New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
comes. it will be found that many Democrats as
well as the Republicans, believe IN hepnphcah
money and Republican Protection.
O,CONNOR'S RETURN.

contemporary, lille ->eW-ioiN gu" ""N''
without being strictly speaking, the organ OF
Mr. Plat and the late Republican state Senate,
ENJOYS facilities for gaining information concern
Ing their plans and purposes possessed by no
other ncwspaper-for the interesting ana impor-
tout intelligence that the Hon. Mr.. OConnor'
,hc late Republican leader OF the Senate WAS III
town on Tuesday comforting win MT ilatt rs
T., the necessity or ACCESSIBILITY Of an extra ses-
sion of the Legisatufc TO meet the emergency
,o;s.d hv the failure Of the bill providing for
r,o,o c,re Of the insane Mr. O'Connor has been
40 ,,rcb I'm evidence in this city during the last
eighteen months and his presence mas III HI
limos been so Illuminating and inspiring. that we
,vo,comc with gratitude his return For the last
fortnight. or since the adjournment OF the Legs
,o,rro no has been considerably missed. Lack
I'm, tho so,emnity Of Lexow. which was so con-
t;nuous as to be sometimes oppressive anu never
Gu hilarous as Coggeshall-who once OF '"'ce
pot "lost IN the shuttle delaying quorum Ill
conseoucnce-he was always a source vi coz
siderable profit TO space-wrlters on the u''!
press who were in the habit OF taking down ~
considerable length his views on current poh''ca'
ton,cs aftcr dinner one day and his vigorous ue
malls at greater length after breakfast inc ia!
following He was greatly enjoyed during HIS
nrovalence and his return 10 us Is an irradatloh
~ ,nox nected sunshine We observe from the
ronort of an interview with him in yesterday
"Sun" that he WAS quite ouspoken ana POSITIVE
IN his bellcf that II was the Governors duty 10
cat, tbo Tax Rate bill and call an extra session
90 .ho cgixlature TO reduce the tax rate IN con
sooopce ~ the failure Of the bill for state care
- ,bo insane All of Mr. Platts friends, accord
of the same OulUloH
Governor Morton seems 10 have taken o'htr'"'
,;ow 81 tho subject. He signed the Tax KATE
I'm ,.os,ord,v II NAV be that he did so because
no was not hankerlng for the return oi 'c''''o'
o.Connor and his fellow statesmen TO AiDahy'
also learn from The Sun" that "Mr. Plat
would not discuss the visit Of Senator OCohhor'
His reasons for refusing to discuss :" '''po' 'a"'
On avon, are left TO conjecture 1t may he be-
cause the Senator is candidate io' ,'"o''',''
,,o, and Mr.. Platt has not fully made up MS
mind as to whether the gentleman has n'' SUI
vivod his usefulness. Upon this point SENATOR
O.Connor himself has views OF pos''l'' cl'i
actor which he did not shrink from EXPRESSING
with earncsncss and force. Being INFORMED
,,,. "cortain members Of the Union League 'lub
..;,hin tho last twenty four hours have declared
..that # was their duty to purge their party oil
.,toc,;on,he creatures" and that "a member
..s ,,, o,rh who Is also n member Of the Repub
"lcan State Advisory Committee, had sal" 'n''
every effort should be put forth 10 dei''' 'h'
denomination and reelection OF certain H'hh'o'S'
.nd that on the list his own name INK" Aoon
Ron Adhems Ted all the rest, no sain ~ HI"
heard such reports. Speaking only Tor himself
Ia adda1. please announce In The sun thh'
.as Ear rs | am concerned the Union League
"Rcnublicans can go plumb TO he'll. Ihis was
frank and concise. and was spoken Ike states
man 7, I. pcrhaps open though. 10 on" "bJrc
,;o, Since there are only two members "l the
Advisory Committee who nre also members oil
,,o I,io, League Club. 10 wit. Mr.. Warner
yu,or and Mr.. Chauncey VI. Dcpcw one or ti'
o,,,or -, whon must have made the offensive
remark. 1, seems a little too sweeping I" conSlgh
the entire club plumb" ana 50 ior'h o" "'''""'
80, 7, may be that Senator OConn"r FOL
lowing his practice " amending his remarks 'N'
dav AFTER their first publication. viii this morn
ing qualify his sulphurous declaration ps wv w
,Ia,a,ion that he intended ii TO be confined To
one or both Of these. Let H. nope So' Oh "'"-'
- considerable. number 81 influential R"pub-
lican members Of the Union League ''uo WIN
may not ike 10 be consigned incon'in'h'H' S""
denly and without recourse piump !" " P'"''
where they have no desire to 90 Simply p''""'
Warner Miller or Chaunccy NJ Dcpew mas 'A'
messed the opinion that the Hon fuih"n"
oConnor would serve the cause OF go"h govern
man, halter by STAYING at home for the next TWO
,.oors than nv representing Thomas {. flatt ana
,,;sr.uroseufing the Republican party III the
State Senate.
Continuing in tho same line OF free AMI frank
discourse Senator O'Connor observe" "n''
",hesc Union League Republicans never won
a,v,hing"- which is probably true. IA gamnilhE
e. nrohibitcd In the club-addlng tha'' III HIS
o,,n,or "if certain members Of the Union League
"Club had their Just dues they wouid De ihu'''
sod" Having given utierance TO TINS. ne SAYS
hv way Of emphasis. please PRINT ths' "hi'"
.The sun very kindly did. II may De 'r"e' p"'
{, lacks precision II 10 feel and say mat MI
Edmund O'Connor can best serve MS country
an, mast honor himself In the private station
which shields him from publicity and delivers
hin, from termination De an indicabe offence
dion mot only certain" but pretty nearly all
,ho uenhcr, OF the Union League Club should
g., ;,ictoa Rut as TO certain or any or them
,,i,o iudic,ablc for anything else, we are NOT 50
.ur. Ar O'Connor should have named the
.,,, and doscrtbed their offences We suspect
that the genlcman's mouth went OH al hai'
cock However. that's nothing. We repeat tha'
| no &c always welcome to this town. And never
moro welcome than when he comes as a private
CITIZEN That is the position he most adorns, and
+, which an appreciative constituency should not
| fail TO keep him.
THE CAPITOL TO BE FINISHED.