New-York tribune., 1913-06-18

"Mr. Dix thought he could progress oy
standing still. You have the advantage
of knowing what is right because your
PREDECESSOR was wrong. Your past war
rants the Democracy in believing in your
future.
Andrew jackson His Ideal.
MAY l remind you that Andrew jack
son was the first Democrat TO reach the
Presidency TO rise from humble surround
ings TO greatness. and he owed his sue
cess entirely to his vigorous parusanshlp'
So decisive and emphatic was he on
questions of party government that the
blood of the party to-day quickens to the
sound of his name. and l look 10 hear
during your administration the party cry
Of Another Jackson has risen.
II know that every one who writes you
has A remedy and every one who talks
10 YOU is an adviser but there is one SIM
ple rule which leads in this situation to
\ greatness and that is, you manfully main
tain the position Of being a militant
Democrat.
'T trust you will overlook, perhaps, the
needlessness of this letter TO you. II Is
not alone interest in you, but interest IN
the party, that prompts me 10 write you
thus.
With best wishes for your good health
and unprecedented success In your ne"
undertaking. l remain, sincerely yours.
PATRICK z. w. MCABE."
McCabe's letter. the Governor said,
smoke for itself; and as for McCabe
himself, he added, he felt sorry for
lin. because he was a cats paw.
1T makes mighty interesting read
ing. as Horace Greeley used to say"
said the Governor. I'm view Of the
Hbelous screed against me this same
McCabe has just caused to be printed,
might ask who paid for the printing?
Perhaps I should say that there is
very little truth in the purported state
ment Of Mr.. McCabe. Much Of this
matter is too absurd for me to dignity
with denial, especially in view Of the
fact that another man wrote it.
"Let Mccabe Tell"
who wrote it? Who gave the
writer the information? That is what
the people want to know. Let McCabe
\ tell. He has recently been in several
ii conferences. If he knows let him tell
: all he knows. They say McCabe is a
squealer."
The Governor declared that one hon
est direct primary election in Albany
would wipe McCabe out as leader,
and he did not believe that the McCabe
attack would influence the people
against him.
mo one need fear direct primaries
except a man whose character and
whose ability and whose mentality
cannot bear the searchlight Of pub
lcity," said the Governor in closing
mo man need fear direct nominations
unless he wants to be the servile Great
ure of invisible government, rather
than the honest servant Of popular
government"
IN the letter he sent to be read a
the rally, Colonel Roosevelt declared
"the same bipartisan combination is
controlling the Legislature to-day
that controlled it when Governor
Hughes was making his fight for direc'
nominations.
The only way to beat this combine
and these bipartisan BOSSES" the let
ter continued, lis for decent people tc
stand shoulder TO shoulder for the free
dom OF the state again against the mer
who stand shoulder 70 shoulder for po-
litical Northumberland Of the people
o fthe state"
Seth Low, Of New York, said he was
speaking from the point Of view Of one
who would like 10 see the state con-
vention preserved for the nomination
OF state officers and the adoption o. a
party platform.
II do not believe. as some people
seem TO. ''he declared. that direct pri-
maries will be the solution of every
political problem. Neither do l think
that the Governors bill is perfect
measure: but what / do believe with
all nv heart is that it is better to have
movement in the direction Of state
wide direct primaries than further in
action"