New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-16
NO TRADING.

| There is danger that some Republicans will
| be tempted to make sure of the election OF
| General Harrison at the expense of the State
| ticket The friends of Governor Hill are strain
ing every nerve to pull him through. Many
| of them would be glad to see Cleveland beaten
if Hill should be elected at the same time, be-
cause that, they would argue would prove the
truth of all they have said regarding the pop
ularity of the Governor. Even if Hill should
be beaten their chagrin would be lessened il
his vote should be larger than that Of Cleve-
land. They are determined that whatever the
result may be Cleveland shall be behind Hill in
| the polling, if they can put him there.
| The feeling between the two factions is Bit
| ter, whatever palaver the leaders may indulge
| in. Hill will be helped too, by the fact that
the liquor dealers money will be spent for
| him, and not directly for Cleveland. A good
| part of the funds at least which had been
raised to buy votes for Hill will not be turned
over to the Democratic State Committees, but
will be spent by the agents of the saloon
| keepers themselves. In this situation it is
easy to believe that many Republicans will be
offered Democratic votes for Harrison provided
they will give their votes for Hill. This is
not surmise. We have many reports from
are being made. The temptation to make the
trade will no doubt be to many strong one.
The control of the State Government of New
York may seem to them a small matter COM
pared with the control of the National Govern
ment for four years
There must be no compromise Of this sort
with the enemy. In the first place, man who
trades his vote is bribed quite as plainly as
man who takes money to change it. In the
second place, it is quite as far from being good
politics as it is from being good morals. One
portion of the party cannot afford to betray an
other for any advantage whatever. The honor
of the Republican party is pledged to the cleo
ton of Warner Miller on HighLicense plat
form, and we must all pull fair. Any other
course, even on the part Of an inconsderable
minority, will cause fatal discussions. If the
party stands shoulder to shoulder for both Har-
rison and Miller, the State will be carried for
both.
The sole reliance of the Republican party for
victory in this contest is upon the moral senti
mont of the community. The churches are not
assessing JncUSclNcS Il uOlldIS dpltCO
to buy votes for Warner Miller, but the saloons
are at least in this city; and on Election Day
every saloon will be vote exchange, where
votes will be bought and traded always in the
interest of Hill. If the decent classes Of the
community arouse themselves, they can drown
out this corrupt conspiracy as the ocean can
drown out a fsherman's fire. But to do it they
must organize and work, as the saloon-keepers
are doing.
All this applies as much to the contest for
Mayor as for Governor. There has not been
for generation so good chance to elect
Republican Mayor as now, and it is time to
pull fair. Mr. Hewitt and Mr.. Grant are both
good men personally, but they are both partisan
Democrats, and the taxpayers Of this town
know that a Democratic city government means
extravaganza, fraud and heavy taxes. Let
every Republican in this city vote straight for
Harrison Miller and Erhardt