New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-07
COMMENTS ON THE RESULT.
lat rs SAID OF THE FUSION DEFEAT

,r.rI.Y ENTHUSIASTIC ANTI-TAAiMANY UNION
INFLUENCE OF THE EXCISE QUESTION.
-. superb victory which the Republicans won
. ,,e State and throughout the Nation on Tuesday
"u.nc,,ed IN a measure the local members OF the
rv 10 the temporary success OF Tammany Hall
y ,hs city That Tammany's triumph is short
,,~d as IL futile the belief expressed yes
,.cdsy by most OF the friends Of municipal reform
and honesty in the administration Of the City Gov
eminent who discussed the results OF tuesdays
battle.
The noticeable absence OF enthusiasm for the
Fusion ticket the part OF the regular Republican
organization" was frequent subject for comment
Yesterday. and the belief often expressed that
the threat OF OF the Piatt-Lauterbach heelers
to "cut the liver out of the ticket when the Com
mittee Of Fifty failed to satisfy their demands
FOR money ito be used in getting out the vote"
had not been wholly an idle one.
Mayor Strong refused to talk about this phase OF
the political situation indeed 10 discuss In any
way the causes which led the result in the city
Commissioner Brookfeld said that he was disap-
pointed but by means surprised and that Tor the
reasons for the Tammany victory he would look IN
the Republican camp before going elsewhere.
There is not the shadow of doubt" pursued MI.
Brookfeld. that since Mayor Strongs e.ecuon
persistent enor, has been made on the part OF an
element in the Republican party to create pre)u-
dice against his administration. That effort has
had its logical result While It is likely that there
was a let-up during the closing weeks OF the cam
paign the very nature Of things compeis the oe'ei
that In such short time the prejudice thus created
could not be removed While the saloon question
NAV have been a factor. It was not In my Judg-
rnsn- the only one. My faith in combination OF
al lovers Of good government against those VINO
believe the reverse is still mistaken II anything 10
TO be accomplished in this town In the way OF gooo
goyernmen. 1t must be done by the separation as far
as possible Of municipal affairs from party politics
Fx-Secre.ary Charles s Farchild the leader or
the State Democracy since the retirement OF eX-
Mayor William r. Grace. was cesponden' yes'er-
day In giving the results OF his conclusions as 10
the causes for Tammanys resurrection. MT. Far-
child said:
The defeat Of the Fusion ticket is owing IN a
great measure 10 the cold water thrown upon 1t by
Dr. Parkhurst and Bishop Potter. They mace many
people think the election was unimportant' ana
spoke OF equivocal alliances The object OF the
alliance was not equivocal but their argument car
ried weight with many citizens, "ho' 'heieioie' u
not go 70 the polls.
Then OF course, a great many Germans simply
abstaned from voting. They do not favor the eN-
else rega tons-neither they the friends OF oad
government Tammany always, II II mas enough
money can get its full vote out II everybody OPP
nosed 70 that organization had gone in and worked
enthusiastically larger vote would have been
That means the Republicans will cast 5000 votes
for straight ticket and Tammany @' w Tbis g
stature viii not repeal the excise law. and the law
viii be enforced The Germans will see their only
hope in turning over the whole municipal admins
tration to Tammany Hall. which VIII not enforce
'Tammany will rule for six seven years, Then
81 will shock the public again. and there VIII De a
union to oyerthr93,w y It, look at the results u
J. Harsen Rhoades. chairman of the Committee
Judging human nature BY the standard which
0any ofSceholaeTs :t in Pubic service was Largely
and secretly used TO defeat the tusioh Ticket r
ing the passage Of laws which will permit OF a.
thorough reorganization Of all the departments OF
ployes either incompetent or false to the principles
Of reform. The laws must continue TO be enforced
had faith in the people, honestly believed that
the Fusion ticket would win. but ala not Iea,ze
how deep the poison OF corruption had entered their
Alexander F. Orr president OF the Chamber of
OF non-partisan municipal government SAID !es'er-
Il do not feel at all cast down by the results OF
yesterdays balioting A great many people .o9ke1
upon il as a by-electon with few important of1ces
moved They did not vote. At the next big cleo
ton ! think the ranks OF good government VII. DC
reinforced and by union Tammany VIII De pea'eh
Controller Fitch. whose friends are taking in about
him as popular and strong candidate for IamInany
Han 10 put I'd for Mayor in 1897. seemed to think
nat the 10 eff Ss wqg gss0n in it's ght He said
The victory in my, judgment Is as nuch Ter
TN Tor1;nssioner Theodore suro who with Carl
Schurz and other influential Germans Oppose tne
Ri1jer- msen deal TO transfer the Ger
-nanA nerlcan Reform Union Tammany Ham,
said Yesterday: ,- 49,.
The dissatisfaction OF small saloonkeepeIs ana
shonkeerers had much do with the result Ihese
people had grown accustomed 10 violating me Haw
49, thew thought they oppressed Wheh the
Violations were stopped. They did not reason about
,be srfion OF the Police Board. They only consld-
80 t5at This action injured their business Another
cause Of the defeat the failure Of all the anti
'Tamnnany forces TO unite. There must be union
az around ~ defeat Tammany. II such union -
formed next year am sure the friends OF sooa
government win -, ,,...,.t.o C,o-,-
NJ d Rothschild, secretary Of the Executive COM
roittes OF the Good Government clubs said; A.
tbnugb our vote seemed small. yet you Will observe
that there were $1,000 voters registered VINO az.
NOT vote II would not be strange II from -oVVS 70
o. onD ~ these were Good Government CUP members
or svmpathlzers who dissatisfied VIII the
POLITICAL methods employed IN making up tne sio d
.icket Don't YOU think that next time the UoOu
C:oyernment clubs will be listened to-?