New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-11
STATE POLITICAL NOTES AND NEUS

secretaries of the State Club about fifteen minutes
before the election was held. He had not been
consulted previously about it and with nebulous
idea of the duties that the position involved he ac-
cepted the place. He ascertained that the
work to be done would take up more OF his time
than he could afford to give to it, and he promptly
placed his resignation in the hands OF the trustees
at their second meeting. They decided that IL wa.
necessary to hire somebody VINO could ana wouId
give his whole time TO the business matters or the
organization. An offer was made to Frederick
Phillips who was President Arthurs private secfe-
tary and Is one of the best-posted pohticians IN
the country. He accepted II and is now in charge
Of the movement. Mr. Payey's retirement was in
no sense an unfrendly act.
THE Biaghamton Republican" declares most en-
phaticaiy against extra session Of the Legs-
atnre to revise the Excise laws. The present
law" It declares was passed for political reasons
to make extortion and blackmail easy. The law
passed by a Democratic Legislature and signed
by n Democratic Governor Under Tammany rule
the law was a profitable source Of revenue to the
police As has been said the law was very much
alive where the saloon-keeper had no pun where
he had the law dead. IL was enforced or not
had not paid for police protection As enforced
force and "A h.ackmailer OF the saloons. ne sug-
geson of an extra session OF tne - ~
Tn. louiest outcres against the enforcement OF
the statute come from members Oh Inv Pvtila,LLs'
Hnd laws are framed presumably. 10 be enforced.
Though from the protests made III certain puii'Vi
il wond be Inferred that this law was nct passen
with any intention OF enforcing tin Newly ork
city AT least
No one can charge The Journal and Courier or
Little Falls with Partially In the matter oil SENATE
candidates. The way it discusses the various AS
prsuts is judicial in tone and as sa'e as i'ep"o-
lcan principles AT such time as TINS says
this friend Of all corners 1T is important that the
district h.. represented b. Republican, ana de-
sirablc that that Republican should be rom iierki-
mer COUNTY l. there any question then under
such circumstances that the duty j. 10 calmly anu
uaseIn.hiy mite upon the best available candidate
around whose standard all Herkimer Hv"lltS , he
publicans can rally with hearty GOODWILL ~nesmr'
!, ne Vr ADAMS Mr Munger Mr.. Green, VT. BUR
rell Mr. smith Mr NILS. or one "ho si l no., '' 10
not YET been mentioned, and send helegae,on en ~
,ha. stri,f convention who can say they represent
the unanimous sentiment OF Herkmer county
..rhc tl.a 81 purifyng the Republican party. says
The pougnkecpsie star "by alloying IL with mug
Numpsm and Independentism may be Justly com
par.I - purifying god by mixing II WIN ''a' "'''
bra-s Certainly every attempt 70 thus harness 'he
Kepub.lran party has virtually metahorP"oSe' !"
INTO a jackass team. No. the method pS ""''" !"
cuarge AMI strengthen the Republican party Is no,
by allowing with baser meta,s, but by rehh'hs anu
purifying is cwn The Way Il not by g2ins o" h, -,
hy remaining careless and inactive Nnlr III, 49,
bv vgi.aniy ami determinatey opposing ne 'D,,nt
and .gung II the party Is wndt one ~ Us .o'H w.
,be n.ou','- then let the people make i practca,y
wnaf IL Is In theory. The Only way 10 40 , M - -,
ffs
s".,tnp liIe ana Iep.oring boss ru.r. Boss rue
NJ. and control. no doubt. .arge extent but
10 IL sc.f-lmpo-ei The peop'e are PoSsrss'N 'i 81 a.
'nissS~ii '''''
\ |h.ntt- n.W Republican newspap'r The state
,hicN starts o.i on lt. mission apparently Win 'hr
l.a of lrlrr a. ;h.ngi o. al. men, comments V'u'
or ia, FIGHT arains. Donaldson in the Saratoga dlA-
tr,t. The ff'ouIs ~ Elisa 4 Bracket are mAHlnS
"A strong cflft o. sfcur" hlm ne hrinh'e'h non" S
afof Donaldson I- h.so candidate t"' trh'n"l'e
iua ili the iWpu'iin' l-sN, w. 'h"' VIM, n',
chosen iH 'h" ..n'sni'n ~ ia .''"' nt smator
should d. ,.rrfri Tho next lul'l Nfhl.A N,"''''
mli.f be- , Republican. Ncw- NorL IL a Rrp"hlcan
state.
Ac.,rl..s 10 Tho ruca Ohscrs,f MI Pate il
p,a,ins a nm nam game m the c'-' ~ senator
r.s.e-, sI "NhLt 'oggsahalfa career II adl'
ma, Afforded much stronger grounds for opposition
AL ih, past So. ~ l- his performance last wln'"'
thai ls pat forward everywhere - IA" grounds Tor
hls reputation Ills actions inrt winter were die
t4lrl b. phfi lllt course WhA thoroughly approved
70. pAu tn heat ami front 81 hls on"nllns IT,
then th,f Do &. D I"nu man Il nil 40 uth' credit
90 those l,rluhlrauf Whl Niftuousiy l'nounr' COT
%. country o. t'luiltir '"gH'-h"'I " ih' "Nol,'N
nfr permitted 60 s'.ref plant successor IN" way
f'f Nepuhl oanr "a" s'i an aishni"S' on, OF ''e
defeat ~ 'lF-"-hnli lH Zoo nomlha'r g." niplav !"
it pace VINO has strength % character ana manhpoi
eunugh 20 r'fus' o. become m'f" t1oi 81 th't
10 fh. Republicans expect that Mr.. weaver. "ho =
.usge.t,I hy Chairman IAckcits paper. VII, be
such a man In the game OF poitfa. RIM nam. MT
pinft WiI pockrf thr senator whether II Il Cog
g"shdn or Weaver, unless the republicans "'''h
out"
Hubtr Kfum. the veteran member OF ~" state
commlti,o from schoharlc County. Who has been
boz active politics FOR upward II two generations. Is
a .canIidai. for the state senat" his year. and
thinks hr Vii capture the nomination.