New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-26
WHAT Il FULL VOTE MEANS


The closing week of the campaign opens with
signs of encouragement for the opponents of
the Tammany State and local tickets. 1t is
certain that Mr.. Flower cannot be elected Gov
ernor of this State, unless he gets larger major
tiles in New-York and Kings County than Mr..
Cleveland got in 1888. The reports from all
over the State indicate that the opponents OF
Tammany misrule are enthusiastic, ardent and
hopeful. In New-Yorll and in Brooklyn the
figures Of the extensive registration make 1t
clear that large vote will be polled A large
vote in the two cities means the defeat OF the
Democratic State ticket, and the election OF the
Republican candidates. Tammany's followers
are always at the polls. large vote means
that the Republicans and Anti-Tammany Demo-
Gratis turn out in force Hence, it means success
for the right cause. 1t means the strengthen
ing of the Republican representation in the AS
sembly and the Senate from the lower part OF
the State 1t means decisive victory for clean
and honest government.
In the local campaign against Tammany mis-
government last year, the Tammany candidates
would have been defeated but for inexcusable
apathy on the part of many thousands OF he
publicans who remained at home and did not
register, and on the part OF other thousands OF
citizens who did not approve Tammany tyranny,
plumber and prohigacy, but who failed to take
the trouble to vote, even after they had been
registered. The earnest, vigorous and aggres-
sive campaign conducted by the Republicans,
aided by their friends and associates, who in
the past have voted for Democratic candidates,
but who are now determined to check the in
toIerable abuses of Tammany ascendency, has
been so effective with the intelligence and con-
science of the voters lin all parts of the State,
that Tammany has been reduced to desperation.
It has practsed fraud in colonization and in
naturalization with even more freedom and bold
ness than in any previous campaign. 1t has
imposed upon its INSCRIPTIONS servants in every
branch of the municipal service heavier tasks
than ever before. 1t has exacted larger con-
trbutiOns from its offcehOderS than IN pre-
yious wears. 1t has backmailed the liquor
saloons and the dSorderly houses, the pool
rooms, and all the resorts of the vicious and
the criminal classes, with a heavier hand thar in
any preceding year. 1t has applied the sums
extorted in this way from the evildoers Of the
city to every scheme which its ingenuity and ex-
perience in corruption and villany can suggest
to strengthen its position and increase its vote
on election day.
Yet the intensity of the public feeling that
has been aroused against Tammany control Of
the State is so great that Tammany can hardly
expect to prevail. Its only hope lies in its col
onizaton and naturalization frauds and in
the bribery, which it has been using 50 generally
and proposes to use still further. If every regis
tered citizen in New-YoTk and Brooklyn who
feels that the domination of Tammany is a
menace to the best interests of the two great
cities and OF the State will come out and cast
his vote on election day, there can be no doubt
of the election of Fassett and the Republican
State ticket and no doubt that a number OF
seats in the Assembly and in the Senate will
be gained by the Republicans in New York and
Kings County.
The last week of the campaign will be crowded
with great mass meetings and will be filed
with Republican appeals to the reason, intelli-
genee. and conscience of voters The Repubi-
cans and their allies in this campaign have
worked with marvellous energy, vigor and de-
termination. They have presented the issue
clearly and forcbly TO all voters. There will
be ~ excuse for the failure of every voter who
is registered to cast his ballot on election day.
If the vote in New-York and Kings approaches
closely to the total of the registration Tam
many and its State ticket are doomed.