New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-03
Is 10 TILE SHUTTLE
Governor.

Elsewhere in this paper print cOmmunl-
| cation from General Charles II. r. Coils. Il
member Of the Committee OF Thirty. In which.
on behalf Of the committee, he takes ISSUE win
The Tribune upon our statement That III" ma
chine managers of the old County Committee
cunningly set on foot the movement which has
inst culminatpd This" the General says
somewhat warmly, "is absolutely false, ana
proceeds to verify the assertion by relating
that he event 10 the November meeting of the
County Committee expressly 10 oiler rcSol'l-
ton calling for investigation and rcorganza-
ton; that Mr.. Edwin Einstcin. who was first
recognized by the chair, offered the resolution
which was accepted by him General ColliSl,
and that he seconded it in n few remarks
which certainly could not have been comfort
ing or reassuring 10 the machine leaders. Ten
cral Coils says with truth that neither he nor
Mr. EinSten can be called n machine manager.
We gladly testify that both are earnest, hard
working Republicans sincerely opposed to the
machine rule under which the party has SO long
suffered We agree with him also that the Com
mittce Of Thirty was composed for the most
part Of unscnsh and patriotic gentlemen; only
adding thereto that when they came up against
the machine managers Of the old County Com
mittce in the game Of politics they were, as the
result shows. "outclassed.
General Coils will. we hope, draw on The eX-
cess Of his good nature and permit us 10 say
without giving offence that his memory IS M
fault BY reference to any Of the published re-
ports Of the proceedings of the County Com
mittee nj the meeting OF November lG-and one
ought always to verify his memory by the OK
animation Of records before vcnturing 10 d"
nouncc ANYTHING as absolutely falsc'-hc Will
find that Mr. John s. Smith, the chairman, i'm
mcdatey upon closing the speech with when
he called the committee 10 order recognized
Jacob NJ Patterson. the chairman Of the EN"cu
tive Committee, who said that there had been
charges Of corruption and fraud against certain
leaders and in order that they might De lhV'Su-
gated the Executive Committee recommended
the passage Of n resolution which II" offered
raising committee for that purpose. This was
the resolution 10 which Mr. EinSicin offered an
amendment. providing for reorganization ana
adding several names 70 the committee Isl
proposed I'm the Patterson resolution. IIus III"
movement was "cunningly set on foot 10y TN"
mnchinc managers Of the old committee. Ih'
Einstein amendment was adopted by vote "i
90 10 -. the negative vote being made mp
chiefly OF those who favored an immediate re-
organization without any Investigation, While
most OF the old County Committee voted in III"
affirmative We recall these facts 10 General
Collis's recollection, not because they are "i
vital importance. but simply 10 verify our oriSi-
nal statement. The important thing Is not who
started the movement, but who now controls il.
Who does control Il? II Is not The Tribun"
alone that saws the PattcrSon-Gibbs crowd have
n majority of the new committee. Tho patent
fact was announced in nearly all the city papers
the day after they were elected and oven tn"
Journals allied 10 the Patterson movement
sounded the note Of alarm begging that nothing
should be done by the new commlttc" TO weak
cn the peoples faith in the honesty ana sin
ccrty Of our plans" And against whom was
the cry Of "BOssiSm' and machine rule rllsci:
Why Patterson, Gibbs. Shea, Simpson y Co.
About the time the movement began the cry
was: we will drive them into Tammany
Hall" Have they been driven into Tamlnany
Hall? Not much They have not been driven
even into back seats in the Republican organ
ization. They still sit conspicuous on the 'oun-
" Committee. The investigation did not III
vestigatc; the reorganization did not rcprgan-
ize The game goes on without SO much rs the
Introduction OF n new pack The old pack has
been shuf1ed and Is ready for n new deal
And now we would like TO ask General Coils.
with whose righteous indignation at the ma
chine rule Of the Pattersons. Gibbscs, Sh"as
and Simpsons as manifested on the 10th Of last
November all good Republicans sympathizcd. if
he thinks It Is worth while 10 get heated because
The Tribune, seeing all these men In their old
places, looks upon the movement whose sole
object was TO dsposscss them "a Il rather bad
failure. 1t Is a question that need not arouse
i'll temper, but can be- discussed somewhat calm
~ and dspasslonatcly. And We do not believe
that when he has had time for reflection he
will decide to have The Tribune "sdc-trackcd."
For there Is a good deal of hard fighting yet To
be done for Republicanism and for all good
causes. and The Tribune not only hopes to have
n hand in It, but to have the General helping II
with all the honest energy Of his nature.
NOVEL MUNICIPAL BARGAIN.