New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-19
REG lister TO.DA J.

This is the second day of registration III New
York City and Brooklyn, and the lists ought
RI show an immense enrolment of voters. Inc
nowspapers of both parties alc in the habit OF
making frequent and urgent appeals for the
performance of this essential duty, ana such
insistence is as honorable as ii is important.
1t is discredtable fact that a large NUMBER
of citizens, who would strongly object TO Deihe
denounced by name as bad citizens, 1all 10
oualify as voters through indifference or care
lossness And with strange inconsistency not
a few of these negligent persons are Voiuple
critics of the civil institutions which they 40
nothing whatever to construct OF mooil! vi
preserve The man who Is wiling not 10 No'e
has no right to complain OF bad government.
There are many, too. whose intentions are ill
right. but who lose the privilege OF Young
merely because on each successive day OIL regis
traticn some other business seems to them more
imnortant. or because they are consttutionaliy
avorso 10 taking the slightest trouble any sooner
than is absolutely necessary.
We are solry to believe that an undue pro-
norton of these careless. and therefore ul-
faithful citizens belongs by preference ana III
tention t. the Republican party but because
vc believe that most of them are no', IL 'he!
sometimes appear to he. dl>gracefullN lhuIheI
emf 10 the preservation of the National WEI
faro nv tLc maintenance of Republican poll
cics we hopefully urge upon them the dut! Oh
avoiding futher risks by registering to-dp
The first DAYS registration III New lorh dn"
Brooklvn was much smaller than 1t Wouid nave
been eycept for the universal ana abSorpihs
interest in the Columbian celebration. Ihcre
was never so good an excuse before for neglect
inc the t;rst chance to qualify. No excuse 1of
= second postponemcnt of the duty prevails
no,v and last week. deficit ought to be MADE
nm ,o-day. There is not doubt that the pop
ular feeling of this state Is KepubiIcah II
that feeling is fully expressed III votes DIT 'ne
polls there will be a great Rcpubllcan Vic'oi! e
The ONLY hope of Democrats IS that theit d"
yersaries may prove to be less earnest anu
determined than they were four years ago
The registration in other parts OF the state
fms far does not encourage that hope ii
country voters have done less talking than
usual in this campaign the result Is likely 70
show that they have done a great deal OF
thinking of d very excellent kind. Inc he
nubicans of the interior are entitled 10 'he
satisfaction Of knowing that their brethren III
tho great cities on the seaboard are doing Their
whole duty.
There will be two more chances t. register
after to-day. but every intending voter who
did no, do hi, duty last week ought TO realize
that thi, may he his last chance. and permit
nothing less than an nSupcrablc obstacle TO
keen his name longer off the list. AN Tor the
individuals who entertain a selfish purpose OF
STAYING away from the polls altogether ana
who are more numerous than they ought To
he there is still ample time for them to escape
tho contempt of men and women who really
love their country