The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
Go II, Republicans!

The first gun OF the anti-machine Repub-
licans. so called, will be fired at the
Cooper Union tonight, when there will be
few new shifts Of the political kaleido-
scope. and probably few more surpri scs
to our much mystifled Republican friends,
who now hear Tom PLAT described as an
anti-maChinc rebel. and JOE CHOATE salutcd
as a leading spirit among the unconditional
regulars. The present condition Of Rcpub-
lican politics is certainly perplexng. and
the mystery which enshrouds them grows
denser and deeper as the days revolve.
The two BLIssEs. Col. GEORGE and tho
Hon. CORNELIUS. stand firm as granite
and straight as a plumb line against the
Vaccinations OF PLAT. They are for the
Union League and victory. the Committee
OF Thirty, the Philadelphia plan. and n
comprehensive enrolment bossed by COM
petent and willing Republicans"
Cracker JACK MILHoLLASD. with the
Hon. WHITELAw REID and the Hon. THOMAS
COLLIER PLATT at his elbows. has already
an enrolment Of 1900 Republicans. who.
as PLArT declares. cannot lie ignored. They
are. for the most part. young men. the bone
and gristle OF Republicanism. and they live
in what are called the tenement house dis
trcts. They work day and night, taking an
hour of at evening twilight and another at
dawn. for the diffusion OF Republican prin-
ciples; and they cannot be diverted from
their plan OF doing this by either of the
BLIssEs. or by both. They disavow any
confidence in the Philadelphia plan. They
believe heartily in enrollments. and lest
any one should nistrust their sincerity.
they have an enrolment OF 1900 names TO
start with, or nore properly before start
ing, because the festivities are not sched-
uled to begin until eight o'clock tonight. Iu
this respect they excel our anti-snap
friends. who recognize Mr.. FAIRCHILD as
their anti-machine boss. for the anti-snap-
pers never do anything until they have a
special enrolment for the purpose; whereas
Mr.. MILHoLLAND and his associates keep
an enrolment constantly on hand. The
Milhollandites in this. as in no other way.
establish their superiority TO the anti
snappers as politicians.
Just why the Republican party of New
York. with voting strength Of 10000.
should be vacillating between two orGani-
cations. one having an alleged membership
of 1900 and the other having a professed
following OF 10000 or 1900 and neither
Of them differing from the other on any
essential point Of principle or policy. is
something which no fellow can find out.
The BLISS committee has regularity for its
strong point; the observation-disclosures
LAND committee has, as PLAT tells US.
strong following in the tenement houses to
recommend it 10 Republican confidence.
RUSSELL SAGE. who wasn't born the day
before Yesterday. and did not represent
Troy in Congress with both OF his eyes shut,
is quoted as declaring that votes cannot be
made for the Republican party in New York
"by politicians who kiss babies and drink
sour beer" This is certainly not one Of the
weapons Of argumentative conviction used
by the BLIssEs. and to that extent Mr. SAGE
may be counted as with them. On the other
hand. Mr.. PLArF seems to incline 10 infan-
tile OSCILLATION and to generous cOnsump-
ton OF malt liquors by the REID and PLAT
lieutenants and his experience in Congress
may be stacked up against Mr. SAGE's.
Seventeen Democrats organizations have
been established 10 this town during the
past sixty days 10 down the Tammany IT,
ger, and We see. after all. no reason for sup
posing that our Republican friends are not