The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07
pLATT OUT AGAINST BLISS.
.,xrtTtyEOUsLT BLISS rs or
,,,tyyr me CITIZEN OF TIOG4.

,clIyyr 7HE CITIZEN OF TOG1.
~uso,isnd'. Plan II Better Tbss the Th'r-
49,. say. PIntt- why should TIoea Ia
,..,.-c, A.L- Biis.-une Talks of Union
Ian. DEettnpu, the Other OF Boiters,
"a Lo,h seem TO Apprehsnd n split
..th.re neyor known Mr.. Platt to be slow In
-..i,y his approval to anything or anybody
~, he thought deserving OF H. - was the COM
va, o, Chairman william Brookneld OF tho
S,,nbhcan State Committee on the sugges-
~, that OK senator Platt was behind the anti
s,shlnc Republican movement inaugurated
:, John +. Milholand In this city,
n, rla,t had not given his public approval
,.tss Miholland movement when Mr.. Brook
"a made this remark. Until Yesterday he
- had nothing to say regarding the rival
-oysmerts or his attitude toward them. All
..,nss,s for MIN to take stand with one fac
n, or the othor. whether made by members
JnsCommtteo on Reorganization or by Mr.
vaSolland have been refused and to news
,,,st men he has uniformly said that he did
a, rish to speak on the subject OF the local
Espublican reorganization
Mint was given Yesterday that Mr.. Plat
ras ready to talk. and the following carefully
tI,pared statement by him was given out last
evening;
"Ip the first PLACE" says Senator Platt. Il
am warmly in favor OF u new organization In
Nav York city. 1t is not necessary TO believe
that THE old organization was entirely bad to
linda reason why a new one should be called
INTO existence. IL is enough that public opin-
ion requires new one The belief is so gen
,r,l that the old machine cannot be depended
upon to do good and efficient work. TO get out
the Republlcan vote. to m AXE full use Of our
singular opportunity the coming fall. as to
leave no chance OF denial anywhere that new
organization is imperatively required. Tho
tounty Committee has recognized this fact by
gracefully furnishing its political coffin and
eheeriully going OF to the funeral prepared
for IL By thirty undertakers.
Two parties have sprung up to undertake
the work OF organization. one OF them is led
By Col George Bliss who Is the real author of
the plan recomm ended by the Committee OF
Thirty; the other by John l. Milholland. In
bshalt oil his party. Col Bliss claims it has tho
authority OF the old County Committee: in be-
hall Of his party. Mr.. Milholand claims 1t has
the authority OF public sentiment. There Is
question in my mind whether an authority
derived from body which practically con-
iesses to its own untitness to liveis OF any
has said. We are somewhat bad and totally
inefficient. and we empower Col; Bliss and his
a IL Ses not Ss tn M. HSt
cans are called upon to respect Col. Bliss's
credentials. Ii we want to get rid Of the old
" inefficient we are certainly justified in look
Ing With some suspicion upon the persons to
fhsH . :sss S ath and It eG
you, We authorize you to reform the machine.
butuniortunatelY nobody seems to repose any
rust and confidence in Il. or the machine
would not need reformation.
The lepub lican party Will look. therefore.
MCoh BLISS movement lust as 1t will look on
VI. MilhcllAnd's. each on its own merlth Sup
prting Col. Bliss are q mum Der Of well known
zen who will be recognized as Republicans OF
lgthalmaRy Of them spend a. great part OF
hslr time in critieising those OF US whose In
,ys ann IS ou w
enring campaigns and after campaigns, to the
Effort to build up tho party and TO make u enec-
and their opinions. but Il they had spent
more timo In the PRACTICAL work OF tho
posed the plan OF organization which with
much self-complacence they are now urR-
1E ypGIn US They have 99dert.aep to
to abolish daylight. Leadership is as neces-
sary In political movement rs In any other.
10 leaders in whom the quality Of leadership
re>u!es plan which tries to obstrnct tho
Ia.h Of honorable ambition is foolish plan.
II + not u new scheme OF organization tho
republican party wants. hat new people in the
OrGAuzatiou. II wants new blood; fresh
sat ply OF earnest. resolute. active. mbitious
,VuUg men; men who are not dismayed by
heavy tasks who will bring new forces into
CAnpnisns; who Will invent new methods of
tIlrt o. youth. will 20 out among the people
AMI work Tor victory. as did Lemuel L; Quigg
lr"rEtiy in tho Fourteenth Congress district
re.lId!tss OF the obstacles in their path. l. do
hc think that q fliss's plan iscafculatsd to
i n,,r IN t1is INFUSION Of new NE int the
r. la, around HIM are Iust the kind OF leaders
Mely TO attract gallant and ambitious young
As9 n,o ,ns STtiYc M0Gk d the Pariy
nilh my Judgment, unworEahle, Il is NOT
rrGsp.et 20 New. York particularly below
thIi would he q heavy drain an the party. |
~ informed that exierts OF the Committee OF
t tnl" rs;imate y ~ no less than sl5Q,uOOs
lsar have great doubt about the ability of
me paTty in New lorE to raise even one-third
Q, that sum; and feel confident That no such
s ~ coqiI ,Oe Iased from Year 20 year. Be-
SIZES this, thinE the money would be to q
,ey large extent wasted. oven II IL were found
sas.lbe TO raise it. TO support l,l+2 election
.Ist lace, and impossible in tho second. The
tnrlcal result 81 an effort TO do so would
sost OF the time, for there are not enough
ttrople 10 many election districts who
ss as or n, can Eo made O e take
e.ynti induce them to attend at these head
quarters EXCEPT under the stress OF campaign
lhe advantages which I i Is said viii CONS
!'um such method % organization We have
slrdiI. the election districts are now or
ssanHed. each has a Tssponstbls leader and
.lvrei no reason to believe that tho leader
sa,p would Le any better II the district Organi-
.s,lohs were separate and distinct. than IL tho
,sie now when they are correlated. In my
isIEment the erect OF separation would be
~ II would dOawRy with the friendly rivalry
.nal now results from those comparisons that
ehsutuled NJ Assembly district headquAr-
wis' 3siWeen the results achieved 10y the vari-
SseiecUon district leaders who are brought
ussAeF In the Assembly district OrganizR-
n Inc IeIuhiiean party needs 10 get closer
sis ny tG'ple. Tho Democrats are at every
s Iuah N receipt OF thousands OF votes that
Sy. hot elung 10 them on their statement OF
ianneipies, but those votes have gone to the
Ioeiatie party because II 10 pToiessed TO bs
PATTY Of the people. and because IL has
sr Is INTO the tenOmsnt house districts In an
s1 IIe,t ana constant hunt for votes. IL has
ty'fVned MS claim to the peoples party not
n.ihE awning for the people. but by main
IsiulpE a close relationship with them. We
rb+oIeahs should now see 10 10 that an or
S-t'salu4 issues from this situation which
""Fkht democracy In its own stronghold.
nj ne COMMITTEES OF Thirty felieitates itself
So we amount OF wisdom II has extended in
irs'us something OTiEina. Ii WAS wisdom
I+sh away, We shall not obtain the secret OF
yer votes from gentlemen who give so lit
WLo."le anu active work Tor the party The men
H. ,,an give ms thai secret are men WHO,
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