New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-27
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Tho ,,scncc of a state ticket in New York
* well calculated to haze an unfortunate rile't
up IN the canvass for congressman ana AS>'M'
blymnn The general enthusiasm Is not APP
pe,.cd to. and unless unusual caro- Is taken IL
* likely that in a good many districts the inll
vote will not he polcd. In view of this fact
il bchooycs the county committees 10 be~tir
themselves, The time that remains j. not long.
Next week brings us Ia October, and tho 4th
Of November is Election Day.
There is everything in the situation to en-
courage the Republicans. Tho record mado by
tho ucsont Congress and thc record made by
thc last Assembly constitute campaign doc.
umcnt with which we can confidently appear
10 tho intelligent voters Of tho state for their
continued support In HIS speech ut Portland
sneaker Reed remarked: 1--WE have achieved
all that the Republican party promised ana
more" Ii was his tribute to the industry ana
efficiency Of tho List Congress. and the sum
mary which he presented OK what stood 10 inc
credit of that body att''Sted that h" spoke tho
words of truth and soberncSS. In the race OF
the nlmbcrlcSS obstacles placed IN ITS pain ID!
malignant Democratic minority II has been Ii
working Congress, and many of its results have
Lccn of the highest general value. ny passing
.uch LEGISLATION as tho Tariff bills. the silver
hill tho Federal Election bill. the Bankruptcy
hill the Anti-Lottcly bill, the bill adding two
mara ,,,mronw, althS to the Union, tn" bill
relieving the supreme Court calendar. the lie
nubl,,,u Comgrcssmen constituting the ma
ority have demonstrated that they wcro worthy
| of the great trusts which were committed Y"
them And our party representatives. al Al
buny have dono equally we'll They too have
been embarrassed by Il minority which seemed
| TO believe that its on Y function was II lrtard
and oppose the efforts Of the majority: ana
| they too have rendered good and faithful SER
| vice. The Republican Legislature OF 1870
| nauvuratcd ballot reform, it reduced taxation,
| il came to the rescue of the paupcr insane II
pr,yidcd for the submission OF a Prohibition
| Amendment To the people, it made ample pro-
| vision for the canals, it successfully resisted
the industrious efforts made 10y the rum power
| ia procure the enactment Of a law rendering
tho detection of yioators of the Excise law
practically impossible.
| That is the cmcour.s cmcnt. 1t may well
stimulate every Republican in every school dis
| trict who takes Il genuine interest III his party
to strive earnestly for the election OF kepub-
| lican Conyrcs,men and Republican Assembly
men. Here and there fa,tiOnaSm is asserting
| itself. and is cndangerng the success OF some
of our candidates in the interior. II hnS been
already demonstrated in these columns that one
or two Congressional districts were lost two
wears ago and more than that number OF Assem-
bly, districts last year simply becausc our Ne
publican friends failed to get together. Let
not those costly and foolish mistakes he re-
pcatcd this time. The Republican who is So
| selfish and narrow as tO be unabl" or unwilling
to rise above facionaiSm is nuisance. The
party has no use for him. The cxig"nt duty
of the hour all along the line il unity and
carncstncss We may be sure that the Demo
Gratis under David Il. Hills leadership will
light desperately to capture the next Assembl!
and help capture the Lid Congress. 1t re-
mains for the Republicans to decide whether OF
not they shall have their labor for their pains