New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
TIE PARrY.s SUPREME LAW.

TIE PARTY6 SUPREME LAW
ALLEGIANCE TO ITS PRINCIPLES HIGHER DUTY
THAN ALLEGIANCE TO THE ORGANIZATIONS
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
s,r. A strong effort Is being made by the or
ganization leaders and their immediate to'o"''
by appeals to the party allegiance Oh nepuo''o'
and even by covert threats and charges OF parry
treason II they dare DO II. to prevent them .o'ns
for honesty and good government OF tho people Anu
for the people as typified In the candidacy u "A''
Low.
What Is the party. and why are We hePuo''o
The Republican party was founded ana mas go"
rs victories the advocate OF the rie"'' u -
of freedom Of speech. and Of an honest ana ecv
nomical administration Of governmental ahairs. ~
was the party OF the people. because the peop'e
were heard in its council. and spoke throus" -,
the polls II was derided In Its infancy as 'n'
party Of moral IDEAS. the black fepuo''
party AbolItlonists Niger lovers ana "ha' ~,
and yet because its cause was Just II triumpneu.
and 90 ling as It's cause Is Just It will triumph ou'
simpy because and while Republicans remain u"e
10 right and Justice according to the dictates u,
their individual conscences. But inc parry
the organization" are two distinct thlnsS' '
Lauterbach, while chairman or the f'epup''.
County Committee. a little over year ago u's
tinctly and emphaticay SO declared from 'he '
Of that committee. Said he. In substance
81 want you 10 clearly understand that tne u.
ganization' and the party arc to be distinguishes
The organization consists OF those VINO at'eo "
the machinery OF the party. VINO make Hs 'ueo
and Its platforms and name the candda,es-'he
party consists Of all who can DO induced 10 we
our ticket There is necessity to have the or
pan,zation' large or unmanageable-the moro COM
pact It Is the better can II DO handed ny '"o''
whose wisdom you must trust
There you have 1t! Three years ago the attempt
was made through the system OF election osu.c'
associations to Identify the Republican voters-.ne
party-with the organization. to have popular
marty government This did not suit. Rolls Were
stuffed fraudulent delegates sent TO the cV', ~
tee. the constitution amended IN sea- sanor md
County Convention became farcicai hohoL. ...d
now the new City Committee Is not even hanpo,e1
BY constitution but vested With RIe coms farce
our City Convention unit to ratify the caucus nr
deliberaons Of half dozen men; 10 the Il. RepuS
cans il we fail to implicitly obey 49,. ,,..
Jus; pF to Of the s.xsra "a tho
United States p MS o
r IS% for the Union 10 d. the east
ward through the Indian Territory, Il became ,e
divert the Column from the St. Louis route south th
ward into Texas. there TO be turned ou, ho had in
their oath Of enlistment each sworn to obey the
orders Of the officers appointed over b mem rroves
Of military offences determined among themselves
their shG 9Ss Gr S Ss Of
troop TO be their spokesman In case such em ,he
Next day the COIumn Itdcleu ''c
forks Of the trail the lc. led TO 81 Louis anu tne
The Commanding officer gave the order. Head o,
column right and with his stan and oiicers turmeu
shouted the order. Head OF column left trot
march," and led on the way Back came inc alk.S
colonel revolver In hand How dare you nisooey
INV order sir? You mutneer!" Sir. when my
colonel becomes a traitor 10 his country OBEY ny
country rather than my colonel Column FORWARD!
The sergeant was traitor TO his "orgahlzation,
represented by his colonel possibly: but me coioei
was a traitor to that which was greater IMAM the
Generalization" $780,, <..,,
The late Constitutional Convention. chosen from
the great mass Of the Republican party. pTovided
that municipal elections should be separate from
the State and National elections for the express
purpose that In selecting the rulers OF cities the peo
ple might not be limited 10 partisan choicc, put
be free to seek the men best h,ted FOR the c,ty
service regar1lers OF particular lines or views Men
nromnen, in the "organizaton spoke and vot - for
the State Now have come to the parting OF
The WAYS Who are the traitor. those IN com
mand OF tho organized forces OF the party VINO or-
rn, their votes and vows and hesitate not 10 say
thev would rather the ciiy-the greater city
fa into the hands Of It's old-time punder.rs than
renord and integrity and undoubted experience shall
be the chief officer OF that great city or those ne
publcans who are true TO the supreme written Ia"
| OF their partyT 49,, $4,000. =. 49,. ~.
publicansm because OF the threat. III you vote Tor
driven ont OF the party? Wei. Repuolicans or
the Lincoln stripe are not al! dead nor nave tney
lost their Goi-given, constitutional TeA, OF M
Jiyldual sovereignty! .. ..,.~ .
And the issue still Is Low or Tamm,ny me
people the Tiger" hEftbii|A.''