The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12
Mr.. BAyARD ON NEW YORK POLITICS.
From interview in the Philadelphia Times
Nov Ill

Mr.. BAYARD ON NEW YORK POLITICS.
From An interview in the Philadelphia Times.
Nov. H.
The election in New York. see by the papers. is
in doubt to figures and certainly as to what the
thing precisely means. The difference in that case
has been that the democrats in New York have
yielded to passion and personal differences. while
the republicans have stfed all personal differences
No matter what tho result has been the great ques-
tons, the great economic questions, the great
riding questions of the peace and welfare of the
country are still to be considered-"
"why is it that the democratic party in New York
should have got into this wrangle?'
The Senator continued. without apparently MOTTO
ing the i'll advised interruptions
parties only means to end. If the cause
is a worthy ono of course every worthy means that
would tend to make it succeed is to be cherished
If politics is to become mere matter of personal
ambitions and partisan wrangle then the future OF
the country is not worth talking about"
"Have you thought nything about whether this
New York wrangle is for the benefit of the
country?'
81 know nothing of New York politics and, more
than that. l never knew any one who lived out of
New York that did. have often thought that the
reason for this is because New York is in itself
very vast community 1t is very justly called the
Empire State; there are five millions of people
very active and Intelligent peope-in it: it is tho
affairs always override federal affairs i'll New
York. and the result is that the rest us. who
bers OF small communities i'll which the national
feeling is always everything cannot judge OF mon
aud events to whom such considerations second
airy in politics. Therefore they have in New York
their rings and cliques and their ntrigues. of which
know. nothing aud which control their
action federal affairs. Now York is
chiefly affected by this state of things
and national affairs turn affected by New
York These local causes. which the controlling
influences in New York and which we know nothing
ut all about have their effect upon national affairs.
The federal theory IL always subordnated to State
affairs in that State thoroughly and State affairs and
the State interests govern Nineteen twentichs of
the business and the people OF that State of course
subject to State influences aud that necessarily
in 30 large u community is overruling."
''Then, this dominant idea in New York politics
which subordinaies national issues to State affairs,
you think-y
Tho senator took up the thought and carried it
on thus:-
II great believer In local self-go vern nient.
think that tho only condition of tho perpetuity
of our Union. do not believe this Union can DO
successfully governed unless tho people of
State allowed to control their domestic affairs.
That IL the school of tho American citizcn-local
self-government 1t is by means of blunders
that we learn. II children are forbidden to try to
walk they will never learn to walk. II you would
teach your child to walk no would not be forbidden
to take the first steps inside his nursery.
Therefore think these people must be left to
troll their own local affairs in order to mako them
at TO take part In tho grander and paramount gov
eminent OF the whole country and In the control of
finances aud economy"