New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-15


son who reads them ought to have any douot
which party he should support
DIR. TIFFANY CONDEMNS THE THIRD PARTY.
The. Rev. DR. O. H. Tiffany, pastor OF st.
Jamcs's Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison
ave. AMI Observation-Disclosures re-
olicd TO a reporters questions as follows:
will chcor.uly express my opinions DIM
portant subject. I heartily lndorsc the cause
of Warner Miller and condemn that of David t.
HILL Why am / going 70 support warner Miiler'
Because he represents the distinctly moral IDEAS
which have always been endeavorng to inciuoa'o'
would not write letter on THIS SUBJECT anu sig"
It Dr. Tiffany, but, O. H. Tiffany, can cheerinis'
gladly and heartily subscribe to the election OF warner
Miller who Is the exponent OF high moral IDEAS anu
moral reform believe I'm high license as pracucal
form Of temperance legislation. Tho position Of
The Third party is inctabIy foolish, in nominating
candidates whom they can not soss,o's
elect and have idea Oh 'oo""s
Their position in National politics Is wrong eponsh,
csn party With warner Miller It's leader promises
the most efcctual mode of deaiins WIN IL and
viii exert Il personally in all directions wherever !
have the opportunity-n the way aiv Tor the Very
h,rss that woni ia see advanced and Hin Is rep
resentauve of exactly the opposite.
mr. ALEXANDER SAYS 1T is CRISIS.
The Rev. DIR. Samuel d. Alexander, pastor OF the
ph;,1;r, prosbv,erian Church, In Madison-avc.,
,,,ho is tho cxecutiye officer of the New-fork
presbvtery. was seen at his house. No. lob bast
Soventv-eiphth-st, Dr. Alexander has anyways
been a Democrat, although he distinctly says that
bc votes for whom he considers to be The ocst
candidate He said that he was not IN the haoi'
Of signing petitions or being quoted in the news
naners but that considering the importance OF the
issue he would state his views as briefly as pos
sbe. They were
| consider this a crisis that demands all Cnrsuah
men to be on the side. put myself On INC s,ao
Of morality and religion. There is nothing INDEFINITE
or vague about that.
DIR. Alexander said also in further conversation
that he believed thoroughly in High License.
r. uEBER NEwToN's FoRcIBLE VIEWS.
Tho Rev r ueber Newton, rector of All Souls
Protestant Episcopal Church, at No. 1873 WesV
Forty -eighth-st, who is at present IN fn'i'uep""
has nevertheless favored The Tribune with MS
views follows:
am now-as have been since the old campS, Ign
in which not being old enough to vote. GA ny lnS
best TO sing Fremont into be Witt n huartssnsbip
that has made me through these years follower OF
The Grand old Party. More than once / Lave
SssIns1 pal my RaG he days Si Of the
so believe on the a %aGS a aST DO
rsneracv # awakens on the right side Of our on
coming issues For the sake Of the worhingmsh
s seeHe I'M Rc dies which prevent wages land
from giavlatng down 10 the lever OF wasrs ~ u' fp
labor countries. 80 l want to see Newhofh 20 ior
but there seem to me to be special reasons why
New York ought to go for Miller There : ss,
in This election Judgment Of the people OF or Sa,o
on two questions of great ethical moment The cor
a aT With which we have deal serious in
itself morally is sim more serious IN he i. Mood
OF our democracy The of this evil is largely
matter of improved political methods. ~ can an pe
IS now Whatever defects two bills wsre passssS
by the last Legislature aimed ;9d IN tns Grsang all
that Governor i'm states to those defects the
6s in question made 70 she seP Other IN 'n steps could
improve hereafter upon those deficiencies ana conia
correct those errors without mRug yeoed both Of
those bills and upon those vetOcs The citizen must
pass sentence Of approval or diSapproval must
The question is the other great SSt sSae
before us in @ s nave shen the Hbe to do
lave tried with great pains to set al me ae,S con
corning the workings 81 he Tbat endeavop has
satisfied me that apart from all theoretical objections
sas % our IS nSr and cities Even pro
bton be the logical issue of the temperance move
m ent is sns to G aEe Ms' step at before
our State now, as all calm, ihnMng 1rlehus Oh ,ci,
drink We can do that and when that is done VIC can
go further we shall then see TO De wise We snd
af biz S through ' our last LeesatGre looking his end
Doubtless wa; not perfect nv we Sopa Cow
ernor Hill vetoed that bin Again the citizen mus
sentence upon th ns sae io mpun
but II looks as though those yeoes had oeen na1g III
their general effect is the same; they make ior low
Whatever good thing Governor Hill NAV have done.
he has sgnaly failed, in my judgment, IN these 1wo
fore be rebuked hy the state If he has any political
career before him, he will be better for this lesson
II not those who after him Will profit by his rate
This State cannot afford TO have In It's executive char
any man. however able, who can fail as he has iaen
The moral forces o. b n eb Of State Who make
such mistakes and VIII not commit such wrongs
% we n'e{ cct"ns and sobTety in our social
fife, ought to vote for Warner Miller
DIR. THOMPsON's STRONG CONVICTIONS.
The Rev. Dr. Charles s. Thompson pastor of
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, said
From what I have read and heard | have no
hesitation in saying that there ought to be question
about the issues at stake In the State election
to be elected for the sake Of law and order am
perfectly willing to express my convictions on the
only opinion about where the support OF rlght
minded people ought TO be given. The liquor business
and political issues are closely connected ana hc one
Believe S oe in TIsS license to the point Of exterm
nation of the liquor traffic But for the present tho
latter IS impossible, and people must be pracucaa
We want High License now, and afterwafd a sun
higher license. and 50 toward prohibition. am
much interested in this subject, and should be ex
tremely sorry to see Mr. Miller defeated Having
made up my mind so thoroughly as TO where my duty
lies, shall gladly whatever influence may
have to prevent the collection Of lill, who seems
TO me to be the representative of all that is antag
UDIstic 10 the best interests OF society.
DB. sMYTH ON THE MORAL ISSUE
The Rev. DR.. George II. Smyth, pastor OF the
Second Collegiate Reformed Church of Harlem,
was seen by the reporter at his home, No. 2e9
Lenox-ave. lie said:
There Is moral issue in this campaign OF the most
vital importance to the state and the Nation inc
evils arising from the liquor traffic all right lnindcd
men and women In The i lrhax ue ,RRnpn'
foe must consd that the cleo ION 10 tne
of this State Of David b. lil, who uses
the powers OF high position foster and promote
this destroying evil In the land would be terrible
calamity In our representative governmehs W. Sn ne