The record-union., 1896-04-01
The New York Governors Claim Upon
the Republican Party Set Forth
By Plat. Depew, Miller, Lauterbach
and Hackett.
Not Safe for the Republicans to Assume
That They Are to Have a Walkover
Mt the Election in November
Though the Democratic Party's
Blunders Have Been Manifold.
Democrats Will Vote Their Ticket
Straight.

Democrats VIII Vote Their Ticket
Straight.
| NEW YORK, March SIT. c. Platt,
Chauncey M. Depew, Warner Miller,
Edward Lauterbach and c. w. Hack
ett, Chairman of the New York State
Republican Committee, contribute to
the April number of the North Amer
lean Review" to be published to-mor-
row, a symposium on Governor Morton
as Presidential candidate, in the
course of which they set forth the Gov
ernor's claim upon the Republican party
| for nomination to the Presidency.
| Mr. Platt utters warning against
the confidence felt by many Republic
ans that the nominee at the st. Louis
Convention, whoever he may be, will be
elected ''It is not safe for the Repub-
licans," he says, "to assume that they
are going to have walkover at the
Presidential election in November. Man
ifold as the blunders of the Democratic
party have been, combined with the
imbecility and incompetency of the
present Administration, they will not
prevent the Democracy from making
hard struggle to retain control Of the
| Government, and they will not keep the
mass of the Democratic voters from go
| ing to the polls next November and
voting their ticket straight. 1t is un-
fortunately a confirmed habit with
Democrats, to support their party. right
or wrong"
In response to the objections urged by
some to Governor Morton on the score
of his age, Mr. Platt points to the fact
1 - ESr1rn a
mostly old men, and he expresses con-
fidence that after careful and deliberate
consideration of the situation the ST.
Louis convention will give its decision
| in favor of Governor Morton.
| Mr. Depew, in the course OF his paper,
points to the Venezuelan question as
demonstrating the value in the 1aresl-
Dental office of diplomacy. Governor
Norton" he says, while maintaining
| the rights of America, and strongly and
! intelligently enforcing her impregnable
position on the Monroe doctrine, would
| have done it in message SO clearly ana
decisively as to raise no question or
argument upon the language of his
paper as to the American position upon
| that doctrine, and at the same time to
leave the ultimate question of war where
the Constitution places it, among the
representatives of the people
/ Mr.. Depews says the Governors in
| f1uence upon legislation has been so
conspicuous for reform and good gov
ernment as to command, even while he
is a candidate for the Presidency, ap-
proval by the press of all parties. Mr..
/ Depew urges that the United states
needs a business administration. IN
the election of Mr.. Morton the country
would enter again upon a long period OF
development and prosperity, and would
| know once more an era OF universal
employment and of good wages, and
the general happiness which comes from
| the increase and distribution of ma
/ tional wealth"
Warner Miller regards Governor Nor
toms record as a public officer as sure
guarantee that in his hands all of the
interests of the country may be securely
placed, and will be absolutely safe. He
| is known to be a. thorough protectlonlSt
and sound money man of the strongest
| character. If he is nominated and
| elected President, there will no longer
| be any doubts in the minds of our peo-
/ pie or in any foreign country as to what
our financial policy will be, and their
securities everywhere will be taken
| everywhere without hesitation and
/ without fear that they would be paid
| in money except the best in the world.
! Our credit will be restored to the condl-
| ton it was in when General Harrison
! turned the Government over to the
Democrats. At that time we were able
to borrow money at 21a per cent
| Mr.. Lauterbach lays special emphasis
on the claims of New York State on the
Republican party. He says: 'The Re-
publicans of the Empire State have been
modest and self-sacrificing. To them,
since the creation of the party, has not
been accorded the privilege of selecting
O nominee for this proudest office in the
Government of any people. The des-
TIMES of the party and fortunes of the
country have uniformly depended upon
| its political attitude. Doing much, CIV
| ing much, sacrificing much, it has
hitherto been accorded scant considera-
tion by the Republicans of other States.
| cit seems but simple justice to ac-
quiesce in it's unanimous suggestion for
| the elevation of it's favorite son to the
| post which it covets for him as the
crowning and deserved glory of pri-
vate and public life of singular merit
and desert. His nomination and cleo
| ton, which, of course, would certainly
| follow, would secure the certainty not
only Of the perpetuated Republicanism
of the State, but of the real stalwart.
lunfaltering Republicanism of this great
metropolis. It's citizens by a vast ma
jority would respond to the compliment
Of the nomination of their fellow -citi-
zen by affiliation with the party whose
ccurtesies to him he has repaid by an
answering devotion to its principles
and purposes.
Mr.. Hackett says Governor Morton
rs an advocate of the strictest economy
in public expenditures. His untiring
effort to prevent unnecessary appropri-
ations by the State Legislature is most
convincing proof of his attention to the
reeds of the taxpayers. And, while this
is true, his equally watchful care for the
welfare of the workingmen has been
demonstrated by his course in providing
work for the laborers on the Capitol in
Albany when the regular appropriation
mad been exhausted His practical be-
nevolence has been often and widely
iattested, and his generous contributions
70 the sufferers from famine in Ireland
and relief of the victims of yellow fever
in the South are matters of familiar rec
ord"