New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-17
All Kinds or SNAPPERS.

Prior to the late clecloh 'lc "''
mncracy of this State, though holding all SORTS
If opnions on all sorts OF questions were
divided in the public mind into two parts ohll
The two great divisions were at lSSGo win
each other on the important and all-aoNorpihH
oues,ion whether il was in accordance WIN inc
principles. the policy. the history ana 'raui''onS
Of the party to hold Il State Convention Ill
February. The February convention faction
WAS known as the SnappcrS their opponents IL
Anti Snappcrs. For several months the con
toSt over this question ragged with great he'ce-
ness. Each SIDE hurled cpithcjS at the othef
with profnscncsS and energy and wen; 10 Gfea'
exponse to organize separately and got readF
far q fight to a finish iii the National CohVch-
,ion The fight never came of. After all
tho nrcliminaricS had been arranged AZ great
cyrcnsc and the flc.ionS had pu' themselves
in array against each other at chicago VIZ
William C.. Whitney. Fool Killer in Chief. APP
neared on the scene and SAID 10 the Anu
Snapuers: "Yourc too bunpious. Como oil
Tboy did come off There was no COLLISION.
Ard melody knows absolutely t. this da%
whether Democratic state Convection III
February is or is not constituents
The factions continue, however, and there is
etrifc between them rs - which ot IN IN Nhali
mn MIR. Cleveland and his Administration
Recloncd by dinners and public speeches. pN
uush and thrust and cagerncSS - p-uhcc on
everything in sight. the An'i-~nappcl' seem II
tho moment TO be in the ascendant. Inc snap
nors are not administrative. They have not
Given any dinners. nor made any speeches. ana
in tho matter Of making a Cabinet and !ndI-
eating policy for Mr. Cleveland thry nave
scarcely Offered suggestion. ne l'h'I'a"i
Tiger has lazily ,olSed and hardly once Whl'N'd
his tail. though people familiar with MS MINUS
think they can see sort oil g'am III DIS eye
and nervous closing OF the jaw that seem 10
say: "Whcn all this lallygagging Is over
and the victual, are ready - be served VIII
rise up and stretch my SELF
A new faction which did not develop III tins
State 70 any extent before the election Is JUS.
beginning 10 make a stir. II contributed
powerfully e. Democratic success IN IN" West
crn state, under the name Of PopnlisiS Il
has mixed notions and crude ideas hnt H.
war cry is Down with the Plutocl1t' IL
is rcfolmatory. revolutionary, hungry, thlr'tH "
| full of pepper and vinegar and dynamite. II has
| several representatives in Congress and thinks
if will hold the balance Of power in the senate.
| Whercat il puts on airs. assumes 10 take rank
with the Snappers and Anti->nappcrS. and t. be
entitled - A voice and share in the division
of the spells The small number and great
noise of these persons make il proper = dc'iG-
nate them in distinction from Snappcrs ana
! Anti -SnaprerS as WhilpT->nappeiS lhIs
makes an easy and convenient classification
The Democratic party may now b. sam u Dc
divided Ike "All Gaul''-whch indeed IT'S
int, three part, snapper, Anti-SnapperS and
Whippcr-Snappcls. " the present IN IN nj the
SnappoIs represent d by The New-lork sun
ae Wing still the Anii-Snapper' represented
bv "Thc Ncw-Yoik Times and "Thc New
York Evening POST are giving dinners and
making speeches, and the Whipp"r-Hnhpper
rcprcscntcd by "Thc Ncw-lOrk Nard' aiC
raising grca, hllabaloo over report thai
the Republicans are schcming t. steal The
senate and "euchrc" them out of their llaGc'
Of power.