New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
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MR.. PLATT AND HIS ORGAN.

| resolutions possed by that body on Tuesday In
support of the National ticket. They were
necessary For this committee had circulated
| throughout the State, prior to the noInlnation'
the most infamous libcls upon Mr. Mckinney.
to the effect TINT "he has acted In every situa-
''tion not from settled principles and convic-
'tions. but i'm accordance with what he COLI
'sidered at the time to be popular, ana thnt
he would take office "mortgaged mp to his eyes
with pledges that can never he performed ana
! Expectations that can never DE satlsneu'
These were Mr.. Platt's utternnces, clrculateu
| by the State Committee at the expense OF the
| contributors to Republican campaign FUNDS.
| They have not been recanted; they have not
| been explained In view of them II was neces-
| sary that the committee should mt least say tnat
| il was in favor Of this candidate without prlh-
cpes and "mortgaged up to his eyes before
| asking TO be intrustcd by that candidates.
| friends with the conduct of his campaign. The
committee also called upon all Republicans to
| .act harmoniously" 1t left no doubt as to its
| idea of harmony; for it turned over with jeers
and personal abuse the protest OF representative
| Republicans In the thirty five Assembly u.s.
| trcts Of this city against the fraudulent pri-
| marIes of the Lauterbach County Committee
| to Mr.. I.autcrbach himself.
| Upon the whole, 1t does not strike us that
| these formal resolutions in support of the ticket
| and this significant invitation to harmonic
quite answer the purpose. They come short
Another phase Of the situation is offered. how.
| ever in the fact that this committee Is uncom
| monty active I'm the circulation OF plate mat
| ter" and has employed for that purpose an
| entirely new Organ-tO wit, THE New-1orK
| SUM-" 1t may be an open question whetner
| the acquisition Of "The Sun" fully compensates
| for the loss of all the Republican newspapers
| in the metropolis and great many more
| throughout the State, but 1t Is part or Mr.
Platt's diplomacy and that with the State
Committee answers all objections. The IT'D
une has already remarked upon the singular
promptness with which Mr. Platts bureau-in
| the pay Of the State Committeeman ABROAD
one of The Suns" powerful editorials against
| Mckinley on the very morning of its appearance
| I'm the columns Of our esteemed contemporary
| We had previously taken occasion to congratu-
| late our contemporary upon It's selection as Mr.
| Platts personal organ, and the facilities II
| thereby obtained for gaining the earliest in
| formation as to the plans and purposes or the
| Republican party in advance of all Republican
newspapers. And as II seemed to us that The
Sun" was doing Mr.. Platt's work with more
assiduity and less regard for consequences to
| the party than any Republican newspaper
| could. we were rather disposed to congratulate
| Mr.. Platt Unfortunately. our gOod-natured
| illusions TO this newly established relation
| which, though they might lave provoked re-
tort in kind, would certainly not have melted
anger on the part of the Editor Of THE Sun,
now absent-were not received in kindly
| spirit by the young gentleman whom he left
| in charge. The young gentleman lost both his
temper and his head. We have no disposition
| to waste words upon that remarkable outbreak
| Of passion, with which our readers are suffi-
| cicntly acquainted, any more than to say that
| the Editor of The Tribune has been somewhat
| known to the public for many years. He does
not force his personality upon the readers of The
| Tribune as they very well know. He cheerfully
| abides their judgment. Meantime, In consid-
| ering the course Of 1.-The Sum- much allow
| ance must be made for youth. inexperience and
| hasty temper
| All this however is by way Of parenthesis,
| though not entirely irrelevant. The new situa-
| ton in this State is this: The Republican State
| Committee has no longer any representative in
| what has been known as End Is the Republican
| press OF this city THE Sun Is its, as It Is Mr..
| Platts, sole representative and organ. 1t Is
whispered that 1t will presently come out open
| ly as Mr. Plat has. for Mckinley; and, as he
| has, without recanting or explaining previous
| hostile utterances From present appearances
| at Chicago we do not see how it can well do
| otherwise. And The Tribune Is not 50 narrow
| in its views but that 1t will cordially welcome
| its support for the Republican candidates. But
| it does not hesitate TO say. In all frankness,
| that the Republican party Of the State OF New
| York cannot consent to put the conduct OF its
| Presidential and State campaign In the hands
| Of Mr. Plat or his State Committee with "1hc
| Sun as their trusted exponent and organ. The
| State Committee is extremely active. Refer-
| ence has been made above to one instance OF
| its exceeding promptness In circulating anti
Mckinley matter from THE Sun" There lies
| before us another indication Of it in circular
reprint. distributed throughout the State OF the
attack made by "The Sun" few days ago upon
| the Editor of The Tribune, charging him with
| the murder Of Horace Greeley. The Editor or
| The Tribune does not personally object to this
special form Of activity. but he is very decided
" OF the opinion that it is not good politics to
| divert campaign funds to that particular use.
! And in that view of the case he does not hest
tate to say that to intrust the management OF
the Mckinley campaign to the present state
Committee would be simply suicidal folly. AT
the same time The Tribune extends to its
versatile contemporary. "The SUM-" the assur-
anccs Of It's most distinguished consideration.
In whatever controversies may fall ont during
the campaign II will endcavOr to be both cOurte-
, Gus and charitable.
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