The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-23

ID resp onStDio Ior the mai admlnlStra-
ton and corruption In this public
offices of the State. BY means of
elected officers whose negativeiy good
personal character offers little surface
ground for attack and whose funda-
mental weakness or insincerity and
double-dealing render them fit instru-
ments through whom the machine
masters can work, these machine mas
ters secure the appointment TO office
of the evil men whose activities so
deeply faint and discredit our whose
governmental system
Attacks Newspapers.
THE election of the man who is the
agent OF the boss is equally detri-
mental to the public interest, whether
he be Mr.. Dix. Mr.. Glynn. or Mr.. Nc
Call. on the one side, or Mr. Whitman
or Mr.. Wadsworth on the other.
ask the plain people to take note Of
the fact that the newspapers which
nominally oppose the bosses between
elections, but usually support the can
didates of the bosses at elections, are
at the moment engaged In supporting
Mr.. whitman In the interest OF Mr.
Barnes. exactly as four years ago they
supported Mr.. Dix in the interest OF
MIR. Murphy. These newspapers did
the work Of one boss four years ago,
ana tHey are do4uR tae WQEk OF ING
other bosses today.
1T is idle for a man to pretend
that he is against machine politics un-
less he will. with straightforward
good faith. openly and by name at
tack Mr.. Barnes and MI Murphy and
pledge himself to do all he can to
eliminate them from the control of
political affairs. and in destroying
them to destroy the system which
renders possible such pernicious
activities as theirs. And Mr.. Human.
with the courage which one would ex-
pect from his record and from his
high and fine character. has come
forward and rendered this service.
Time Is Ripe.
surely the time is ripe when all
good citizens. no matter what their
party affiliations, should Join together
in support Of ticket, the success Of
which would mean the overthrow of
both Mr.. Barnes and Mr. Murphy, the
elimination OF bipartisan boss rule
from the political system of the State
and the installation into the public
service OF the State OF men elected or
appointed solely on the ground of
their honesty, their courage and their
efficiency for the particular work they
have to do. If the political conditions
in New York were such as they are
in California. then our public need
could best be met by rallying behind
such a man as Hiram Johnson and
supporting him and his associates;
but in New York, the two strongest
parties numerically are both in such
shape that the rank and file are tied
hand and foot by the bosses. We
Progressives are pledged TO work dis
interestedly for the good Of the whole
people, and It seems to me that in
this state this fall, our clear duty is
to endeavor to unite with the honest
rank and file OF the old parties for
the overthrow OF the two corrupt and
boss-ruled machines that disgrace the
political life Of New York State,
Il would personally prefer that the
ticket nominated for the purpose we
have In view this fall should contain
the names OF representatives of the
various political parties. l trust tina,
the Progressive party at its primaries
will take the same view. The essen
tial thing u that the men nominated
shall be men OF the highest character
and OF proved efficiency, men whose
entire records will bear the closest In
spection and who have the indomitable
will necessary TO do the work that
people OF this State are to come TO
their own. Mr.. Human Is such a
man.
Leaders In Line.
George w Perkins, Progressive
national chairman: Theodore Douglas
Robinson. state chairman, and Henry
L. Stoddard, editor OF the Evening
Mail. were visitors to Sycamore Hill
in the afternoon. They discussed
with the colonel his statement on the
State situation.
Robinson said: II will support
Human If he enters the Progressive
primary"
Perkins said: 81 made my position
clear in a statement issued in the city
today. am for Human"
Stoddard said: we are all of one
mind"
Chairman Robinson intimated that
he did not anticipate any serious OPP
position to Hinman on the part OF the
enrolled Progressives. He had no
comment to make on the opposition
which developed in a meeting OF the
New York county committee last
night to the suggestion Of Re-
publican candidate for governor being
supported in the Progressive primary.