New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-18
THE PL1IN PATH or DUTY.


THE PL1IN PATH or DUTY.
ON The surface the political situation may
strike the casual observer as slightly perpleAl"S'
Amid a great mixturt of varied ana cohnc'nS
interests some Of which are partisan some i''-
,ional and some purely personal, the great ilia'S
If good citizens and honest voters discern clear
" that there is one paramount ISSUE 10 which
all othars nust be- for the present moment AT
least. secondary and subordinate All 'n'So
h,vo a common obicctve-point. They are max
;r tor u with intense earnestncss. 1t seems
. ,hor, eorious busness Tho element OF lI'i-
NOR moreover. is not entirely lacking. Mt
"soior" FLYNN accompanied by Mr.. "1hc Al
len in consultation with ex-senator ila'l DIT
The Fifth Avenue Hotel over the political proo-
lem raised by the "Soicr's" Congressional aSp'r"
tons and the important question lhclueh''i
thereto whether Mr.. Platt would order Il Nv
puhlican Endorsement Of the "SoJer iehd Soii''-
thing Of grotesQueness TO the SITUATION Ill ohc
district while the action OF "Johnh! HnhPson
in getting himself nominated Tor congress ~
one Republican faction and the subsequent I",'
fcotion by another faction. under MI ia''
direction and Mr.. IIacketts advice. oil 'h"' Po
litical nondcscript Tim" Campbell serve 10
make the political farcc-comcdy OF aho'iicI us
trict very much "flnnicr than barrel OF moh
Lovs" II should be said that while these SIDE
shows serve 10 enhance public gayety, they 90
NOT dotract from the seriousness with when the
noon,o are prosecuting their main purpose for
,ho ,rutb is that neither Sober flynn nor
..rir,- ,',mnbcll nor Johnny" Simpson nor
,h, constituencies which delight in them count
Gov ,nuch rxccpt as factors of extreme feNlp
i,v in any serious political movement. II THESE
nor.ons ar any Of them have succeeded III IN
tor,stinc Mr. Plat in their affairs to such an
extent that they occupy his entire uh'' 'h'!
have ncrhaps unwittingly rendered good cause
great service . !,
Drowning the sidCshOwS. the pcrpicNi''eS VI
the general situation are more apparent IMAM
real II is n little bcwildcrinG. To be sure i"
rcod that the Hrooklyn Democrats who were
kicked out of the Saratoga Convention are sup
nnr,ipc . rjckct with local candidates Of their
own against regular nominations. their """
candidate for Governor against liill, ana b'io"
,bot tho nominees Of the Saratoga Convention
That seems hcltcr-skcltcr enough, but mere III
>. yorl, I, is moro 50: for here the Democrats
who were kicked out of the Saratoga Convention
f,,. tho sonn reason rs their Brooklyn allies are
sunpor,inc Hill and the whole Saratoga ticket
while ngntlD1 Oh NV N'f''' 49,"
sional tickets the Tammany organization when
nominated Hill and controlled the saratoga
Convention. Another complication is raised by
the consent of Candidate Hill that his associates
shou1 acc.u, the nomination Of the Brooklyn
hI,,ors and have their names printed on tickets
labelled Democratic on which not his name
but Whcrlcr'> appears. For when oHS'tlh1 '"''
tho Grace ueople ask 10 be allowed 10 PRINT
,n1 Saratoga
inoos with the Committee Of ScvcnyS muilc-
inol nominations attached, forthwith rises up
Mr. Nathan straus, the Tammany candidate for
Navor in a vigorous protest against MS p''HS
made a sacrifice in any such way rs that. linen
here are the Democratic and Mugwump news
,,n.rs. some supporting I'LL and Company ana
ant-Tammany candidates on muMcipal uckeS'
some opposng the whole Saratoga and Tam
| many ouiiit. and nOnc-cNccpt perhaps TWO Oh
small importance and no influence except as
ou,horized and subsidized Tammany organs
sunnor,ing the straight Democratic ticket from
David Il. Hill down to the last Tammany nom
| nec.
This seems confused and pcrpleXing si'"a-
tion i it: Whom does it confuse: WHOM
does il pcrpcx: Any honest voter VINO WANTS
| GOOD government and pure administration: All!
ono who Is sincerely ANXIOUS 10 Tlu ihiS VI! VI
! the rulc Of rogues and robbers ana make MAN
| haitian Island a safe and decent place OF resi-
dcnccq Not one 1t perplcXcs only those VINO
orn halfhcarted in their advocacy OF municipal
| rcfnrin: only those whose partiSanshlp rises
! ,hoyc patriotism: those who fancy they are IN
! favor of pure elections, an cihclent pohco' al
unripht Judiciary the maintenance OF justice
and the rule Of fitness, integrity ana caldclty'
! but who cannot bring themselves to do any
! thing in that behalf which imperils the success
or impairs the prestige Of their party. For the
citizen who desires above all things the re-
demption Of tbs city from rogue rule mat ne
may live in it in safety with reasonable assur-
onco of security for life, limb and property,
there is no pcrplexity whatever. His course Is
plain. He cannot support any candidate for the
! Assembly who is not absolutely certain to vote
for LEGISLATION 10 overthrow Tammany. Nor
for any candidate for Governor who will not
with cheerful alacrity approve such laws. Nor
| for any candidate for Mayor who will not apply
! himself with determined will and singlcncss OF
purpose to making such legislation effective
| That is the view of the situation which Tor AL
good citizens relieves it Of pcrplcXity or en-
barrassment and makes duty plain.
T1MMANY AND JUDGE TRUAX.
T.. for Ju1Oo Truox that he