The sun., 1890-02-21
In Behalf of the New York Tribune.

The EttninO Post and certain other Mug
Nump newspapers are attaching undue I'm
portance to n remark which appeared In the
NsU York Tribune on Friday OF last week.
We give the context and Indicate by italics
the passage In question:
.tftbe one candidAts Who hates Hut, and whom he
hatss who accuses him Of trshcherJ and political ~
eassination and whose especial supporters declare
HILL rssponsibis for Democratic national defeat In
IssS should again be nemlnated By the voice OF ths
marty In other States Governor Hut and his rienus
would dance on the grave OF that eAnalua" WIN
'Ehoulish gse' ~
"On the other hand II Governor HUI should be mont
ph,ed for the Presidency there woud be an opporuni
" for MIR. CLEVELAND and his followers 70 take s"sd
revenge. They not the Democratic party Oh nc"
York but they are sufficiently numerous 10 setue
certain old account with interest Many peop'e IanCy
bscause IL carried New York when President
CtyvpLIEn was defeated that plurality OF the voters
m the state would support him again bW IN Wd' oonr
a, peopls here ktir Hit Scce,dtd onv tecdue ne
,cas able TO SET FTeSdenev for GorerHorfhtp u ne
ever puts himself where other people have chance 70
4. tho selling he will get measure OF his popularity
This remark is rightly regarded as extra
ordinary. but it is not extraordinary in the
way in which the NIuGwump and CLEVELAND
organs affect to understand 1t. They treat
It as n reluctant and most important confess
possessing full knowledge Of the inside facts,
that the Republican managers and Governor
HILL were parties to q bargain by which the
Governor diverted a sufficient number OF
Democratic votes from CLEVELAND to HAIR
RIsoN to elect the latter as President While
the Republicans furnished HILL with votes
enough to beat WARNER MILLER
II tho Tribune had knowledge OF such
transaction, and II Its words were the meas
urcd expression OF its knowledge. the decla-
ration that HILL Is now Governor only be-
cause he bought Republican votes for him
self with Democratic votes for HARRISON.
would carry some weight. But there is con-
elusive evidence that the Tribune has no
such knowledge. and that the statement We
have quoted Is nothing more than an empty
phrase tossed off from the point OF an In
considerate and irresponsible pen.
The evidence is contained In full and
careful analysis of the vote OF 1888, published
in the editorial columns OF the Neto York
Tribune fortnight after the election and at
q time when the editor Of our esteemed con-
temporary was at his post
Prom the yeto Pork Tribune Of Nor 10, 1852
"Lst there be an end OF tho silly pretenee that Mr.
CL1vILANp was beaten by any kninnE or trAoine In
Now York or Brooklyn Brooklyn did little worse Tor
him than his friends expected, but New York little
better than thoy had reason to expect That was
partly because O good many Republican voters have
removed Brooklyn for residence within the last four
yeara South Of the Harlem River 7OOOo plurality was
expected by Republican, and CLETELANps plurality was
II asa But Democrats were foolish enough to expect
that the Republican north Of the river was not
onR to be greater than four eight just
there the remarkable ocuraoy Of Republican canvasses
was shown and the close correspondence OF the ofcta
returns and their esimates made and published before
the election 10 conclusive proof that the result was not
pecured By trading by troaohory Of Democrats
By bribery or by any other improper msthodh
Tne helptul effect of the tarta dtScunon. especially
during the oloainG week Of the campaign, ives htue
greater north Of the Harlem River than the Republican
siSely foreshAdowed that perSon OF common sense
comparing the published nGures with the oniciAl re
Surpa can be made 10 believe In potent influence
important change Of which the Republican managers
had not known more than week before the election
occurred All the trading and trofsry sf election day
and of tho week ed1nE H. whether there was much
or uttle proved practically Of no account The State
vaa won the votsrs north Of the Harlem River
gave o. 600 plurality against President CLEVELAND and
bis policy"
We reproduce this clear and convincing
statement in justice to our neighbor. In or
der that its true position may not be mis-
represented on the strength Of what is
merely an accident Of hiGhtiness and lire.
0ponsibility.
The Democratic party was sold out In 1888
IN New York State by nobody except the
author OF the free trade message Of 1887.