New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
pLATT SHOULD BE REGULATED
A CORRESPONDENT WHO THINKS HIS PLACE Is
ix THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

~ THE DEMO Ratio PARTY
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. desire 10 indorse and. II possible. emphasize
the views expressed by your numerous corre-pon'-
cn,s upon the scaniilous and dsre-peciah'e means
r.sor,ed 10 by T C. Plntt and his 0bei!en; ennis
sarie- = tarnsh the rrpua lion 81 our most popular
causdat. ,or the Presidency. whose nomination AZ
VI Louis IL now conceded % be an avowed fact II
has long beer a question In my mind. as X mas o"'n
with many Others with whom have conNers"i
whether those engaged IN this disgraccful con-
spiracy should not BE- completely ostrac!zed by the
Republican party and considered as Democrats
working secretly rke many Oily Gammons. 10
lniuro those whom they openly profess TO support.
= nil. Al heart they are endeavorng 70 create dis
scnalons which they hope may all tho opposition
There ~ 4 good old aiAge which says that those
who are not WIKI as are against us. and SIN an
9th r. somewhat stronger. saving that "a concealed
=. e worse than open enemy, ana thinh bo'h
a-. ,opl,c.hle IN the case before us ~ New York
hls. seeking N the most outrageous manner ami
Ay ever, conceivable means 20 accomplish his ends
and hls own political power and Advancement at
IA. ~acriace - the grrat party - which ~ claims
1, belong bu' which now rcpudates ms member
.hip Never before. In our political history. mas
there been such corrupt or nutocratc usurpaton
Of bower a. that exercised this last winter by this
Tiora County politician. and never before has
legislative body elected hy the people. 80 tamely
and obsequousy yielded suhscr, tent obedience TO
the rule Of man. without authority. Unfortu-
nttcly II has been accepted by chosen Republican
LEGISLATURE against the earnest and frequent pro-
tests OF those who elected H.
And II seems 10 be an admitted fact that the
future plans 81 Mr.. Plat and his hcnchmen are
already mapped out and the Siege train laid by
which they are to he continued in power after
the election OF Mr.. Mckinley. from whose Admins
tration they Will happily have nothing TO expect
by the selection Of the boss "a United states Sena
tor II succeed Mr. I'm. the elevation 81 hts FIRST
assistant Mr. Fish 20 the iOvcrnorshp. and his
second assistant. Raines AS Lieutenant, Governor,
and the patronage ~ the great State OF New York
70 be controlled and manipulated by them and their
tycophani!c followers
II Is an admirn Die scheme FOR these machine gen
tlemcn and must sound swcctly In the OF those
10 be pcrpciuaici IN power and considerably benz
nfed but I shan be greatly disappointed in the
character of our people II they do repudlatc all
such plans at the polls and by combining upon Anti
Machine ca ndidates for every office furnish unmis
taxable evidence that the mandatory rule OF a
Pnu or A CrOker-"arcades ambo"-will not he
tolerated IN the great Empire State. appeal TO all
honea Republicans unite In crushing out machine
politicians by eloctng those who can he trusted TO
ahlish good government ard salutary reforms
without dlciation. \ STRAIGHT tEfu Bl.lCAN.
Yonkcrs May 2 1876