Evening journal., 1914-10-09

Colonel Roosevelt's assault on Mr..
Whitman is good campaign work for
It is based IN ire theory
that Mr. Whitman. a Blrnes-nOmi-
mated Republican candidate, is more
of a menace to the state tran Gov
ernor Glynn, MurphY-nominated
Democratic candidate. That theory
is ont accurate as to its assumption
of fact, so the conclusion is bound
to be wrong.
Mr.. Whitman's nomination, though
advocated by Barnes and his faction,
was made by a sufficiently large vote
to show that Il represented the de-
sire Of more than the Barnes element.
IL is being supported nov by Mr..
Hinman and Mr.. Hedges, both Op-
posed to Mr.. Barnes a. candidates,
and by practically all the rest of the
anti-Barnes element in the Republi-
can party. II Colonel Roosevelt
values the opinion and judgment Of
these men. most of whom stood be-
hind him when he fought Barnes in
the state convention IF 1910, that
feeling should lead him TO believe
that they would hardly support a
candidate they considered certain to
turn the administration ever to the
boss they fought for years
The alternative is plaiu Mr.. Glynn
has had about year Of Office. In
that time, despite fine words about
uplifting his party and being its
leader in the higher realms of
thought, he has been Murphy Gov
ernor, I'm the plain. ordinary, prac-
tical realm of iob-giving and appro-
priatiOn- approving. Colonel ROOse-
welt is a practical man and has
served as Governor. He realizes just
what the kind of assistance Governor
Glynn has given to Murphy means
lie has had experience enough with
Tammany in the Police Department
of this city to have an accurate esti-
mate of what Tammany turned loose
I'm the state departments cdn dO-has
done-to the state.
II is the Progressives' privilege il
they desire TO do II, 20 put Tammany
into control of the state for two years
more But they must take tho res.
ponsibility-they cannot avoid il
And IL would be not only a grievou,
mistake from the standpoint of immc
diate good government-it would hav,
a lasting effect on .hc government
Of tho state and. what is probably
not less important to Colonel ROose
welt and the other Bull Moose leaders
on the fortunes OF the Progressive
party.
Election OF Governor Glynn viii
carry with It election If the rest o
the Democratic state ticket, includins
Bensel. the State Engineer VIII,
would not testify about the work O
his Office without guarantee agains
criminal prosecution. 10 will carr,
with Il the election of a Democrati,
Legislature. And. almost certainly
Il will carry with Il the election o
the Democratic delegates to the Con
stitutional Convention next year
Colonel Roosevelt NAV be willing, IL
his desire to wipe out Rarnos and s,
much Of the Republican party al
holds 10 Barnesism. 10 help elect ;
Democratic state ticket ami Demo
cratic Legislature. Tho worst the,
could do would be to aive the state
few more Tammany laws and Tam
many jObholders. But Is Colone
Roosevelt willing TO give his own al,
and the prestige of his usrty's aid L
tho making OF Tammany constitu
tion? That Is something the stat,
has never had. That l. sOmethin'
the state will surely have il the De
mocrats are victorious This year.
This is q fight to keep the Tiger OF
Manhattan Island. Governor Glynn'
sophistries about county autonom,
don't fool anybody. Least Of all car
they fool Colonel Roosevelt and tn
shrewd politicians he talks with Tn
election OF Glynn' viii tCra 'he stat
over TO the Tiger. r .he Progress
sives desire TO continue Tammany'
brand of grab and graz, they vii