New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-18
"BTT PPOSE.'

"BUT STPPOSE."
The Tribune has not infrcqucntly recognized
the capaciiy Of its esteemed contemporary. "lh'
Ncw.York World" TO render In its peculiar hclh
imnoriant aid 10 good enterprises and has cheer
fullv awarded II deserved praise for efficient pub
liz service We have been glad 10 believe that
during the larger part Of each year, when there
has been no political campaign in progress ANA
our contemporary has been free 10 indulge IN
criticism ~ rs own party without cndniSrfih-
IFS circulation or its infnencc. II has expressed
iis honest convictions in arrayins ITSELF against
the Tammany niquiies opposed all the year
round by The Tribune. II We have omitted IN
any case 10 award It the praise II expected or
deserved or If at any time our recognition "'
lis services a., been deficient in measure ana
failed 10 attain ~ our contemporary : estimate
If ill., own deserts. II was beo.iu>" We felt certain
that - OWN columns would abun..n'iy com
non~a'r ifs readers for any apparent shoricoin-
in.. in the line Of compliment Oh The part Of -
c1nfrmplrarics We 40 mt now recall any pup
liz service rendered 10y The World th" imp'f-
taucc 81 which its readers were driven 10 other
newspapers 10 discover. Whenever Tile Tribune
has had occasion 90 commend Tn" World Tor
IFS advocacy of good causes between elections. u
IN. carefully RETAINED from making inquiries
how long the 1T would last. or what IL intended
10 do later when at election time the abstract
should become concrete ani she reform ID cham.
pioncd be- burning question IT The polls. with
the Democratic party In hostile array. Is usual.
against il. II did not seem pertinent. though
perhaps not exactly lmpcriincnt
We observe. howcy r.. that our versatile con
temporary follows 4 different rule. Speaking -
Mr. Warner Millcr's late ouispokcn uticrlncr
against The denomination Of certain Republican
members Of the last Legislature. and Tn" Tr.b.
unc's approval Of the same. IT ~iys: The Trib-
''unc is urging the defeat of these men for RE-
'nomlnarion and II is well" 50 much for
praise: not c1irayarani. by any means. nor much
spun out. still sympathetic and indicative " an
accordanl feeling and Il kind Of comradcShip In
good cause. But our ncighbor proceeds i'm
mcdiatcy 10 suggest Il suppositlilous case ana
thercupon thrust in IN Interrogation which
seems 10 us 10 lack pcrtincncc though falling
short Of impcrlncncc and To- imply just
sliadowy suggestion Of doubt rs TO whether The
Tribune would not after all. If the test should
come, fall before the same temptation at election
time 10 which The World" habiually sue
cumbs But SUPPOSE II says speaking ~
these men whose denomination Mr.. Miller and
The Tribune oppose suppose they or any 81
them 80 ~ inipulalo 4 convention * 10 secure a
denomination against Democrats Of good char
"actcr VIII Warner Miller and The Tribune in
that ease rise 10 the occasion sufficiently 10 urge
"l,cpubcanS 10 vote for the Democrats against
them" Well. lct us see. What does our con
temporary mean by "Dcmocrats Of good char
actcr"? Were there any such in the last LcgiS
lature: Much depends OH the answer to this
inquiry.
our contemporary remembers. We presume
that upon practically every question " mnnic
ipal reform on which the chief Republican Of
Tenders in the last LEGISLATURE either went wrong
openly or by trick evasion and subcrfugc con
trlutcl TO the defeat of reform they had the
sympathy. support and cooperation Of every
Democratic member If The Legislature. Was
there any "DcmOcrat Of good character In the
last Iesisaurcf Has THE World" or any
Democratic newspaper, or any prominent Dem
ocrat. raised Il word of objection TO the action
Of the Democrats in the Legislature who voted
solidly and unanimously with the Republicans
whose denomination The Tribune opposes! Does
"Thc World" mean by "Dcmocrais of good
character Democrats VINO Woulu Nol' iSilhS'
their party and with the Republicans Oh the
questions Of municipal reform which were I'M
der discussion during the late session? 1t Ger
tainly cannot mean 10 ask ia seriously whether
The Tribune would urge Republicans 10 vote for
Democrats Who's. position on these questions Is
precisely the same as that Of the offending Re
publicans One of the chief objections 10 the
latter as "The World" very well knows. Is that
they voted with the Democrats against their own
party 10 defeat the reforms 10 which the Rcpnb-
lican party was publicly pledged. We say they
should not be rcnomlna'cd. And 10 this our
ncichbor says ut is we'll: but suppose" Sup
pose what? why. suppose that they should he
rcnominlicl against Democrats of good char
actcr." Well. the answer is that II by that Is
meant Democrat or any body else who favors
Republican measures We should urge Rcpub-
leans by all means 10 vote for the man who Is
actually a Republican, by whatever name he Is
called. against the man who calls himself Re-
publican and is actually Democrat wltn II
comes to the test of supporting the principles OF
the party
Srnpostions ara always In order. But when