New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
REPUBLICAN ENROLMENT.
LAUTERBACHs "AUDACIOUS AND SHAME
LESS FRAUD"
FROM HARPER's WEEKLY.

York recently effected under the leadership o. MI
Lauterbacn. Boss Platts lieutenant, was sef-eVi-
dent, audacous and shameless fraud The manner
IN which the attempt made by citizens OF high char
acter expose that fraud ana 70 protest against II
was silenced in the Republican County Committee
insolenty defed all sense OF decency And the pro-
ceedng has been defended by Nh Patt nirnset with
unexamped effrontery The community cohteiA,
plates the whole spectacle with blank wonder and
amazement. Tammany Hail had in the days or ITS
brazeniy regardless OF appearance. Ana the queS,
the men who seek to acquire power by sucn means
do. or rather what viii they not be capable of
be more certain than that II this so-caiied regular
organization remains In control OF the Kepu,oh@ean , can
be the creation OF Republican Tammany as hAed
institution to work hand In hand win ihe DeinE n %
bringing government by 0iackmail to It's competest
The second question suggested by this exploit OF
the Platt machine Is whether the leaders OF tlat
machine think that whatever outrage or insult they
may offer to the decent members OF the Repuoilc4I
party In the city there VIII never be any revolt or
the so-called better clement serious enough to
pi oduce lasting results IT must be admitted that
Boss Patt and his henchmen nave 50 far mad much
reason for thinking so. Just so long as sucn re-
volt is liable to end in standing by the party under
any circumstances. Mr. Piatt may snap his hngers
at it, 1t may give him some temporary annoyance,
but he Will feel assured that his wel-organized and
drilled machine will overcome 1t IN the lons run
And there il another point which the better eie-
ment" In the Republican party should take well TO
heart. 1t IS that revolt against the Platt macn.ne
to New-York City. In this respect Boss Plat Is
stronger than Tammany ever was me oos aoos Gs
hold upon the city II loses its influence IN the STATE
To defeat 1t as to its power in the state II 'HiiSes
to defeat It In the city But Boss Platt may De de-
feated in the city ever so many timesmso long as
he retains his hold upon the country d'stpic.I @ aa
their representatives In the Legislaure ne WI. a.,
ways have the means to re-establlsh ms machine IN
tho r Gy sn % to spfs' bs & m the
city. 1t IS therefore necessary to destroy II IN the
The pres.nt revolt against Platt rule in tho Re-
publican party provoked by the enrolment out.
rage is headed BY Correiius Bliss Mr. Brookfed
and other Of the highest respectaDiIV Inc
great committee they have organized contains many
of the best names known here Their endeayors
Every friend Of good government and Of public
decency wishes them The eompl.,est success Dot
there Will be no hope OF an actual acheveinent 90, OK
that success unless they very clearly perceive me
nature - the task they have on their hands, and
unless they are hrmy determin~i In the tursut o,
Il not reco from party defeat IL the STATE a. d
means 10 the end II tey tnhk '",y can crrn
plisn anything Of lasting fleet py the insro cr'.
iion OF an antI-Platt Republican oisahlztuoH III
this city. commerdabie as this in itseir may De-
they expose themselves TO srievols dlsappo.ia'I ppI
meut. SO long he retains Ms present. c9ih@n~.l @
q the Republican party IN ihe nieror % o, cne 'ra1e
tivey little The Republican r~tormers WILL there
fore have to carry The war into Boz Plat strong
holds u power In order 10 break MS ,eaierSnp.
!, Is a well-known fact that Mr. PIatt derlVs
large. II not the largest part OK ms poca, n'''u
from the money contrlbutions ne .eF'es ~.
rich men and corporations that have b.ns TO gei
through wish 10 be projected against strike, N
such A fund makes him the dispenser of valuable
which
there Is nobody to crn-r9! him an "hieh col,il ior
much In the prccarlous career OF country news,
therefore In he struS*les oi iru,itfs o' n1,.,''
TONS ana other Advantages. In" IrailnS spirits OF
sons or corporations upon whom Boss fatt y rFy-
ing th's sort of blackmail. and who nus iurnsA
should thoy not a. last make determined enort I!
br.ns about an authoriiatiy" public exposure l ot
t rs -, ~ ,r sl,,-.,.so concerted ac,.oa
would make such a st'p far less I.shy 70 mos
rssul, y1gii Be A ,ong step toward complete de- 1
l!vcranc" And q viii rake the spreading ~ the /
~ti-rau organization over the whole state III
no,s pla,, evidently makes effort to win n
following among tfe respectable par, OF inc com
nrniiy by Son inFs a. inc ~, ,t1sDle W %T
may De inclined 20 seek pretorrncn through BOSS
sa~,o h, IN turn that the aa,-Piat, Republicans
will strongly anl sireruousiy oppose thom for that
boss power q is necessary to make ambitious
politicians ,col that they VIII have more 70 lose
they entertain II. that the mere creation o., on
anu-Pla,t Republican oreanizaton IN New-forK
Tho honorable gcn,lcrnen leading this increment
r., e.,' sro,i1 consilcr tha' me Republican party
has a, present a great opportunity before H. ana
,ha, ,hcv can DO much 20 improve ihat oppoT- .
unity Thor ls an inder.nIcnt vote IN tho coun-
trv and especially I'm this state, ihat mas il"r' |
than shown hflATis ti'IEi" .l'
,,"nv ~, tho ludercrIcnt voters who formerly
ie,rcd toward the Democratic side hav" becoW'.
somewhat soh"rrd hy various occurrences ana
v.,,,l favor tho restoration of Republican ascend
ono, now that ~. tariff question Is NOR" and more
il.r, 10 tc let alone n the Republicans would
,,Lo' a decided position for souu! money. get rli
a. hose rulc and -end !ts ingocs 10 the rear The
an,f-pl,ff Republicans can do much 10 at'ract
81, oi.por. - thcv nrc courageous enough 10
r,sk party lefoai In order to shake OF ne ,oss
49, 49, rnl In tho 'lldng - that very risk an
clement % party strength and an assurance OF
ultimate party victory.