New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
TNUfSE THREATS.

Of two or three wcll-knOwn Republicans or TINS
city who rushed into print last week with com
mcnts on the action Of the Republican State
Committee which showed the effects OF heat
and in the opinion Of many discreet persons.
would have appeared 10 better advantage had
they been kept standing 4 few days on lee
The Democratic and Mugwump factions find
SO little comfort In the general outlook that
Republicans OF calm and philoSophic temper
do not bcgridgc them this small crlmb. They
appear 10 dwell with especial satisfaction upon
the outgivings apparently deliberate and formal
II not, strictly speaking. o""lal, ~ General Z.
II. r. Coils ami The Hon. Edwin Einstcin.
These two conspicuous and earnest Kcpub-
leans have FASTENED into print 10 say that
in their Judgment the action ~ tho State Com
miticc I'm declining 10 comply with the some
what arrogant and imperious demand Of the
George Bliss Committee that IL should have sole
recognition and absolute authority. and that IN
cdict ~ cxicrmnation should be- issued against
all other organizations was So unWiSc and hate
full so prciudical TO party discipline, and 50
exaspcratlng 70 the temper If Republicans gen
orally that the party will lose thousands MFR.
Einstcln puts Il IN round numbers. W. believe
NJ 100000 81 votes IN The coming election AMI
the result Will he disastrous. II this be true the
Democrats and their Mugwump allies certainly
do have cause for cnouuraEcm"nt.
But there is reason 10 believe that these
gentlemen were inlulsng IN hyp"rbole Both
are endowed with lively imIg.nalious and the
gift of huency. The representatives II HE
press knowing This. AMI that there is always
an urgent demand on she part II he public for
their views upon important questions n lhr
earliest possible moment. are liable - extract
them. particularly IN such weather ~ We have
had lately. before they are. rs on" might say.
fully concealed We do Hot understand thar
either Of them proposes on his own part 10
abandon The Republican party. nor that either
has named or can name Republican who has
threatened 10 do 50 I'm The event which they de
plorc. There are great many voters In The
Republican party In this city. There may be
some among them who are not always cool ana
di>pasSionaie In Judgment or reasonable Ia con
duct but We do no; believe there are ono
hundred thousand. or one thousand, or 50
much as one individual Republican. not
even General Coils or Mr.. Elnstcn and
certainly not Colonel George Bliss him
self. who would think for moment Of
deserving the party bccluS" Colonel Bliss *
not made Us dictator and Ils organization III"
sole fountain Of authority ana power We should
not like 10 say that these gentlemen have been
talking through their hats" II would not b"
polite; and our readers will bear Us witness
that during the entire progress Of this local
controversy In which the Tribune has been
freely charged with supprcsslng news. garbling
facts. misrcprcscning opponents and various
other high crimes and mislcmcanors. We have
not rctortcl with dcnunciation or been provoked
10 dScOuriesy. We are not sure indeed but that
the very fact thar we have brought only calm
ness and good temper to the discussion has ag-
gravated our offence ia the eyes of those ear
nest but not altogether reasonable Republicans
who think we have no right 90 an opinion Of our
own on this question which differs from theirs.
We do not say then that these gentlemen have
been talking though their hats" What we do
say Is that when they permit themselves 10 be
quoted rs predicting Republican defeat il the
State Committee give the slightest recognition
10 any body Of Republicans outside their own,
when they do not threaten 10 leave the party
themselves nor name any one who does. they
are talking In way that docs not commend
itself 10 the judgments Of reasonable men.
We do not permit ourselves TO believe for an
Instant that General Colliss warmth In this
matter Is due has been intimnted. 10 the
defeat Of any aspirations he might have had
10 the Office OF Police Commissioner We do
not know that he had any. II he had. IL was an
honorable ambition. and we are free 10 say that
The Tribune would have applaudcd his selection
with no less cordially than IL did that Of the
equally mcritoriOus Republican soldier who re-
ccivc1 il. That both he and Mr.. Einstcln should
feel Il lively interest In the success Of the or
ganizaiion TO which they belong Is natural.
For II memory serves us both OF them figured
prominently in the proceedings by which the
movement was initiated. We do not now recall
whether the resolution raising the Committee
Of Thirty was the work Of Mr.. Einsten or Gen
cral Coils We have an impression that the
credit therefor was claimed for both. At any
rate the honors OF paternity may be divided
between Them And, although Colonel George
Piss came early to the front and became
SO soon its controlling spirit and directing mind
to such an extent that he presently began To
talk in public about me and the Commit tee
It was quite natural and proper that the interest
of Mcssrs Coils and Elnstcin In the new
ganizatiOn should continue 10 be alfectlonate
and patcrnal. We submit, however. that in
the structures upon the action Of tile State Com
mtice In which they have lately INDUCED they
have exceeded the bounds OF Il reasonable in
terest In the welfare OF their offspring. We
pcct thnt they were In too great n hurry. IL
Is the mistake OF imlnilsivc natures. We should
dislike TO see either Of them raise the standard
of revolt they both seem 10 threaten. And
yet II they are determined upon II there could
hardly be n better time than now For we are
quite confident that great as Is their influence
and formidable as their combined following
would be, II would not imper Republican sue
cess this year.