New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26
ANOTHER BLOU At NONE RULE.

Can IL be that the Democracy Of Newly orll
ha, determined 10 come ont iiatfoOted against
the right of home rule? The question finds its
warrant in the notorious series of assaults which
were made on that fundamental right by the
chosen representatives. Of the Democracy dur
ing the legislative sessions Of 1892 and 1898.
True. some Of these Outragcs-nOtably those
affecting the city of Buff alo-have been roundly
denounced by leading Democratic journals. But
the fact remains that the Democrats Of New
York. IL Il whole have filed no rcmon,tlance;
for all that appears 10 the contrary. they com
mend the Democratic Senators and Assembly
men for their repeated raids on home rule. Ii
remains to be seen what the coming Democratic
State Convention will do. Probably it will
dodge the question but if it is bent upon
vindicatngr Democratic representatives it
will resolve by acclamation that whereas, home
rule is good for Ireland, it is shockingly bad
for the State Of Ncw-York.
\ few days since the Democratic Alder
men Of Albany manifested their hostility to
home rule so emphatically that they deserve
promotion-thcy have earned nominations to the
Legislature. For, in the first place. they de-
privcd Alderman Cantine of the seat which he
has held in the beard for over year; and in
the second place, they transferred the seat. not
10 the candidate who ran against Cantine but
10 the Deputy County Treasurer of Albany-onc
Mason. Cantinc was oustcd on the prciext that
he had not been resident of the city for three
years or of his ward for one year at the time
Of HI, election. a thinner excuse for rascality
was never invented. The question Of Mr. Can
tines eligibility was raised during his canvass
for Alderman, and the very men who deprived
him of his seat this week declared him elected
a year ago on canvass of the official vote
and duly installed him in office. For year he
sat undisturbcd. discharging the duties which
the people elected him to discharge. Then
these Democratic Aldermen found that in order
to put through their selfish partisan schemes
they needed his seat. The fact that he had
been fairly elected by the majority of the voters
Of his district made not particle Of difference
to them. They had the votes, his presence in
the board blocked their partisan game so out
he went a chosen representative Of the people,
to make way for a machine Democrat the
choice not of the voters as Cantinc was, but
merely Of the Democratic Aldermen who pllr-
Joined Cantincs seat "The Albany Times
Union is champion Of the Democracy, bot
coun;enancc this fragrant insult which has been
put upon home rule in Albany. "If Mr. Ma
son." it says, "has proper degree of self
respect, he will decline to accept a seat thus
wrongfuy confcrred.' In marked and unre-
frcshing contrast is the attitude of "The Al
bany Argus" 1t was exceedingly panied when
Shcchan was making his campaign against
Buffalo, fervcntIy protesting that home rule
ought not to be tiamplcd IN the dust for the
promotion of partisan ends. Nevertheless, it
applauds the dirty, dishonest work of these Al.
bany Aldermen, evidently believing that it
does make difference whose OK it is that is
gored.
Can it be possible that there is no consider
able element left in the Democracy of New
York which loves fair play which respects ma
jorty rule, which is sternly opposed to any and
all attempts to bring home rule to naught? II