The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-22
stand by Brown and strsus.

The Republicans. who are fighting like
fury in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Congress districts OF this city, where
special elections take place on Tuesday of
next week. persist in opposing BRowN and
DTRAus, the Democratic candidates, for the
alleged reason that. II successful, they will
vote for tho WILSON bill. and thus swell by
two votes In Washington the column OF It's
supporters. The WILSON bill Is. by COM
mon consent. a political abomination to
both parties. The Republicans oppose
n as an unnecessary and inoppor-
tune disarrangement OF the existing
tariY schedules: the Democrats are against
Il as surrender OF party nrinci-
pies and n cowsrdly evasion Of tho
obligations assumed by the Democ-
racy in the national election Of 1902. The
bill has no friends. 1t has no sincere sup
porters. Its mere consideration In Wash
ington is entailing vast pecuniary damage
to the country. and a grave impairment OF
popular confidence In the Democratic party.
Because IL Is a caucus measure 1t will get.
grudgingly. the votes OF majority Of the
Democratic representatives. but they care
no more for 1t than do the Republicans. 1t
u O political yellow dog. makeshift.
cuckoo. fraud.
why, then, say the excited uptown Re-
publicans. elect two moro Congressman to
support II! Why send them from the great
est manufacturing city In the United States.
the voters OF which are manifestly and ad-
mittedly dead against the bill |?
Now. the WILSON bill will be voted
on in the House OF Representatives
on Monday. Jan. 20. The special election
takes place tho next day. on Tuesday. Jan.
%. There are certain formalities following
Congress election in New York which our
Republican friends. who haven't elected
Congressman Of their own here since 1880.
seem TO have forgotten. The votes must
be counted: they must be canvassed Of.
hcially by the Board OF Canvassers. Tho
result must DO promulgated and certiil-
cate Of election issued, and then the new
Congressman can go on TO Washington. and
not till then. except as private individuals
or unattached visiting statesmen.
From present Appearances. the services
OF the Official canvassers may be required
during several sessions. II the fears Of some
Democrats are realized. and the splendid
Democratic lead In both districts Is greatly
diminished by the ballotlng on the soth.
Many gentlemen who are active In the
Reform Club, the Bar Association. the
Cleveland German-Anlerican Union. and In
other similar organizations. advocated.
with great eloquence and freedom. indie
pendent voting at the State election OF two
months ago. Many voters In the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth districts may--though we
hope they won't--reGard the special election
of the s)th as one at which Independence OF
regular party nominations IN ay, with greater
safety to party interests. be shown than ct
. general election such as We had In this
State on the first Tuesday of last Novem-
Der. some Of them may. as some OF the
anti-snappers did two months ago, refrain
from voting. Others. again. may support
the Republican ticket. II they do. the bat
tie for the Democratic nominees BRowS and
STRAUs VIII be hard one but Tamman y is
at work. and when that Old Guard OF vote
satherers gets up steam. the Republicans
must stand from under.
so far as BRowN and SrRAus are con-
eerned in its consideration. the WILSON
bill has nothing to do with the election on
the SOth. The House OF Representatives will
have disposed Of IL the day before the
special election, and probably a week or
more before BROWN and SrRAUs take their
seats. This professed Republican ground
Of opposition is subterfuge, q subterfuge
% get votes. And how odd and annoying
Il is 10 all good Democrats thst such a
subterfuge should be employed by the Re-
publicans in their opposition TO q measure.
labelled Democratic. which is itself sub
tsrfuge. and cheap and shallow repudia-
ton OF the duty Of giving us an equita-
BILE. constitutional. and revenue-producing
American tariff!