The sun., 1918-10-26
BARNES is BACKING
WHITMAN TO LIMIT
Places Whole Strength Of His
Influence Into Campaign
for Governor.
WILL MEET NEXT WEEK
After Having No Personal Re-
( lstions for Three Years
They Bury Ratchet.

iswInis W Barnes Of Albany 10 support.
mr. Gov. Whitman for reelection to the
sxtsnt OF his asIiity.' Opposed to tho
Governor tr denomination and deprecat-
inx some the things he has done ana
policiss he advocates, at the same time
Mr.. Rarnes Is 90 firmly convinced Of
the importan &c or keepins the Republi-
can party in cont,,o, OF this state that
No has placed the whole strength Of his
influence INTO tho campaign. Not only
10 he strongly Supporting him In his
paper, the Alba my Evening Jo~wa,, but
also by stimuiaa an,y activity among his
frieuds commonly known az the Barnes
group" ,
Although they pssve had no personal
reIasious for nea uy three years. Gov.
whitman and NJ b Barnes will meet
Thursday night W. pen the Governor will
speak at n meeti ing arranged by the
Barnes orsanizat SON In Harmanus
Bleecker Hall in Albany. Mr.. Barnes
IN preparing n str, sng speech Tor that
occasion
Declaring that although he did not
agree with Gov. W hitman. the Legis-
nature should act on the ratification OF
the Federal prohibitio n amendment with
out tho matter havii W irst been sub
mitted to a referendum. Mr.. Barnes said
yesterday that the GOV >ernor would have
no part In any actioss that might De
taken on this question. ...'
0overnershsp :; n vital.
Mr.. Barnes added: "v That We do con-
slider vital regarding 70 G0vernorship
Is this: The end Of the war 10 In sight
The Internal problems ef the United
states when peace has C tine will be stu
pendous. ',
"The Democratic part;J in power at
washington, II its recordl 10 to be Con-
sistent and in this resp tct there In no
doubt that Il will be c, nastent, indi-
Gates that spoiiation of industry will
continue to be the watch word and that
initiative will be choke,t by Govern
mental power.
I'VE hope and expect thaf a Repuo-
Iican House OF Representatives. and pos
sIbiy a Republican Semitic. will be
chosen next month. but u'e real battle
will take place in 1920. between those
who believe In the Amerfc; N spirit and
initiative. enterprise and Ieogress and
those who would socialize THE American
state by denying opportunit Y to the In
dividual. through Government tai and mu-
nicipal ownership OF everything that can
De Selxeu, ana paying tHe oc V>N Aos W
Grafton through taxes already imposed
for war purposes
The Economic Men;hce.
The Democratic party to-day pre-
eents TO the people OF the United states
the greatest possible economic menace
that 1t could have when the War is over.
II has clearly Gefaed It's pur1lose to de-
ceive the element Of the population
which does not understand economic INV
by making that element think that taxa
tion and spoliation of wealth TO tho nth
power in no way affects It, whereas the
contrary Is the case.
"Cnsound in Its economic Thought, the
Democratic party should not again DE
entrusted by the people with any office
of power that Ia at their disposal, I'M
less the people desire to pay the penalty
which will fall upon them ;hroIgn such
incumhency.
"Politics Is no longer adjourned. No
Republican, and no man or woman CT
vision, and we all desire vision. should
cast a vote which in any way will give
the Democracy a place OF departure
from which II can project it's fallacious
economic ideas