New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13

faithful and unscrupulous a organ OF the boss as
The Tlmess attitude toward Platt. He Is the abest
Assistant Democrat in the country.
The Platts and Lauterbachs and Kenyons who
trying to keep Republicans from Identifying
themselves with the partys activity in the com ng
Presidential campaign are going 10 have haro
time of IT, Not IN years have the opponents OF the
machine been thoroughly reused. and In no part
OF the State has this opposition assumed more VIZ
form than in Onondaga County Thousands
of Republicans have been kept off the rolls there
as in this city and If Mr.. Hendricks and Mr. Ken
yon are allowed to have their way they VIII pc
deprived OF ther rights as loye- meinDer7 o ,har
day has been denounced by all the ;ndependeni
newspapers. ard Tho Hsrad voices the eenehr cn
the National Republican party Is in the asht Of ti
e ana when he the freever
movement and i gr9wing sirenfin in ne nondasa
IS splitting peas and pairing pods over the question
of admitting to participation IN ne Pr,narssiy, aiH
who were driven last year from support OF ioG ss
candidates OF the machine by the acton OF 1 sne
machine leaders,. whose offences were as Th
bic their present attitude IS prepostero,us. an Inc
OF the %chnd P2 rom renersl recognton
From Plat. with his erratic malevolence towaSSu
outer chamber wherein the Onondaga ponD1 s w eS
perform their inca Mat lions. the mach,ne seems en-
thr Republcans Of tho city, less than year ago
repudiated by tremendous majority OF the voter.
parent!y learned nothing by experience j. incapa
bic OF seeing things in the perspective OF eommp ION
mills OF the gods are yet grinding Ine miiis can
keep It up long as the gr.s holds out
The tremendous Importance of the coming State
Convention is pointed out with characteristic ciear
ness by THE Utica Press 1t declares that II
beaten this time Mr. Plat must retire to private
life "a res: which to him IL not attractive. III
means" saws The Press" the surrender OF the
powers OF an uncrowned king" For the plight IN
which he finds himself 1t shows that Mr. Platt mas
himself to thank. He has not been content win
leadership but sought to be an abso Lutte autocrat
,He volunteered TO defeat Mckinley for President
but found his authority miie TO his own state.
Angercd a the exhibition Of his weakness ne n s
a display OF his spite by publishing statement aiter
statement calling the Oh!oan everything but decent
Fool SHY he expected that when the oracle spokr,
delegates from al, over the United States would
tremble WAIVER and fall into line. But aias, hGne
tremG 3b I nor nta the McKiney c@un,n Seeing
chances OF influence in National aHairs DaniIisr
control OF the organization Of HE party IN me f,-
pre STATE II he can 90 IT or n1t Is ,Jr districts
70 s,v and every man who votes that ticket mas
voice in settling this question
4 dispatch from Canton announces that General
Daniel I,utterfield had long conference with Gov
frenls have been talking about MIN as desirable
candidate FOR Vice President and / Is thought mat
his d nGryGw WIN DO wfh T Put the General
fused 70 say word on the subject
In response 10 the monster petition addressed to
Delegates Raincs ard Payne by their constituents
Mr. Payne replied that he could not promise 10 vote
for Mckinley even on second ballot. because he
was not instructed to DO To this The Auburn
Advertiser" sensiby replies: That is true. Bu;
Mr Payne knows nov whom the pe2P!e want , ana
q It AZ the district convention, where The name OF
Mr.. Morton was coolj received although IN, dele
| psign. But those instructions the votes OF the
people the votes u a few seeking 10 carry the
of Mo-fo as r1lfiCal 1iCkprinQ
at S. Louis. in 4 direction wher. d.ckernS w9uI
9 %os , Tg as rfs sp n'esT
ami all the sentiment for him In this State to-day is
! manufactured"
The Idea of moving the headquarters OF the Re-
| publican National Committee 70 Chicago or Cleve-
| land is about as likely 70 be carried the
proposition to hold the coming Republican National
Convention at New-Oreans.
"Mr Mckinney says The WATERFOWL Times
will be the choice Of the majority OF the Republi-
can delegates. and the same majority will be for
sound money
The Republicans Of Schuyler County have organ
tied Mckinley cub and passed resolutions re.
| guessing Delegates Parker ami Baxter 10 vote for
| Mckinney at St Louis.
The attitude OF President Matthews OF the Nc
! kinney League toward Controller Roberts's cam
/ didacy for Governor has caused considerable sur
prise IN political circles for the that the two
men known TO be warm personal we'll as
| political friends They still. there has been no
personal disagreement. but 1t .s possible that they
apart on a question OF policy. The nature OF
| that Mr.. Matthews makes clear in The Buffa.o
/ Express" lie points out that Erie County although
a pioneer for years in the fight against bosslsm. has
been sadly handicapped by the fact that (, has al
ways allowed itself TO be pacaed at the State Con
veniion. In other words. II has played extremely
practical politics and to such extent that It's inde
| pendenco has been discounted The time has come
Mr. Matthews holds when Erie County should move
upon At higher plane we are tired" he says. n
leading EDITORIAL. of booming men at the expense
OF i cause which we hold dear. We believe that the
time has come FOR finishing Piatt we believe tina;
there viii never again be favorable an opportu-
nifty TO secure representative party government. FoE
this insist that Erie County should go e
the state Convention with clean hands. asking moth
Ing and expecting nothing but the publication OF the
party We should leave ourselves free to cooperate
with Ike N nded Republicans ali over the state
preferrinS the c1ndida;es VINO can make the strong
est showing against the Platt slate no matter from
whst part OF the state they come We should elect
solid anu-P att de.egation ana Leave ourselves free
10 fight for the rights OF other candidates who are
After the people nave reg&ned contro. OF the party
VIII be time enough for Erie County 10 claim It's
lions should remain In allegiance. They are not
friends OF the Controller who now booming
we believe Consciously or unconsciousy. this move
fits in with Boss Platts game OF dividing the Me
themselves The first effect Of the movement If il 4
persisted in. Will be TO divide the strength Of En-
with the result that neither OF them. any Other
anti Piatt man, Will be nominated for Governor"
The absurd chatter about Governor McKinley's
Interference IN the fight against Patt In this State
is thus commented on by The Syracuse Post"
Governor Mckinley will not interfere In this lgh,
nor should he II tho Republicans Of this State q,
not care enough about their rights and privileges e
frht for them. they ought TO lose them II the peo
pe OF New-York have not suffered sufficiently un
der machine rule to be willing TO Join hands for IL
overthrow then they must suffer Governor Nc
kinney would have no more right 70 interfere In this
fight than would Warner Miller Cornelius Bliss oil
controller Roberts to interfere IN the politics of thu
Republican party in ohio New York State Repub
licans can smash the machine II they willing
10 go about 1t In the right way They must organ
lie their forces unite every element In sympathy