New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL
NO HOPE WITH A STRAIGHT TICKET.
THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP UP THE NHro"" '
NETWORK is by A COMBINATION of
ALI. GOOD CITIZENS

TIVE ONLY WAY TO KEEP UP THE kbroN" AN
NETWORK is by A COMBINATION OF
ALL GOOD CITIZENS.
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Ctr. your article OF the 14th inst. reviewing the
-orus On the interest OF good government
brought about by last falls election. Is so 'hoi
ouphly fair and truthful and gave me so great
satisfaction as to induce me to write IN approval
md Generalization on the good worN !ou no"
done | cannot understand why all the peop'e VIM
desire an honest administration of public anairs IN
the interest of economy. quietude and honest so-
,,,nstraton Of law can fail TO approve the present
arrangement of city affairs by the several depart.
nents 1t seems IL any person VIII ieau
carefully your luminous account OF "na' ""'
been accomplished in eight months OF reform gov
ernment ne cannot help approving OF It's "o'"
and desiring the good work to go on ~
There seems to be portion OF the Nepuoi.a"
marty who are DESTROYS of running at the ensuing
election what they term straight hepuo"0a
ticket contend!ng such ticket can De eiec'eu' III
nv Judgment those people are deluoeo' al al! ''
mistaken The largest number OF votes 'he r,epu'
I,can marty AS a straight party has ever poiied was
about one hundred and ten thousand VOTES o',9e
only; actually 10000 cannot be reheo on saiei9
yrohahlv New-York City has to-day 3c""V ieeai
voters How was last falls election secureo' by
n large number OF people of Democratic proc.N'"es
voting with Republicans; in the nieres, OF vote
= straight Republican ticket this fall? The last
an cleo ton wherein inc cOnsCleHSc
tba naople was an active element; can you count
on thai force for a straight partisan ticker: .,,
The action of the Republican Convention receneS
held has laid down a principle that directly apPeas
20 Inc corsciences OF citizens, which VIII pt a
mower in the coming election; The reform uch +;
~ 1894 was supported by nearly the whole press III
~. Interest Of good government. There are signs
that citizens who voted the good government com
bination at the last election are looking lor soine
other ticket with favoring ideas; sprnkhng tore
,eiis a coming shower. The successor OF Mayor
strong will not be elected till lssl-an onoyeahr
when the Constitution provides an election can pe
held not dominated by National issues II sns
nrinciples of non-partisan administration OF goon
ToverpmSnt can be continued during Mayor
S.rong's term as he promised and as ne mas
demonstrated an administration can be conducteu
81 will have a powerful influence on the eecuon %,
Colonel Strong's successor Such an administration
viii be an educator and control public sentiment.
In view of such predictions Is II good polucs 70
,eopardze good prospects by insisting on sraisnt
{jcket for New-York City, which means an ultra
nartIsan ticket? The ticket for the coming eItc-
lion should be a combination ticket similar 10 me
one OF 1894 Such ticket II placed before me
people as the last one was. VIII carry me peop,e;
Eot otherwise can the work OF good government
Re continued as now conducted. a fair DIVISION OF
offices 10 be filled should be accorded 10 gooq men,
6isregarding politics ~ w. = d.
Brooklyn, Sept. Is, 1885,