New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21

Whereas IN address has lately gone ont 10 me
voicrs If The Stat, over the signatur" If Mr..
Edward LauIcrbach, chairman of the R"puph'ah
Committee If New York County; aud whereas
This address has been further disseminated IN
der cover ~ a confidential communication signed
nv Mr. charles W. llackcrt and Mr. Benjamin
T. Odell jr. respectively chairman ana secretary
IF ,hn \ow.York Republican State Committee;
ana whereas the intention OF these TIRE" indi'id'
nails and of fourth indiy idual who inspired their
proceedings WAS To Great" The impression 'ha' '"'
s,id address was an official document express
Ing the deliberate. concerted judgment ol inc
representative Republican organizations through
whose officers n has been put into circulation
and whereas their intention was sinister 'h'Hr
action unwarraniabc and their pronun'ain"h'"
,mpud.ut and false therefore. II seems d'"lrap''
hy WAY Of contrast. to invite special attention ~
- d,cumcu, which has Just cmlnaifd actually
and lcgliinatrly from a Republican county tom
mitieo Of this state 80 wit, the Republican com
mi,,co II Westminster County: which sets FORM
cogcnily and cOmpacuy certain inc"h'roN'tl"''
truths and which contains an admoniit"n ''p'
bic II would seem. ~ impr"ssing III" person
whom It most directly concerns ana others whose
conduct has rcscmhlcd MS
The Wcstchestcr County Republican Committee
mo, NJ White Plains on Friday. having been prop
crlv convokcd and having Furthermore a~'rr
tanned for It's own guidanc" what ia" great mass
Of the voters whom It represented thought aboh'
the matter on which Il WAS prepared - take
action All buI three members OF tn" committee
were present and they were unanimous except
ing ~ 10 one detail with regard 10 which one
individual dissenicd. presumably FIR personal
reasons Having listened 10 a clear Straighiior
ward sta,cmcn; from the chair of the conditions
which produced Il political revolution In this
Stat. and this city last fan. and I" declaration
Of the obligations thereby imposed upon Rcpuh
lIcaus I'm the Legislature and until now neglected
by them the commlttr. adopted and promulgated
resolutions calling upon Wcstchcsicr County :
representatives In the Legislature 10 give their
earncsf and effective support 10 the reform meas
ure. shown bv the Senate investigation 10 be
necessary and imperatiyely demanded by III" p'o
plc The bills specifically designated by The com
mittec are The city Magistrates and Polio" R"Or
raniZation bills. unamcndcd; the r"pr"ScniailV"
especially aimed ~ i senator Robertson. for
whose particular benefit the committee asserted
thai Wcsichestpr Republicans will not be- slow
.,o block the way 10 n denomination OF any repre-
sentative 81 the county who falls 10 xiv" ines"
bills his honest aud cordial support Senator
Robertson has received fair warning: ana
he will heed II.
RcpublicanS of New York, in ana out Of the
IDgislatlire will readily discern III" distinction
brtween this authentic, sober and truthful utter
ance of u Republican County Commute" AMI Inc
malignant defamation which an individual con
coctcd and which no committee authorized. but
TO which wide circulation and illcstimat" impor-
lance have been given by falhlcss party officials.
The one is genuine. the other spurious the one
is resisiless the other Conicnpllbr: the one Is
an arrow that goes straight to its mark. III" other
Is y boomerang.