The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

with his present high honor. The Hughes
Presidential talk Is started every now and
then by those who forget that the amia-
bic citizen from Glens Falls made Il very
clear when he went on the bench that he
was through with politics.
Those who persist In putting Hughes in
the running can almost be forgiven when
Il Is recalled that he Is the one man In
New York State politics Of whom Roose-
welt Is afraid, and the only one who
would put the Roosevelt organisation in
the discard.
There would be a sudden collapse OF the
Roosevelt organization IL Justice Hughes
snould leave the bench 10 lead his party
into power. but there Is no danger Be-
sides II has not been the habit TO take
Republican candidates for President from
New York. Roosevelt was the only Re-
publican nominee from New York In the
history OF the party. and his nomination
came only because Of his Vice Presiden-
tial succession In 1901. The Democrats
clung to New York year after year. with
Seymour, Greeley, Tilden. Hancock Cleye-
land. winning only with Cleveland. The
Republicans were content and wise with
giving second place to New York now
and then 1t was William A. Wheeler. of
Malone. on the ticket with Hayes in 1876
and Chester A. Arthur with Garfield four
years later. Then came Levi p Morton
with Harrison in 1855 and Whitelaw Reid
in 1892. While Hobart on the Mckinley
ticket in 1886 was credited to New Jersey,
he was practically a New York man.
After Roosevelt came James s. Sherman
with Taft penominated last year. but dy-
ing before election day.
With all due respect to the suggestion
Of Justice Hughes, the Republican tend
ency. for the next national campaign
will be for q candidate from the West or
Middle West rather than one from the
East. and especially from the New York
style of East.
Does politics pay? An old. old question
ever recurring when some one in the game
gets the worst OF 1t.
Somehow the question Is never asked
when the whole thought centers on some
ones overwhelming victory.
The men who go down inspire the in
terrogation with almost a sneering infiec-
ton.
Yet modern politics presents many
instances OF defeated and disappointed
candidates whose early defeats were
really blessings. Just now as the tide
seems turning the Republican way again
in Ohio there is a sort of yearning for
a leader of the old-fashioned lucky sort
One who wins with what seems actual
luck. yet really gives hard work and gray
matter to the political proposition in
hand. What wonder some Of the old
guard who fought with Foraker and Han
ma refer to Senator Dick as blessed with
luck and equipped with judgment, not to
mention a perennial good humor, man
never angry, not even with Democrats. |
The full name repeated at the baptismal
font Of the Akron church fifty years ago
was Charles William Frederick Dick.
Possibly he was named for every uncle |
on both sides, but no matter. He grew
up under the name and when made |
Senator with thousands OF letters to sign |
he cut down the signature to "Chas.
Dick" and made II legal. He failed to
connect with a second Senatorial term,
but that happened when other Senators
the country over had similar spasms of
distress through no fault Of their own.
Dick demonstrated early in his career
that politics did pay and he did not
change his opinion when the game went
wrong. He has hopes and plans for a
further proving that politics is an ex-
cellent business, and, first Of all, he
wants Ohio put right again from a Re-
publican standpoint. He will have hand
In II next year and his old adherents will
pray for a return of his luck.
Dick was a modest county auditor up