The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-25
As MR.. pLATT VIEWS 1T.
orrtcI4L INTERVIEW WITH THE
gEPTBLICNN moss.
/. a,,s. re says CheerruIiy Of che Nsrt-
,..t DETERMINATION or Benoersts 60 Vote
no. Their Caudidnte-Unususi Display OF
.,,tety on this Part OF the Ene.y.

=. ,,e r,ouest Of Levi =. Morton, IL TO al
90 HE determination not tn speak during the
u..s.,t campaign outside Of Indiana. MIR. Nor
A., believed u necessary To ask his old friend,
,.op Harrison. ~ come TO his help and the ex-
President has responded.
whenever MIR. Plat, the Republican chieftain
o.tbe state. says anything TO the newspapers in
an authoritative interview. he is either dis
turhcd. or. to put It more mildly, not
oy.ruleascd with the situation. either con-
Gaming himself or his Republican friends
Al If the testimony. both in Demo-
rr..j, and Republican circles, il to the
.g,ct that the bugle notes OF senator Hill have
b.cr card by every Democrat in the smallest
crossrnad town and hamlet in the state, and
have shaken Republican confidence. The fol-
loving official interview was handed out at
Republican state headquarters. in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel just before midnight last night.
Ex-senator Thomas c. Plstt was asked last
evening what he thought of the Democratic
bass that the Hill campaign was beginning TO
loom.
"Bluf" said the ex-senator. pure blum and
nothing else
WHY do YOU call IL blufTT" was the next In
qu!ry.
1hceN.Senatnr leaned back in his chair. folded
hi. hands and said: In the first place. because
III. III! men are no better of now than when
d
was nominated than he is now"
"Why Spy'
because his nomination did not do what he
thought It might do. viz. unite the party. On
tho contrary 1t split It wider than ever. go wide
thu, he has been trying ever since to close the
gap You know" continued the Ex-senator. as
veil as | do, how he has succeeded. consider
this the most remarkable. unique, might say
gsutesque political campaign on the Democratic
- k.a ,.rt,n a.. .is-
state Why. Just review the situation and see
what Iiill has been doing. lie stayed in New
York nearly week trying TO keep Gaynor on
the tail end OF the ticket, and failed. He ex-
hausted every resource to keep the reform ele-
ment Of his party from putting third ticket in
the field. and failed. Then he did n most ex-
traordinary thing in his eagerness to
elect himself. He compelled Tammany Hall.
the very source OF his strength. to humiliate
i:seif by permitting the anti-Tammany men OF
New YORK 10 put their names on his state
ticket. OF course this has offended great
many %4ms pSm pm, ny WORKERS pGs H h,
stIli supporting The anti.Hil State ticket"
and hisehhasisstc reception would not be sd
vantageous TO his canvass The Senator replied:
vicinity at THE particular time was al! arranged
f2r, It was his last hope. He is popular
Mclaughlin crowd in Brooklyn, both OF which
he has served in many emergencies. but he no
upon Ge to 'e Confront new deatie s He hsd
hoped to secure union Of the Democratic fac
,ion. On Assembly nominations; In his heart
knows that II he can capture the Assem- bly, he
can block all reform legislation In spite of a Re-
and he can tie the hands even OF a Re
publican Mayer of this city. but the State
dates out Of the way unless Tammany will give
u part OF the Congressman. and Hill discovers
Ia withdraw. Tammany has made ali Of the
sacrihces. apparently that 1t Is willing to offer
Mr. patt was asked II he thought that Presi-
dent Cleveland would endorse the Democratic
ticket; and he replied:
tickets the Hill ticketf Would he do that and
abandon sJ,, the men who by organizing the anti
ton possible in 1899. and who carried |
New York for him after every delegate from |
could rn no, sarrs New Yars
Grover Cleveland that kind OF man. II he |
eEuor, IL will be more likely to be Wheeler than
hiii, and: IN my judgment, he viii endorse no.
as the Democratic Brooklyn Eagle shrewdly sd-
v!ses him u do"
:, The reporter suggested that the large and en-
brooklyn and New York were indicative OF en-
thusiasm. senator Plat replied:
That may be true, but that does not mean
success. Let me tell you something. When Mr..
Blaine made his tour OF New York State in 1858
state was anxious to-. hear his voice
suit. Do you remember the tour that Fas-
sett and Vrooman made in 1917 They went
were enormous, the most enthus astic this State
had ever known. and their friends sent word
All thought that was true, but you know what
"Mhs. { the reason for these Democratic
Mr.. Plat replied: They do not exist When
ever you md the Democrats are on the
sans and offering TO back their jgds@ent
reelection on the party when j say that a
i large proportion OF tie Democrats are pro-
good deal further than Republicans will in Of
fering 20 bet on the success of their party. do
his year do you ? While do not believe In
betting, and ordinarily do not consider IL an
q s2saa s' nssf
tie wind"
= You are unusually hopeful of Republican
!, Mr.. Platt-I am; am unusually confident.
! ! 10 people are running this campaign. We
Tie state with the best speakers. From now on
the issues will be dscpssedtin every part OF the
Tie end OF the ight by his first and only speechin
OUT S cL early next week The best speakers
pies canvass. Speakers may talk, campaign
SSOIntHlltees may work but the people are pro-
t5buhnly thinking; they are all ready to vote.
thSI uliLus are made up, and they will go TO the
pplls With the fixed determination 10 make a
SLahge, sweeping political change. This Is
~ aLl-perNadhS sentiment. The people OF |
Ais CITY are non more enraged against Tamma- |
~ inaladmlnlstratiun than are the people OF |
brodhki "a against he Mclaughlin ring. Of Troy |
lEa.nSt the Murphy ring, and OF Albany and
buHAlo against the municipal abuses OF Demo- |
eiStiC machine managers in those cities.
Are you willing To give an estimate OF Mr. !
MnrtOns probable majority :"
MI. Fiat. am not so foolish at this time as
% give any figures. Ii is enough for me 10 say |
tha i NJ, Morton will have a plurality-it may
decisive plurality and satisfactory one But il |
LtnHohes every Republican 10 keep steadily at
HolA VI lhs ballots have been cast and honestly
year; Last year il a tidal wave |
! MS year IT will be an avalanche.