The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-04

Why cant some philanthroplst create
an endowment fuai for poor hut honest
politicians? The poor but dishonest ones
are taken care OF 80 well. Yet 10 that /
the answer TO the young man who !
wishes to make political SUGGEST |
Gsv. Taylor says no.
III . young man can't afford -
stay honest In politics he cant q.
ford to stey at all. The bosses will
Be good 70 him for Q while II he -
obedasnt and asks no questions.
But unless he has Independence he
Will acquire such . msiodorous
reputation that the bosses viii
never dare to use him - Q csudi.
date for . big once. TIE people
wake mp once In . while, you know,
And the bosses have 70 declare for
the honest man not because tAsy
want him, but because they need
him
by being honest" the Governor ad.
ded. with his quiet, quizzical smile. 81
don't mean that young man u.ru
was up to every district leader AMI
tell him he's liar. That's no gay To
act II you want to get things don.
But. really. the temptations to ne d.s.
honest in New Jersey politics since
Woodrow Wilson took hold Of them ara
no more frequent or severe than the
temptations In any other line Of work
II can believe the newspaper, poll
tics In New York are q different mat.
ter"
Our political laundry has been work.
ing overtime lately" I agreed. Blu,
since the answer to Murphy In not
Snizer. won't It be found among clean
young Democrats who are not dema-
gogues? II they can't all anord to be
good politicians. surely they can be
good citlzens."
THE schoolboy Is not too young 70
learn the duties and responsibilities Of
citizenship" agreed Gov. Taylor" IN.
stead Of gangs. why shouldn't We have
boys good government leagues?
"The only thing ! havs against
the good government league 10 that
its members are sometimes rood
people who inix up with what they
DOM understand. The young poli.
tician may be . rsforusr. but \
can't arocd to b. bystsrtcal. Re
must have . good long h I'd. ana
something some man tells him.
He must understand . situation
before judging IL, and to under
stand one has 20 h; = 7.h sides.
II am great believer in tact az a
political asset. some people think that
In order to convince q nan you have
to knock him down. I'll do that II !t's
necessary. But I should always prefer
TO try other methods of changing his
mind before striking him In the face"
And mustn't the successful Politician
have a sense OF humor?" suggested.
forgot that the one thing youth can
not do IL to laugh at It's enemies. II
must take them seriously. Twenty
nine ear-old Gov. Taylor shook his
head. Il think I've always been too
busy in my fights tn SMILE" he let drop.
with a touch of Irlmness.
HIS POLICY WILL BE THAT OF
HIS PREDECESSOR.
lie Is Governor until we'll into Jan.
uxry. asked him what mis- general
policy would be.
II fee, sure that Gov. Fielder will be
elected." ne replied. using the title his
late chief had laid down. Il shall have
little to do except routine work. bat l
shall try to leave AFFAIRS the way no
would like to find them. What intlu-
| once ] may have In the makeup OF the
new Assembly VIII be used for him. You
know. l don't tank lie aas constitu-
tonally obligel to turn over mis- office
To mo-"
! had in reserve that f.nai question
whcih no politician can escape these
days.
DO you ibeltrve In woman sufrrage?"
~ don't see that IL Will accom-
plish muoh," he returned, frankly,
II am perfectly wtlling for the
women to \havs the vote II they
want 1t. But I AN unwilling TO
admit that the average woman 10
more moral than the average man.
end II seems 60 me that woman
suffrage would double the siscto-
rate without changing Its ohsrse-
ter. Women really Interested In
civic affairs can accomplish much
under present conditions.
We managed to put through the
eight-hour law In New Jersey without
women's votes / believe IN that. al
though In college usei to condemn IN
reference between the employer and
the employed as q Soclt!istc doctrine.
| Was mach more Of political Bourbon
| then than now" Gov. Taylor confessed.
! So we may hope that he'll progress TO
| the point OF jumping of the suffrage
side Of the fence. during has ten-years
vacation from politics. When that's
over he'll still have a chance to be our
| Youngest President,