New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
TO THROW OFF BOSSISM.
AN ADDRESS TO THE REPUBLICANS OF
THE EMPIRE STATE.


troll OF THE PARTY INTO THEIR owS HANDS
AND COMPLETE THE POPULAR TRIUMPH
WON AT ST. LOUIS ~ THE NoMrNA-
rIoN OF MKINLEY AND HOBART
The address OF about two hundred weknown
members Of the Mckinley State League and
other Republicans Joining with them to the Re-
prblcars Of the State Of New York was issued
from the League headquarters. No. % East
/ Twenty in this o:'y last evening II
is one Of the results Of the recent conferences
OF prominent friends Of Major Mckinley. who
came together last week to consider the best
means for giving effect In this State the great
! victory by the people over the bosses St
J Louis.
The address is an exceedingly strong one. as Q
paper from the tranchant pen OF ex-senator
Warner Miller IS expected 10 bo r, IL calm
: and dispaseonate appeal % Republicans who
value their personal independence to devote ther
time and energies from now until the holding Of
the primaries and The conventions 10 choose dele
gates 10 the State and district conventions who
will secure in the Republican nominations TO bs
made for Governor and other State officers Q
triumph Of the people similar to that achieved In
the National Convention.
The sgners Of this paper are confident that
their fellow Republicans throughout the State
have deeper ard more abiding interest In tho
welfare Of the great party OF protection. rec-
procity and sound money than they have In
faction. They believe that II the Republicans
Of the State aroused 10 ehe dangers which
confront them they will send as delegates 70
the State convention this year men who will
represent the wishes Of their constituents. and
will refuse to take orders from self-constituted
political bosses
When the real sentiments of the masses of me
party stifed by the operation Of the machine.
Republicans are advised 20 hold independent
conventions TO elect delegates to the State con-
vention The leaders in this movement promise
that they will give II possible id H. the struggle
to throw off the yoke which has In recent years
oppressed the Republican voters Of the State.
Many Republicans called at tie headquarters
OF the Mckinley League in East Twenty second
st. yesterday and gave their hearty approval
to the movement. The sentiments expressed In
the paper issued a,s' evening met their earnest
Endorsement widespread agitation of tho Is
Joined between the people and the state
machine IL inevitable. As ex-senator Miller
stated it a few days ago The fight is on"
THE ADDRESS.
The full text of the address is as follows:
To the Republican Voters OF the State of New.
York.
In the campaign now beginning we have Na.
tional candidates and National platform made
by the people and for the people. and meeting
the approval Of every honest man in the Repuh-
lican party The people secured those cand!-
da tes and the plato m by asserting their power
and insisting upon having their own righteous
way. They were persistently opposed by every
politician who had usurped authority and esue-
eth -
has arrogated to himself all power, both execu.
tive and legislative. in this State
To make this campaign consistent and Sue
cessful. it to us necessary that In our
coming State convention We Republicans of
New-York should put the State in line with the
Nation. and should select some candidate for
Governor who will be no mans man. bat will
represent every honest Republican N the State
To that end hereby record Ir protest
against the fraudulent and oppressive methods
in the party management which have obtained.
especially In the cities Of New-York Albany
and Syracuse.
We demand that no caucuses and conventions
be held as some have been. before even the time
and place Of the State convention are decided
We advise our friends in those localities where
the will of the voter is sthed to hold separate
caucuses and district conventions Of their own
We call upon the friends Of honesty and honor
in Republicansm to set aside all other avoca.
tions and TO devote their best energies 10 get,
ting delegation to the State convention which
will be credit. instead OF a disgrace. 10 q
civilized community.
We pledge ourselves to help our friends in our
own localities and in any part OF the STATE
wherever they may be by all honorable nne.ns
that lie In our power. and subscribe our namea
thereto in the hope that any friend u the moo,
pie and enemy OF usurped power will call unon
us with full confidence that we shall give him,
counsel and aid from until the fight Il won
We can be reached at our homes or AZ head.
quarters. No. - East Twenty -second-st. Now.
York or Guaranty building Buffalo All com.
munications should be addressed to us in New.
York in the care Of George J. Murray s.cretarv
or In Buffalo in the care Of r. + P.nton sacr>
tary.
NEW-YORK COUNTY
WILLIAM BR00kFIELD. JOHN T. MILHoLr.Ayn
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