New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04
GOVERNOR NORTON.


RELATIONS WITH Mr.. PLAT.
From Harper's Weekly.
When Governor Mortons name was PUBLICLY sus-
gested as that Of possible Republican candidate
for the Presidency. 1t met generally with respec.
full and in many places with decidedly 1avors Noe
body. indeed. considered him great statesman or
a party leader of marked strength But ne was Was
OF respectable social as we'll as political assocla-
TONS who had creditaby filled severa. nlgn paonSS
%sh wnE msa dey s by the
money. who would surround himself with the pes
eessble to the Views and sentiments Of the most
estmable part OF the community ana ms 81 n
Clean politics It was this view, Of Mr.. Mortons
personality which attracted good citizens to MN,
az od the Is 'ss as Of tx e ms
mended his candidacy to their support regaroiesS
1t is mortfy!ng to his friends to see that candi,
dacy in danger Of becoming sGandai nstear homas
c. Piatt figures its principal promoter n S.p.
Plat is to the whole country as the repre- nnr
days. 1t is understood also that, whether Goyernor
Morton has solicited or merely acc dsrY FOR them
What kind Of payment viii be demanded Dy such ha
has already made some Characteristic payments,on-
account. win and hold Mr. PATS Irisn i mi
which give a foretaste OF what settlement Il" '0''
We remember for instance, the shock Governor err
Ne pSs s M A 70 fRs o
clan and one of the most INSCRIPTIONS Of Mr. Patts
Works which OF all departments of the state Gov
ernment may. through its patronage; exercise tne
the stili greater shock administered to the public
conscience by Governor Morton when: AFTER naVmH
seryice reform he appointed Civil Service Com
missioner Mr.. Lord an equally notor,1uS ,pnrnn
the progress Of the reform most essential to our
political morals Considering that the main nal nd RIT
service from the grasp Of spois politics, the duty
OF the Governor in filling commissionersnlp wa
plain He had simply to select man well known 10
be in full sympathy with the principle and aim OF
the law Instead OF this he used the commission
snoils politician, and this spoils politician COM
mended by Mr. Platts henchmen for the very reason
hs life OUT of civil service law There have been
few scandalous political transactions thah
this. -
These Of the specimen for Mr.
with Mr.. Piatt they will count for nothing unless
the creditors further charges are satised IN Iui,'
Mr. Morton should we'll consider what this means
He must be aware that an alliance with MI piatt
is virtually an alliance with Tammany Hall; There
operation Of the Plat forces ana hosts Of Tam
many braves In making up the recent Republican ian
readiness OF the Tammany votes In the State Leg
isaure support Plat measures whenever needed n
10 IL that in order TO retain Mr.. Platts friendship
he will have to Join this noble confederacy lie WI
have to sanction all the legislation devised by Mr.;
Plat to the end OF bringing about the political
death OF all of Mr. Mortons own respectable friends
IA deliver the city Of New-York. bound hand and
foot into the hands OF the Platt-Tammany robber
partnership and so on. He will have TO do all TINS.
1t too srongy-if he fail in anything, all he has done
will go with Mr. Plat for nothing.
appearanc .s Governor Morton viii be permitted to
stand in the National Republican Convention as
the candidate OF Nsw.York And behind all t ms
and election. the form OF Thomas c. Platt as Sec
rotary OF the Treasury. II the Republicans can be
defeated this autumn. II Is just such prospect
that may defeat them.
We commend these things to Governor Morton
for serious ar 'bs Fns tha Mr. IN
Platt's active friendship is necessary TO hm But
Is necessary TO nm or to es at seb ne
price, Is II not more necessary to him that ne
should be an honorable man In public. as he Is IN
private life. and should leave decent reputation
behind him? New-York has one OF her sons in the
Presidential chair who three times nominated
aud twice elected because the people trusted and
These enemies were just the same class or poll
ticians that now seem to befriend MI: Morton. Is
son OF New-York dstrusted and rejected for the
friends ne has made? Let him not forget that
are disreputable. II he continue his cooperation
with them ne may at last discover that he sacri.
csd his S0Sd 5r nShns ne oD viii sac @
roclatlons repel from him selfrespecting people.
bu, Mr. Plat, whenever he deems II 10 his ad-
vantage. viii not hesitate moment to sell Off
Governor Morton TO the highest bidder. and to
drop him as a miserable wreck by the wayside.
ar. Morton has reached the age which may ad.
monish him gravely to consider what kind OF
name he would wish to leave behind him. He Is
making his last re record Which Will put no. Its
ing OF Governor Morton In n spirit by no means
unfriendly We sincerely wish him we'll And we
70 much that was respectable. he to be
membered only as the guilty tool and an at at the same
scrupuous political sharpers OF our time.