Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-17
A SIGNIFICANT LETTER
Warner Miller's Appeal TO Republi-
cans For Party Loyalty.
Ecathing Rebuko to Luke
warm Legislators.
Party Now Responsible For the Acts OF the
Present Legislature.

New YORK. Jurc 1.-THE following let
ter I'm regard to the renomj nation Of Re-
publican state senators who failed To sup
port the party program ut the last session
Of the legislature was addressed to Samuel
B. Campbell, New York Mills, Oneida
county, N. Y:
My DEAR SIH.-Knowing your interest and
all or the Republicans IL Oneida county, In
thecontinued success Of the Republican party,
take the liberty Of addressing you on IA mat
ter OF the highest Importance To your parry,
not only in your county put In the state mt
large.
Two years ago, the people Of the state,
aroused by the criminal acts OF few men
who succeeded in stealing majority OF the
state senate, elected "A Republican senate and
assembly and the entire state ticket. Last
year the revelations OF the frauds and corrupt
practices of Tammany resulted In electing IA
Republican go-ernor and assembly by an over
whelming majority, thus giving the state gov
ernment in all its branches into the hands OF
our party. This brought with IL the RESPONSE
bility OF government, and we are Justly held
responsible for the acts OF the present iegisla-
ture.
What IN the record2 A careful scrutiny of
the work Of the legislature shows that allrse
number OF laws were passed which are OF
great Importance, TO the state and that nearly
all the Republican mcmbers OF both houses
the trust repos ID In them. bringing everlast-
lag disgrace upon themselves and humiliation
and shame 10 their party associates.
The party. cannot be held responsible for the
acts OF those n.en unless IL should endorse their
acts by renominating them for Office. under
stand that th3 senator from your county is
seeking a rem mination at the hands of the
Republican paIty-on what grounds2 He has
been repeatedly honored by the Republicans
ofoneda county with high office; he should
have given his unqualified support to every
measure which had for its object the reform
Of the government aud the correction OF the
abuses and the punishment of the crimes
which the terrible revelations OF the Lexow
commission showed existed. What did he dor
The record Is too Illuminating for us to,repeat
in detail.
"A Bitter Rebukc.
His absence from the senate on important
occasions was without excuse or apology-the
true reason cannot be given. His defeat of "A
measure which was absolutely necessary for
the publication of the police Of New York city
his general reputation known to persons
familiar with affairs at Albany, render il i'm
possible that the Republicans of Oneida county
should renominate or return him to the senate.
IL political exigency TO be urged in his be
half 2 Iwant to say to you that it Is thou
sand times better that Oneida should be rep
resented by "a Democrat than it should longer
be misreprescnted by its present senator.
The time was, you well remember, when
Oneida county, led by IL great man, stood be.
fore the people of the state with clean hands
and was conccdedly the leader of all the Re
publican counties of the state. Today IL
stands disgraced and humiliated because it is
represented in the senate by a man who has
betrayed his party, the cause of reform and
honest government Shall it be restored to its
early fame and position? The answer must be
given by the Republicans of Oneida county.
who hold the honor of the county in their
keeping.
/ have written thus plainly TO you and TO the
Republicans of your county because hold per-
sonal and friendly relations with many of
your people and because 1 desire that our party
shall repudiate and cast out every unworthy
man who has obtained Office through the
party, and because as an advisory member of
the state con mittee i am bound to warn the
party of the evils that threaten its success.
What have written regarding your county
will apply with equal force to every county in
the state which isalnworthily represented
Yours very truly,
WARNER MILLER.