The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

| benefit nobody hut speculntnrs, anu nuI IN
fGT nItsd sss.ea a' ren Tits lie Demo.
IN h Ts q state Every touship rien q good
81 Te sen the "s
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| Union. I'VE cannot escape the fact that the re-
| suit will do more to raise or lower the sound
The question is not the same rs It would be
Ga do tho do not
ss Ge S S Saps stana hs to
try looks TO your votes between them.
With Democratic victory ,now. wo may look
sGGn set and Which, Mil
tda New SSs aSaS me- Ged
Among these weehty questions, We do not
perceive any pre- sent issue concerning the form
minor Importance. We believe that tho Aus.
that L is sq backed By the great majority q tie
Democrats pt this country as shown by tnEr
Pennsyvania. Ohio. California. and SO, many
other States. Wn. cannot expect substantial
aid this TSEeTd The SSn nr
Wholesale bribery Of 1898 are not likely to tie
s' oysT N Rnas 'S0Fs hG noS y
cry m TSST Il thcr eaten are asy Mnss
should wo not fear these Gift-bcaring Greeks
The party which has Just deserted Its vaunted
electoral rSiorm. On the other hand W. have
much confidence in the desire of tho Demo-
ich he believes 70 be constitutional! and
lust, remembering his words in lSSS; The
ct bs sWs
tho most absolute secrecy Of the ballot must
be enacted and enforced, and the crime of
bribery must be made odious and punished as
But even If we were to resign hope OF further
immediate Improvement in our voting meth
DDS. yet it must be remembered that ballot
reform laws are y means and not an end. The
system y aGs
iniimidatian and imredns bribery ana fraud:
into fetish that blinds us to reforms vastly
more immediate in their necessities.
sider-t!ie Republicans claim thata vote for Mr..
Flower is vote for Tammany. This claim is
%hsb II e last o e
sSeIasion Of tho delesates, Of tLe County
or dement's Of Tammany Hall. This letter is
addressed to its opponents.
Flower W ' the Democratic nominee. is in any
way pledged or subsoryie en- to Iamimany Hall.
turesl Long before the Convention met he
complies that New York and Kings tt25gether
County Democracy delegates WHO were eX-
cludel from the Convention went there to vote
Sc 3 Hail. h HI Rss Ssn naa
its nomination except when he had the no %
me%ber the WA Ways s and Means cem%teo
Demoerste c"ngressionai Gommittee he has
stood far above tho need Of factionnl flee
Tho charge then down to
nearly everybody else in the Convention. voted
ballot st. Does tits iorsbode sutssrvlsneef is
that our experience Of cand idates, taken from
by the. aid Of that organization. even when
that aid was necessary To- their nomi nat:
raced S f,s the @ IL % w aSs
Hewitt ia Tor Mayor in 1885 a. . "
jectors. we now beg to ask question of them
ourselves; With what face can man claim,
or Undergraduates in odministration. support
the candidacy Of J. Sloat Fassc.tt for any Office
h aok n Eft hs nH9p a hy hs g eS wSn
ohsseurity, oIJ i the Republican National Com
ten tn that T. Wills MATTHEW staney Quay was its
Chairman and William W; Dudley. was its
tary. and that throughout that corrupt
campaign the three men worked together in
na p ,bfSn has in s tnd
Fassett BY the votes q reiormerS to be Installed
Mr.. FGSsett has shown no regret or repent
for his npyt 1h ;Es Of yn
tioniaI Executive committee met IN Washington
to receive the resignation OF its chosen SCI chief
noIs Dsde SqsE ctSes IN
letter to Mr.. Fassett. the Chairman presented
bis withdrawal. In unanimous resolutions
matchless power. his une1ual!ed Skill in re-
RSa and s. s yab h
nous public verdict as the foremost corrnp-
tionistof his, time and who has confessed the
in That u regard to trial, was e dismiss. With
similar. approval: Mr.: Fassett Joining in the
proved himself always worthy Of the respect
and admiration Of his countrymen." and ex-
pressing grateful evidence Of what we know
the Republican party owes to him for his SER
vices in so many Of its contests: and especially
in the IN memorable stgsns Y Of ISIS ,s
trip to Washington. Mr.. Fassett gave an illus
tration OF what we may EXPECT from him in the
way ~ INDEPENDENCE III pubic ONCE, anu
showed his subservience to q corrupt political
ring. Mr.. Erhardt the Collector OF this port,
aftor long and vain struggle to maintain the
dignity OF his position and administer his trust
upon business principles. resigned his pace.
Hc did not Leave 70 Inference tho grounds, 20
his resignation. He filed u letter from which
We quote as follows:
have resigned because tho Collector has been
duced To position where he IL longer an indepen.
dent officer with authority commensurate TO his reson.
sSy s PSHsy e
sinlnslraiion Al ne port q New YORK from Washing
cial responsibility The Collector Is practically deprived
Of power and control while lie Is left subject to all
sponsbility The office longer independent. andI
Am. wherefore we have separated.
Under these conditions Nj. Fassett at once
accepted the same Office Six, weeks later. TT
tho dictntion Of tho same private individual. he
resigned it TO become, the candidate OF his
PARTY organization for the high Office OF Gov
ernOr OF this State.
Wo respectfully request the Democratic and
aggnst this, story the long and honorable rec'
ord of Mr. Flower.
Charles S. Fuirchild. Everett p. Wheeler,
Francis c. Barlow. Theodore Bacon.
Henry q. Marluand. William j. Coombs
Charles III Marshall. Henry Hantz,