New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
PATTY dUT1NT1GE.

Senator OConnor recently made a declaration
IF nripcinlc intended to fire the heart of the loyal
marty man and make the faithful Republicans
of ,hc interior believe that those VINO hoiu N'"H
an LEGISLATION differing from his own are OF
doubtful regularity and TO be suSpec''" ., NV
Nucvump talnt. This declaration Is worth ex-
aminng in the light Of the int'rpr''''lo" "n.on
hi. ,c,ions offer II want 10 find out, says No.
(which of these measures is the hioS' "'N"n
"tagcous 10 the Republican party ana 'h'' II
"thc one that | will favor. mat Is Il S''S
factory confession Of faith for publir servant
rnvidcl the advantage OF Inc hcpuphc'"
marty" is SYNONYMOUS with the gchcrai W'i'"r'
The senator or Assrmbyman VINO makes care
ful inquiry into proposed legislation with we"
>, discovering lis relation 10 Republican prn-
i,,I T. likely to urnyc a wise and useful repre-
sentative He will keep his pledges. he will work
for honest government he will have no fellow
shi,, with bl,ckmailcrS and give no aid to cleo
tion thieves He will pass laws for Inc dement,
90 ,h. vh,l. community. He will demand that
all measures he supports shall he llSr' mat ONCE
holding shall not degenerate 10 the mere dlS'r1o"
ton Of spells; that the plain viii of me people
shall be- olcycd Those are Republican prlh-
ciulc. II Is work on these lines Of fairness ana
iusiirc and honesty and equal rights that baS
made tie Republican party great ana WH''h HIS
ever turned 10 lis advantage II Is departure
from these principles and temporary i'rg'''u
ness hy leaders that party advantage ana Pup''
welfare always liz in the same dr"rtoh' WIZ"
is IN, greatest danger that a political parry HIS
+, .udur, So II is Il wise and loyal legislator VII"
.x,miucs questions deeply with a view to Inc
advantage " the Republican party. bui he l. 4
foi,bIrss servant who forGcis what The party
rcollv * and brirayS lis h.chc>; welfare for some
ignoblc end.
Senator O',nnnor'> principles sound well what
would his practices lead one 10 suppose Inc h'
nuIlic,n Marty was? In each community col
I.ction If It's worst political elements. year
ago the. people of brooklyn rose up. ANA 10y more
than 3o.rpo plurality placed in otiic" l'"pub
lean Mayor and demanded r'i"rnAu"h 81 NV
..i,v Government \ band - corrupt politicians
who hoped 10 turn this victory To their "Sh al
vantage. and IN ,hc nam" Of K"puhliraniSm carry
ON the saline system of stealing prac'i>'d u! 'h'
Democrats. have organized - make war ul'"h
him From the beginning Of this session 'h'S'
spoil~ncn have had The consistent AMI UhWaN'r
ing support - senator O'tonnor IN" illr con
rlu>lnu q. that h. thinks them exclusively me
Kcpubllcan party. and i lcsi>latin= with q view
SOLELY 70 'hoir advantage Last fan III" people
, ,his CITY ., tho number Il lJ4.o 900 demanded
,.,.r,,in reforms. and the Republican party hers
,,r,-.I II placed in power. that they should have
,h.u, They vcr. TO have a Power II Removal
III. a purified police bench. r"orGanlH'd 70
U., Department % reformed school system IN
abolition ~ ihr'rammany real estate sales J'p
The legislative session is nearing Us 'hd' ana
lust ON" u these promises has been kept ana
that only after long delay. and IN he hope tiA'
f. mlghf b." used - the personal adv1niaG" 81 me
same selfish power which has withheld c"mph-
ancc with the other pledges From The begin
ming ~ th,. session senator Ot "nn"r has b''h
faithful i'm his obedience 10 ihnS" who have denied
these l5i.uo0 voters he laws which they tie
tu,u.l.,l Doe, Mr. O'Couuor consider these
selfish plottcr, the Republican party: Apparent
" 80: for he asks ~ more about Il measure IMAM
tina, II b" 10 their advantage.
Eighteen eminent Republicans few days ago
issued an address recalling III" pledges made by
their party before. election ana pointing on -
the members ~ the Legislature what was At one"
their duty and the advantage II the party. Son
,,,r O'Conuor and his friends hay" treated them
with contempt aud continue hcNll"Ss of their
warning THIS il not Wis, Perhaps with gcnu.
Inc party zeal. however mistaken ami short
sighted. Mr.. O'Connor might prefer 10 recognize
in various localitc, few machine politicians ~
the Republican party IN pla'" "t Inc mass 81
citizens who vote is ticket, and lcciNlair for The
advantage ~ tn" former. l'ut Mt o'" hh"r.
even ont ~ loyalty to his machine should re-
member one thing. II will not be- 10 IN" aIvan
rarc Of the Republican party for anybody in is
f,I. t., ul,,p,~ II Mill not
be- 70 The advantage ~ the Republican party 10
make II The vehicle. for defeating the peoples Will
or the medium for the CONTINUING" ~ evils me
abolition Of which they have plainly ana Il"
libcratcly dccrccd There i 10 party pr"ht III
fllsohond II does not pay 10 break tailh
1NOTHEE EAST RIjEE EEIBGE
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