New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-03
TEE LAST WEERS or TIE CAMPAIGN.

its end October is here and next month
comes election. 1t is incumbent therefore,
upon all the voters OF our state who desire
TO SEQ President Harrison re elected, who are
pc suadcd that change OF Administration
az Washington would rctard rather than pro-
mote the public welfare. to make the most
OF tho few weeks OF the canvass that remain.
How arc they to make the most OF them?
What are the specific duties upon the perform
anco Of which Republican success in New York
on the 9Th day Of November next is largely
conditioned
l. Make sure that full registration is So
cured We have taken frequent occasion or
late to dwell upon this point, for it is ono OF
the first importance These are the essential
facts, which must be borne in mind
l. Tho registration laws Of 1892 vary materially
from those which wer, In force In 1913
. The names Of all wouldbo voters must appear
on the registry lists ~ r-gi,t:shoa no vo's Is M
rule, to which Their: Is 20 exception.
g in the cities OF the state every voter must ap-
pear In person and register No oae Is authorized TO
register for another.
L. In tho rural districts, on the FIRST q tho two
days o. registration al the names Will bo placed on
the registry lstS which appeared on thc poll nsi a,
the Ecyt preceding general election. But on the sec
Ond day OF registration Only voters VINO personally
appear VIII DC placed on the l:s
D. The dates for registration are Us follows: For
the rural Districts October 20 and 90; Tor Ncwlorh
AMI Boosyn. October II, 10. % and 90 for all other
cities, October 2, -. - and %
1t is to be assumed that the county commit
tees will look to this matter. But it would be
well if each individual Republican would con
st.tute himself committee of one - make
sure that his own name and the names Of
those within his icach-his ncighb0rS, relatives.
friends and acquaintance,-are placed upon the
lists. IT all tho Republicans Of New-York's
sixty counties are registered, the battle OF No
yemter will be half won in October.
ii. Mako sure that all these registered vot-
els understand the method of voting eStab
lishcd by the new ballot law. There is moth
ing at all complicated about the method; on
tho contrary, 1t is perfectly simple, and there
is little OF il. 1t is true, however, that ever
since the present law went into effect the
Republicans have lost votes to which they
were entitled simply because some oyer-sensi-
two men declined TO 80 u the polls, fearing
that if they did 50 they would bunglc with tho.i
ballots and get laughed az. We renew the
suggestion that the committees see 10 it that
info nal schools for instruction in the method
,t voting be generally established. Such schools
have boon conducted in this city in previous
campaigns, With satisfactory results. The Re
publican League Clubs, which have sprung
up all ever tie State, caa render tho party
most valuable service by seeing that this mat
Ter. as well az registration, is not neglected.
Ill. Arrange far holding meetings in every
school district. Daring October at leading
points in every county the issues involved in
tho campaign will be presented by Republican
speakers. These meetings cannot fail of ac-
complishing much good since n candid eIami-
nation Of the history and Of the present atti
tude and tendency Of the two parties has only
10 be made tO strengthen and pOpuarlzo tho
Republican ticket 1t docs not take intclli-
gent electors, bent upon serving their own in
tcrestS. long 10 choose between Harrison and
Protection and Cleveland and FREQ Trad"
Now these ratification meetings in the lead
ing cities and villages ought t. be supplemented
by others, 50 that every section OF the state
shall be reached 1t will only need hard, thor
ough work to accomplish this, for there is
scarcely town in New-York which cannot
boast Of effective Republican speakers. Get
them all on the stamp; let the voices Of all Of
them be heard in behalf of the good cause.
". Take care that the nominations for Con
gress and the Assembly meet tho best eIpecta-
tons. A good many Ct these nominations havo
already been made, and the candidates, being
well-known men Of character and ability, are
of service to the National ticket. But the
majority of the Congressional and Assembly
conventions have yet to be held. Let those
who are to sit as delegates resolve that no mis-
takes shall be made. Let them be particular
to select nominees who command the general
confidence men who will do honor to the
! party at Washington or Albany.
II these duties are done, and the related
ones of the canvass are not left undone, there
need be no fear about the result. The sit
uation can be summed up in sentence. The
Republicans of New-YOrk begin the October
work with the consciousness that if they perse-
! we're unto the end-not some Of them, but all
Of them, not at some points, but at all points
they will carry their State and re-elect Benja-
/ min Harrison. We are not TO count upon
, Democratic dsaifection giving us many votes
we are not to undcnatc the strength, activity
| or resources of our opponents. We are to rely
upon our own effective all-cmblacing, untir-
} ing cxert.ons.