New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-18
"STRtIGH7" IS THE WORD.

Tho f,ct that our city contemporaries the
"IIoroId" World" and Times" ar" OF the
onlniop thai the Republicans ought not 10 noun
inote = straight county ticket this year Is cor
toinlv not without interest and significance. MI
those Journals are, and have been for some u'h''
donouncng with great energy the entire system
~ ,nisgoyernmen; and maadminiStration Wh''n
hos crown ND and developed under lhhih'h!
.ontrol All Of them agree that the r"N'la'"HN
mode during the last few weeks IN me process
~ the Icxow investigation are condrhnH'"'H J"
tho last degree 81 the entire IainIimhy "rE'"'"'
lion from bottom 10 top. ma il'N arr ~ Wv
with each other ard with The great majority ~
COOL citizens in recognizing the fact 'na' wv
overthrow Of Tammany Hal! IN III" '"'"'"N
election IS the supreme necessity 81 me noun
We do not doubt their sincerity or their earnest
ness Indeed we do not bceva that any IL"
abiding citizen. who l. free from personal III
teres, or individual ENHANCEMENT III III" ru''"H
organization. feels otherwise ~ io the OWL
shalowing importance 81 This ISSUE anu me
,,,.,ro,i,.. n..l 81 A thorough and sweeping
ROTOR. a complete Ovcrturn. In fact IN nlili'-
pal affairs.
I'm, thcs. Journal, Insist that thr only party
which IS now. aud always has been "pp'N'"
10 Tammany Hall. AMI whose un''inlr"n','"N
hostility 10 that organization is lh' very ""
of lis being lmplacablc. eternal should h'' i"'
Sill, this wear The ordinary and regular PROCEDURE
, ~ politlcal parties hy holding us own '""N'"
,,nns and making It's own straight party nom
! ,natlous And some ~ them - 50 Tar ~ ID
say that "A straight Krpuhh"an ticket h''"N =
| consnIracv 10 give Tammany continued '"hlI''
over the city" This Is a hard statement |"
| commonly hard when T. Is consid"r'd 'hn' ]"
,he action Of representative ErluhH'"n "'''''
and the universal approval ~ that hcN'h 10y '"'
mass II the party. The policy ~ WAN'uS "
/ straight ticket ha, been prI'N'1iY d''l''7' '"
To saw thar the Republican party j. '"I'-'.
=, . c,usriracy 70 give Tamnany continued
| contro. Of the city In HE con9l'l"h' "'" 'N''
,r, - o,,, other. is "A somewhat serious chars".
They who make II Invite scrutiny OF N'" """
rccorl For 10y their strenuous hsl>''h'' upon
thor own views II a proper plan 81 '''''l''e"
ocnlnst Tammnny. In opposition !" 'n''' ~ '''
ONLY organization IN existence mat "'N '''
ornoscJ Tommany al the polls, they seem - ~
su,n. that they alone are honest and sincere.
T. So haupcns that every on" Of these news
noucrs -aud the same may be- said of nearly
All the individuals and organizations opposed
10 straight Republican nominations supporter
tho Tammanv candidates q; the LAST election
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rcidc.I without measure al lis success. Inc
olcs 81 these newspapers Will attest that foI
voors they have been actively and aggrc"slVrI\
engaged in strengthening Tammany and putting
# in a position Of absolute power In HE city
,,1 St,tn All this time the Republican party
has been making in It's own name with It's OWL
,rinci,lns and its own candidates. n stubborn
unccosluc uphill fight against that organization
! Al the last election the Republicans OF This city
and county had 10 fight all the influence q"
thcsc uewspapcrs arrayed on the side OF ram
many And Tammany Is no worse now illnI
81 was then The only difference in the Situation
: "a ,hot a Republican Legislative committee
v,hich thc Democratic Governor, elected by IN
MD of these newspapers. Vainly tri'7l I" Grippe
and hammer by his ycto-has 50 exposed us NlI'
moss and rottcnness that no honest ciilzch III
now any excuse for cOuntcnancing II. II llEi
any reason why the Republican party Siou'
abandon the standards under which II Ia
" nrosofrl,cd its long warfnrcl II IL the Rcpul
. lican party, bear in mind the Sirhlght i'p'l'
lcans, who fought at the last election The 'ii'i
Md" world" Times and Tammany. Shal
;. | pcrs. Anti Snappcrs and MugwuinpS io wh"i
;, the city Is indebted for the uncovcring OF III
u Tammany villanies. Why then. at this juncinr
should this party be called off from Its work b
the clamor Of any newspaper or man or set q
men who pretend to be fired with Anll-lan
many zeal. but who insist that they cannot col
> sciontiously act with the only party that Ia
. ACCOMPLISHED anything against Tammany!
Tho nroposlton Is in itself absurd II has NJ
,bc merit Of plnusiblllty. And when the polit
, cal record OF those who are making snch gr'a
j c,onor over It is looked into, one can haril
T. help characterzlng it rs piece OF amazl
. cffrOntery.