New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-07

,h,ucs and then accounting for them In the wrons
uay holding post norton examinations, 30 10 spea"
make me really feel tired. Let us anhit ""piun' 80
we have been beaten, and beaten sounoy' We 10
met the enemy and theirs. nave no iesre,'
am as ready STILL and rcsolute In the championship
=, the great reforms involved In the stirring canvass
through which we have Just passed as was az any
one OF the 116 times that stood upon pIa'iors s''
the Rochester Convention and appealed Tor woes
Admitting that we have been soundly bcaten'
Mr. Fassett went on, SIS OF course one question ou'
when we come to discuss the means used 10 deiea. Us
that Is another and entirely different matter 'ho
Democrats vanquslcd by the lavish use oil money
applied in corrupt ways and in places whcre IL wac
known that this method OF obtaining votes would opee
easily and with success. The first place tnat coos
TO my mind is Chcmung County, where the oaho' ""'
debauched In the most elaring, outrageous way 4.
The officers of the law refused to enforce the ioVo
limit which was disIegaIded In the most shameiui
manner Large sums OF money were displayed DS
Democratic workers, who were not asameu u poas'
~ the big corruption fund upon which they couid
draw From different parts Of the country on eecuoh
day came advices showing that Republicans WHO ha"
registered were not voting because they ma pcch W
duced to stay away from the polls nave oeeh ''iu
by prominent citizens In Albany that the amount Vi
money used there was uncxampsd In the previous
history OF the place during political contest ''eS
statements which make without any neat m'St DC
understood fully before any reliable conclusion can DO
reached as to the cause Of our dfeat.
But why pursue the subject What IS there as
cbeap as ex post facto wisdom / have nothing TO
complain of In the conduct OF our party leaders UT VI
our party Itself. Had to 60 over the same srVunu
aenin do not think that / would consent 10 nave
the programme changed In the least In any important
PARTICULAR
How does Mr.. Vrooman regard the resultP
Mr. Fassett laughed. MY good friend Vro0mao'
said he, WILL suppose, now return ana Deeih ae once
TO do his fall ploughiDg. AS for myself ain ehgaeeu
inst now I'm the cheerful work Of arranging to spend
some time at home with my family. / should Ike 10
STAY here all the time, for again say Newfork CITY
treated ne magnificenty. have not made any state
ment or argument that not willing to appeal 10
the record to sustain me-"
How much did the Worlds Fair scare contribute
to the defeat!"
Il do not know that 1t contributed anything at all
for look at the crushing defeat of Tammany In Harlem
the very place Of all others where voters
might be considered as being most
deeply Interested on the subject. In my judgment
most emphaticaly the defeat not due to any lack
Of LOYALTY on the part of Mr.. Miller and his friends. or
Of Mr. Belden and his friends You might as well say
gave me 800 majority in 1881 ana beat me Dy ~ TINS
year. Or you might as well say tat nr fa avs %'s
Miller 200 majority in 1888, and gave me ohiy ooo ia
s as to say n M be end heq record Of
Or you might well say that Mr. Miller was untrue
the the That lierlAlnef the
John W. VrOoman, Jagged sadly behind It's record VI
three years ago. .,,,., A.,
expectations Of the best Informed politicians LII tne
state and 80 did number OF other counties In the
interior. Erie County fe away behind what tle pes'
Informed politicians OF both parties had looked for
though it gave me splendid gain over the vote Oh
1855 The 80 900 votes difference between the plurality
with which Mr.. Miller to the River In 1855 ana
the plurality with which came this year are scattered
pretty well over the state Ii,
What do YOU say to the report that you VIII retire
now from politics altogether . ,,,,
IL You will recall my definition OF poet little
while ago, said Mr. Fassett. "yOu Will understand me
when brand that statement coming from "a poet
am not out OF politics altogether. am ready Tor inc
post OF duty Of danger whenever called upon Dy t
authoritative voice Of my party. No sir. am not out
of politics and think good citizen should be out
OF politics Political discussion. free speech free
press and widespread interchange OF Thought ON al
the great topics of the day always the supreme need
OF the hour for Is this which is the most glorious
and attractive in the spirit OF Democratic institutions
/ have not been candidate for nomination 10 any
Office since 1885, and never again expect 10 DC "a
candidate for nomination TO any Office Does TINS mean
that l am out Of politics ]? DO not suppose
that because / have been defeated i am dsgIuntled
glorious party Is too magnificent an aggregation
OF brains and Of intelligence for any one OF ts mem
bcrs to suffer himself to be downcast because MS can
didate for Governor has been defeated In the Empire
state. a much greater contest Is ahead OF us. ana
not far off either. We shall then meet the cnemy not
entire aggregation OF sovereign States which compose
the majestic nationhood of our Republic. 1t Will be
thundcrOus shock but in November, 1So2, the
Democracy will wonder what 1t was that hit W.