New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
TILL PRLCE OF "H1RMONl.'


In his spccch in response to the cnthusllSlC
ovation offered him AT the spontaneous up
rlsin,, of the County Committee last week Mr..
Platt referred once ia his closing sentence !"
the candidate whose nomination the meeting
was called incidentally to ratify. II was wh'h
he proposed cheers for "Mcl\ncy and Hobart
and Harmony" But the stress WAS lad on
"IIarmony" II is Il good word. Always SouiiuS
well To casual listener unfamiliar with re-
cent political history. who had not observer
the frequency Of Flat and the infreluehcy OF
Mckinley in the demonstration, IL ma! NAV"
seemed Il word of promise. BAT there II har-
mony and harmony. The harmony advocated
by patriotic and conscientious men. who reaIZ'
that the only basis upon which IL can he brought
about and established for "A party that believes
In political honesty and fair dealing, Is the an
soute rejection and reputation OF fraudulent
practices and dishonest methods, Is one thihS
The harmony preached by minority "l diS
honest political hrckstcrS who. having gained
a fraudulent control of the party organization.
make n merit of inviting the majority oi III"
party who detcst their practices ana repudiate
their authority. to lay aside their honest. oDJe'
lions cease their protests ana hclp establish
these huckstcrs in permanent command IS quite
another thing. The harmony advocated ny
Mr. Platt and his followers Is that offered by
the spider TO the fly with its insinua'ing wv Ill
YOU come into my paror"
Let it be understood that in the Republican
party in this county. and wherever else in the
State the Plat machine has been established
by dishonest practices and fortified 10y fraudu
lent enrolmcnts and unfair primaries, there can
he no harmony that does not result from the
distinct ami unqualified reputation Of the base
methods by which Inscriptions politicians
have seated themselves in places of Influence
and power No harmony that involves the
recognition Of transactions that disgrace the
Republican party. belle its professions ana dis
honor its record No harmony that does not III
cude the right of every Republican voter to be
enrolled in a Republican organization. 10 vote
at a Republican primary and To have his vote
counted and his influence felt. No harmony. III
short except upon the basis of common honor
and common-scnSc Common honor requires
that the party be relieved from the stigma of
fraud in It's enrolment and primaries. and com
NONSENSE dictates that the conduct of lis Pres
idential campaign should under no clrcum-
stances he intrustcd 20 the most malignant and
INSCRIPTIONS enemy Of the candidate.
Let no one be deceived by the cry Of liar
mony" The vast majority of liepuhlicanS III
this State are earnest and sincere I'm their sup
port of Mckinley They favored his nomna
ton. but were misrcprcsentcd in the convcn
ton. They are all the more earnest for his
election because Of that misrepresentation
They mean 10 leave no doubt about that In any
bodys mind. AMI TO that end they prOpo~" Ia
run no risks and take no chances. They Ger
tainly will not be guilty Of the suicidal folly
of turning over the management Of the cam
paigu 10 man whose conduct of il alone would
in the event of failure expose the whole party
In the State To the suspicion Of ircachery The
Mckinley campaign must be conducted by
Mckinley men, That Is not factionalism; II
does not mean disruption of the party or even
dlscord 1t is simple common-scnse; the sens"
of sclf-prescrvaton. Is harmony endangered
by lnslstcnce on this essential condition. How =
VIII Mr.. Plat and his Comfy Committee or
his State Committee bolt and refuse 10 sup
port the ticket unless they are inirustcd with
the management OF the campaign and the con
troll OF the party In the State! Is that the con
ditiOn upon which alone they VIII agree 10 re-
main In the party and vote for It's candidates
That seems 10 be tho argument they offer that
the basis upon which they offer Harmony. 30
suppose that the Republican party Of the state
Of New York will consent to purchase that sort
of harmony from that sort Of master AT that
price? Not if It knows Itself.