The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-06
DAVENPORT PLACES
/. HUGHES MANTLE ON E.
Chairman Says Saratoga in 1918
Saw First Progressive
Battle in state.
FIGHTING a CONSPIRACY
The Keynote Speech Arrslrp>
Barnes and Murphy and BIZ
partisan Machine.
FIGHTING A CONSpIRA,y

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II is so easy to defeat progress through
the bipartisan conspiracy. Our opponen'.
declare that We are fighting leaders. We
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When. after a splendid battle for publ
rights. Gov. Hughes went away to the
supreme Court he personally asked Mr.
Roosevelt to take up the burden which he
| was laying down. Against his own inclna.
tion and from n high sense OF public duty
Mr.. Roosevelt led the Republican organ.
ization out into progress and liberty a,
Saratoga in 1910. And then the Barnes
element joined the Murphy element and
the powerful influences behind them, end
with lip loyalty to the Progressive ticket,
in the open they stealthily knitted 1, Mt ths
polls. And they can do il again and win
at that game until the forces OF cnlisn'-
ment and progress. through sheer desper-
at ion, are brought to the verge of rcyo.
luton.
who defeated an honest direct primary
law under Hughes? Tho bipartisan char.
acter OF the opposition is written into ever
roll call during that long struggle. Ne,he-
MIR. barnes nor Mr.. Murphy arpro,es Of
the rule Of the people. Together, in the
name of that sort of representative govern.
ment which they both adore. thar marseI
the Hughes measure for destruction
The National Progressive party in New
York will be a second party and not a third
In reality we have at the preseu; rion,,.
but one powerf,il party within this com.
monwealth, made up in all times or emer.
gcncy OF twin head OF leadership. with
two tails. one composed Of the Republican
and one of the Democratic voters OF the
State.
We are governed in New York bv the
political philosophy and practice Of VI,
Barnes and Mr.. Murphy. They are alike,
yet not alike. There is nothing more touch
ing in contemporary politics than the sollci,
tude of MIR. Barnes for the Constitution
In the matter of the Constitution MIR Barnes
and Mr. Murphy look from different angles
Mr.. Murphy's philosophy appears to b.
more human, more frank and engaging
What is the Constitution between friends
Mr.. Barnes's conception Of the Constitution
is mechanical and inAexble and has neither
humor nor humanity in it He evidently
regards the Constitution as an anchor.
or as a milestone about the neck Of free
people At best In his philosophy 1t appears
to he an instrument to halt the progres.
of the many in order to hasten the march
of the few.
BHt the practical ont working Of tse
philosophy of both seems to be the same
There appears TO be similar business part.
nership between government and vice
in Albany county and in New Nork county.