New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-31
THE Dirty or THE REPUBLTCAN PARTY
m THE VFYT cry ELECTION.

All matchmaking New Workers are agreed
tbot the probIem here this fall is how to eX-
nol Tammany. In many ways the situation Is
nerlliarlv favorable for such an effort. J mere
ora mn other great interests To distract the pub
lie attention or TO serve lamhlail! ued'n-
erou, hand in deals and bargains. No fre>l-
dent on Governor is to be elected, ana the po-
Itical forces that arc so strong ana numerous
when these higher Offices are to be nlieu VIII
not be felt in the pending muniGpal oa'ue.
The value OF this circumstance though mega
tive is very real. More valuable still ana Is
Tammany will soon discover, more real, too,
is the new Election law. Ii IS sure to WORK
NIGHTLY % the advantage OF good government
Numerous aS its imperfcctlons are IL do'9
this. at lcast-it keeps the Tanmany worker
tbo ward rufian who is 80 abundant ana 50
impndcnt on Election Day, at respectful DIS
tonce from the baot-boX, DlSreputable poll
ticians succeeded in damaging many OF th"
,,orthic,t features of the ballot reform. But
,hov did not succeed in blotting out this. To
orr mind il i the best of all
As the result Of these conditions we shall
undoubtedly have the most orderly and honest
election that has taken place IN this city since
the war. and if there l. anything IKE an eN-
ure>,ion of the real feeling OF the people II
they vote as they clndidly think, ana not lor
nartisan ends Tammany cannot by any resort
save herself from an overwhelming dcic''.
Tammany is in the minority in any vote when
p, clearly and ugidly taken on the question:
for or against Tammany. The mathematics al
her greatest victory prove this. She c"uI"
never win since Twccd's day except when the
strength Of the opposition wa, wasted Now
loaderlcss and utterly dIScrcdtcd, her only
hone lies in eifccting Democratic union or
failing in that, in creating diScori and trouble
among those who are able 10 compass her de
feat.
II s NOT vet altogether clear what the Re
nublican party as an organization ought
- do. II ought to do whatever Will be
sure 70 bea. Tammany, but the Kcpub-
hcan Central Committee must not let them
selves ana the party le used as 4 horse FOR
Democratic rowdics TO ride into power
unon. We have had n good deal Of experience
with Tammany Mayor, and County DemocaN
Mayors. with good Mayors and h1d Mayors hu'
80 long ~ they were Democratic Mayors 'h"
result always was the same. IN" thieves went
ON ,rcaang No thct was ever m'l's'"d c\-
cent T, give way o. another thief. II Is IN
po>,ible 10 imagine four mon more different lh
character and motive than the four who nav
rcccnty occupied the Mayor, oiicc-fIan'ln
Edison. William r. Grace, Ahmm =. Hewitt
andslugh J. Grant. Two OF them wer" ''f-
talnIy anxious - serve the city faithfully ana
we'll. one was certainly wiling to serve thr
! city if by so doing he could also serve him
,clf The fourth ha, had it in Wow Ia >cr'"
| Tammany. and Iammany only. Eui to IN
city. in lis appearance its public works us
rate Of TAXATION. even in the general character
Of its onirchoidce, there IN, been 10 arpro-
cablc difference in the general result. W ho-
ever ha, been the Mayor, the bosses haN"
bo,scd. and municipal corruption has gone on
unchecked.
The lesson of this is that the Republican
partv in the present cmor"oncy-lt Is also an
opportunity-vhcthcr il decides T. join ISSUES
with any other organization or not, should bee
sire to givc the people OF New-Yorli the chanc'
70 put man in the Mayors Office who Will be-
sure to " urn the rascalS ont