Fair play., 1892-01-16
LEGiSLaTlNG BY FORCE.
kcFciutionary Character of New Ior
RcpCbIicauism

Revolutionary Character of New York
RcpubIicansm.
II the country ever doubted the revo-
lutionary character of the republican
party. all doubts must now be cast
aside when viewing the present atti.
tnde OF that party in the state of Neyr
York The temptation was trernen-
dous, perhaps irresistible, when by rev.
oiutionary methods they overthrow the
Will of the people and defrauded the
nation of its legally elected president
IN 1876. That great wrong never can
be condoned. Nor can the people for
get how with despotic feet a republican
senate tramplcd uron the right, OF a
state just born into the union and shut
ITS doors against It's legally elected
democratic senators. Nor vii! it for
get the wicked revolutionary methods
of political ear. strengthened and
sustained by = republican ma jority of
AN American house of representatives
Who rough shod, rode like Il squadron
of mailed roboerS ever the constitu-
tional rights of a minority and enacted
Legislation which has cnslaved the peo-
pie and 50 impoverished the treasury
of the country that It's authorized mill
tary agents have been Obliged to sus-
rcnd work Upon the foriifications of
New York city and discharge two hun
Grcu wOrkmcn, with two months pay
due them for labor performed, notwfth-
standing the fact that the Harrison ad-
rninistration began its sway with a
surplus of hundreds of millions in the
Treasury
The same revolutionary spirit now
sHiZes the party in the state of New
"riE Having stipulated with the
democrats that all contests of the legis-
lature should he finally adjusted by the
court of app"als, the highest legal
tribunal of the state, and that they
would abide forever by said decision
the court having given judi ment
against them they now seek 10 over
ride the courts authority by methods
Of the most revolutionary character.
They have rulcd the state so long bv
means OF 4 wiclloa 9errymandcr they
are 10th to surrender, and hug the de-
lusive hope of preventing the demo
Gratis from correcting the evil by block
ing the organization of one branch of
the legislature 10y nLsenting them
selves from It's sessions. Having been
repudated by the people by a ma jori-
ty of over fifty thousand. and every
oiice OF the state taken from them, as
well as the control of the legislature.
in their desperate straits they resort to
the methods of robbers and would put
First, appealing to. what they agreed
WAS non-partisan court, asserting
their entire willingness to abide the
result whatever it might might be. re-
lying, they alleged. upon the justice of
their cause, they enleavorcI to hood |
wink the people into the belief they
would rule by the forms of law Over
thrown by this high conrt OF appeal,
they return to their natural level of
revolntionists and disorganizers.
The country may be assured. how |
ever that the legally elected and law
democratic Legislature will or
ganize each body in accordance with |
the forms of law, and in obedience to |
the will of the majority. and. without !
resorting to the impcrious WAYS. nor !.
embracing the example and revolu- /
tionary methods of the hillion-d ollar !
congress. proceed at once to inaugurate |
the reforms in legislation so long in de- |
Herald.