New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-04
THE TTRN or THE TIDE.

Tho Rcpublican party has no reason I" Nv
afraid of the responsibility which lis victory III
wolves But il would be unwlse To ignore 'ia'
responsibility II has taken control of TINS clty'
~ most other cities in the Northern States, OF
| ,ho State of New-York and nearly every oiher
Northern State and before long Will enter mo
control of the lawmaking power of the Nation
rho responsibility is great. But the re
nuhlcan party must be able to meet H. ana
wou,d moi he worthy of its glorious past II II
oo,,d mot moot II with wisdom and success
If has first of all TO find an honest government
a., o;,r % Now.york. and one non-pariisah
a. oh,rocter The difficulty lies largely III the
| ,;,,on that some men not exclusively resPoh'
ill NOR exclusively known 20 either party sii'i
-, ,,.I,l,od hut that is n problem 10 whl'h
-. c,ro,, il eouoI His personal RESPONSE
,,,,' ...,,, ,ro,oblv Inc increased when the Legs
,ature gives him the power OF removal, o"'
- a., his husiuess will be To fill with III
corrupted and incorruptbc men the p'''o''
,,h;ch have been filled quite the other way
-, .,roat and vet not nearly 80 troublesome
ro.nonsibiIity rests upon Governor Morton. he
,.;,, nat lind II a hard matter 10 select upright
mon for the offices he has to fill, nor 10 bring Ia
tho attention Of a Republican Legislature me
.,,o,.ps which his inaugural message suggests
II Is conceivable. however. that he may meet
,orosi,io, II 50. he ought 10 know how 10
dea, with II. for the people have given thelr
trust 70 him as Chief Executive Of the state ana
NOT to ANYBODY else and 1t is the one thing most
needful and presumably most ha'urai l"r nm
- s,.. that nobody else usurps his Gnbernalornl
function. ,.,.
The most serious and difficult responsibility
~
for sixty DAYS. but which nevertheless rests
with them in fact from This hour lh'y are IT,
sponsbe to the people Of the United S'"''S' n"'
indeed for getting wise legislation passed WHICH
might easily be beyond the power ~ yet com
mitted to them but for stopping mischief limit
they can do and every one OF them KNOWS '"a
II il ante within the power already plHc'h III
their hands II they do not max" such Trsislan''
TO all unwise financial or economic lrgsl1'l"h'
from this time on. that II shall be abandoned
as IMPOSSIBLE the good people VIII" nave uu>''"
Rcnublicans because they were supposed to have
some uractlcal sense will assnr"dy want to
know WHY
r., these Republicans In Congress. minority
and vet with "A tremendous majority "i me P'"-
ul. behind Them is intnSicd IN unwrlii'n anu
undcGnable but yet exceedingly gray" r'Sp'hNl
bnitv as 10 National legislation. II - ih'h n'Ni
ness In the good old Roman phrase. I" See 'hi'
the Republic takes no detrimcni. There J, ho'
any personal friendship. not any personal am
btion not any partisan hope or fear when 'l'F
/ can suffer 10 stand in tile way Of that duty Tor
q moment. First of all. they must rescue h'
country which has trusted them. lf negative
action only is possible they are bound I" MAKE
certain Of The defeat Of any harmful measure
But if the door Is open 10 them Tor any anlrIh
ativc and useful action. they are equally bouh'i
to rescue the country from it's misforunes ~
| far as they possibly can.
| Within a week or two ii will appear thai thcy
/ have some affirmative power. When Democratic
| incapacty breaks down completely 1t VIII re-
main with Republican leaders Ia say what snail
/ be done When that time comes If at all, th'y
will need To he ready az an instant notice ]"
put Republican principles into force Just ~ lar
as they can. AMI TO advise the President that
| In doing 50 They are commissioned anu en-
powcrcd by The people Of the United States.