New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-08
The Progressive Campaign Is Help
ing to Elect Tammany's Ticket.

Colonel Roosevclts assault on Mr.. Whitman Is
FOOD campaign work for Tammany II Is "a'''
on the theory that Mr. Whitman. a Barnes HUM
mated Republican candidate, is more oil n''""''
70 rho state than Governor Glynn, MurphE-noin'
mated Democratic candidate. That theory Is MOI
accurate as TO its assumption of fact SO 'he cV"
clusion is bound to be wrong
Mr. Whitman's nomination, though advocated d!
Harnes and his faction, was made 10y suniclenus
largo vote 10 show that il represented the desire
~ more than the Barnes element. 1t Is being sup
ported now by Mr.. Human and MI Hedges oo'n
onnosed to Mr.. Barnes as candidates, and by pfac-
,ica,Iv all the rest Of the anti-Barnes element III
tho Republican party. If Colonel Roosevelt vaiueS
the opinion and judgment Of these men, most oi
whom stood behind him when he fought barneS
in the state convention Of 1910, that feeling should
load him 70 believe that they would hardly sup
mort a candidate they considered certain 10 turn
tho administration over to the boss they fougn'
for years.
r,o alternative is plain. Mr.. Glynn has had
about year of office. In that time despite ""'
words about uplifting his party ana pe'nS It's
o,do- IN the higher realms Of thought, he has been
= Mummy Governor. in the plain, ordinary, prdc
ticaI realm Of jobgvins and appropnauon-appro'
inc colonel Roosevelt is a practical man anu nas
sorvcd Ms Governor. He realizes just What 'ne
,.;,d If assistance Governor Glynn has given 10
Murphy means. He has had experience ehou7"
with ,Tammany in the Police Department Oh 'n'S
.;,,. g. have an accurate estimate of what lam
,,,,,, turned loose in the state departments can
Jo-has doue-to the state.
II is the Procressives privilege if they desire u
do it. 10 put TammaDy into control OF 'ne S''''
for two wears more. But they must take the re-
.nonsibiity-tbev cannot avoid it. And 1t would
,,o uo, only q gricvous mistake from the stand
,,oint Of immediate good governmental would
,a,e lasting effect on the government OF the
state and. what is probably not less important
10 Colonel Roosevelt and the other Bull Moose
leaders on the fortunes of the Progressive party
Election Of Governor Glynn will carry with 1t
clec,on of the rest Of the Democratic state ticket
Including Benscl. the State Engineer, who WouIu
ma, testify about the work of his office without
,,,oraDtoc against criminal prosecution. 1t Will
carrv with il the election of a Democratic Legs
lo,rre And almost certainly. it will carry with 1t
tbc election Of the Democratic delegates 10 the
Constitutional Convention next year Coone
yoosevc,, NAV be willing in his desire TO wipe out
por,oe and so much of the Republican party as
holds 10 Barnessm. TO help elect Democratic
state ticket and Democratic Legislature Inc
worst thev could do would be to give the state a
few more Tammany laws and Tammany Jopnoiu-
crs But is Colonel Roosevelt willing to give his
mn, aid and the prestige of his partys aid TO the
MAILING Of "A Tammany constitution: That Is
something the state has never had. That is some
thing the state will surely have il the Democrats
are victorious this year.
This is light TO keep the Tiger on Manhattan
Island Governor Glynns sophistries about count!
a,,,oron,v don't fool anybody. Least of all car
.hov fool Colonel Roosevelt and the shrewd pol
,;cians he talks with. The election of Glynn vii
turn t,c state over to the Tiger. If the Progress
sives desire to continue 'Tammanys brand of graf
and graft they will continue their present plan OF
campaign.