New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-30

PARTY MANAGERS NOT To BIZ CONDEMNED BE-
CAUSE SOMETIMES DEFEATED

PARTY MANAGERS NOT To BIZ CoNDEMNED BE-
CAUSE SOMETIMES DEFEATED.
70 Tho Editor OF The Tribune.
.,r. In AN Albany dispatch published In Monday
Tribune arcni the approaching consntuuohh' 'o"''"
tou the writer says that the returns from tH' S'''
counties I'm the recent election furnish criterion -
which 10 Judge the efficiency Of the Republican man
.g.n.ut and work In those counties The statement
Is too sweeping to be correct The cicleh'' o' "o'A
T., NOT ALWAYS determined hy results. As well charge
tho stote Committee with inrflclcncy because New
York returned an adverse majority OF A''o'o' -
VOL charge the National Committee with ineihclehcy
because there was slump In the Nation
No fault will be found with your corr'ep'ndcntS
enernl statement that the methods Of work 81 some
81 the committees better thnn those 81 other and
rouch ont larger proportion OF The Republican, vote"
fuuon County IS among the counties mentioned v YOUR
correspondent where the result would seem - lhn'hI"
moor work What was The fault in the management.
saws tl. corrcsp Ond"nt, (which lost the K'pnhl''h
party an A,semblyman IN that county. ana CAV" NJ
Harrison plurality OF only Jd2 votrs. When Mr. liar
,i.on had a plurality OF l5i7 vote, In that county In
1-ssl- The question bctrays ignorance of the situa-
,,nn in this county, II would not have been asked
v my one having knowledge % the peculiar makeup
Of this constituency.
Clinton County's normal Republican majority A. In
decd there Is Republican majority ~ all Is h"t
nenrl, what results in certain years would Indicate
while In no county In the State do the Republicans
have to fight barber for what th"y got. When II j.
understood that out Of about 1000 voters nearly
1000 Of them are loatcrs he explanation is found
FOR apparently contradictory and inconsistent results.
II cApIalns now Republican victory one year may BE-
changed 10 a Democratic victory next year, how II
wgs possible last wear elect Democratic Assem-
blyman and still give TasSctt minority; and how
"A similar result attained ills The situation
IS fun Of possibilities any year for The party In posi-
ton to take advantage Of II. The Democratic state
Committee and prominent Democrats with plothorc
pockrtboOks. the opportunity this year. and Dem
ocraiic Doodle" lowed more freely than ever before
I'm the history 81 the county. II used with noaterS,
independents and apprOachabc members Of the OppO-
.tlon II used for the whole ticket when possible,
but especially FOR the Democratic candidate for
the Assembly. 1t Is conservative cStimat" that
places the Democratic corruption func 10000.
No faithful work done in the campaign than
that OF the Republican COMMITTEE" of this county.
school district plan ~ organization adopted ana
carried ont. and everything possible was done To en-
huse the voters and get them 10 the polls election
day. But efficient as was the Republican organization,
II could not withstand the attack OF the forces If
ruption
There Is u point beyond which organization ccHscs
be- effective. and there il limit 10 the pOsshiltle,
Of accomplishment Of the sturdy Republicans ~ this
county lnsinuaiOns such as that furnished by your
correspondent that tn" Republicans Of this county
through disoyalty or inactivity. unfathfu! to
their party, senselsss. and do Injustice than
whom more Jealous and steadfast In thcr Re-
puhlicanism. such rencctlCnS are not ndugcd In by
those who know the facts. and knowing. realize that
uniform Republican success In the county cannot
and should not DE- expected
CLINTON COUNTY REPr BLICAN.
Plaisburg, y. y, Nov. "a. 1892.