New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15
SHILL We NAVE 4 REPUBLICAN As


The decision Of the Court Of Appeals. >uS-
tanning the gcnymander Of the legislative dis
irict>, ought 10 have Al least one wholesome
result 1t ought to inspire our Republican
friends all over the State with the determine
ton t. bring the gcrrymandcr to naught. 80
far ~ the Assembly of 1893 is concerned. by
wrestling il away from the Democracy. The
task is indeed difficult but is by no means an
IMPOSSIBLE one Our friends in the interior may
we'll take heart from the reflection that they
have only - do rs well this year in the As
>omby canvass aS they did when President
Harrison was running in ISIS t. control that
body by substantial majority The Assembly
of lsS9 consisted of seventy nine Republicans
and forty -nlnc Democrats. We won that sweep
ing victory b., retaining all the districts which
We were accustomed to carry and capturing
several of the close ones.
Why should We not repeat that triumph?
There is everything in the political situation,
apart from the gcIYmandcr to encourage us.
surely the philosophical voters VINO are IA
miliar with :hc course of events AT Albany
lat winter cannot desire 10 sec another Demo
c.atic Legislature IN 1898. ] hat Legislature
of 1892 was II reckless and ntru>tWorthy ~
any Of II, predecessor, of the Tweed era. Il
secured IL, majority hY blazcn theft of three
senate seats and then preceded 10 lcgNllte
~ fraud tainted body might be expected 10
lcgi-lntc-in lalpablc dctanc' Of tho right II
rushed through an Enumeration bill by the
enforcement OF gag law without Attending Re
publican members time even To glance at il
provisions. II based the rcapporiionmcnt which
% L.. -,
demonstrated in these umn>. were absolutely
mtm>tNolthy. II showed itS contempt for the
urinciplc Of hCmc rule 10y purely partisan
assault upon the charters Of number Of the
leading cities of the state. II stopped 10 the
embarrassing If Maynard. II handed over the
street railway system of the undcVclOpcd upper
portion of the metropolis - 4 gang Of Demo
cratic bosses. Wanionly sacrificing the int rest,
f the people e. pay some political debts, il
raised the taN-rlte from LBS mill, on a dollar
- as mil>-thc total amount of the levy
taken from the pockets of the people being
S25sS1sl 20 greater this year than 1t WAS
last
such wa, the Legislature of lS92-unprin-
cl led. corrupt. extravaganza intensely partisan,
caring nothing for the common veal caring
everything for the welfare of Democratic bosses
and tAc Democratic machine. DO the voters
propose 10 duplicate It by choosing q Demo
cratic Assembly this fall? We cannot believe
So The spring elections went far 10 show that
Newly Workers. independent of party, are de-
tclmncd to lcbu,c the steals which gave the
Democrats the Senate. Our readers will re-
member that ut those spring elections for
Supervisor, and other local officials an I'M
prccodcntcd degree Of activity was exhibited,
and the Republicans made notable gains in
every section of the Commonwealth. The
pclrymandcr gives the Democrats a great adj
vantage II would be folly 10 ignore that fact
Hut il would be- worse folly still for kcpub-
lirans 10 conclude that the gcrrymandcr necoS-
,aiily means Il Democratic triumph. With I'M
cyccptionablc nominations i'll all the counties.
and with hard persistent work at every point,
we can win the Assembly.