New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-16
PLF1DING FOR 1 TERDTCT


Of the Republican club recently adopted a r."
+! mort upon Republican reorganization in this city
and have since distributed Il In the form Of a
circular address 20 The Republicans ~ The state
such document may derive importance from
one or both Of two sources the number ana
character Of those who promulgatc it and It's
Intrinsic strength. Let us consider which, II
either. of these guarantees is attached To this
address.
The Calnpalgn Committee ~ the Republican
Club contains hfiy-onr members Iw"hiy-"h' 81
Them attended the meeting ~ which the address
under consideration was adopted and Of mos"
twcnty-onc five opposed H. adoption AT every
stage. The other sixteen. moreover. refused !"
submit II Ia the thirty ahscnt members for
adoption or rejection. or 10 refer II To III" mag
mcnt Of ihr club It Is dcslrahl" 10 remember
also that nine members ~ The Campaign com
miiioc are officially enrolled on one sid" ~ the
question which ;hry have assumed io inveSii-
gate inparilllly and Settle innllby for the
Ecpublican voters ~ the state \ decision 50
reached would have To- be- supported 10y incon'
trovcr:iblc evidence and bear III" uninisi1kab''
stamp II truth 10 escape contempt
I'nlappilv the substance ~ The v'rlicl * mol
moro respectable than iis source. The circular
cmbOlyinc the conclusions Of sixteen prrSninP
five voters 81 New York and certifying 10 III"
regularity the exclusive authority and The com
prchcnsiyc virtues II the George Bliss orsnniIa-
ton is not viuprratIvc. but only calmly men
daclous Whatever recent political ia''s were
lurouvcnloni for IT'S authors they quietly ignore.
and whatever recent political hction> offered 10
serve them they quietly adopt. They neglect 10
mention for cNaiDplr. that III" old Republican
County Committee. dshonord 10y long irickrry
AMI incfiiccncy and universally dr~piscI. pu'
itself ont Of existence IN obedience 10 ID" UNI
vcr.al desire Of honest Republicans. ANA they
deliberately declare. for example. ihi' III" Ike
uublican ORGANIZATION ~ The city ana County
Of Sew York. representing fifteen thousand Z'aI
ous Republicans which tllrr"uIr'n entered me
free field thus opened Is an imposi"r ana IN
tr1ldcr They neglect 20 mention That The or
canization which tho George Bliss Committee
81 Thirty brought into existence became
through the craft Of those who were manlpn'
lafing il. the creature OF the oil dsrfr'litcd
leaders and now owes whatever APPEARING" 81
originality and Independence II presents to their
forbearnncc And they deliberately declare that
th, new and genuine organization Of Rcpubli-
cans who have arraycd themselves openly,
frankly. Loyalty and in great numbers against
the common enemy. H. illrgilimnic IN us Orlgin
and destructive in its purposes. OF this they
produce 10 proof because there il none. but Z"
sustain their verdict they construct narrntlv"
which all The evidence coniridicis.
The Republicans Of the State of Newi"rk
whom this circular T. designed 10 mlscad need
ONLY 10 remember that Il proceeds from small
minority Of one OF the committees Of n semi
social. scmipolliical club Of the second grade,
whose membership impcrfcctly represents one
Of the many elements composing the Rcpubli-
can party and redly excludes The rest by rule
or practice; that This fnciion Of n committee has
even less claim 10 speak for or advise the Re
publican party than cotcrie in the Manhattan
Club would have to speak for or advise the
Democratic party; and that, in addition 10 be
Ing utterly destitute Of authority in the case II
assumes 10 settle, II Is so rankly partisan that
It's decision Is intrlnscally worthless
II have resolved, Your Honor" said a liigant.
"to appear on This occasion In my own behalf.
in spite Of the old French adagc that n man who
acts as his own lawyer has fool for Il client"
"Old French adage affirmed with costs" was the
Judges decision. That, we think. will be the
verdict OF the Republican party OF the State OF
New York against the gentlemen who have sub
mittcd their plea in behalf OF the local organi-
cation of which they are part.