New-York tribune., 1910-11-03

teligent government. When their party
tails 10 give it, they, or those of them who
are not mere slaves 90 partissnship know
ihst the time has arrived when their dutH.
and also their intellectual seif-respect. re-
quire them 10 vote with the opposite party.
To Keep government upNto the mark one
party should not be kept in power con-
tinually. II We're fortunate for us If our
tpolitical parties in state and nation were
moro evenly divided. so that one party
coild he put out and the other brought in
readily. While the lonC-standing corrup-
ton was being revealed from day 70 day
in Albary last winter many intelligent
Republicans, who are not mere slaves TO
partisanship. and substantially all inde-
pendent voters. made up their minds that
power for a while for the common veal,
and they arc of that mind still
Says Dix Is Free from Evil influence.
party bigotry, if it should ever be in the
ascendant. The number in both parties
who are tired Of il is. happily for US all.
growing larger every year. And. happily,
Mr. Dix is man of such integrity and
fitness. and let me add. freedom from OBJ
iectionable influences. that there is no rea-
cast n mere party vote against him; and
his associates also measure up to those
who are running against them, to say the
least
The Democratic convention did a service
to honest politics by refusing the alliance
offered 10 ii by political scamps who have
only their vain and selfish ambition in
view. and for that alone the ticket which
it squarely and fairly nominated should
have the hearty good will of every one.
The assertion that Mr.. Dix was selected
and his nomination forced by a political
leader hereabouts ] know of my own
1t IS easy to stand up man OF straw
and then thump IL over. and that is what
Nationalist campaigners seem 70 he prin-
cipally engaged in; but they will learn
election night that the voters Of the state
know man OF straw or a scarecrow when
they see one. at least quick as a crow
does
Mr.. Dix entered the hall few min
utes after Q o'clock and was received
the audience standing and waving flags
and cheering. DR.. Stryker, who had the
only pair Of lungs equal to the effort
called for three cheers for Our next
Governor" and was followed manfully
in his own shouting. Mr.. Dix sat down
and signalled cheerfully to Mrs. Dix,
who was in the first row of boxes, near
the stage, while Mr.. Ridder introduced
him briefly as "our standard bearer
With the assertion that the present
campaign would have a great bearing
Oh TIE lGlutS VI llt ChlbSu pIoeCS' -hAa
Dix plunged into his bitter attack on
Roosevelt. He said:
Fortunately for our country, the battle
ground chosen for this fight that |
which combined patriotism. intelligence
and public spirit in their highest form. and
the decisive defeat which lies before this |
creator of unrest. this instigator of panic |
and this destructive agent of business de- |
preston will not alone retire him to |
sphere of well-earned and unenvied Sc |
clusion but will serve for many years TO /
come a signal warning to all other men |
who may let their ambition blind their |
judgment to the fact that this is and must
remain government of the people and by |
the people.