Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-28
Friday, September 2s, 1883.

POLITICAL REFORM IN BROOKLYN. The party politicians of Brooklyn have been reminded that the Young Republican Club, an independent organization, intends
 to take hand in the coming campaign. 1 This Club has hitherto struck effective blows | for good government, and its members are
 thoroughly in earnest this time, judging
 from the proceedings at their last meeting.
 The Club announces that it will support l no candidate for mayor who is not distinctly | pledged to busineSs-like and non-partisan administration of the city'g affairs, and l whose public record and acts do not furnish guarantee that the pledge when given will be fulfilled to the letter. It will support no
 candidate for the position of alderman who is not in thorough accord with the Clubs l view of municipal policy. It declares it's preference that the nominees selected for l such position be business men of known capacity and integrity. It will support no 1 candidate for Senate or Assembly who does l not openly and unmistakably pledge himself
 that while in the legislature he will defend
 against attack and actively promote the prin-
 cipIe of home rule for Brooklyn; and it ex- pects Brooklyn's representatives to favor for
 the city of New York, whatever may be the
 immediate party effects, the same measure of
 municipal self-government that Brooklyn de-
 mands for herself. And 1t Is the opinion of
 the Club that early nominations are vitally
 important to enable voters to ascertain She
 character, capacity and antecedents of csndi-
 dates, and so to use the right and privilege
 of the ballot with all the knowledge and dis cretion so high trust as the ballot demands
 Two years ago the Young Republicans did
 good thing for the city of Brooklyn by se-
 curing the election of Seth Low as Mayor
 His administration has been 6rst-olass one'
 and it is thought that they may make him
 Mayor again. The spirit of the Club is indi-
 cated by the following remark of one of the
 speakers at the meeting ''We have par- feet right to say to the men who nominate candidates, if they want the support of 2, 800 true men who know how to work and who know the tricks of politicians, they must con slider their wishes in making nominations
 If that is dictation make the most of it.'' The Brooklyn Union says: The peculiar strength of the Young Republicans is their readiness to do from the promptings of pub
 lie spirit what others will only do for hire or for the chance of getting office. While they can preserve their elevation of motives and their
 willingness to undertake the drudgery of campaign, they will be force in local poli- tics which the managers of the party with which they arc nominally identified will not dare to ignore, and which those of the oppo- site party will find 1t hard to duplicate. For the freedom of opinion and of action which the Club conserves and promotes is essential ly product of intelligent and pro- gressive Republioanism, aud has no place, except as a force of dissolution, in the Dena- ocratic organization. The divorce between municipal affairs and party politics, which is a fundamental principle of the Club, is in direct opposition both to Democratic theory aud practice.
 It is pity that there is not 8 club of Young Republicans in every city. Such an organization is not as badly needed in some l cities ss it is in Brooklyn, but there is no 1 city that we know of where it could not do I good work It would not be entirely with 1 out occupation in the beautiful and well gov l erned city of New Haven.