is from
The prevalence of corruption and eX-
"travaCanc nee. from demacog legislation
and from inefficient and stupid admins
-'tration of the law" And there is less
DANCE. from this source now than ever
before. There has been an ethical re-
T.; nd
Roosevelt more than any one person
has contributed to that awakening The
real danger To American institutions lies
in giving Tammany Hall the opportunity
10 debauch the state administration and
in permitting a MurphyiZed Legislature
10 bring back the old relations between
crooked business interests and purchas-
able politicians.
Mr. Whitridge contrasts effectively
the condition Of the two parties as in
struments Of good government. THE
house Of the Republican party in this
state has now been cleaned and Is IN
order 1t is justly entitled 10 the sup
port Of every man who ever called him
-.elf a Republican and TO the support
''of every man of whatever creed who
really desires good government: and it
lis the first time in years when that
could be said
OF the Democratic party he says that a
goodly number OF respectable gentlemen
held conferences and formed committees
and there was a promise of the party :
rehabilitation. hut when the Democratic
convention met. the intellecrualS had
disappeared and Tammany Hall. with
Mr. Murphy at the head of it. was in
full control In the case of the Repub-
"lican PARTY there was a good. rattling
fight. and the best man won in the case
of the Democratic party there was no
fight at all. and the party succumbed
without a struggle to the worst men in
Its ranks and the worst set Of men in
American politics
Mr. Whitridge does not eXaggerate.
The Democratic party has never sunk to
lower estate than il has reached to-day,
when the Rochester correspondent Of
The New York Times" IS moved TO
write that for the first time in its bis
tory the boss Of Tammany Hall held
the party's state convention in the hollow
Of his hand The whole Democratic
campaign is an effort of the worst set
OF men in American politics" and the
most selfish business interests in the
state 10 undo the work Of Roosevelt and
Hughes in putting an end to ''black horse
cavalry conditions