The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11

suffered moro from the changed condition Of
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Gratis Si the, Local inproyement parry.
Client NUMBER OF oficers to greatly strengthen
the Republican machine. When President
the s'i SSfSfs H.
tricts realised that they soon would have to
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they held under 6omnisslose seef Hsi hiSa
for%alities, WSioS brought iour years oi fo
publican sdministration to close. and In
fortunstely for ' them. ther ofcIsl fs snperior
inl. Like good Democrat, he went on to the
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ended the otherWiso fsit pro s a" Of Ris
Republican annexed district appointeos, for
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Thus L happens. By what l. no more than n an
accident, that the ront Of the Republicans in
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and when relief...in the shape OF offcss-wili
com some to them: 4 at all 10 a serious CUES
tonnage 10 endure to thrive. . and to o. gaia
United states must be. the cham ion Of certain
mend themselves either to the interest. the
patriotic favor. or the moral conscience OF
ike, the Republican party in the city Of New
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voice and representation in public office.
Something more substantial than sentiment
New York. wherein the very atmosphere
seems permeated with the traditions OF
aseoSs Soldiers viii YI soon scatter a depPissd
Of their commanders and that discipline
which only those in command can enforce.
among the Republicans during the last two
disinteeration which is going on, scores Of
individuals In various districts Of New York
are are leaving s ,Hs the RepSS,can p"rty-ior good
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had to be aSandoned. ' For the last s1 nesting
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by those interested in having, large attend
ance; but when those present were counted It
mittee had not materialized. and a begGarly
one sixth, was All that could be got together
too closely. to set forth the chief sources Of
loss to the Republican party in New York city.
but 1t Is we'll within the boundaries OF safety
to say that there is no single element OF Re-
publican strength which has remained intact.
The Republicans have lost the young men.
and good many OF the old men. They have lost
tho German anti high license men and good
many OF the native American liGh license m en-.
too. Tho ranks OF the Irish Republicans.
been badly thinned out since 1850. and the
breakdown. The Republicans have lost
heavily among the importers. among the small
retailers; and among the factory hands. They
have gained nowhere. 80 long. however. as
the national Administration was in Re-
publican hands, many persons lukewarm in
their epublicanism. but always DESTROYS Of
being on the winning side" adhered. nomi
nally at least. to its fortunes but now that the
Repubiicans have forfeited even that they
need no further excuse, and give no other one.
for going over bodily to the Democracy.
Local politicians are not agreed about the
ultimate outcome Of this general breakdown in
Republican forces here. Some foresee better
times ahead for the Republicans: others pre-
dict that the dIsintegration. once fairly boz
gun. will not be arrested in this city until
the Republican party here Is in as
decided q minority as 1t is in some Of the
Southern States In which the Republicans
number but q handful Of the voting popula-
ton. and in which the Democrats can run
three or four tickets with impunity. However
that may be, the Reou blican party at the pres
ent m omont is, unQuestionably. in Q condition
of coll apSe in New York city.