New-York tribune., 1895-09-18

sideratons mus and unmportant He Nbo
his party best who serves tne pptor to his party
betrays 'ne ne be truly representative mus its ac-
moral sense Of the people, am 1tiest rules of public
tions and its methods 10 '"'
virtue. .h a question as TO whether one
parry II Ia % hecatise there good ana II
both Of the great poltSar RPch party averages up
bpher in point of ability ana notrnment they de-
the people the GhafaHsF asoH of Fl and the main
ronositon which the people OF tns 80 &c which OF
upon to decide n ie by pecord principle t
md end nromise indicates a higher aNeo pare complete
virtue, ana, tnnanoont n is not much seiec-
lion of candidates as II Is JuNe'''
paTes MA Mat is it that Democratic party of
for in this campaign? Look PACK 49, a. u major
oe M "a SSi more than 10000 in 1898 and Of more eacb t
10 So in 1884 something ana and they have
lesson: rey nathIne II is the same old comolnaiiloh
of the state machine, with the same & "ao same dis
leaders operating for the same purpoSg' Dos
and in the way 1t nnos Is the viii Sj be the same
THE SAME OLD CROWD.
:, 10 NOT enough that they have been twice over,
i,oI -. roatoriti,s uneaua.lcd in the history OF
c,,o nol,tics IT is not enough that their leausrs
ard their methods have been discredlteu pS ~
voice of the people In tones unmistakdoS as
II ls not enough that the record DIM reve,
has been stained still darker py .hT T. s not enough
aons OF rocnrd is now part OF the history or me
world read and Dy yoi I"s Leaders combined
for the same old purposes nave aasii5g TO the
a p pup'in is,,ncts of man 10 greed for office ana 10
nartv passion for the Endorsement OF one ", renre
most agnyeTnment Let us review that chapter
Four years ago the Democratic 1sb osa al in all
and 5 aTgeT hs %unfpa 9es Of a"s the the
foundations OF PopuiarE roboes and the city Of New
York we're under the absolute sway ana conuUa ~
of ring power and municipal bosses Mho Of the
uncha7leuged masters OF almost one . % @ snr
people of this State These operating gdysdnai aU
the purpose of cemenhs n nersonal bower con-
trolIed tho Governor and both branches Oh ar ,mo
Legislature This conTS heE executed theft Of
tbe stpte senate Brazeny and in the light OF day
iafSre sS nsnr and abusing courts and the heads OF
state departments and the DepuiIs I a''o'" ~
or 10 Years under the stimulus OF ring power these
municipalities had become the stamping roq1 u vas az
every conceivable crime against the ballot II was
no longer question of how many votes were iv ea5 so
but OF how many should be 0ninnal Control but
reaching beyond that for the purpose % securing ing
ascendency in state and rSc ace ad did not ap
pease the appeties of those who had grown strong
shI son of unpnished political crimes Luled into
fapced security by the Presidential campaign OF
gauntlet of defiance into the faces Of the people by
the nomination OF Maynard in 1893 II was ths . as,
of oppressed citizenship that opened the eyes Of
the people of this State to the dangers n. & when rd con-
cnmd he approved and such Insult could be
cessuy offered aw,abding ard nd so6a aw,0Sns
ment were in minority in this state.
INFAMY OVERTHROW.
But the people rose in their might and said NO.
by 10000 majority; and had they then known as
we know now that even in that election. when the
eyes OF the world were riveted upon the campaign
in this State a supreme test OF the vitality OF
popular government. the same municipal rings and
representatives of personal power were perpetrating
Infamous crimes against the people in Gravesend.
Ians.ngburg Troy NewYork and elsewhere in the
10000 majority Applause) This defeat fol-
lowed by Republican investigation into several
city departments under the control or Tammany
will not enter into a recital OF those disclosures
They defy portraiture They successfully chal-
lenge the limitations of language They have
shocked the moral sense OF the community ana nsee s
''srs fever in the blood 9ff age and makes the
that they were not an issue in the last campaign.
Let us take him at his word and make them an
issue in this campaign When Leyi p Morton was
ssf'SS fo show 'y up % Ts%many % a rule % % true true sS
what these municipal rings stand for and on whar
kind Of human flesh they feed. This is the record
1n the people on the other hand we challenge com
parisOn with the records OF Repu6lican, acheve-
Morton cheers the sage the Ss si the IN man ian
next National Convention. and proudly say to both
friend ana foe Match i II II you % can ear. .,.,., ~.
we pG,nt % ar sne Hlese male to the people VAS
redaemed raI %a in u hnd II some individuals Jailed to
rise to the full level Of civic duty the party record
by municipal problems that might well have puzzled
se o mDsS bs qS s M S the great
reform measures designed for the relief OF the
city OF New-YOrk were passed despite the most
cation Of Democratic representatives The Demo
cratic members of the LEGISLATURE We're consistently
true to their record. They stood there sodly OPP
posed to reform. and with their uncompromising
hostility and persistent resis'a9ee day after Day
long struggle the floor OF the Senate they pre-
vented the Republican majority from enaeting into
law the one reform measure that failed OF passage
The battle for ballot reform was won at last. I'm
portant measures guarding the purity Of the ballot
and furnishing crimes against the franchise were
nlaced upon the statute books Decent. honest. re-
medal LEGISLATION characterized the work OF the last
owe OF the impracticab,e theorlst but in the light
OF rational honest and conservative criticism, the
results secured will meet the approval OF all right
minded people.
RECORDS THAT CALL FOR RE E-ELEcTION.
The record OF all the heads OF our State depart
ments has been such as 10 create strong public
demand for their denomination and reelection Gap
plause)
These are the records OF the Republican and
Democratic parties upon which the people are soon
to pass Judgment Never was Issue more sharply
defined. never before was one presented the sou,
ton Of which so deeply concerned he moral and
poltical welfare OF the people Who Is willing TO
return To the conditions Of three years agoi Who
Is whs sIangres 20 sgan stolen state ofcers from the
(overnor down lending their aid In the violation OF
the law and the suoyers'9 on o. puoie VII ana mn
=, NO public morals and decency? Who Is willing 10
rimes sYr against the fanchse avens OF public ap-
prova and rewards Who Is wlllins, TO see the
tragedies OF Gravesend. Buffalo. Lanslngburg,
troy. Cohoes and the city OF New-york re-en-
acted? .,A, an, ,.,.,.,,,.,.,