New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
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There began TO come to this office few weeks
ago from newspaper offices up the State and in
various parts of the country copies Of a pamphlet
issued by the Patt-Qugg bureau entitled
stabbed by an Old Friend-The New-York
Tribune Joins an Attempt to Split the Re
publican Party" 1t Is similar in appearance
and style to the previous issues OF the same
bureau. notably TO one issued in May. 1896. en-
titled Ex-senator Plat on McKinleys Candi-
dacy," In which that gentleman said, among
other things:
My opposition to Governor Mckinley proceeds
almost entirely from my belief that he will get
the Republican party into turmoil and trouble.
He is not a we'll balanced man OF affairs. as
Governor Morton Is. He Is not a great man. as
Mr. Reed is. lie is not trained and educated
public man. as Senator Allison Is. He Is not an
asutc political leader. as Senator Quay Is lie
is simply clever gentleman. much too amiable
and much too impressionable TO be safely In
trusted with great executive office. whose quest
for honor happens 10 have the accidental ad-
vantage Of the association OF his name with
the last Republican protective tarin.
The point is not that Mckinley has made no
remarks and cast no votes that tend TO the
maintenance OF good money. but that he has
made all sorts OF remarks and cast all sorts
Of votes, and. In word. that he has acted In
every situation not from settled principles and
convictions. but in accordance with what he
considered at the time TO be popular.
The great question. then. is the financial ques-
ton: and nobody can look at Mr.. McKinley's
record and read the conflicting and generally
nabby things that ne has said on that subject
without perceiving that he has no fixed opin-
ion about II, and that he has been turned and
twisted by every changing wind OF what he
thought was public opinion.
Another pamphlet in the same series issued in
June. 1896. entitled The Reason Why
Plain Truths About the Course OF The New
York Tribune and the True Reasons for It's
Proposed Bolt" This contained one Of those
profound ar-seeing and statesmanllke arti
cles with which "The Albany Evening Journal"
was at that time irradiat!ng the whole political
horizon. The article set forth that The Tribune
was intending to bolt" II Mckinley were not
nominated and had declared It's allegiance TO
1.-THE Democratic candidate for Governor unless
eft could name the candidate itself" 1t Is al
most ludicrous that a newspaper circulating
among persons Of ordinary Intelligence should
print such transparent falsehoods. but the fact
that It did and that Mr.. Plat used the funds
Of the Republican State Committee 10 reprint
and circulate them in pamphlet form only Illus
trates the folly and desperation with which
he was opposing the nomination OF Mckinley.
The latest tract in the series. published AT the
expense OF the Republican State Committee and
paid for from funds subscribed to aid the Re.
puDICdn cause, is U!Ieu Win extracts from ] ne
New-York Sun" Of last October being the con.
tributions made TO that morlbund publication by
Mr.. Lemue Ely Qugg. OF the O. o. =. Q. r., In
the name OF the Republican campaigners"
They are eight in number. and II they serve
no other purpose VIII be convenient for refer
ence whon any question is raised as 70 the
spirit and the methods OF Mr.. Lelnuel Ely
iggs great municipal campaign. The COM
pilation throws light-whch may or may not be
needed-upon the causes which led TO the dis
comfture Of the PlattQuigg Rump and the
needless and dsgraceful defeat OF the party
they assumed TO lead. Some Of the comments
upon this publication have already been printed
in The Tribune. They agree in tenor and spirit
with the letters received in this office from the
editors OF newspapers 10 whom the pamphlet
was sent. The general expression Is one OF dis
gust mingled with Amusement at the fatrous
folly which inspired such n publication We
now observe with interest. though not with
surprise" that THE New-York Sun" Itself has
become aware OF the effect Of the compilation
from It's own pages upon the press Of this city
and State. It's Thursday issue contained this
brief announcement: 4
We continue to observe with interest though
not with surprise. that Whitelaw Reid is re-
.Si''De t"o "V"i'y anu uhdHINHouS approval or
the Democratic and Mugwump press OF this
city and State because OF his spiteful efforts
TO dsorganize and defeat the Republican party
The Implication that the press Of this city and
State has become unanimously Democratic and
Mugwump," and that Tho Sum-" as the organ Of
the G. 0. P. Q r., is the only Republican news.
paper in the State, is OF the illustrations OF
a diseased imagination and dsordered fancy.
Alienists have observed that such things fire.
quently occur as the result Of overwork. md are
almost always precursors of intellectual stigma
ton and physical dissolution Quigg obviously
overworked 'rhe Sum- with his Republican
campagncrs" racket.