The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-20

almost affecting. His word viii rule %
far a. the men who do the work Of election
day a. we'll a. Of the campaign ara con-
cerned. and from these workers the de-
nunciation Of Roosevelt 10 astonishing
because % its bitterness. Left Ca them
selves theSs workers. like the Barnes
men in Albany. the Al,!ridge leaders in
Rochester. will know what TO do. Their
hostility 10 the progressive idea fairly
roars
The independents in Syracuse. like the
men who elected Representative Havens
in Rochester. have no sympathy with the
machine even in a struggle against RoOse-
welt, Their sympathiss are with the ex-
President, but they ara not for a moment
influenced by any argument that tho
party should have new leadership and
thus a victory. Like the farmers Of Gene
see. they declare that the real hops for
new leadership lies in defeating the party
now. A passive sympathy they give
Mr.. Roosevelt. active cooperation they
deny in Syracuse as in Rochester. II IL
for them an interesting spectacle. but
precisely az one might view a mosquito
biting an enemy they approve this an
noyance but recognize that no vital
wound will be- inflicted.
Not in Buffalo. not in the rural districts.
not in Rochester or Syracuse have |
found any evidence OF a real uprising in
Response to the call 20 arms Of Mr. Roose
welt. To he sure the Republican voters
in all this region are aroused. hut they are
aroused against all bosses. They are not
with Roosevelt bosses against anti-Rooee-
welt bosses. They are against all old
Ruardsmen. not the faction that il fight
ing Mr.. Roosevelt. They believe Barnes.
Hendricks. Aldridge. Ward, Woodruff and
the rest should 60: they mean to aid In
compelling them 60 go: but they do not
mean to permit Greiner. Collins. Belts.
L'Hommedieu and Davies 20 survive.
In a word the Roosevelt appeal has
fallen upon deaf ears. because. a. usual.
Mr. Roosevelt has chosen to act a. a
practical man. His alliance with one
faction Of the old guard against another
has robbed his hght Of all genuine appeal
to the men who have fought all the old
guard for years. For them Greiner 10
still an old guard boss. even u he has re-
come a Roosevelt recruit. For them the
temporary shifts of local satraps means
nothing. Their fight 10 a real one; Mr..
Roos-velts. with its characteristic com
promises. IL well nigh useless. They wei |
come IL because they Sc in IL chaos hut
not principle. Everything that weakens
Barnes and his associates they welcome. |
but they do not mean that Greiner and his |
kind shall profit thereby.
All over the State the Republican voters |
point out that Mr.. Roosevelt has used. |
aided. built up Barnes and his associates /
where they were useful to him. Now
he il building up Greiner and the old |
guard contingent that compose the new
Is this a fight against hossism.- they
inquire. -or a fight against bosses who
oppose hmP- IL il easy to understand
therefore why the men who ara actually
fghting bosses ara not taking part IN
the present contest. All bnsses. Grriner
and Barnes. Belts and Aldridgs. Collins
and Hendricks. are for them equally evil
influences % Ia eliminated. All the old
guard. not one-h half. and the weaker and
nors Conterptible half. commands their
opposition. No principle. no patriot.
.eized upon by Greiner 10 Increase his
ocal power will earn the support ~
who recognize that the
profit ultimately gos~ to Greiner.
IL the Roosevelt fight wins az Saratoga
he practical politicians Of the old guard
Who oppose IL will abandon the fight for
he State No matter which side wins
he insurRent Republicans Who are against
~ bossism will refuse TO support the
icket Here 10 the net result Of the
estimony Of some of the representatives
q both elements. little more OF !
title less on the bulk of defeat. this is
II both sides see in the issue at Saratoga.
his is not in any sense intended To be a
prophecy; II 10 simply the transcription
{ the opinions expressed 10y a hundred
r more Republicans. both those belong
ne in Syracuse and those who came here
o attend the State fair and represent
widely scattered districts in the State
nd widely diverGing sympathies. Differ
= they might about details. their view ,
the result varied not the slightest.