New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-07
THE INTERVIEW.
A NEW ORGANIZATION NEEDED.

I'm the first place." said Senator Platt. II am
warmly in favor of a new organization in New
York City. 1t is not necessary 10 believe that
the old organization was entirely bad to find
reason why new one should be called into ex-
istence 1t Is enough that public opinion re-
quires new one. The belief is so general tnat
the old machine cannot be depended upon TO DO
good and efficient work to get out the Republic
can vote TO make full Of our singular op-
portunity the coming fall. as TO leave no chance
of denial anywhere that new organization Is
imperatively required The County Committee
has recognized this fact by gracefully furnish
ing it's political coffin and cheerfully going on
to the funeral prepared for it by the thirty un-
dertakers.
Two parties have sprung up to undertake the
work Of organization. One OF them is LED oy
Colone, George Bliss. who is the real author OF
the plan recommended by the Committee OK
Thirty the other by John f. Milholland. In
behalf Of his party Colonel Bliss claims 1t has
the authority Of the Old County Committee; in
hehalf of his party NJ Milhoand claims II
has the authority of public sentiment There
IL a question in my mind whether an authority
derived from a body which practically contesses
to its own unntness TO live is OF any parucular
value The County Committee has SAID, we are
somewhat bad and totally inefficient. ana we
empower Colonel Bliss and MS frlends 10 get ny
something better in our stead. II does not seem
TO me that Republicans are called upon 10 re-
spect Colonel Bliss's credentials. If we want 10
get rid Of the old machine because IL is party
bad and entirely inefficient. we are certainly
justified in looking with some Suspicion upon
the persons to whom il issues commission. IL
saws TO Colonel Bliss. 'Reposlng fuil iaith anu
conddence in YOU we authorize you TO reform
the machine but, unfortunately, nobody seems
70 repose any trust and confidence in II, or the
machine would not need reformation.
A QUESTION OF MERIT.
"The Republican party will look. therefore. at
co,one, Rliss.s movement just as it will look on
Mr. Milholand's each on its own merits sup
porting Colonel Piss are number OF we'll
known men. who will be recognized as Repuoli-
cans of age character and wealth. l think II
Is fair to say that many Of them spend great
part of their time In crticising those OF us
whose interest In the party is such that we give
our days and nights. In season and out or sea-
son. during campaigns and after campaigns, to
the effort to build up the party and to make
It effective on Election Day. I respect these
gentlemen and their opinions. but II they had
spent more time in the practical work OF the
party l do not think they would have proposed
the plan of organization which with much self.
compacence they are now urging upon us. They
have undertaken to abolish leadership They
might as we'll try to abolish daylight. Leader
ship is as necessary in a political movement az
In any other, and whatever the plan Of move
ment there will be leaders in whom the quality
of leadership resides. plan which tries to
obstruct the path of honorable ambition 10 .
foolish plan.
1T Is not a new scheme Of organization the
Republican party wants, but new people In the
organization 1t wants new blood, a fresh sup
ply of earnest resolute. active. ambitious
young men. men who are not dsmayed by heavy
tasks, who will bring new forces into CAM
paigns. who will invent new methods Of reach
ing the voters who with the ardent spirit Of
youth will go out among the people and work
for victory. as did Lemuel E. Quigg recently in
the XIVth Congress District. regardless Of the
obstacles in their Datn l do not think that
Colonel Bliss's plan Is calculated to result I'm
this infusion OF new life into the party: do
/ think that he and the friends he has around
him are just the kind OF leaders likely to at.
tract gallant and ambitious young men into the
active work OF the party.
THE ELECTION DISTRICT PLAN
THE election district plan OF organization r.
In my judgment. unworkable. 1t is not adapted
to New-York. particularly below Fourteenth-st
It involves an expense that would be heavy
drain on the party l an informed that experts
Of the Committee Of Thirty estimate It at not
less than s15O,OOO year. l have great doubt
about the ability of the party in New-York to
raise even one-third OF that sum: and feel
confident that such sum could be raised
from year to year Besides this. think the
money would be to a very large extent wasted.
even IL 1t were found possible to raise It. To
support 1.1s7 election district headquarters 10
unnecessary. in the first place. and Impossible
in the second The practical result OF an effort
to do 50 would be that these headquarters
would be deserted most Of the time for there
are not enough people In many election dis