Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
Bingham, Maine, Aug. /, 1914.


Editor Kennebec Journal:
The editorial in the Kennebec Journal
of July 81, entitled, col Roosevelts De-
cision" opens with the statement. Col
onel Roosevelt, the most prominent pro-
duct of Republicanism living today and
one of the greatest opponents of Republi-
eanism in the last generation, has set
his face toward the Republican organiza.
ton in New York state That statement
and those that follow 1t are indeed very
clever distortions of the facts.
The only way in which Col. Roosevelt
has set his face toward the Republican
organization in New York state, is the
way in which a man faces another In
order to fight him better. The Republi-
can organization in New York state or
the Barnes machine as it is commonly
called is to the Republican party what
the Tammany organization or the Muir
ply machine of New York City is to the
Democratic party Both are equally bad.
Many Republicans and Democrats rec
ognize this fact, but with the remark
that there are things in politics a fellow
has to put up with, they do nothing
about 1t. The Progressive party and many
of the best men in the two old parties
say that those machines are wrong and
we will fight them and their kind About
a year ago, Mitchell, a Democrat, came
out for mayor of New York against
Tammany. The Progressives endorsed
him and were instrumental in electing
him and in giving Tammany the worst
defeat in it's history. Now there are
three candidates for Governor of New
York State in the Republican primaries
Human is the only one of the three VINO
is squarely against the Barnes machine
Because Human Is fighting the Barnes
machine, the Progressives are for HIN
man. The endorsement of the candidacy
of Hinman is no more of an endorsement
of the Republican machine in New YORK
state as your editorial implies than was
the endorsement of Mitchell an endorse
ment of the Democratic machine.
hx-@ ~ fhn n n
whom the Progressives have endorsed
for governor of New York state Is not
Human" as your editorial has spelled
his name four times, but it Is Hinman:
1t will be no more than fair to your
readers for you to publish the Following
copy of Mr.. Humans statement in re-
gard to the matter.
THE great issue in New York state
politics this year is to estaoash honest
and efficient government.
II have no personal quarrel Whatever
with either Mr.. Barnes or Mr.. Murphy,
but l believe that they, and their infin-
cient government. and that the time has
come for their overthrow and the dis
truction of the bipartisan system which
they represent. All good citizens have
All good citizens have an interest,"
in placing in Albany at the head
of the State government man SO
committed to this work that his support
given to relentlessly cutting out the
whole mass of existing corruption; so
committed to this work that he will APP
point to Office the cleanest and most
efficient men he can And. and Will feel
himself bound by no consideration except
the interest of the State
"I have decided to become a candidate
for Governor in the Republican primaries
on this issue. In entering upon TINS con-
test / appeal with confidence to the en-
tire body OF honest and patriotic citizens
in the State to render all possible aid
and support.
Does Mr.. Humans statement that the
influence of Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy
are alike hostile to decent and efficient
government indicate in any way that
that the editorial implies? Mr.. Hin
man and Governor Haines stand for diff
ferent things. Mr.. William t. Haines
has never said one word against MI
Barnes and he has never lifted finger
to remove from the Republican party the
Human is seeking to remove, and when
we are thankful to say is not quite SO
rotten in this State as 1t is in New York.
If Mr. Haines was fighting for cleaner
government in this State he would re-
ceive Progressive support, but he IS not.
He tells the people in the northwestern
part of the State. that he enforced the
law by removing four sheriffs, and then
goes down to Bangor in the southeastern
part of the State and tells ex-Sherin
Emerson's friends that he didn remove
Sheriff Emerson. the impatient Legisla'
ture did it.
Col. Roosevelt is supporting the stand
Of the Progressive party against the
Democratic and Republican machines OF
this State Col Roosevelt faces the man
Yours truly.
Merton T. Goodrich.