New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-04
MIR FOLGERs EXPLANATION.

Few men have ever been deserving or more
sympathy, in writing an acceptance OF
nomination to high Office, than Secretary
Folger His letter 10 really touching appeal
to that sympathy which be feels that he
deserves. For the manner of his nomination
he was not responsible, though it is gross
mistake to say that the frauds perpetrated III
the organization of the State Committee had
no effect upon the action of the Conventlon
The truth is that the belief that MIR.
Robertson and other leaders OF the anti
Administration party were conserving TO the
selection of Mr.. Madden secured him more
votes for temporary chairman than the
paltry eight by which he gained vast power In
the management of the Convention. The trick
was well directed to accomplish dishonest
nnrpose. and it was successful in defeating
the will of the people as expressed in their
choice of delegates But Mr. Folger did not
perpetrate nor consent to the fraud, and Is
personally to be pihed because he had offered
to him the fruit of it in nomination for
Governor
1t must be said, however that Mr.. Folger
cannot free himself from another and broader
responsibility, nor does he try. He allowed his
name to be used az the candidate OF the
Administration, in what he must have known
was an effort to overcome the will OF the ma
iority of Republicans in New York. Toward Mr.,
Folger personally the majority had and has
kind feeling. But he gave the use Of his name and
the aid of his personal popularity to an effort
which the majority OF the Republicans have re-
earded with great resentment and just indjgna
ton, and for that his responsibility is clear and
indisputable. Hence it is that, if he should
chance to be defeated by popular determina-
tion not to submit to Federal interference and
administrative coercion, he would fall, not
merely because of frauds in which he had no
share, but because OF his own participation as
a willing recipient in the effort of the Admins
tration to force q nomination upon the Repub-
hcans of New-York.
A great part of Mr.. FOlgers letter is there
fore wide of the mark. 1t aims to prove that
he was not personally responsible for any
misconduct in the matter of his nomination,
and this is not disputed, though he should have
known when he consented to become the
candidate of utterly INSCRIPTIONS tricksters
in this State that obey would resort to utterly
INSCRIPTIONS means to secure his success.
Personal freedom from participation in their
schemes. under such circumstances, is not
success to these men and their schemes by
allowing them the use of his name.
The conclusion of Mr.. Folger that he could
not properly withdraw, though supported by
him with much force. has therefore support
which he does not name. Having undertaken
to be the candidate of a certain we'll known
element, he could hardly find adequate reason
for withdrawal in the fact that this element
had resorted to its us ual and wcll-known
methods iu order to secure his nomination
1t was good time TO think of this, and to
anticipate the use of such methods, when he
was asked to be their candidate. AT that time
he consented, and the subsequent events do
not really furnish much reason, for man
who then was willing, for Withdrawing from
the field. II is quite true, as be says, that the
declinatiOn of O candidate under existing
circumstances would place the party in an
embarrassing position, but only because the
State Committee is not expected to represent
the will of the party. Had Mr.. folgers dec
lnation been followed by the nomination Of
0 man of high character and recognized in