New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
TO THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
THE PEOPLES MUNICIPAL LEAGUE LETTER.
A REPLY TO THE CLUBS RECENT APPEAL FOR
A STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN TICKET.

STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Another evidence of the activity OF the Peoples
Municipal League furnished yesterday by It's open
letter to the Republican Club, in reply to the recent
manifesto Of that organization relative 10 the HI
pending Mayoralty contest. This is what the League
has to say on the subject
To the Republican Club Of the City Of New-York;
Peoples Municipal League begs leave 70 submit 70
YOU the following reply to your appeal for straight
Republican ticket.
reason for doing is that while we agree win you
In recognizing the existence Of many ana great e's III our
municipal government differ with you in REGARD 70 the
remedy 10 be adopted. AS the Republican Cluo mas ID
former years often expressed Itself In ia'of Oh
municipal from National politics. can W. io' p 49,
10 revert these principles
Won, romedv Is 'nothng but q complete overthrow OF
Democratic rule" remedy is nothing but complete
overthrow of partisan rule You propose that an oBah
zation not responsible for the past and having no l
In once to protect be placed in power we propose
To pus in Office who, moreover, Will not have oouhu
themselves misuse their offices In FAVOR OIL ulc ~
politcians who nominated them. You say that e Io
publican party alone answer these conditions We
point Philadelphia and other cities that are soN.l a
by Republican organizations and say that no Natoha
political organization answer these conditions ,
You say the Republican organizations 'nteroSIs Mouu
lead IL 10 a complete cleansing OF the administration
Doubtless the Republican organization, successful womu
turn many OF rascas out; but whaI guarantee "'0
We that they would not put others in
You derde the Peoples Municipal League q"
nominating body and say the American people always
make their selections in their own way ana through tne
party agencies which represent their Will" you mcau
thereby the primaries; but are they mahaed SO opeS
and fairly that the citizens Of NewYork resort 10 theh
q, a,ptoss their will Is IL not well known that plans
agreed upon by the district "bosses are always cnrru
out at these primaries held usually in groggereS ana con-
Quoted necessary by the tactics oil silver Doi"'
SMITH The official report of the primary elecuohs as
filed I'm the Registers Office shows that only about eeht
per cent OF these take part In then' Anu van
claim, without presumption that the general ooil
nittee Of the Peoples Municipal League contains fully as
many men well in business labor ana professional
circles as the county committee Of either OF the pohCcS
partiesi The Ballot Reform law, which was passed. DS
three successive Republican legislatures. expressly PRIV
ydes for nominations TO be made by citzehs hoV III
astlon with either of the great political parties ana
we propose to act in accordance with the methods pre-
scribed by that law. .
You saw that aty organizations for National ana state
purposes cannot prevented from excrtng heir power
in municipal elections but YOU forget that the bao'
Reform law goes into this and the people
intend whether they can get along WITHOUT 'he
usual crowd budozers Observation-Disclosures ETC. through
whom the organizations have heretofore worked II YOU
had inquired as to place in Boston Providence
and Louisville after the introduction OF Ballot heiori'
you would know that it makes The old'sYle pohtclah
surprisingly superluous -
vaniationl Weld the Mavoralty 1t has ALWAYS DONE TO
section Democracy" In the hrst place we repre-
sent no section the Democracy our candidate whoever
he NAV BE- whether Democra: or Republican IN NauohaI
politics. will take Office. elected as the representative OF
No artv and no section Of party he viii take once
without promise expressed or implied 70 ahv ihuuuai
examination exceD. administer his trust with We"
the hest interests Of this city. Moreover did he hepuo
