New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03

THE CLOSE or THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
To-day will settle it. When the sun sets this
afternoon the people will have passed upon the
issues of the campaign We have no fear OF the
result. We do not believe that majority oil
the intelligent voters will turn their backs upon
the Republican ticket and hand over this I'M
peria Commonwealth of ours to Tammany Han.
II has become clearer every day since the can
yass opened in September that Fassctt and Vroo-
man stood for frugal and efficient government
while Flower and Sheehan stood for the reverse
stood for Tammanyism in all that the term
implies of extravaganza, corruption and lnfi-
deity in the administration of public aifairs'
The Republican candidates are distinctiyely anti
Tammany candidates on the contrary, Flower
Sheehan and their associates OF the Democratic
ticket were nominated by convention controlled
by the Tammany Ring, and if eected-it is but
logical to assume-would take their orders from
" the striped inquty."
In their efforts to-day to keep Tamnany out
of the Executive Chair and to prevent its malign
power from being vastly increased the Repub-
leans will have many allies outside OF their own
party. There is good reason to believe that
the independent electors almost to man, will
support Mr.. Fassett. Nor would it be strange
if thousands of reputable Democrats should either
stay away from the polls or cast their ballots
for Fassett and Vrooman on party as well as
public grounds. Why should any self-respect-
ing County Democracy man help along the
fortunes of nominees who were placed in the
field by INSCRIPTIONS bosses who aim TO wipe
the County Democracy out Of existence? Or
why should any of the partsans of Grover Cleve-
land desire to see MIR. Flower gain the Governor
shin? They must understand, if they have their
senses about them, that in the event of his sue
cess Mr.. Flower could be counted upon to work
tooth and nail to capture the next Democratic
National Convention. 1t Is notorious that the
Presidential bee has been vigorously buzzlng
in Mr.. Flowers bonnet for many years. Give
him such coign of vantage as the GovernorshIp
of the leading State in the Union and how hard
he would work to get the delegates away from,
Cleveland! And would not Tammany back him
rather than the ex-President? Probably. For
Cleveland has taken pains not to give Tammany
a character this fall. In none of the speeches
which he has delivered has he made any attempt
TO show that she was not as black as she was
painted Is Tammany likely to forget such a
snub? If Flower Tammany's own nominee this
year. decides to make canvass for the White
House next year, can he not count confidently
upon a solid Tammany delegation?
The Republican prospects are bright. We
have earned victory, and if full vote is cast
and there is fair play at the polls we will achieve
if. Get your own ballots in the box early in
the morning and then rest not until you have
satisfied yourself that all your relatives friends
and acquaintance that possess the right OF
suffrage have also done their duty by the cause
of good government. One more strong pull all
together and we are bound to win.