New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-23
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The platform of the Republican party this year
has been framed by Administration politicians
Internationally they aimed to express the
will of the Republican voters, as far rs they
understand that will. Men may dispute IS
to their intention to carry out the purposes
ayoved. if they obtain the power, but no
rational man can doubt that it WAS the study of
these politicians to express, as accurately as
they could what they believed to be the wishes
of the voters who constitute the Republican
party.
In some respects, beyond question, the plat
form is adverse 20 the real wishes of many of
its frairers it is quite too late to affect
ignorance of the fact that these so-called
leaders have some ideas that do not accord
with those of the Republican voters. 1t Is
not long since they were snccring at the
declarations and the efforts of the late Presi-
dent Garfield, in some important respects. The
circumstances are such, however, that these
same leaders want the cordial support of
Republican voters. They have succeeded in
naming the candidates, and now want to elect
them. Hence, they have the strongest possible
reason to conform their formal declaration OF
the principles and wishes OF the party 20 what
they know Of its actual convictions and wishes.
Their platform thus becomes testimony OF
the most conclusive kind, given by pol
iticians who spend their lives III STUDY Ing
the materials with which they have to deal, as
to the actual aims of tie Republican voters.
What is that testimony
The platform declares that the past conduct
of the Republican party, as to honest money,
pure elections, protection Of home industry and
other questions, maniiestS its viii as to the
,utnre. On these points there bas been no de-
fined difference OF OpiI Jon among Republicans
of New York IL is stated, too, that the party
cmphaticaly favOrs Submission 10 the popular
vote Of propositions TO regulate the sale OF
Nouor Nor can il be claimed that Republi-
cans arc at variance in regard to the miscOn-
duct of the Democratic party in local and
National matters. The testimony Of The rlat-
forni-makers as to these matters only comedies
with all other evidence III regard to Republican
oninion. There can be no doubt that the true
feeling and deliberate purpose of the Re-
nnblican voters on these questions is expressed
in the Republican platform. This Is important,
moreover The Democrats have made many
efforts to msreprescnt the. Repub lean party
rs 10 these points. But the testimony OF the
platform will be accepted by all fair men,
coinciding as it does with the past conduct and
previous declarations of the party, in respect
TO its position and purpose OF all these impOI-
taut questions.
On the question of Civil Service reform. the
testimony offered by tina platform is still
stronger. The end Of The party that con-
tlived to get on top at Saratoga has
not treated this subject as one of practical i'm
portance. There has been Il vast deal of sneer-
ing, among politicians of that persuasion, at
the Republicans who have urged precisely the
methods that the platform advocates. Yet il
is plainly admitted, by the adoption of this
platform, that the Republican voters do desire
and mean to bring about real and practical
reform. Because the reform therein approved
is quite at variance with the habitual con-
duct of many OF. these leaders, the testimony
is conclusive. They acknowledge that tn,
Republican party wants system under which
good officers shall be removed only for cause
aud not for refusal OF failure to comply with
the wishes of partisan boss
Then, too, the testimony as to TIT
Administration is valuable. The trainers
Of the platform had defeated tho IenCmi
nation of the present Governor. They hat
| urged his defeat, in many instances, becaus,
his vetoes had brought down upon him the
hostility of powerful Influences That these
politicians individually Gid not like these