New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-27
POLITICAL NOTES.


Ono OF the most machine ridden counties outside
OF New-York Is Onondaga- 1t may not be worse
than Albany, but Is certainly as bad. To no
less than 500 Republicans is denied the right Of
participating In the primaries and the caucuses.
simply because they dared to vote against the local
machine candidate for Mayor of Syracuse last iaI!
II will be remembered that the Hendricks NUM-
c!pal government investigated by the Lesis-
la,ure year ago last winter The Investigation
was squeched by Platts orders. but the effect of 1t
was the nomination OF reform candidate for
Mayor by the Republican opponents OF Patts RUE
The election resulted in the choice or Democrat,
but the reform candidate for Mayor was second IN
the race That Is say. he was supported ny the
majority Of the Republicans. OF Syracuse. There,
upon the old machine decided TO ostracise every
member OF the party Who had voted against IT, 1t
did the primaries in the selection OF del gates rs
to the State Convention and repeated ne ran IN
the selection OF delegates to the National Convenon
Notwithstanding the protest OF Chairman San@T i,o o.
the Republican National Committee INC m ma s1,,
IL prepared 20 repeat the fraud again at the rull
caqcuses l. Is the only way IN wn of the Counties
where a new organization is absolutely demanded
s.,t of the Efforts Of the Mckinley League Next
to Il Is Albany. There are others, but thesc ana
80 ~ machine tyranny and require most careful
attention and radical treatment
SO strong is the feeling In favor OF Governor Nc
Kiney in Onondaga County that Tho Syracuse
Post, declares the question longer TO be whether
there Ia Mckinley sentiment. but whether there Is
anything Else
A rcview Of the political situation leads THE
Rome Sentinel TO the conclusion that Il is evidently
time for Mr Plat TO prepare for a long vacation
The declaration OF an ardent Democrat In The
New-York Sun" that David u. Hi IL the only man
who can save tho Democratic party this year moves
Western New-York critic to remark that ~ nI,,
IA the only person that save II tho Democracy
can hardly be worth saving.
Does any sensible man believe that Mckinleys
canvass would have been 30 succesStul that ne
would have Jed all his competitions from the hts'
and have carried on the great prize by so dcTisSe I'VE
mari OF tho great body OF Republican, OF the coun-
Try as to his trswq5hnss. on p tes ESpress that
asks this pertinent question.
The outrageous tactics employed by Plat In his
effort TO defeat Mckinley are revelation OF MS
character o The Utica Daily Press. which ue-
nounces his schemes in this vigorous language;
None but desperate and INSCRIPTIONS people would
consider for moment such scheme as fIatt ana
followers SaShs1 up IN nc5 sYrt to do their
best TO create a panic In the money market which
h,y INTENDED S hone TO shrFs would G Sep him
Louis 1t Is more than probable ma un Ed nor been
discovered in time and discounted BY Pu6icat alton
But they could hye OF thousands OF
dollars unsettled business and made no ehh h0 oil
trouble Il would have eToSsh' this they were
willing to do to gratify the'r rage as"'''' '0
opponent
Referring to the humiliattng defeat OF fa'' III ",
effort TO control the Presidency. The Troy fress
discusses his fate In philosophical manner Al
concert with other schemers OF the same SUIT, !"
savs .he attempted control the Repuohcah
presidential nomina ton and set himself up rs
rho National boss OF the Republican party hhu' III
the event OF It's success, OF the Government '''''
Quite a magnificent programme Tor an u''sorupu''"S
political trickstcr and wre-puller! But raw i"
National politics in too deep water Tor party
boss OF his height. and as n result ne WAS SUI
merged by the great Mckinley wave. from uhder
which he is just crawling out hoarse. nau' 'iuuuy
and breathing vengeance upon Mch'"!ey anu III,
spporters The vaporngs Of dirty ana % Yea
boss are very different from the outgvnss oil rhe
Eve ind,vidIIal when he Is In high feather ne
politicians who bowling and scraP.ng IN tLa
w for wink or nod. laugh at him and vnry
frankly say that ne mas nrocneSs io ustrate these
observations with a few cases in point; " amer
Miller says Year w or t nss bacR now that the
81 IN ds,rass shows his teeth In savage fashion and
Plat !" nS pSsHn to H
friends and shrivelled In public estmatom og
sorting nv WIN ling schemes When Plat refused in
reurn to permit him the poor compliment OF sons
angry ~, at such treatment and rebeed He Is now
securing ,h IN 6 ,ns T'f
o sns #, the State The NewYork Press II
stuck e h% s ahni would he
HR,eanubilcam standard bearer. Then II not only
a1perted the boss but turned upon him: Bosses
are feared but they are not loved When they
nse their power they lose their friends as well.
WcKlniey Is the rising sun and Plat the falling
stsr NJ contemporancous Repubicanism. In stretch
ing forth to direct National affairs Platt has lost
his control OF the State
Among the refreshing incidents OF the present
campa,sn are the announcements from time to time
~ ,hreefor-a-quarter Plat politicians that they
have received Invitations to visit canton or Csvs
land The Mckinley League OF the STATE OF New
York has standing offer Of 800 for ~" production
~ a single one OF these interesting missives
A strong argument appears in THE Utica Press
AGAINST placing any reliance whatever upon Platt
or his State Committee in the event OF Mckinieys
nomination. For. as 1t points out. II Mckinley
ahouId be defeated at the polls, IT would be a
leather In the cap OF the boss as political proph-
AZ Yes II would be a great triumph for Platt to
siect his Governor and Assembly at the expense OF
The National ticket but ne will not be permitted 10
DO this year
Mayor Peene. Of Yonkers. one Of the delegates
from the Westchester district feels called upon TO
crticise McKinley's financial record. He IL quoted