New-York tribune., 1910-09-09

| which exists Tor poltCal patronage oe-
grades the individual"
Dix Holds Out a Hope.
! Mr. Dix held out q hope for the Demo-
Gratis in the statement that the Republican
| organization was in the throes of dissen-
| sion.
I The dominant party to-day. said he,
. is reaping whirlwind of offences COM
rnitted through greed of power 1t is torn
! by dissensions nIEtiated by factional
groups seeking control 1t has dsregarded
/ our Laws and shown contempt for the fun
/ damen;al principle that this Is a govern
ment of law. not OF men, and that an hon
| est adminiStra ton needs no investigation.
| The deeds of a party long in power make
| for the downfall of that party when it de-
| parts from rugged and old-fashioned hon
| esty- 4 political part which has long de-
! ceived the public mind by truck and
dicker' is engaged al present in an at
tempt TO deceive its own leaders.
After throwing q few bricks at the
Payne Aldrich tariff bill Mr.. Dix continued:
The matter is in your hands. gentle
men, and your duty is plain. Stand for
honest politics and make this government
4 government where the pursuit of life can
be accomplished amid surroundings clean,
decent and honest. Let every Democrat be
Democrat and by faithfully performing
ones whole duty as a citizen make the
Democratic party equal to the reSponslblli-
ties that will surely como 70 that party
Progressive political ideals must be
clearly defined our platform must he both
definite and direct and have every rea-
son 10 believe that the committee having
that in charge will in its wisdom give us as
,,.,., -i(yN of
principles enduring and genuine"
After declaring for state sovereignty and
home rule the state chairman expressed
his views on the attitude of government
toward corporations as follows:
The party should stand squarely for
fair field for ali legitimate commercial
enterprise: il should stand for competition
and not for control of trade. Industry
thrives best when it can depend upon con-
snrvative laws wisely interpreted and une-
quivocally enforced. Industry will always
faIter and hesitate in time of political
hysteria Corporations are essential to
commercial supremacy: the evils of cor
porate power can be regulated through
present laws if mpartially applied to the
individuals controlling those corpora tons.
It is neither progressive nor constructive
to cause business unrest by assailing our
courts Our lans-if adequate enforce
them: If not, repeal them"
No Gaynor Enthusiasm.
In opening his speech Mr.. Dix referred
TO Mayor Gaynor as follows: "I am di-
rected by the Mayor of this great city,
who is detained at his home. to express
TO You his cordial geeting. and TO say
that he regrets that he is not able to be
with you tonight"
This was received with applause such as
would he given 10 such a sentiment from
any man who might have been Mayor. 1t
died down soon. and an attempt to revive
it met with little success. There did not
seem to he the overwhelming enthusiasm
that was expected al the mention of his
name
Norman f. Mack spoke entirely on har-
mony- He said he found that the best re-
suits were always obtained from pacific
rather than wariike measures. The only
thing To do he declared. was to follow the
leaders. no matter what one might think of
them individually
Considerable enthusiasm was shown when
he said he brought a recent message from
Congressman Lloyd, chairman of the Demo-
cratic campaign committee. who. after a
trip through the West, had told him that
the next House would be Democratic with
out doubt.
The diners seemed highly pleased when
Mr.. Mack made the bald statement that
one hundred thousand Republicans in the
state We're waiting to vote the Democratic
ticket If the proper sort of material was
Put into it
Why. the Republicans are already ac
.a-,-,
next Governor Of this state" he declared.
Next year they win he admitting that the
next President viii he A Democrat. And I
have said nothing of the help that the old
guard in the Republican party is going TO
give to us. And if they don't finish the
job, why, then. that distinguished Repub-
lican who is trying 10 run all the nations
in the universe will surely do something
for lis