New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-06
ADDRESS TO REPUBLICANS
THE POSITION OF THE ANTl-MACHiNE
ORGANIZATION DEFINED.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE JUSTIFIED lhI
STAND IT TOOK IN ITS EFFORTS To

STAND 1T TOOK IN ITS EFrohlS ~
RID THE PARTY or THE DIS
CREDITED LEADERS.
Tho address 10 the Republicans Of the State
which was read last night at the meeting OF the
County Committee of the Anti-Machine Organi-
cation in Cooper Union was as follows:
ucadouar;ers Of the Repub can Organization OF
the City and County 90 New-fork.
New-York. September D. 1894
n, Tho Renublicans Of New-York State:
When a political organization claiming to be
loyal to party principles refuses to accept as
final the ruling Of the properly constitu'e' ''-
bunal on the question Of regularity some ex-
PLANTATION OF It's position Is naturally looked ioi
by fair-minded people. Tho Republican Organi-
cation of the city and County Of New-York pro-
fcsses. above all things. an answering adhcr-
ence to Republican principles. Its membership
consists Of over 10000 voters. It's electoral ma
chinery is the best because 1t Is the most rena
bic ever possessed by the party In this city
Nevcrthc less It's demand for recognition by the
state Committee has been refused This decision
we hold to be unjust and against the true inter
csts Of the Republican party ana we appeai 10
the State Convention for reversal ol the YER
dict.
The conditions under which this organization
came into existence are too We'll known 10 r.
ouire recital in detail. They need only BE- briefly
stated For many years complaint mas
been made that party management mere was
committed To the hands OF a close corpora
ton whose efforts were directed not TO !he
natural and legitimate end OF strengthening tne
party by increasing the enrolment, but 10 the
narrow and selfish purpose Of perpetua'ihs 'heii
own control by restricting the enrolment ana
making the membership small select ana exciu-
sive Not only this but IL Is Il notorious fact that
the power centralized by this means In the hands
# the leaders has been uee for corrupt ana SELF
lsh purposes to procure patronage and promote
| al mi SHAMEFUL
iisgraceful deals with the common enemy.
Year after year thes- complaints have been
growing louder and mere general Year after
year they found n echo from you Re
| publicans Of the state. as you came IN NoVcm-
| Der to the Harlem River with your hard-carned
| majorties. only to find them swamped ana oolt-
| Grated by the treacherOus actions ana gross mis-
MANAGEMENT in this city. which reprcsscd on
| thusiasm, drove away young voters and kept
down the Republican vote by bargains ana deals
| for individual advantage and persona! gain.
LAST YEARS FIGURES.
When in the election of 1899 which was pre-
| cminently a Republican year. II was found that
| the Republican organization in this county had
been 50 inefficient in camraign work and so gem
orally distrusted that. while the railing OH III
| the Republican vote ~ the whole State from tn"
| Presidential year was lesS than per cent. IT was
! nearly 20 per cent in this county. the dssatsfac-
| ton became pronounced and universal The
masses Of the party clamor~d for chahge IN
! leaders and "A reform in methods
| II "A call that had to be heard: u',
| mand that could not be ignored or pushed
aside The old County Committee recognized
| this fact. though they knew mat the cIanpr was
| against them. and that b. recognizing II they
admitted that they were d!scredited ana IN dis,
| with apparent promptness They called their
! meeting In regular form ard resolved To inves'i-
J gate themselves and reorgan'ze the party. II
/ seemed a lulicrous trdvcsty. but very prominent
J and influential Republicans thought they saw In
/ Il m a. a
| Vverance from It's embarrassments ms was
| not strange. perhaps For these gentlemen.
though they had not profitcd personally 10y the
| corrupt practices Of the active leaders nor hal
! indeed any completely m or guilty knowedge u
| them were many u them liberal contributors io
| campaign funds. who had coriented themselves
| with rendering that very important service ana
| turned over to others the laborous details 81
| campaign work. They were averse TO any strl-
Gus disturbance Of existing conditions. but being
in some degree responsible FOR the consequence
Of their own negligence readily accepted the pro-
fessions Of the dlscreditcd leaders. as the short
est and most satisfactory way out OK the dih''
There was no investigation No blame was
attached 10 any ono FOR having brought amour
a state Of affair." which all agreed was disgrace
| mi nor was any 81 the leaders who had been
! denounced by name for having brought 81 about
| either removed from his official position or sun
jec,cd 10 the m!ldcst form 4 c"nsure or dlSHp
| prevail.
The old leaders accepted tn" plan ~ reorgan
| cation proposed by the Committee ~ Thirty WIZ
|
quietly pocketel that body " reiorin"rs Is -"
! s,ribel in The New-York sun" ~ today By
one Of the most typical representatives OF th'
| old gang. Frederick : Gibbs: The old dlsUi'
| leaders are AS much district leaders they cve
| were They and their friends Tammany Hall
| gave the Committee u Thirty their enrolment
and they will have li,tle difficulty In choosing
such delegates as they may WISH 70 name
YOUNG REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
Forcsceing this result from the shrewd tactca
manoeuvrcs 0f the dlscrcdited leaders and tn
ready acqulescencc OF influential members or TN
party. a few earnest young Republicans. who's
experience had taught them the futility Of an!
hope Of Improvement or reform at the hhnds /"
| the old leaders took steps 10 effect a thorough
| reorganization ~ the party in the city an'
| county on lines which would answer the Jus
| and proper demands II the masses Of the part!
who sincerely desire Il chhhRe' oo'h ]" i'""''
and methods. -
We have Kept that end steadily in view. w
are not childish as 10 complain that our mo
| lives have been malgncd, our purposes inlSrcp
| resented and the results II our labors be.ittIed
| In the prosecution ~ such an enterprise as ours
that was TO be expected; though We are free t.
gay that the volume and bitterness OF N hay
somewhat astonished us. For. after all, We ar
Republicans. with common cause. against
| common enemy We are 30 900 earnest. wOrk!n
Rcpubllcans Our enrolment measures on
zeal for the party and our usefulness In It's ser
vice and for our loyalty we point to the fact tina
no proyocation has been sufficient 10 draw iron
us such threats 70 bolt as nave Deeh ihduised u
| by our rivals.
| In the order Of events claim 10 recognition
as the regular Republican Organization Of tn
| CITY and County ~ New-York came before IN
Republican State Committee. We submitted
that body a calm and dspasslonate statemen
| Of facts We did not demand that the riva
organization De ignored but We did ask IN
recognition from the committee To which W
thought and stlll think. or numbers and on
party loyalty cntite Us.
The nosition Of the State Committee in IN
| controversy was essentially judicial notwith
| standing the fact that the chairman OF II ma
conspicuously Identified himself with one sid
: as against the other. Nevertheless hcarln
was accorded both parties in the case and
seemed fair to assume that the ordinary rule
| nnrnrninn oil i1licnl nrncedurc would be oil