New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST.
PLATT's LOST OPPORTUNITY.

PLATTS LOST OffOh1 CENii l.
From The Chicago Times-Herald
That Mr.. Platt determined there should be
no union between the machine organization and the
citizens non-partsan movement was shown by ms
AS a Republican candidate for Mayor OF Greater
New-York.
THEY ARE STILL WORRYING PLATT.
From The Detroit Free Press.
Impractical as these '1ncurable factionsts"
doubtless are IN he s. gong to kee ,
Tammany watch the course Of legislation with ref
ruptionsts Just miserable as they can.
PLATT WILL DIE BY HIS OWN SWORD.
From The Washington County Post.
his head Nth his own sword. If this fate has
overtaken Mr.. Plat. the persstency of his stub
bornness will surely bring II TO pass for man so
old and 50 stepped in the spoils system cannot well
change his manner Of life, he woaid not know
will. 1t would spring back with every enort. and
every imagined chance TO strike down supposed
rival
HOW TO DEAL WITH PLATT'S INVITATIONS.
From The New-York Evening Post.
Platt owns the machine absolutely, ana can con-
troll the primaries suit his end, no matter now
many honest Republicans may succeed IN geltlng
for reforming Republicans to ADOPT towaTd e19
and that is refuse 10 have anything "hdtG Ii
10 do with him or his machine adopting as tneli
rule Of conduct the dictum Of Cornelius ~ Bliss
that his have made 1T mpqssDie d dOr o., sen
good purpose
THE INToLERANT WAYS OF PLATT
From The Syracuse Post.
M doubt thousands Of Republicans voted for Seth
Low 10 voice their protest against the lhtolerant
fion In New-York. That organization mas hlanageo
things with high hand. Even SecIetdiy Diss
who supported General Tracy said some months
ago that the Republican rolls were PADDED with me
names Of thousands OF illegal voters The orgami
zation has been managed as very close corpora
tion, and thousands OF good Republicans have been
Inevitable and the plain truth or the matter was
that Mr. Low received the votes or thousanos OF
Republicans who emphasized in this way their DIS
gust with the way In which the Republican organ
ization in New-York was conducted.
SPANS WEAKNESS OUR OPPORTUNITY.
From The Chicago Tmes-Herald
II Spain were financially strong. able to float war
loans In London. Paris and Berlin on the strength
of IT'S natural resources, and IL the ardor OF It's
people were sustained by victories In the field our
blandest offers OF friendly Intervention could not
fail TO bring about rupture between the govern
fight when driven 10 the wall and. while q war
would inevitably result In our favor. an unjust
war would destroy our influence as a peace r,
true policy Of the Administration must be TO gain
as much for Cuba may be possible without en-
dangering the peace OF this country.
SPAIN CRAWLS OUT.
From The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
The Competitor prisoners are now released. and
doubt Spain will try TO make II appear that In
granting them liberty. and IN refusing TO carry out
the decree of the drumhead couTt-martial, she is
nanimity. But such is not the case. II Weyler
had shot those four American citizens We DO not
doubt that the American feet would have knocked
down Havana about his ears. In declining to exc"