New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-25
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS.

To the Editor o. The Tr''""e'
sr. n ,h,t ,ortIon OF the American people who read
tne New-York State AMI city papers hsi ho' Pa' YOU
through few Presidential struggles hey might DC III
cline to believe from The decided tone ot some OF o
said journals that carving OF NcwforK sa'e hcNs
FOIL for the Republicaa party Is Deepen lent upon the
aocton Of certain IN iate that his selection OF re-
ctiou will decide the fate OF the party; that
him the State will LOST 10 the Republican Party n
New York state carried Is the Union carried anu ABOVE
all Thin "a that the iatc must be New-ior mail
IL will he nseaes, t.. try force such the"ry upon the
people OF this country.
The Republican purity cannot possibly be defeated
nef,re election nor has 1t groun in NewIork state
sInse four years Ga the other ban ~ coar w
every unbiased mind that Republic ms have gaiuei
ia the state then, AMI that tar carrying o. 'ue
state AZ that ne ny the Democratic party WAS "hiy
accumulated ny chapter OF blum iers AM aocdehIs
in the history Of elections ana tnal largo
mart of the evil lies door OF the CO Mite In not
carefully looking after tue character AM contents o
speeohes to bo ma 10 at critical ne-a ume "neh
tbe mind OF tae PEG pie dintily bilancsd that
taree or little words turncf the scale aideA ny
few dirty Sian ters an malicious lies.
The same uons. real or i'm i;inary. Will not exist
next fall Tao mu isngers have hal their day. A
large majority OF the American people Ne re"ay 70
admit that they ware badly iooel AMI have been ga ny
disappointed
After all perhaps this priorpresentation OF fresi-
candidates
usuaD the proper man will bs selected at the proper
lime that Is 10 say-at the convention -
Now surprising fer moment That the people AFRO not
tired OF the suam and nypJci1 ~ ana uh- AnerIc'-
sa,e.ipsns zip Of Democrat Al ulnstrauon' ~
nnsinr conditions ia Sew York the sane as previous
Ia tse last election; supposinS that tno parry "uci
f,ifhfu A nericin interests ms
The country leading position ~ the nations Oh tue
trtn uaS 10 gal led n Nc" ihereuts
an redrelneI MIgwupps. aui tiLt nan ID Nv pe
uoin mated wac would wJIOLt d0ubt carry New ior1
state and who would n he ob 'ctionApie 10 other
states on tails hypothesis or ANY other We itrr 10
lfp ~ M
OF the man who by uut Ing eXrrtons for many years
has last brUug DenOcritc state INTO tue Nepuo
lIcsu ranks He is "a VII knp VA tirO ghodt the
cnun ~. His voice has long been heIrd among tde
nations REPRESENTATIVES, of wlon IL ni' III Ire III VI
once beeu said When lie speaks he ~ sOinetulh! 10
say, while he slyius IL ,m - ny - H'ehn,'
He il IN tu OF loubJej bIsihes. aOity. lauiHess
caar actor man OF honest worth He - al "oot ah
yard vide His spe IN tis IN the nails or Con
nol the hi "a position OF President IN ruler ) OF ths
great zion At a,ns Inl aDrJIl nc Is kh'W1 an l
loved and espece1 the people. Wnlt better or oer
or amer uan could the pl ,ican party laVe 10 carry
its banner than New Icrs Us loyal Representatives, tue
Hon Villa n Hiiter Ieips!
He could carry !, Only York State. bat al 20 New
Jersey ami Connecticut. apl State could raise any
se,iuus % ,jecfi a,uiaiuSn Al tde Convention
e.ch state VIII irsly keep ltt owi eau LAC wen 10
thr fr,nf An the re suit will he dou itful For ,is
rrssan il may he "a iit es or possible
nominees in aiyanre. The papers of New-Jerscy nave
given their opinion Mr. PhelpS; let rs near What TIE
NeS-Ynrk State papers an the press gen rally nave 10
say about bl!n hANhH-'"ASN
NewYork. Feb. "a, ISIS