New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
BELIEVER IN DISCIPLINE.

aud with i'll Tor man VINO Is
of Baine's looking 81 Mr.. Whitney, 10 make motion
for the adoption Of this report
A BELIEVER IN DISCIPLINE. .
We 10 not propose to dissent from portion OF it,
believe in discipline. believe in exercising 1t on all
occosons In this same year that have referred TO, the
Ivtb Assembly District which IL represented on this
committee and which had been and was supposed to be
peuubcan district gave in round figures. 700 majority
against Blame. want TO be Judged III Tree matters t.e
sre a. other people are. We have objection To dis
cipine IN party organizations. We have made mis-
fakes but have been Justified ~ circdmstanees 10
yhat we did not to state thein III the gentle
men who want to discipline the With meant to be fr
ami honest they could have referred this matter tn The
executive committee instead OF spreading broaea
over the land. IL has been my fortune To nave Deen
criticised favorably or otherwise AZ Identified WIN the
II. publican organization YOU IN TINS nvestlgatlon,
because some local candidate who odght 10 have STOOD
Side IN the interest OF other candidate was not
snnported loyallv-have published 1t frolu Name to
Kansas But say again ,hat there IS NO ansre, wsn
issue is uppermost lCheers from one corner OF the
room. @, ,,,. . -. ,,,oh ,o ,,,,, ~ al,
this were done serve tue Republican party But IT'S
done as matter OF spleen ana spite Our people nave
heen isted what they did IN the last election They
have been justified by theilltreatment they have re-
ceved by people from whom they deserved better treat
With regard re-enrolment you can't do unless we
assent ~ amt in your power to do it unless we are
willing. Laughter and cheersI IL Is easy enough ior
people TO sit down and write out reports.
SOMETHING ABOUT BARNEY" RoURKE.
let me say a word about Mr. Rourke. At the time he
took his position from Mr. seckler he severed his con-
nection with the Republican organization OF that dis-
trict Tie man who was chairman OF the Second Elec
ton District Mr.. Hickey. propose to show good
feeling II this circle OF gentlemen who want to
make politics for Murray Hill think they can run
IT, we are willing to let them try But speaking OF this
man they criIcise to night have known Mr.. Rourke
many years. In all the years have known him. with
two exceptions, he has faithfully supported every
d,ate the party has nominated. He strong man for
thjs reason; no hungry family within his know ledge
ever wanted loaf OF bread; one with whom he Is
associated has lacked money to bury relative On
fhe dry OF election his money Is there at the polls
There /. no man within the sound or nav voice. aud
don't except Mr. whitney, that personally spent
mich money for the Republican party as Barney
K.urhe This will 90 out the day or election and
put his money at the polls. know OF one election IN
Which he spent 80 900 without any hope of reward be-
Won; the pleasure Of spending IT,
We are willing to have another enrolment I'm the
With District We want 1t under COMMITTEES, and we
are willing to take the committee that made this report
But speaking defantlyl we wont have any doctorcd
committee for the purpose OF depiiving rs OF our rights
nj the primary election II committee OF that kin
V sent Us we win apply the primary election law and