New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-19

firm saws of the tariff Is simply an appeal 10
the personal experience Of every voter
IFS arraisnmcnt Of the Democracy for breaking
pledges for rrwarIing large Contributions W Tvs
campaign fund. allowing Trusts To dc'h'e ~
tariff defeating Hawaiian annexation III b'hai'
OF a bloodthlrsty Queen. destroying proh'""'
r,cinrocitv treaties exceeding the appropriations
Of the last Congress and imposing III "a'o"N Ii.
come tax and especially for the gross S''noi'
ism of lis tariff and lis nj'lstc" I" new '"'N
wool-growers and farmers deserves p"p'' "p
proval The statement Of Governor Flower
conduct rs IN accomplicc III THEFT OF me I"siS
laturc. his r.wardng of Maynard ana ihior~'
mcnt Of the infamous Democratic 2"rr!ihH'iu'''
his defeat Of ballot reform and his rrui'h'Ss Nv
tempt by his veto 10 prevent investigation "'
Democratic corruption and fraud III N'w-i"rN'
will suggest 10 all that he was WIS" III d"ih"S
n nomination this year. He Is right II II" does
not want 10 hear what the voters inlSht nave
to say about him and his record
No decent platform could possibly tell the
truth about Democratic government in New
Work rs EXPOSED by recent Investigations. or
lis shamclessncss Of its corruption, Of Its crime,
Of its open dependence upon all that Is rotten
and lewd and criminal no platform could CIV"
II the Rcpublican platform strikes anybody rs
faint and feeble, In comparison win the 'hor-
mites proved. II can only be said tha' the i'in''
IS fixed not by the truth. but by shame me
shame Of men Of New-Iork That anywhere III
this State such things are tolerated among 'h'ii
That the government! OF this great S'a'e HIS
been seized and held. in dcfianc" of decent Dem
ocrlts and decent Republicans alike, by men
who owe their very political exiSfenc" 10 'h'
llsts and the crimes ~ II great ely ana I" the
men who knowingly profit by them, Is ho' II
plcasant thing 10 say or 10 hear but u Is tue
truth Not until the present government or ms
city has been utterly rooted mp by citizens ot III"
ccncy and OF honor cal the voters 81 TINS stare
hope to see their wishes respected or their IN
terests guarded in state or National elections
Good government at home and protection
throughout the land Is platform which appeals
10 all that is best and most worthy OF American
citizenship II Is the keynote Of victory Too
broad and grand for New Workers alone to share
In Ncw-Icrscy the good citizens OF all parties
who have been dsgraccd and robbed 10y Dem
ocratic ring will take heart. In lllinois III" De
cent people who have seen the Queen 'lty "'
the West turned into Il feeding trough for Demo
cratic cattle will rise up 10 light against Anarchy
and corruption combined. Ncw-iork speaks the
word which will ring from Boston 4" san iran
cisco wherever vile city government has helped
| 10 defeat the wish Of labor for protection For
the country has been learning. nj frgh'fnl
cost the lesson that II cannot suffer VIE" ana
crime to run riot in it, cities without being
robbed ~ IT, right 10 govern Itself lnms ny
events which are miehiier than parties or plat
forms the people are taught that Their Govern
ment must hc honest and decent before it can he
safe