New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-06
THE RESULT RIGHT HERE.

Has the cause for which we made such grand
fight and achieved such magnificent victory
last wear gained or lost in the general result OF
Yesterdays election? That is the question when
Is uppermost this morning in the mind OF every
voter who is concerned for good government
and honest administration in municipal aHalrs.
To all these The Tribune sends Its congratua-
tions. with the absolute assurance that in the
summing ND the cause has lost nothing. but
gained much Upon the main issue OF munlclpai
reform we are assured of such Republican ma
iority in the Senate and Assembly rs leaves no
doubt that the haf-fulfled promise Of last year
will be taken ND and carried out both in spirit
and purpose The Legislature which meets in
January Will enter upon its duties with more
definite and explicit instructions than the last
There will be no trifling with the express VIII
Of the people The men who last year betrayed
their constituents. and for fractional purposes
left the work half done which they were com
m,ssioned 10 do. have been turned down. and II
their nlaces are Senators and Assembly1nen who
have n fresh commission from the people, the
meaning of which they cannot ignore The
Legislature elected yesterday will complete the
unfinished work of last year. That means a
still better Police Department. better handling
omy and honester administration in all depart
ments, and, what is better than all, feeling OF
confidence in the minds Of all citizens that the
work Of municipal reform does not halt Dut
goes forward There will be no reaction
So much for the general result In the State.
As TO the city and county, ii must be said that
some Of the more sanguine of the supporters OF
the Union ticket have been disappointed And
vet not many. For when it was taken Into ac-
count that what is called the normal Democratic
majority In this county has been from 5o,0WO 10
6OOO0; and that the overturn Of last year was
absolutely phenomenal: and when the further
fact was reckoned with that this year Tammany
was strengthened by the addition to Its vote
of the CARGO following whatever that may have
been while the Republicans were weakened by
factonal division and lack Of confidence In the
county organization; when these things were
seriously considered, there was no ground for
confidence in the election Of the Union ticket.
But when the general effect OF this victory
If it nav be called so-of the Tammany county
ticket is considered, It will be seen that 1t
amounts to nothing whatever beyond the reten-
ton of q few local offices with limited amount
of patronage Upon the vital question Of munic-
ipal reform il will have no influence ard possess
no significance With or without the County
Clerk and Register and the judicial officers
chosen Yesterday the work OF reform will go
forward and with renewed purpose and accel-
GRATED energy. There need be no mistake about
that
As TO the causes which have brought about the
results in the county and in the State 1t Is per
hans too early 10 apply to them careful anal
ysis. But one thing seems perfectly clear and
that Is that the Republican party lost nothing
anywhere in the county or the State by taking
positive and outspoken stand upon the question
of maintaining and enforcing the time-honored
Sunday laws And what is worth more than
any gain or loss, 1t comes out Of the campaign
with its honor untarnished and the high salts
faction of having acted with the courage Of Its
convictions The whole excise question now re-
mains open for intelligent treatment. And II Is
barely possible that the Garoos. who out Of pure
spite kicked their best friends and voted for
their own worst enemies may begin to-day and
tomorrow to see that they have made mistake.