New-York tribune., 1895-10-19
THE "MODEL TICKETn VIEW.
SEPARATION OF MUNICIPAL AND Ma
TIONAL POLITICS PARAMOUNT.

A POSSIBLE PARTIAL DEFEAT OF TAMMANY'' NOT
OF MUCH ACCOUNT
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; "a Democratic Voter has recently asked IN
the public press why friends of reform. who found
Z, innossbIe to ioin IN the movement led by the
Committee OF Seventy. find 1t impossible to sup
mort the fusion candidates this fail How are the
conditions changed. he asks 1t would nardiy De ex
travagant quote as the condition actually exist
ing his own statement OF a CONDITION OF aHais
which would Justify such action 1t Is absolutely
contradictory to those then involved In a vote FOR
the reform ticket OF the Committee of Seventy
Last year the candidates were nominated on
definitely non partisan platform, formulated Dy the
Committee of Seventy. ThtN year they are nomi-
mated on an aggressivey pro-partisan PLATFORM
formulated by the Republican organization under
the control OF It's machine cement. Last year
action pointed decidedly toward that cardinal prn-
clple Of the Good Government clubs. the separation
OF state and National from munlclpa' pohIcs'
This year the distinct and definite invitation Is
given TO the citizens OF NewYork to lay aside their
Independence and their belief that municipal gov
ernmen, IS business and not poltics-and trust 10
the Republican party. under Mr.. Platts direction
for the reformation Of our city
As another has said we are invited TO deliver our
selves over to the tender mercies OF the hyeha' III
order that may be saved from the tiger some Oh
ia do not intend 10 be undu.y preciptate In accept
ing this invitation.
Ta.t year all Of the seventy's candidates were
pledged to a strict disregard of partisan cons'dera
,,ons in the execution OF their official duties and In
the appointment OF their subordnates. This year IL
has been publicly and officially promulgated that
the tWo political Offices at least, shall be distinctly
and definitely turned over TO the strengthening re-
spective;y OF the Piatt machine of the Republican
party and the State Democracy In this city ana ha
knowing the character of the convention anu tile
spirit OF It's leaders, what right nave we 10 eHPio
a higher conception of otciai duty from Jun''a'
cand dates OF It's own preference! 49,, no
The principles enunclated last year and this arr are
not merely different-they are absolutely con- ON
Trajectory" Last year the various e,ene,ta h , Vp
posed TO Tammany Hall united to PUT down sue
cessfu bossism and corrupton anu 10 nsrfiss in
municipal affairs. These same e.ements are ASKED
combine h year agaRs tae 1a rewapd the cor
rupt bossism which last year at Albany On the
Of Mr. Pns M from SECURING the
Legitimate results OF our great victory for good gov
II is contended by some good citizens and honest
men who feel justified in sacrificing their consist
ehey enc nod am Government ticket is voting the air.
EntIre.y aside from the action OF the Good Govern.
mant clubs all careful observers must agree tnat
there IS no general ard hearty support OF the Fusion
ticket without which 1t surely cannot p, succeeu,
Any question as to ne Y p scrufInv Of
the reg,stra ton up to date. which SHOWS SHRINK
age OF about thirty tnousand votes 1r from
anv OF It's predecessors this shrinkage Is not cheny
nor even to any considerable extent among machine
A.
some OF us believe. that the greatest need OF the
hour is not the possible partial defeat OF Tamms ~
Hall in a minor election but rather the removal
OF the cancer of corrupt municipal ADMINS iStratol'
contracted through the malignant control OF munc-
pal affairs by National partisanship (of when can
Ger Tammany Hall is but a single symptom ny
should we support inferior ticket nominated on
a platform embodyng every vicious prIncpie 20 OF
city government and already doomed to defeat! w e
believe it is wiser more expedent. better politics
and better morals to support model ticket, on
which every man on the list Is a puohc-spirtei
citizen and entirely qualified for Office
Accepting for our motto Dr. Parkhursts sugges-
tion OF Down with Tammany and down with i'latt.
death to machine politicians In the city OF New
York" we can face victory or defeat with equa-
nmity and with honor JOHN H. & MENUS
New-York, oct Is, 1888.