The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-20
Prnnt and I.nss.


/ With the action # the State Senate
in the matter Of the Hinman-GTeen bill
the so-called direct primary movement
in this state cOllapses, so far as the
H:nman-Green bill is concerned the col
lapse is final II is hereby possible that
at some future time the debate over real
direct primaries in this State may be re-
sumed, but il seems safe IN prophesy
neither time nor attention will he wasted
over proposition which was direct only
/ in title and attacked The political boss
only in its advertisement.
/ Undoubtedly we shall have in the next
/ few weeks a steadily diminishing stream
of threats, warnings and denunciations
/ from the platform department Of the
recen, agitation. This is natural, it is
even amusing. hut il Is not Of any I'M
portance. To estimate precisely what
power there was behind the Human
Green disturbance il is only necessary
10 note what was left after the Hon.
CHARLES Evans HUGHEs changed from
crllsading to a judicial attitude. Noise
there remained. almost more noise than
before. but the thing itself was dead
beyond all peradventurc.
In the blame now showered upon him
for his honorable decision TO refrain
from further exercise Of undue influence
upon the Legislature. the Governor can
easily recognize what had been expected
Of him. He can with equal facility per-
Ceive tho character and the quality Of
the citizenship Of those men who, under
the pretext Of upholding his hands. were
endeavoring TO build up for themselves
political prestige and personal promi-
nence. In their TRADE Of abuse now d.
reCted al him he can easily identify the
sincerity and the unselfishnsss Of their
LOYALTY to him and 10 his cause
Roth the Hon. CHARLES EvNNs HCGHEs
and the State Of New York have had
narrow escape. The Governor has
barely missed imposing upon the State
a system vicious N principle and dan
gerous in practice by trampling upon
the fundamental doctrine Of the Sta'e
Constitution. The State has escaped a
system which in the name Of political
purity and regeneration would have sad
died il with political bosses ten times
fortified in power by the Hinman-Green
bill. The role of demagogue Governor
HUGHES has declined 70 play the injuries
incident 10 a reign II demaRoguery the
state has escaped Both are 20 be con.
graduated.
Ni'h the final Interment Of the Hin
man-Grepn hill a period Of hysteria and
Hypocrisy ends The stamp Of final dis
approval - placed upon a campaign
which has iern waged q a spirit of IN
-lerance. ignorance and passion not
often duplicated m The history 1T this
state Argument eXpereace judgment
al the order IS Processes Of debate were
abolished. were drowned IN torrent NJ
lnvectlve. insult and abuse Fortunately
the campaign has failed
With the asser' on thai 'he re~ponsI-
biIity Tor the defeat OF the Human
Green bill rests primarily with the
Hon IHARIts LvANs HuDHEs W. fully
agree. In deliberately. Il 'ardfV. re-
,s,tlng the role 81 boss and declining
to compel a dissenting Legislature 10
adopt his bill 10 abolish bosses the
Governor dld che hraveS' and he most
-tatesmanlke thing In has " hole public
career u was a. " The Governor sud
denly recognized the fact. long ago re-
veaIed 10 his fellow 'iriIens that his
zeal for caIse had bhnded him 10
the character Of his contest hat trans
formed q resoluIe opponent ol hosses
into a boss himself. 10 tins We asCrhe
The clear and unmlslakIble renunciation
IN the RlnghamtOn speech which killed
the Hinman-Green bill
II Is not hard 20 recognize what pub
lic service n Governor CHArIFs Ev,Ns
HUGHFs will hereafter command the
fullest measure ~ approval from Nj
Justice HUGHFs