The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-07


! Ito Hon wuLf,H H,rNr- Dr. .f
albany - bs-s ~ uu" 80 pr,-fr....
snuhl b. mur~ frank o. ,uu.,-I. Hi.r,.
s.si .-dsd - sHirm thai b" dl-. hars..,
80 ,htie- anil ~niuvr-i 80. tafy,.r. Hf ,
rartv l-asi.r q th. -rrt NV .I,--. ...si
a. bo-s than NJ former heu'ruanf ut
ruuH,- q PAT who r. nnw far ni,-,
cpn-pir'iuu- uIpunrut ~ thr other isr.-
rant f'r party leadership IN chs stat"
Hos though hg -. ho~-vvr converted
vtthnut plea u many - thr hnrrthI"
cr,me- vhi,h q - nos p.uular tp 40
rrbe o. tho party leader thrr- ~" usr.
tam things 20 VIII, 'h~ HIM WILLIAM
| BNHNgs IL had not ti'--,rudeyi IN thn
I DAYS u The sdvrr-tv u Tho late Hon
! TuoN,s e. P-,rr whom age and III.
I hrmitv overlook him tlsrr VIC 30 beast
one man whom he htd ai,lri 40 more
| pr.-p"rous days Wio ,hd not desert
Nor has tho Hon wiiIf,u B,HNFS.
lr ever sought cheap moral indnr~r-
men' Nv attacking the trade which he
has followed ~ by publicly di-cInuiJug
w." practices be privately .mplovod
H,- public virtues and his public y.D,-
are Incident 20 his business. the bu-inc--
~ politics. They did not earn him the
Cersure or the dsfavur 81 THEopoRE
ROOSEVELT when they were "a; the sr--
VIC" 81 Mr. RoOsEvrLr ~ U,overnur ~
az Pres dent rather they were rewarded
hv personal praise and rcmunc-utiv-
Federal appointment
To-day Mr. BARNES fud- himself at
"a, kel by dozen or more professional
politicians all ~ whom have employed
the same methods "a attain political
power that he has used. together with
some that Ire has rejected. The differ
enCe between the bass methods ~ WILL
IAN BiRNES. Ir and FRED GREINFR are
Insignificant their principles ara idcnti-
al. but il - GREINFR apd not BkRVTs
who has enjoyed the distinction IL a
criminal indictment
There must be still a considerable
number Of persons who r., all tho POI
litical activities OF the Hon GEORGE W
DUNS a. chairman Of the Republican
State committee. some interesting de-
tails Of campaign contribution from
corporations and legislative arrange
ments were testified 10 Ia the Aids case
az Albany last winter Yet at the pres
ent hour the -prugressives' in their
fight against bossism count upon the
available vote 81 { olOnel DUNN
Even beyond the limits OF bis Con
gre-s district the political purposes and
ideals Of the Hon. j. SLOAT FAssFTT.
the nature Of the machine on which
his local power rests, the character Of
the Legislators lac has sent 10 ALBANY
md the popularity Of the Representa-
iye himself are known The difference
betwean the Barnes machine ia Albany
and the Fassett machine IN Elmira is
only the difference between a su,tcss-
fIl and all unsuccessful aspiration II
the same fundamental political prn-
ciplc 4 few older voters may even
recall the relations that the Hon -JOE
SLATE FAssETT once bore 10 IN. Hon
THOMAS &. PLAT Yet to-day the n
mira statesman. the valuable aide 81
CANNON in Washington, is an -insur-
gent in New York
The humor 81 the present situation
Il irresistible, unmistaknble. the insur-
rectiOn Of GKFISFR, FAssETT. DUNN
and their kind ~ ono Of the most Iruprs--
sive moral uprisings Of recent politics
They suspect that times have chat Grd
that the larger percentage Of profit Ic-
in professions ~ righteousness rather |
than ~ visible ob-equious pro-'ra'ioE, .
TO the machine idea. To preserve thor
petty political power. 81 save their skins. !
their salaries, or their faces. they have
embraced the new doctrine and are /
bowling before a new boss
THE SITS holds no brief for IN" Hon
WILLIAM BARNFS Jr. IL has relukcd
him frequently. Yet II comedies 10
hun one virtue, "u" quality not shared .
by many 81 lis present associates \ .
b - he may h". but a hypocrIts he Ger. |
tainly IL not. The Spectacle OF herd |
- bp-scts. who have followed, fawnod B
upon. worshipp,-d whatever boss con.
trull"l the party treasury. suddenly .
Joining IN mad stampede for righteous /
ness. turning 'a'l and fleeing from the
thing they hav" ALWAYS been, lifting M .
their voices IN piOu- deuuuoiation If "A |
trade which through them has earned !
It's chief dls'r-,iIi. this - ono that de
Insnd- u its witnesses strong stnTnarb /
or n short memory.