New-York tribune., 1884-11-26
Opportunities IN BROOKLYN


The Brooklyn Young Republican Club has
reason to be proud of its honorable record
during the recent exciting canvass. If its repn
tation was clouded with suspicion during the
earlier months of the campaign. the membe.
of the Club were not at fault They were loyal
to the Republican party, and IA soon rs the gov
erning committees gave them an opportunity
they defined their position without hesitation
or eouiyocation. From that moment the club
devoted itself with courage, fidelity and intel
ligence to the Republican cause. No other
poltical organization in the country accom-
pished SO much systematic work during the
closing weeks of the canvass. twas honest work
thoroughly done. There were no discreditabe
tactics there were no questionable expedients.
The influence of the Club was brought to bear
uron the strongholds of Republican disaifectiOn
in a practical and strait ghtfOrward way. No
more impressive spectacle was ever witnessed
than the column of fifteen hundred young men
marching behind Mr.. Bane's carriage with
steadiness and undaunted spirit in the drench-
Ing storm from Williamsburg to the City Hall !;
and a more admirable body of intelligent, zeal
ousand uDseliish citizens was never enlisted
in political cause than these Young Repub-
Brooklyn on election day. If the majority
against them ran higher than they had ex-
pected it was through no fault of theirs. They
had conducted vigorous and successful can
vass. and if they were deprived at the last
moment Of the results Of their labors, it was
owing to the stupendous folly of Dr. Burchard
and to "A series of accidents which could not
have been fOreseen.
There are no evidences of despondency or
modification in the present bearing of this
splendid organization. Defeat carries with it
no disgrace From a campaign conspicuous in
American politics for reckless defamation
blind prejudice and dishonorable espedients.
the Club emergcs with an untarnished reputa-
ton aud with influence unimpaired The or
ganization has been strengthened Ivy the with
drava of n hundred or more visionary
members, whose influence in previous years had
been out of all proportion to their number.
Their places have been speedily filled. there
being net gain Of 500 In membership and the
| Club to-day is n more harmonious and effective
working organization than II has ever been
bpTufp. H il nUre eilertivr btcarsp ils nrnub-
| iransm cannot be questioned. In nll future
| contests. not only IN National politics. hui N
| the heal field n will exert greater Influence m
the councils uf ,he unl, party io which the
| rlti,pns NJ iliUuhlth e'in reasonably iuUh lui
| tood government anl practical iplufns
Dating ,hu paat Wpeb elections have hppn
| hnid ~ ,ln 1a,oas wnnis and aupN Ad,lsn,s
rnmmilup hal hueu spipH,d W. 40 sIad ,u
| nhsprVr lhhi 49, important ohangus have hann
vadn, aud lhai The noW governing committees
aro ~ ha ~ hearty sympathy with the prinoi-
ples ol llopubllcanism, The Nmb viii have
| larguupportunltos ior usolalwolh IN the muno-
| ipa elections next TALL. What lhe honest
voters ol llooklyn want is the assurance that
good candidates shall be nominated. IL is cold
| comfort tor them to be told 0n the eve of u
municipal election that thu ea""''"'@s OF botl