The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-11
The Hue and Cry Against "Bossism.'

1t is the usual assumption that men en-
gage in business for the purpose of making
money. The theory that they work for
their health merely is not generally &C
cepted, and is not supported by the facts of
experience. At this time, however, there
is manifested among financiers and men of
business a disposition which seems to indi-
cate that they prefer the making of rash
experiments in politics to the old.fashioned
pursuit Of money making.
The obvious dictate of prudence after the
practical advantages of the decision against
Organism, rendered one year ago, have been
demonstrated, was to continue in the same
course whent the election Of last week offered
the opportunity. Generally throughout the
part of the Union which voted against
BRYAN in 1896, therefore, that decision
was reafirmed, in some cases less emphat-
ically, but will sufficient force to indicate
that tho majority of the voters remained
stable in their convictions.
In the city Of New York, however, the
majority turned about and reversed it's de-
cision Of last year. This square population
Of the principles sustained by 1t in 1896
occurred, too, at a time when the material
interests of this community, already begin
ming to prosper anew as a direct consequence
of the decision of last year, prompted the
people to reafirm that judgment with i'm
p~ressive emphasis. 1t was a course 30
plain to business sagacity that the veering
from it which occurred in the election indi-
Gated that the conservative elements of the
community had lost their heads in the
campaign. But the decision was rendered
and it Is now irrevocable.
Since the election, too, the newspapers
and political guerrillas and renegades who
deluded people into the commission of the
folly have been engaged in a concerted effort
to increase, multiply, and prolong the evil
consequences of the mad political escapade.
They are trying in all ways to extend and
aggravate the political Generalization and
disorganization of which 1t was the fruit,
and thus to continue the uncertainty, insta-
bility, and confusion of political conditions
SO injurious to business. The State exhib-
tied creditable consistency and conserva-
tism, except 30 far as the city of New York
was concerned. 1t repeated the verdict of
last year; but the city, with no reason justi.
flying the change, but every sound reason of
business prudence and of patriotism de-
handing distinctly its reaffirmation, re-
versed the judgment of the State. Now,
therefore, these conspirators against the
welfare and prosperity Of New York are
plotting to destroy the conservative solidity
Of the outside State by extending to it the
political confusion they introduced into the
city during the last campaign. Their
scheme is to divide the Republican party in
every county in the election for Governor
and for congressman next autumn. and
thus turn over the State to the mercies of
the Organized Democratic party.
The plea of these renegade Republicans
is to be that only by the wrecking of the
Republican party can "bossism," as they
term its present organization, be defeated
and destroyed. The business interests
which depend upon reasonable political
stability receive no consideration at the
hands of these wreckers, though, strangely
enough, there are included among them
some scatter-brained men of business.
Wa the recent assault in this city upon
the integrity of the Republican organiza.
tion productive of consequences which en-
courage the business community to counte-
nance such a general rebellion against
"bossism" throughout the State9