New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

MS opinion Nnerc is any chaucc Oh ms
being elected.
1t is generally known that Hearst
cherished gubernatorial aspirations
some months ago, and that he con-
ferred at Palm Beach with Mayor Hy-
Ian and "Fingy" Conners, the Demo-
cratic boss of Buffalo, on the question
of Hearsts candidacy. On his return
from Palm Beach, Conners gave out an
interview in New York favoring Hearst
for Governor.
Canvass by Agents
1t is understood. however, that
Hearst abandoned the idea following
a canvass of the situation made by
some of his agents, who are generally
regarded as shrewd political observers.
Politicians here believe that Hearst's
vanity has overcome his belief III the
wisdom of his political observers.
about the injection of Hearst into the
race, several incipient booms for the
Democratic nomination were started
among Democratic members.
81 can beat Hearst in the primary
said one Democratic member OF the
House to-day. 81 hadn't thought of
running, because | figured it would
take too much money, but won't have
to spend any money if Hearst runs.
This member is not joking He has
been cherishing a gubernatorial bee
enter the primaries with no one IN
sight against him ne would get into
the race in a miru+e.
He, with other Democrats, however,
fear there is to be no such easy pick
ing in the Democratic primary. They
think the President purposes to inter
vene in the New York situation, and
probably name the candidate of the
party 1t is this thought of the Presi-
dents intervention which has given so
vluch color to the reports about Secrs-
tary of State Lansing or Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt being
candidates.
Republicans Delighted
The Republicans were frankly de
lighted.
"Hearst evidently thinks he sees in
the row between the Senators and Gov
ernor Whitman such hopeless split
in the Republican party tnat even he
can be elected" said one of them to-
day "All hope is he gets the Demo
cratic nomination. What We'll do to
him upstate will be little short of
murder. | don't know what he can do
IN the greater city, with Hylan going
to the mat for him, but | 90 know,
through friendships made dcwn here,
some Of the Tammany men who can be
forced to tear their clothes in getting
out the vote if the Democratic candi-
date is Hearst"
After outlining the reasons why, in
his opinion, Mr.. Hearst should run for
the governorship on his record as a
champion of the people against a veual
plutocracy, Mr.. Brisbane, in his article,
continued:
"Mr. Hearst's announcement of his
candidacy for the Governorship should
be. in this writer's opinion, about as
follows:
"To the public of New York State:
Many millions of you read my news
papers. You know what | stand for
what am, what l have advocated
and done.
"Workingmen know what they get
in New York and elsewhere now,
what they used to get, when every
newspaper in New York combined
with every other newspaper to keep
wages down before my newspapers
started
"The most important duty at this
time is earnest support of the Presl-
dent and his policies. There is no
trouble about men in this country.
They are ready, crossing the ocean,
hundreds of thousands, millions, en-
Enthusiastically willing.
''The trouble is with money. ]
think that, as Governor of New York
State, could help the President
along financial lines. New York
City is the pocketbook Of the United
States. rhe Governor Of the state,
through the Banking Department, has
the power to look into the pocket
book. find out what is being done
there, and what has been done there
in the past.
Might Use Resources
81 think might make useful IN
vestigatlon of that great pocketbook
into which the resources Of the whole
nation are poured and from which
they arc distributed. after a reason
able rake off
"As honest men need protection
against dishonest men, so honest
flnanciers and bankers need protcc-
tlon against the other kind.
81 Will not have been Governor of
the state long before | shall be able,
through prosecuting attorneys, TO
indicate to the public which are the
right kind of fnanciers.
"The Governor of the State of New
York has all the power, practically
undlminished, possessed by the Eng
lish governors before the Revolution.
believe those powers could be made
valuable to the nation Just now.
They include the power to find out
what has been done, who has been
robblng wholesale, the power to close
up the wrong institutions and lock
up the right men.
THE Governor of New York State
could do many useful things. He
could discourage the selling Of whis-
key, which poisons, impoverishes
/ and makes millions miserable He
could regulate and permit wise tenn
perance, allowing the working man
tc have his beer and his light wine,
which do not diminish efficiency
he Governor of the State of New
York can deal efficiently with cor
rupt officials. He can remove any
public official taking the bribe OF the
racetrack gamblers and permitting
public gambling to inhict suffering
on women and children.
II should like to be Governor of
New York to protect unhappy women
from the sorrow that public gambling
brings into their houses, the poverty
1t infiicts on their children.
The Governor of the state con
trolls the militia Of the state. He can
initiate Legislation and enforce his
legal orders.
There is on hand at present
we'll organized plan to rob the little
people by taking their money and
handing it to private owners of the
streetcar monopoly to pay their bad
debts caused by watered stock and
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