New-York tribune., 1910-11-04
Tells Barnes MensThey Stood
by Hughes and Should Do
the Same for HW.
NlGEL DEFENDS PRESIDENT
savs Question Is Whether Ad-
ninistrstion Shall Have Full
est Opportunity to Full
Hl It's Pledges
-.,s--s,p - TIE Tribune

451fA5 with followers. Henry l. 0'l4i--7
- big meeting here to-nleh1 ot--
-,-7se7f Progressive q the husl l-7S
,-5 ue said he knew that. the Barnes
,,-zs7fzs-ion had supported Hughes 'ile
-7.,,,rlfcan candidate. Loyalty ana ne
.---.-.a1 II would do the same Ting IN
his case
MANY time since I have 7een o"
- ,a,,,,sfer7 trim said Mr.. Stimson'
81 have been approached by ped2i- " "'io
With a boarse whisper have WaTleo li7'
oak ont for Albany County haH7
-crd them believed they were slano7I-
s-r Arbary county. ! remember fhaI 4
-u-o years ago Albany county vEorouSlS
opposed a. the primaries HoFefIi'i
Hughes then candidate for renornlha- /
non But my political nemory IS Ions /
enough 70 recall that On election day /
Albany county fovaIly supported him.
I have nothing 10 Withhold concern
ing my views in appearing before YOU
and purpose 70 tell ysu my position
-,z- as nave been telling il 10 other
audiences through the safe. an
Progressive. Republican. and / believe
-1-- -he adminisrratfon # this state
-4actad higher level unier Governor
Hughes than il ever reached before
A. AFr Stimson shot out this declara-
-ion and hammered IT home with
smashing blow OF his hsf the audience
hurst into a roar OF cheering which rose
again and again Nr. Stimson in any
e@o-r % modify his views or skirt
around supposedly ticklish subjects
wouldn't have appealed half 50 strongly
- that audience as did Sttmson the man /
-,.7o aegreseivalv declared his position
n Them and demanded their loyal sup
port Of him. their party candidate.
Crowd Defies Snowstorn1.
II was = big audience. the biggest ot
me dzv Although there was a nasty
z-oz.-s-,,--7 raging and Nj stimson
vas about an hour behind MS schedule-
r5e-msnus Bleecker Hail the biggest
-1earre In the city. was lanmed- Many
Y,o-sbIee we're IN the audience M
Barnes occupied E box Across the the
a+re from him sat Governor White and /
Mrs. White. scattered through the body
or -7e theatre were state office holders
- high place and men Of the Barnes
machine. also state Office holders OF
various grades.
II was an audience which liked Mr..
Stirson. Il didn't take as Nndl- as II
might however. 10 his illusions to the
divorce of corrupt business and corrupt
politics and the general housecleaning
within the Republican party, but j. was
in no sense an unfriendly audience at 4
-rv time. Big and large. Mr.. Stiulson's /
greeting compared very favora bly, with /
rhat given 10 Speaker WadsWorth. I
rlrire favorite in Albany.
Charles NaeeL Secretary of Commerce 4
ard Labor. was the first speaker a. to /
nights meeting.
I do not come here authorized To say /
this thing or that thing" he said by way |
q introduction. but 1 am here 70 speak /
my own mind on national issues. The I
result in this state is bound 70 he OF /
great importance 70 the nation Il you /
ask ne about 1912 I say that IS not the /
question because our country has a /
President who is not staying awake 4
gn5s 70 Try - ind out how nomina- /
TONS are 70 be made in 1912
Concerning new nati0nalisu" he I
said. J say that everything that is new /
IL natfonaHsm is not legitimate and I
everything that IS legitimate is not new |
Against Personal Controversy.
Secretary Nagel said he had not seen |
or heard anything 10 make him depart /
from the conviction that in q political |
campaign n which the policy Of the /
- A.-
with the discussion Of principles and 70 /
steer away as far as conditions admit /
from an engagement in personal contro- |
ve~sv
While II z measure manifestations Of /
agitation in different parts Of the coun- |
try were unavoidable. the Secretary said /
Il nevertheless was for those who realize /
rh= Importance OF stability 10 do what (
they could 20 have every election. SO far 1
as might be, determined with reason. /
fairness and irnpartiality. Above all, he 4
empha sized. il should Be borne in mind /
that. important as local issues might be. 1
the ability Of the national administra- /
-iCn 70 carry out its pledges and TO cope |
with the problems that were presented /
70 il was now 20 be fortified OF weak /
ened The question, he declared, was /
whether or not this administration /
should have the fullest opportunity 10 /
fuhl those pledges which found definite /
and precise expression in the last ra-
tional platform.
There vas q disposition among the I
opponents Of the Republican party. he /
said. TO contrast the present admins /
tration with the las and 70 have II /
appear that II some respects they even /
stood In sntagonisn TO each other. This. /
~ declared. was far from the truth The /
last administration had rendered ser 1
vice Of iuestimsble value in bringing
The public mind n 4 realization Of the
questions and problems with which this /
country was confronted II was need |
less az this time, he pointed our, 70 urge
that q condition OF things had arisen |
which called for q strong hand and an
urwsvering personality such ss Colonel
Roosevelt 70 bring them 10 public at
tention for answer.
Republicans Chose with Deliberation.
50 much having been done. public SEN
tiFnent having been created, the demand
hsV1ng ripened the time came, he said,
When II was for the Government 10
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