New-York tribune., 1889-11-05

be broken by the election Of q Democrst p.
years they have been sending to Albany the ve,,
best kind Of representative. Through him. thai,
place in affairs has always been 1. distinguishes
one. In Richard J. Lewis they are enabled -
maintain their position. They should come on,
to q man and give him a splendid majority.
The Independent voter should make sun
that he is independent of prejudice not less than A.
partisanship.
In the opinion of The Troy Press Controll.,
Wemple has proven himself the strongest man
on the Democratic) ticket, "The Press Nigh.
have added that when butter gets as strong AZ
Wemple has proven himself to be, there is No
market for it even among the least fastidious.
The Brooklyn Assembly districts were gerryman
dered by the Democrats for all they were worth
Our Republican friends across the East River
ought nevertheless, to send more than two Az
semblymem TO Albany this winter. The Xth and
XIIth Districts can be redeemed to-day. Do n
The campaign is ended. election day 10 here, bu,
no attempt has yet been made to impugn either ths
integrity or the ability Of any candidate upon ths
Republican State ticket Why? For the single
reason that all our candidates are unassailabk
How different it has been with the Democrats
ticket! The Democratic press has been compelled
ever since it was nominated constanty-but in.
effectually-to WELD the whitewash brush In be-
half of its leading nominees. Next time it Is 10
be hoped that tie Democratic State Convention will
pander to public sentiment sufficiently 10 name
candidates whose public records are not tainted
wempe says he didn't get the profits ont oi
those State contracts He gave all the profits
to his brothers. They were not PERSONAL butt
family affair.
Every man who votes for Lispenard Stewart
will vote TO send to the Legislature a member
who will see his duty clearly under all circum-
stances, and whom no consideration could tempt
to hesitate in the performance of it.
The citizen who votes to-day to continue and
strengthen the power of Tammany Hall Will sin
against light, knowledge and his own lnterestA
Tammany as il is run to-day is one Oh the moss
despotc and dangerous Of monopoles. Its chief
aim is the enrichment of the few at the expense
OF the many.
There is nothing so much reared anu nateo Dy
Tammany Hall as an honest electoral law. Let
the voter have an opportunity TO express his sin
cere convictions and the bosses are doomed.
Politico-philological circles will be interested
TO know that the name Wemple is derived from
the Anglo-Saxon verb "wem," meaning to cor
rupt. TO vitiate, the same root being seen in the
noun wem,' meaning spot. scar.
Politics is mighty onsartin,' and political
predictions are as rule extra-hazardous Still,
we think we run very little risk in asserting
that Mr.. Hawkins will be elected Senator to-day
in the Ist District That is the only absolutely
sure thing in politics this year.
Governor Hill evidently thinks that turn The
rascals OUT is good motto to veto. Hence his
failure TO suspend State official who has forfeited
his office by breaking the law, and is now en-
gagged in running for reelection.
II you vote for Wemple as Wemple, you say
in distinct terms " l want Controller who VIII
be sure TO keep his eyes shut while the pubhe
treasury is being robbed If you vote for Wempis
as Democrat, you say L want to place In
power that party which renominates faithlesS ana
disgraced officials 1t cannot be that there is
majority of voters in the State of New-York who
desire to say these things
Tho second point made against Mayor Chapin .
that he Is under the influence OF macnihe.' we
heieye the truth about that be that he has yielded
to tbe machine so much he felt was necessary TO
secure his power retain his oflce and carry ous
his policy.-(New York Times
This is a characteristic Mugwump argument for
the election of a candidate who uses machine and
gang for his own advantage and for the good Of
his party.
Every New-Yorker who votes for Frank /. t1tS
gerald for Register votes to put the city to an
expense of $40 600 or $4,000 for special election
for Congressman in the With District. Besides,
Mr.. Bellamy is by far the better man.
Mr.. Bernard Bglin was member OF Assembly
in 1s73-'74. As chairman OF the committee an'
leading member of the Committee on Cities, hs
made a record that won for him the thansH
Of the Chamber Of Commerce. 1t was mainly
through his efforts that the 9TH Regiment Armory
bill WAS passed These facts should be remem-
bered by the voters Of the XVlllth Dlstrlct, "he"
Mr. Biglin is candidate for Alderman.
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PERSONAL.