The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
Secretary NageI Speaks In
 Behalf Of Henry StimsOn FGLFlLHENT OF PLEDGES
NnEcl Says Administrations Should Be Given Fullest Opportunity to Show That It Has Carried Out
 Platform Pledges

Albany, N. Y. November 3-Braving
 the first snowstorm of the season, AL
 banians turned out in force tonight to greet Henry l.. Stimson, republican nom inee for governor, and to listen to discussion of national issues by Charles Nagel, secretary of commerce and labor
 in President Taft.s cabinet. It was the first big republican rally in Albany dur
 ing the present campaign Speaker James w. Wadsworth, Jr., who played an inn portant part in the old guards fight against direct nominations, made an ad- dress in behalf of Mir Stimson
 Secretary Nagel was the first speaker 1T do not come here authorized to say this thing or that thing" he said, by
 way of introduction. "but I am here to speak my own mind on national issues. The result in this state is bound to be of great importance to the nation. If you
 ask me about 1912 say that is not the
 question because if our country has a president who is not staying awake nights to try to find out how nomina- tions are to be made in 1912"
 Secretary Nagel said he had not seen or heard anything to make him depart from the conviction that in. a political campaign In which the policy of the
 country is involved 1t is best to stay with the discussion of principles and to steer
 away as far as conditions admit from an engagement in personal controversy Secretary Nagel said that while in a n, ao s,,,-o nifaefotiope of oottat,as. ;r different parts of the country are un-
 avoidable, it nevertheless is for those who realize the importance of stability to do what they can to have every elec- tion so far as may be determined with reason, fairness and impartialty. Above
 all, he emphasized, 1t should be borne in
 mind. that important as local issues may be, the ability of the national admins tration to carry out it's pledges and to
 cope with the problems that are present. ft to II .s ndw to be fartihed of weak
 ened. The question, he declared, is
 whether or not this administration shall
 be given the fullest opportunity to full
 fill these pledges which found definite and precise expressions in the last national platform.
 There is a disposition among the op- ponents of the republican party, he said to contrast the present administration with the last and to have it appear thai
 even in some respects they stand in an.
 tagonism to each other. This. he de last administration rendered a service O
 inestimable value in bringing the publi, | mind to a realization of the question.
 and problems with which this countr, is confronted. It is needless at this time he pointed out, to urge that a condi | tion of things had arisen which called for 8 strong hand and an unwaverins l personality, such as Colonel Roosevelt l to bring them to public attention for an | swer. So much having been done, pub | lie sentiment having been created, the demand having ripened, the time came he said, when it was for the government | to formulate these promises and to cas- them into permanent shape Instead o contrasting two administrations, he con | tinued, 1t ought to be realized that ir point of fact they completely compli- | ment each other.
 | When the. time came to look for the man who could give shape and construc. | tion to the demands which had beer al oused in the public minds, the repub- lican party looked about 1t with de.
 liberation and discrimination. It select | ed man who had been sympathetic and active member of the former ad-
 ninistration and who had been most especially charged with the construction work of that administration.
 The man was William Howard Taft For the rest MT. Nagel anayalzed the
 accomplishments of the present fedora
 administration, going deeply into the tar if, admitting that not as much had been accomplished as had been hoped for but pointing out the fact that substantial progress had been made and the contin-
 uance of republican administration means thnt this progress will be continued while the placing of democratic ad-
 ministration in power means all that which has been gained in this direc- tion will be lost.
 Speech By stimson
 Schenectady, N. r., November 3.--In
 spite of the slush covered streets a
 fair crowd greeted Henry l.. Stimson and his party in the Center Street op-
 era house tonight. MT. Stimson said
 in part:
 "Our friends on the other side hav-
 ing abandoned the real issues are try ing to appeal to the prejudice of the
 
 account of the rise in the cost of liv-
 ing.
 "The governor of the state has noth :
 ing to do with the tariff but the gov ernor of this state is not administer ing the antitrust laws, but am ready to meet my opponents even on a false issue. No one disputes the increase of the cost of living. We feel it. Yet no one but a demagogue would stand here and assert that If you sh ould cleo, him that evil would be cured.
 "I do not assert it--it is nonsense Part of the denunciation which is visited upon my party Is in reference to the tariff and they want to cal your attention to MT. Dix,s life record Last night he made this statement
 q believe in the necessity for 8 downward and honest revision of the tariff and that has always been my view. Does Mr.. Dix think he puts himself in any better position? Now think moment I gave him credit foi a possible honest change of mind be. tween the 21st of November. 1906, wh CT he tried to get the tarin raised and the 1st of October, 1909. when he said he was for a downward revision but now he stands before the people of thi. tariff ought to be revised downward neverth eless was willing to write tc Washington and try to have 1t moved upward.
 II should like to know what he has to say to that. What a glaring ligh, upon the hypocrisy of such state ment there Is in the light of admitted facts of his position eaa what he did.'