Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-12
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M0NoA1 ~ 5N4a ,, ocToBER l..
Az rHE CAMPAIGN in Neg YORK PIT

,-sesas the interest N tns reru'' ia0'0D'
%. state Is always sufficiently close 70
make both parties pat forsa theiF pee' e'-
for.. bpt 1t is enconiagiog TO recall 'he 'a'S
,bet rcr more shen fifteen years only one re-
.nblicsn Governor has been elected, ana ne
7,sz success!ul only because o. division IL
fbe democratic party. E campaign IN New
York Is ne9er dall. IL Las always features
nj interest. and the present campaign seeWe
10 have more than the usuai quantity. Inc
ranublican candidate, Mr.. Fasser, Is Il young
man OF ability, Dash nnd popularity ne
has 8 large "barrein-he married q wealthy
yponen. he has seFvsd In the State Lssib-
Iatcre and has made record thaS ne Gas
trouble in explaining. a bitter partizSh 81
en lines. for the sake OF uiomeDlery adVsns-
aRe he was foremost Ia preventing the iocA-
zion OF the Worlds Fair in Now YORK city.
He was leader in tins attempt to secure ING
passage Of laws which, ncmnaily, 1or inc
reform OF the ballot, were aotusily in5ehueu
10 give his psrty an advantage by dis1Fah'
chising democrats. His record ca LABOR
questions Is not satisfactory, and he VIII lose
many votes by hie advocacy OF sumptuaEy
lave. These, of ccure, ore matters paFtice
larry relating to State affairs; butshe conf
cal pagt Of the campaign is the cheek with
which Mir. Fassett appeals to the democrats
TO support him. The creature of Mr. P!sst'
his hsnds are ralsed In holy horror q the
idea cf Soss domination. The candidate OF
che psriv which rests Its claims for popular
support upon the robbeE tariff the billion
dollar Congress end the Force bill, mr. fas-
sett asks She democrats CT Nav York, on
the eve OF Presidential election, TO hand
ogsc to hin tbs administration of the State
whose vote will decide the election OF next
year. One would think that such bali Wouic
oulv catch gudgeoDs ; and it lie, therefore
slrprising that Mg. Hermann Oelrichs sncu'c
have resigned hio membership OF the demo
cratic netionsl committee from New 1o'S
o, the ground thst he can1ot support Tsm-
many No doubs ;here room fox improve
meps Ia TemmsnY, and need Of ii, bp5 the
par = Which (oeside hir. Fasseti's f'iepd
Mstl Quay) Wicked Gibbs, The Alien, aod
other local republicans. whcse names
sre familiar liz the news columns snd
poice court senorss OF the metEopoi'
itsn pepe,s, are leaders, Fhouid, In oe-
oepov. be esstogpsd from throwing stones.
The are bad man 10 TammsnY; there are
good men ic TsmmaoY; there are rich men
On the organization, bot The great melor'ty
ot lis merobsrs is composed Of Wsee-woFkers
the producers of weaith-Sho are looked
dowo upon by Fasaeit, Gould. Vanderbilt
aod the Four Hundred. Such ineu have no
coed opinion of common" peopie, es they
designate sill vito ara not Sioh, however IN
aellisent. patriotic or viftuous they mey De
Il seems That Nj. Flower is not even iaern-
Der Of the Tsmmsn9 organization. bat, il ne
we're. as the candidate of the democratic
psrty for Goyacnor he would be entitled 10
receive the fell Vote of his party. Every
Candidate of the democratic party In Rev
York relies upon receiving, &C every cleo
fiop, the votes of the dsmoora.H affiliated
with Tammany, aud cannot Win without
then, end should the 100 600 democrats 10
Ghss Organization ask ior representation co
the State ticket, they would be as deserving
Of recognition In thsa way sny equal nnm-
bar in the Stats. But not orly is Mr. Flow
er not g member of Tammapy, but ne would
have beer nominated for Governor had
every one OF its delegates 10 the State COL
vention voted against him. lie was the
choice OF the party throughout the State, OF
oil saotious ind ell factions. The nomiua-
ticn came 10 him with singular unanimity-
no tess 1t, and no boss could have pre-.
vented 1t. For many years Mr. Flower has
been the leading representative of New
York In the.House Of Representatives. He
has been attentive TO his duses, diligent
student of public affairs, and en- intelligent.
honest and influential member. He has
gained the esteem and confidence OF his 90
eocjstes. He has served with credit TO him
self, his party end his State, upon the COM
rnittee Of wsys and msans. In The contest
for the Worlds Fair he Yas tbs champion OF
the interests of New Yu.k, and was thwsss-
I'D and defeated By PlstJ end his uan Fas-
sett. He has rendered. valuable service to
his party us chairman ofthe democratic con-
gressional committee. He has become rich |
by lis own ability. ard has been generous
givey to worthy objects. HE career from |
poverty to riches, from obscurity to promi-
nenoe, illustrates the capabilities of the man
and the opportunities offered by this system
of government. he is typical American,
and as the nominee OF the democratic party
fo- the crest ofice Of Governor Of the EN-
pire state, he deserves to receive, aud should
receive, the vote Of every democrat In that
Com monwealth.
Mr.. WILLIAM KENNERLY, OF Clarke coun-
sy, Va, en- old farmer, does not approve OF !