lcan organization Of late years vieid the aV'
atty To section Of Democracyl DID II Dol D NOM
mating Frederick Gibbs in 1881 almost cause the eeo
ton Of Hugh and by its nomination in 1888 Ga
1, not insure the election Of present MaVor "hc ha'
,cspl.s I'm ..he Standardization and corruDion" so
much deplored by club and all honest ciles'
You say that in 1880 your candidate lacked oniy 3ol1
votes OF majority. DO YOU forget that ne achu oooo
votes I'm 1881. i9113 in 1886 and 0li3l In 1855 III
none OF these Mayoratv elections ala he heOuoo'h
caud,data secure oue-:hird Of the total vote
Won adure all Republicans Ito stand by it lthe ReDuo
lean and the principles 1t represents on al
occa-ions" You o. course ON all occasions W"eh
ouasto,s arise In which the principles OF the Republican
uarty are involved. That two National political parties
shoud ,Nis: one demanding broad ana the othei stcs
construction Of the Constitution is Inevitable But "hat
have questions concerning such construction u 20 VIVA
uvnicpal electons7 Can streets be cleaned o. raDu
transit roads built according 20 these cohsu'utoaI
prin,pics? Certainly not. Then "hy should hoV inc
election Of municipal othcers De eh'iieN scp"i"" iO
National Oohtcsi $780,, -, on,
zeas' movements and combinations. which weaken t1e
larcer movements Of the Republican party Out h1'o
they not done that long enoughl Are there ho' some
pre,.v large" matters in our municipal ahar' "mch
might receive little attentoD-espee1auy IN an OIL
year, this when the only ocla 70 DC eecVeu Io
the state at large Judge OF the Court oil Appeals
l. not movement In OF better cleaner and soier
streets and adequate system OF rapid transit not 10
mention attempt TO secure municipal ocers whose
honesty will above reproach as large as any now
before our peopel National misrule touches our daily
lie here and there; municipal misrue Is at the very
doors OF our houses-nay invades even these ana en-
yelopes our whole life, like miosms!
Can IL be that all members OF your club, which has
SO often declared favor Of separating national
from municipal politics. going far 10 propose even
constitutional amendment for that purpose now sane
ton this direct reversal policy We cannot
xhofa glftl
fatal Ia the welfare and appeal 70 you 70
reconsider action Of committee and not TO con-
ts1nipate yourselves by alliance with Tammany Hal
hut 10 combine with all good citizens in an attempt 70
elect to municipal Offices independent OF obligations
70 any political organization and who consider the sd
mnistation municipal affairs matter not of politics.
but Of business
Very respectfully yours Peoples Municipal League.
Dy Committee on Literature a. c. Bernheim, chair
man Brander Matthews. secretary Harrison g. Fiskc
J. Blocker Miller, Laurence Hutton Edwin r. n
segman Edward j. Harding. Joseph b. Glider Approved
BY Executive Committee James p Archibald, chairman
r. W. g. yelling secretary Wheeler H. Peckhan, Gustav
H. schwab Alfred Ashley, Louis C. Wilton Oliver sumner
TeaIl, Isaac Stern, Julien T. Davies Louis f. Post
a. c. Bernbe!m. Charles w. Dayton.
NEW MEMBERS OF A HARLEM REPUBLICAN CLUB.
The XIXth Assembly District Republican Club OF
Harlem held its second semi monthly meeting last
night in its new club rooms at No. 271 West one
hundred and twenty -Gfhst. Colonel c. q. Van Reypcn
presided. Among others present were T. j. Wood.
CORE spending Secretary J. L. lie Gaez, recording
secretary q. Q. Dean, treasurer; +. ~ NcedlaIn.
chairman Of the Executive Committed F. A. larger.
Wilson Mcdonald, Charles ". Giddes. Frank Davis.
W. J. Crosby. W. A. Spruce, F. j. Marcel F. A. smith.
C. A. Francklyn Besides the regular business trans
acted seventeen mcmbcrs elected. The Com
mttee Political Affairs instructed TO invite the
Federal Club To delegate of its members ~ ex-
plain to Harlem voters the mode Of voting under The
new law at a meeting to be held SOON The meeting
closed with a short speech by Mr.. Mcdonald.
GOVERNOR FIFER TO CHICAGO REPUBLICANS.
Chicago, Aug. 10 (Special)-GOvernor Fifer ad
dressed a meeting Of the Repnblican League Of III