New-York tribune., 1895-10-14

ures yet really shift about so the Democratic parry
while assuming to have fixed and settled poitics anu
premant prptSi in NewYork to adapt Itself any and all
conditions and situations that present apparent op
portunities for securing votes
As a rule the State Republican press Is as vigorous
as II was last year demanding the destruction OF
Tammany There is abatement apparently IN
the fervor Of the editorial expressions This from
.The Binghamton Republican" Is an illustrative
utte-ance: The Tammany Hall machine nomina-
tions signify nothing except that Tammany Is TOO
stunld to learn anything. and affronts the decent
men OF New-York by asking for a 'vind4catlon at
the polls II the reputable citizens of New-iork
have any self-respect they will break Tammany into
% nn,ar nieces There are hopeful signs OF sedition
nd n,i,tnv in the steerage OF the rotten old hulk
but that is no why the anti aminany lVrCes
OF New-York should not scuttle ard SINK the pirate
craft"
In tho same strain IS THE Niagara Falls Ca
zette": The struggle Is on again this fall. 1t is
fight OF the people Of the whole State against cor
ruption and gang rule. The Tammany candidates.
OF course are concerned with New-York city alone
but a greater man than Tammany IS In the he!d
David g. Hlll is Tammanys representative In the
STAT AZ arge He IS now making the struggle or
his life 10 be- returned to the United States Senate
The Tiger has sulked. but II was ony yh. un1i ne"
Equally enophatlc is THE Eimira Advertiser"
THE people OF New-York" it declares. know what
Tanmany IS and what Tammany rule has been.
They know that the leopard cannot cnange MS
spots nor the tiger his stripes
As perhaps the State Committee has already dis
covered the party newspapers do not take kindly 10
the talk about a campaign OF silence, Sup
nose says The Albany State" FOR the sake or
argument that n few Republican commn nteemen
met in secret and decided on campaigs of ST.
lence what effect would their orders hava on the
marty? From Montauk Point to Niagara Falls the
peope are discussing the Sunday saloon question In
their homes in public places and In the newspapers.
paid orator instructed TO maintain silence on this
issue would cut about the same impressive figure
that the plav OF Hamlet would with the Prince
loft ont Committeeman who might attempt 10 en-
force a Campaign OF silence on the excise Ques-
lion would succumb 20 the fate that overlook that
picturesque and interesting old lady named Parting
ton who won uniyng fame by trying with her
broom 20 sweep back the waves OF the ocean. The
fact h ,haf in theee days OF rapid ana easy COM
muni.at.on n makes particularly httie dinerence In
A Campaign what the paid orators or both parties
may say A real leader OF the people. VINO won
his way 10 the front ranks by dnt OF character.
ability experience and personality, always com
mands respect, and his arguments carry weight.
This type OK a man Is not silenced by the advocates
OF expeiiency and his utterances born or conviction
have A thousand times the effect OF spec!ous
speeches OF cleverer men than he. What
Is true OF men is also true Of the newspapers In
this respect. The old party organ mas rad It's day
people read the newspapers that print The news.
Moreover the newspapers are supplantlng the politi-
cal campaign orator, for campaigns are growing
shorter. To predict that the Republican press oi