New-York tribune., 1910-07-27
STAND PAT,' SAYS MALBY
Republicans Can Win on Their
Record in State and Nation.
DIRECT TAX NOT AN ISSUE
No Candidates for Governor Yet,
but Good Men Arc Plenty
One Will Re Elected.

Representative George r, Maiby. II ST
Lawrence County. the most powerful Re
publican leader in the northern tier. WAS a
the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday. He Is q
"stand-patter." and glories in the fart. H.
says that il the record OF the Republican
party In nation and state is made the plat
form this fall, and yawping criticisms o,
fancied sins of omission are cut out
there is no question about the continued
supremacy OF Republ!canisn1.
However insurgency ana progressive
measures in state and nation will have te
be put into tho background. in Represents
tive Malby's opinion. If Repubicanisn, Is
- hang on. This will not be a Democratic
year IN the state, he believes. Il direct
nominations and other matters on whof
there is q sharp difference Of opinion
Within the party are kept out of the plat
form.
Were Republicans up in ST Lawrence
vet" he said I'VE shall stay Republican,
too. whatever the party does. But they
mustn't hand US theSe progressive reforms
too fast II takes us some time to get the
notion. and sometimes aren't quite sure
whether Republicans Or Populists are try
ing to make our Republican doctrine for US.
are mighty good and We always under
stood that the Lord and the Republican
party had sort Of working arrange
rnent on that: so wc'lI hold them both re-
sponsible
I'VE are satisfied with President Taft.
and we stand for the Payne tariff bill We
tries and think the bill worked out by
s.
ure. under the circumstances. We think the
record Of the Republican party in the ma
ton for the last fifty years. and in this
state for the last fifteen years. is mighty
good platform material.
1--WE haven't any sympathy with people
who want TO kick it to pieces, and we could
stand a lot less criticism of fancied sins of
omission on the part OF the Republican
party in Albany and Washington than we
are getting. SO far as our people in St
Lawrence County are concerned, we stand
for exactly what was done in Albany and
Washington by the Republican representa-
tiyes, and are willing TO risk our case
right there.
NO, we aren't talking about candidates
to a question. It's early yet. But there
are plenty Of good men in the party. good
Republicans and one will be elected if the
party doesn't take leave Of its senses"
Representative Malby said the direct tax
was moi yet an issue. as it had not been
found necessary to impose one at the extra
session Of the Legislature.
The finances of this state are easy
enough TO handle he said, "and the
gloomy stories I hear about the financial
situation make me smile" Mr.. Maby when
he left the Senate to go 10 Washington
was chairman of the Finance Committee.
Sitting with him yesterday was ex-senator
Merton Lewis, who was chairman of the
Committee on Taxation and Retrenchment.
When Merton and I left the Senate
went on Mt Malby. I'VE left about $4,000, =
coo tucked away in a vest pocket of the
state. ] don't want to seem harsh in criti-
cisnl, but III venture TO say that IL some
officials had paid more attention TO finances
and proper state economy and less TO sky
hooting around the reform horizon the
state would have a bigger surplus now and
we'd Jle hearing nothing of q direct tax"