New-York tribune., 1894-06-11
HOW TO GET RID OF BOSSES.
DIR. GEORGE WILLIAM WINTERBURN
GIVES HIS RECIPE. -
HE DOES not THINK Mr.. MnHoLLAND's PLAN

HE DOES not THINK Mr.. MILHoLLAND's PLAN
WILL woRK-wHY THE COMMITTEE OF
THIRTY's DID NOT WORK BETTER.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune has been for the full lifetime
of the Republican party recognized its chief ex-
ponent It SO long stood for what was manly and
Straightforward in politics that II distresses many
OF It's older friends of whom am one having read
It regularly since 1862, TO see 1t now the organ OF
indrection. II The Tribune thinks that the Re-
publican party needs boss" and that "Me Too"
Platt is the proper for that place 1t has a
right to take that position and defend II. But
knowing you do the true inwardness OF the So
called AIIlhoand movement It Is dlsngenuous 10
describe It as a protest against bosslsm.
We who knew and loved Horace Greeley believe
II he alive to-day that The Tribune would
not be persisently aiding bosses by decrylng boss
Ism. The rank and file OF the party want to get
rid of all bosses: Plat we'll Patterson Gibbs
as well az Raymond, Kerwin and the rest 1t is
these men who have disgusted voters so that
fully one-third OF them go to the polls. In
this election district alone thrty-one out OF ninety
seven Republicans did not register last year
It II instructive IN the American to want 70 have
something to say to whom ne shall vote for.
But you well know that IN this county the Republi-
voter had more 10 do with the naming of
the ticket than he had with regulating the weather.
The Tammany ticket and the Republican ticket
alike were made up by the bosses. and we could
vote told stay home. Many have
stayed home.
Take, for Instance. our late Congressional con-
test Not single voter in this election district
had voice In Mr.. Quiggs nomination. Long be-
fore the primary II known that Mr. Platt had
scmby district. least that delegates elected
who could be controlled. Those Of US who might
have desired to express an individual preference
were excluded from the primary.
Mr. Qugg has won the good opinion Of this dts
trict sine his nomination and election but ne was
not our cholce as nominee. for very few OF MS
knew him even by name. He was e!ectel. not be
cause the Republicans wanted him. but because the
Democrats did not want Brown. In this election
district only nfiy-one out OF nlnety-seven Repub-
spontaneous choice could AMI would have given
MIN much fuller vote. And this IS undoubtedly
district
For the first time in many years see chance,
Ing ourselves from the domination OF professional
politicians and OF having something to say about
to the Ncw-E England town-meetng system. The cleo
lion district IL not large but that all the voters
direct Influence In the several nominating conyen-
,lon time. as each district Will feel stimulated 10 10
as well as the adjoining ones. II this system can
De cirTled our IN az parts OF the eiy, az & y Is o ID
solved the problem of Republican success.
The value of the election district enrolment plan
should not be estimated by It's results shown In
the new County Committee. II IS quite true that
his new committee contains some men Who's
was - be- expected The ordinary Republican had
40 long found that primaries farce that he
lid not nj once realize that the plan OF the Com
mitice Of Thirty gave him the opportunity he had
sighed for That. long unused 10 even the semblance
OF Influence In the councils ~ the party. he should
be little tarly IN exercising his rights. and
permitted the more skllful and practise1 political
wlre-puller get the better OF him I'm some OF the
districts. was only what might have been fore
seen. This ls shown even In a compact LITTLE Re
publican district IKE this Ohe Fifteenth OF the
NXNllIth. whore only twentyeight voters enrolled
The call OF the committee. Now. b. little per
sona work We have eighty-nye. and fine body Of
they are.
Instead of feeling discouraged that the millennium
lI cot arrive April IL. ihink we have good rea-
sons for congratu.aton that 80 fine start has been
made In fact. rather suspect that the profeg-
s.1i.Ai politician IS somewhat ch0rrned that the
her 'tOfJTe dumb element IN tho party Is 80 rapidly
finding ifs voice The voice 81 perhaps llttlc un-
certain as yet from long disuse. but y The Tribe
mo. any else. f. dubious 70 the ultimate
success of tho plan OF which the enrolment Is
the key Just step up into the NXVlllth Assembly
DstrcI mi what ~ going on
GEORGE WILLIAM WIHTERBTRN. " d.
Ncw-Yosk. May n. ls9i