New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-26
An UNNECESSARY EXPLANATION

AT q time when the tide is clearly and nm
mistakably running in favor Of the RepuD-
Icans. and the election Of Morton and SAXON
is 50 well assured that the bcSt-informcd Demo
Gratis are only talking about the size oil the
Republican majority-Ind those shreWd CD
servers and careful calculatorS the betting
men. are LAYING the enormous odds Of two To
one on Republican success ii is Il little singular
that ex-senator Plat should give out IN inter
view for publication in which hc takes pains to
say AT great length that there is really no ground
for the recent revival of Democratic confidence,
and that "thc Democratic boast that The iiiii
campaign is beginning 10 boom IL pure blum
and nothing else For, is matter "I iact'
there has been nothing that could by any stretch
of fancy be called revival of confidence, ana no
Democratic boast that in the slightest degree
rescmbed Il bluff" On the contrary. II Is oil
public notoriety that f'r many days IN" Demo
cratic outlook has been growing more ana more
desperate and the utjcranccs OF senator III
himself disclose the fact that he i discouraged
and is only making an uphill fight 10 save the
party from humiliation.
1t seems singular ;hat ut such time Mt fIat'
should push himself into the foreground to cA-
plain away something ihat does not exist. 1t
furthermore seems unfortunate Mr.. Fhtt can
not be ignorant Of the fact that in the Rcpub-
lean State Convention his somewhat osienta-
tiors advocacy of Mr.. Morions nomination WAS
IN the minds II many earnest Repubhcahs
serious objection to that genlcman's candidacy
and in fact the chief reason why h. was not
Nominated by accamation. He j. Of course
aware that the Democratic press began Il, once
70 ring the change, ou the fact Of his prom
incncc in tho couycuton and im pr papIlI!
that he would control Mr. Norton's action III
the event # his election. He knows. 700. mat
senator III used. and j. still using. Mt flAtts
name and his reputation H. a Repaid .cin I''>-
as one Of his telling points In his campaign
speeches. while his associate ON The Ticket. Mr
Daniel Lockwood in hi speeches ia Erie Coun
" and elsewhere dwclls upon the charge that
Mr. Morioi. II elected would br simply 4 tool
Of Mr. Platt" with IN junction. aud chphls.'
plainlv showing that h. considers II one 81 MS
strongest arguments. These things cannot have
cscapcd Mr. Platt's observation. That the
prominence they gave him. though. n W. thnk,
unde.erycl. is in some sense hlttcrlns cannot
br denied II could hardly be expected that
politician II Mr Plltt'~ habits AMI temperament
xould volunteer the sacrifice involved IN dis
clalncr Of the influence and power attributed
ia him. Such sclf,flaccmcnt has not been de-
mandcd.
And vet he might AZ least have RETAINED In
these circumstances from thrust.ns himself into
public view as party lcadcr-a one speaking
with authority. That was altogether Supcrhu
Gus. Much more. indeed. than SuperiiuouS; Tor
instead Of rcaSsurlng Republicans. ii awakcns
renewed disirust when before there was only
confidence and enthusiasm. Already the camor.
which had been subsiding. Of the Democratic
press against the "Rcpublican Boss has begun
10 be renewed, and this quite unnecessary eX-
planning away of Democratic confidence that
had no existence is eagerly seized upon aS
new opening for attack and an actual inspiration
OF confidence The motives Of Mr.. Platt In this
sudden temperance and uncallcdfor interview
we do not pretend accurately 10 fathoin, though
they may be guessed at. But this We do say. and
II seems necessary 10 be said that If Mr.. Plat
desires TO render the Republican party real
service he will keep himself a little less CON