New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-10
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Tur CtuptyGN FOR THE ASSEMBLY.
II i not too early for the Republicans OF the
State to get ready for the important campaign
which is To decide whether or not they are
10 control the Assembly Of 1898 by majority
large enough To elect their candidate Tor the
United States Senate. II is generally admitted
nv the intelligent observers of the political
situation that the next Assembly is to be Re-
uubican. But if no mistakes are made in the
nominating conventions and If the canvass all
alone the line is characterized by unity ana
caruestncss. it will more than offset the fraud
made Democratic majority in the Senate which
holds over The whole number OF votes III
the Legislature is 100, 80 IN the senate ana
los in the Assembly. The Senate contains
Il Democrats. II Republicans and ! indie
pcndent Republican. a majority on joint bal
Iot is ST. If the Democrats should succeed in
carving G. of the Assembly districts they will
have such majority il the Republicans carry
81 districts they will have IT, or they will have
il if they carry 90 districts and secure the
vote of the Independent Republican Senator.
These figures are encouraging. Our friends
have only to choose strong and popular can
didatcs men who command the general con-
iidencc. and support them rs such candidates
will deserve 10 he supported, and there can
lac no doubt touching the character of the re-
suit The record which was made by the last
Legislature was so ndcfcnsibly and grathitouS-
IL bad in many particulars that il would be
amazing indeed il the voters did not embrace
the first opportunity to place the seal OF thelr
condemnation upon the Democracy, whose
chosen representatives were responsible Tor the
II
session II is within bounds 10 affirm that since
Tweed and his gang left Albany there has not
been assembled at the Capitol SO inscriptions
and reckless body of legislators rs the one
which has lust adjourned Legislators who took
their orders from Hill, Croker Murphy and the
like. The Republican members, constituting
the minority in both the senate and the AS
scmbly. did their best as a rule for the pro-
motion of honest, wholesome legislation but
of course were powercss. They were unable
to prcyent the passage Of such outrageous jobs
rs the Huckebcrry bill the Excise bill. the
Jnspectors Of Election bill the state and Con
pressional gerrymandcrs. The people are aware
of this. and can be trusted to act in view OF
Il when they 90 to the balot-box in Novcm-
Der. No one need be surprised if the Rcpnb-
leans carry the Assembly by one OF the largest
maioritics ever secured in that body.
But let no mistakes be made. Let the sit
nation be improved to the utmost. This is
vitality important, not only from the point OF
view of the next Legislature and the United
states Scnatorship, but from that of the Prcsi-
Dental campaign. 1t needs no argument to
prove that first class local nominations through
out a state materially strengthen IA National
ticket So let the preliminary canyass in all
the counties for Assembly nominations begin
early-thc earlier the better The Democrats
of this State have earned an overwhelming
defeat. "A ycritablc Waterloo; and they are
bound TO get it if we only do our whole duty