New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-07
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
THE DUTY OF REPUBLICANS.
REGISTER AND VOTE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir For quarter OF century have read The
Tribune and voted the Republican ticket AS soiuier
during the Civil Var. realize the importance OF as
clpIne to 1t Is alike indispensable In pohtcni
contests In The Tribune Of September 90 / notice
an Editorial with the heading "A Thorough Canvass
Necessary" In it you carry your appeal to the county
districts Of NewYork state for thorough, unTemltng
organization Every word that you say is apt, apple
able commemorate and true. But you cannot thus lg-
more the fact that with exceptions the Republicans
Of the city Of New York have been, year after year.
more largely responsible for defeat land sometimes
entirely responsibility than other section OF the
State Republicans neglect to register. or. having
registered neglect to vote, waste their energies
npon some fish and bowl combination OF all Issues,
TO elect city ticket, and, pracucauy' always iose'
The Republicans of NewYork City are never stronger
than when they stand their own bottom and 10 1t
alone setting their faces like flint against every
entangling alliance.
Tammany is vast political machine as perfect as
human skill can make it. 1t gets voters to the Dolls
With Tammany politics is no maudDn sentiment, IL Is
business. You can rest assured whatever ussauS-
faction there may be, Tammanys voters VIII Voe' anu
Tammany will buy votes whenever and from WHO'LL
ever it can. 1t will purchase them from the laDor
men, the County Democracy, yea even from the he
publicans, without compunction or hesitation Inc
Republican party, as an organization has always been
vigor, pertinac!ty 10 should long since have grown
out OF its swaddng clothes. But its influence ana
It's votes have been made too much matter Ol
bargain and sale. The immense Democratic majority
in New York City, for which Republicans themselves
largely responsible has made them careless and in
different and unmndfIl Of the fact that In state
election vote n New-York City is worth Just as much
as anywhere else in the State, and that 10000 add
tlonal voters throughout tile state count no more
than the same number OF additional voters In New
York City. This derelicton in the discharge OF
political duty among city Republicans is largely re
sponsiblc for the Indifference asd encouragement
among the Republicans throughout the state. You
need to wake up the Republicans below the Harlem
Bridge with buge-bast; you must arouse them TO
their duty and keep them awake, energetic and as
gressive IL you wish to triumph. As lO0keron from
the old keystone. believe victory is possible but 1t
will never come IL New-YOrk City Republicans are
going to be content to tell others how to do IT, II
victory IS to be won, they must lead the Van new.
York City is the very citadel Of Democratic power ana
there the fight must be made Every portion OF the
line must DO guarded with equal vigilance and every
position Of the enemy must bs forced lii New YORK
City and Kings AID Westchoter Counties the Kepub-
leans cln If they viii, cat such vote as VIII arouse
the state And rest assured, If the fight IS lost there
will it also be. n
York, Penn, Oct. D, 1921.