The Washington times., 1910-09-25

car party in New York is controlled by
set Of small bosses, Of the old machine
the lowest order. SOUe Of them, If not
actually corrupt at least winking al
corruption and at corrupt rliiance be-
tween special interests and legislation
Leaders Out of Tune
These men are utterly out Of sympa-
thy with the progressive movement IN
politics They have been brought Up
according 10 the old order of things
and see IN politics and in their party
only the means 10 get Office and all the
spells that belong to office They would
make OF the State Of New York a sort
Of political barOny Of their own just as
the Tammany chiefs look on the city OF
New York as their domain. over which
20 rule and out Of which 10 exact t-ib-
ute
Now as already indicated. there Is a
vast element OF New York voters that
IS perfectly willing TO be bOSSed ard led
about by the nose politically But most
Of the voters Of this type want bosses
OF real capacity. They prefer a big,
braiuy, capable boss to one Of small
/. CaGber- One cause Of the revolt against
the old bosses IN New York now IS that
/ they have shown themselves Of small
capacity to measure situations and
gauge conditions They have been too
much Of the mediocre type and too lack
/ ing in qualities OF real leadership. They
D
snip OF some Of the old Republican
bosses Of New York Republican history,
of such men as ThuTlOw Weed or Ros-
cOe COnkInE or even Thomas c PlaJL
The chief men among the bosses OF
the old Guard whom Roosevelt IS
! fighting and is going 10 fight this week
at Saratoga are William Rarncs, IT. OF
Albany. Timothy L Woodruff, chair
man OF the Republican state committee.
and James w Wadsworth- speaker OF
the New York Assembly
Vice President James : Sherman has
seen III 10 ally himself with these men.
I and scattered through the state are a
/ IaTge number Of small bosses who are
IN Co-cperatiou with them or IL SYM
pathv with theiT purposes.
Organized To One End.
II this aggregation Of bosses has any
other object in view in their participa-
/ ton in politics than those Of the mos;
/ selfish and personal sort. 1t has not
been dfcIOSed Apparently the notion
Of having she party 50 organized as to
make 1t 4 means for doing things OF
/ benefit 10 all the people l. outside OF
the pale of their consideration
/ BY long odds the bralnleSt and most
/ capable man o. the whole lot Of the old
/ bosses IL this State is William Barnes
/ e.. Of Albany Mr. Barnes is the boss
/ of Albany and Of Albany county
Z
/ Barnes has doomed I'D as the neares1
approach TO a Republican boss for the
8 state He has not by any means hlleC
Z Piatt-s shoes. but he has risen in stature
I above the other bOssiets scattered about
the state.
Barnes IS curious and interesting
4 personality lie i y grandson OF Thur
/ low weed who was among the men VINO
founded the Republican party IN New
F York State lie Is a Harvard ETadua1e
and while there was al exceptional stu
dent He IS stiU a young man, who
came out % college in 1SS&
He is big, red-faced, fOrcefulr and a
4 fighter from the ground up He IS not
8 easily blufed, frightened or bulldOZed
. IN many respects Barnes IS a man Of
. real capacity. He might be a great
force in the politics OF New York state
were Il not for the fact that his ideals
. of politics are OF the lowest order and
4 his conception Of publ. affairs OF the
& nsrTOwest and most conservative and
tC-viSh sort
& Nothing about Barnes conduct Of his
bOss-ship at Albany. about the man
I aSement of his feudatoTy there indi-
2 Gates he IS one whit better OF higher VI
politically than the chieftains Of. Tam
many in New York city In fact. he is
about the same type IS the leaders Of