New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
REPUBLICAN, HARNONf.

REPUBLICAN, HARMONY.
Tho nrosance or Governor Morton in this city
Yesterday. and the calls that were made upon
him n several Republicans Of prominence
| earliest of whom was Mr.. Thomas G.. Plait. who
was always an early BIRD seeking worms,
not Gu much for food as for bait-have given Il
nav ,mnctus to the talk about Republican llar-
monv which, having been current for three or
f,ur months has lately subsidized. II Is always
an interesting and sometimes an exciting 'h'h''.
Ear There are always a sufficient number Of
differences of opinion in the Republican party,
and for Thai matter In any party, 10 furnish oc-
| cun,tion for those amable and kindly disposed
rorsons whose mission In life 1t Is 10 smooth over
| ,be rough places and bring inharmonlohs indi-
viluo,s ar factions into accord In behalf Of an
ultimate common purpose or for the success OF
a common cause The theme Is always Interest
ing even when the differences discussed are not
important IN themselves; II Is exciting Only when
,hn differences are so radical and the warning
factions SO evenly divided that the common pur-
NOS. Is liable TO be impcrillcd or the common
cause defeated. In the present case there II IL"
| o.cos,on for excitement There was very little
when the agitation began three or four months
ogo and # has been steadily growing less. The
/ great mass OF the Ntpuoi'dH ''''H ~" '"'' wv
| and STATE hive been from the beginning AMI are
| now nj one with reference 10 all tie great ISSUES
National State and Municipal What differ
ences there are relate In the main TO the pueS
ton Of municipal government Thcy are not
differences as TO principles or policy so far rs the
| great body of the party Is concerned. For the
| position OF the party in that regard Is OPEN
| uneauivocal. four square TO all the world; made
l,i MT
ganization. and the repeated solemn declarations
of IT'S recognized leaders and oificebearers. me
difference is between the mass of the voters who
believe in the fulilment Of promises ana il Few
tricksters who for personal ends insist upon
policy Of treachery and deceit.
II f. a fact Of some Significance that from the
heriuning Of this agitation all the talk about the
danger of party disruption and consequent defeat
has come from a small knot OF political nnahipn
,otors-much smaller now than at the outset 49,
whose contention has been that unless they ana
| ,heir leader were reckoned with, concacd and
| placated. disaster would follow. win singular
ncobereuce they have all the time insisted. while
| urging the consideration OF danger 10 the part!
from their not being permitted to have their own
| way that they were the only simon-pure Ke-
publicans, who always voted straight aud never
| -
this. if their devotion to the party is so absorb
ing that they habtualy lay aside every other
consideration except party success when Election
| Day comes and vote straight unscia'cheu u'h-
ct II follows, Of course, that they will continue
the practice. and that no calamity VIII follow II
they do not happen just now to carry their point
! The men who boast Of their fidelity TO the party
through all the years when there have been
| Of u a
principles or policy, and who say that Oh that
account they should have unusual considerations
while in the same breath they utter predictions
Of direst disaster 10 the party II they are not pla
| Gated. are simply INDUCING In idle and senselcss
threats. They do not intend TO wreck the party
though that is the plain inference from what
they say. In the first place. there are not enough
CT them and they know it; and in the second
place they know that 10 90 over to the DenOc
racy upon any such preext as they suggest
would strengthen the party they desert and weak
en- the party 10 which they betakc Themselves
| and that henceforward there would not be the
smallest chance for them Ia the field Of politics
The talk about Harmony is all well enough in
ifs way but The Tribune has this to say TO the
| persons who are engaged in 1t: That in the first
place the idea of harmonizing the party upon the
|
| he not great man by any means. except as he
! has made himself great by means utterly at war
with all notions Of political morality ana SOUND
| polcy-is too absurd to be entertained for mo-
| men: and second. that the Republican party can
not afford TO be put in the position Of belyng It's
promises and betraying the people who have
| trusted 1t for the sake Of Keeping any faction
| loyal or any Boss harmonious. Since the paid
attorneys and the subsidized newspapers Of Mr..
Plat began praling about the need OF Rcpub-
lican Harmony with large II. 10 be brought
| about by concessions to him on the part OF the
Mayor Of this city. the Governor Of the state ana
| the Republican Legislature, many things have
happened, and none Of them 10 the advantage
OF Mr.. Plat. His support has weakened. his
faction has begun TO dsinicgrale. and he has
become fading factor In the politics OF the city
and State Iarmonze with him? Not much.
| The business OF the Republican party Is TO keep
| I'm harmony with ITSELF TO keep in touch with
the masses, and in sympathy with the leaders in
| whom it trusts. And that Is the harinoniZing
business which calls for Governor MOrtons at
tenton and care