The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-05

trust IL. They look after their own towns
and we look after ours. Our manner OF
| conducting things might not suit them,
| but Il suits us, and we are responsible for 1t
| and not they. ]! they think we present q
bad example OF municipal government. they
| can try another system.
Tho great majority OF the people Of New
York prefer Democratic government. II
they are wrong In the preference and
ought TO take Republican instead. it Is
the business OF the Republican party OF this
city to convince them Of their error. and
It is entirely proper that they should I'M
dertake to bring about the conversion.
That is what they have been trying to &C.
complish for many years. but without sue
cess. The people insist on their preference
for Democratic government for the town.
and they beat the Republicans badly every
time. Yet the Republicans have a right to
continue their apparently hopeless efforts
TO produce the conversion. and consistently
with their party principles and convictions
they ought to keep them up. To main
tain their party organization in the
town they must persist in them.
The Mugwump pretension that municipal
government Ia apart from partisan politics
and purely matter Of business Is utter
nonsense. 1t is no more q matter OF busi-
ness than the government Of the State or
the Union. and no less reason for partisan
division. Democratic city IL governed
and ought to be governed by the Democracy.
II the majority do not like the government.
they can go over to the Republicans and
put that party In power. as they can do
when they are dissatisfied with the man.
agement OF party at Albany or at Wash
ington. II they do not want the change.
they show that they do not want It by
voting for the party in power. Least Of all
do they wish what is called non-partisan
government. for which neither party is re-
sponsible. They want to be governed by
their own party.
That Is the case in New York. and now
everybody in the city and State under
stands It. The vast majority Of the people
Of this town, about two-thirds Of them. in
tend to govern themselves in their own
way. go far as the Republican Legislature
has given them that power. and they do
not intend to have the rest Of the State In
terfere In their business. II they put
Tamnany in control. 1t Is because they like
Its policy and methods Of government.
whatever other towns Of the State may
think Of that great and admirably perfected
Democratic organization. Even II FAssErr
had succeeded in stirring up the Republi-
cans OF other counties by his puerile as
saults on Tammany. and had been elected
Governor. the people Of New York would
not have changed their preference. They
would have kept Tammany In power Just
the same. Last year the Mugwumps and
the faction known as the CLEVELAND De-
mocracy united with TON PLAT In similar
vilfications Of Tammany. and they met
with the fate Of FAssETT.
Both Democrats and Republicans can
learn profitable lesson from these expert
ences. 1t Is to mind your own business. not
to pretend to be better than your party. and
to fight for your political principles. not to
punish those who share them. One Of the
best results Of the election Of Tuesday is
the final overthrow OF Mugwumpery. with
Its can't and humbug. The people have
driven it out of both the Democratic and
Republican parties. They have shown that
they want for leaders men who are pard-
Sans like themselves. and that they want
strictly partisan government In city. State.
and Union.