New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
AN OUTSIDERS VIEW.
TIME TO STOP THE SACRIFICE TO TAMMANf IN
ACCOUNT OF PERSONAL PRIDE.
To the Editor OF Tho Tribune.

ACCOUNT OF PERSONAL ltsl'I''
To the Editor OF Tho Tribune.
Str. II Il hard indeed. for man who feels how
urgent arc the claims Of his side to give due
so,orarco N tho claims OF the other side And
that Is the predcament OF all good citizens 81 New
York who take to heart the purposes OF the CitI-
gems Union. II would be tho longest possible STEP
toward success OF all the good purposes inVo"eu
II the managers of the preiiminaries coun De eot
10 see both sides. Here are the counter fac's' II
a political party legtImately exists. II 1t has 10
make n great fight for interests 40 momentous as
those settled half-settled. anyhow-hy Mr. NJ
K,nlcv's election that party has the largest POSI-
bio interest IN controlling local elecuohs Nhdt-
ever Interest good citizen takes IN the NH'or"'
,or,v,s nrincipcs he ought TO take In keeping the
Marty strong and making II stronger, for the next
National canvass so that it Is not necessary 20
heoyc that only the sels-scekinG OK bosses Is All
there IS at the bottom OF tho Republican manage
ment in the Mayoralty campaign. on the contrary
however open TO suspicion the managers may NC
every citizen who believes In RepuDllcah Pr'hc'p''S
has 40 large stake as the managers INSIST '"@'
ha has In giving control or 'r'a'E NV '''" w.
the Republican party.
But on tie, other hand. tho interests OF a mu-
ncipallty are always riskoi and often sacrh''d 10
the unque-i louabc needs 81 1 National party. me
Citiz"ns Union docs not ov'rs'ate. nor hsh' '"'
nerceiy for the freedom o' munlcIp 1e-u""7 ''"."
all party control The National parties absolutely
r.ou,re control y the city. tno city cannot tolerate
control by "A National party. Those are the Facts
Tn. claim Il one sGe is rs just az inc claim OF
tho other things now stand.
Arbitration ought to to had TO adjust rNa'
claims each Of which maaes as genuine an appear
as tho other can make To patriotism. Ana INC
uroblem for arbitration If not how to set ashl'
either get Of claims. but how TO reconcle ,nStn
not how to adjust thcm hy ana ny ~ " ictraI
adjusted ia IN. sweet by and by whch muH'VIIH..
government Is taken ont Of parry n %nS 80 San 'i he
neither party can be injured .l me' KAT there Is
AM prospect OF eliminating tAc NatiohaL i,.' -,
Tammany viii decca; the highest aims 81 poth ~,
Citizens Union and tho Republican parry; .ie,sI
i,tcr.st can b. secured unless toih N" mchSur"ny
secured? In the future ~ mny ngpc ~ a. ,n,
rom in!s prcdcamcnt. But nov" 80 l"s '' ,"x
i,rtl-ansnip can Boz made eur" OF IN IN" nv
MAYOR n will help icach IN" p'uPlo WI" t.',,-
parilsanship IL worth In city go'.tnnenc, ,ng6
this lesson all Ia" cities IN me n.cn mon
Wu any sensible member OF ~" Nl'.",t', , j.
snv that II would have been hctt"r ior non IpLlh
sanshp IN SIX eoScrY t ~ sc al mat the same in
terest is now to be secured ohiy H. we SIM 80
ticket support BY and al i 9I wdn a tnat w6gd be-
thn Iongcst step possible toward anal s,palat.SS.
OF muni,iPa'h sn Tsnany tefet win so dishear,on
the friends ot noA-parsah Guy @ our irving
10 make up their minds whether nor, par
"a the best scheme. that the nrN' iou' -, on
zens Union Tho Repnolican manasers ca" sr Suf
1--WE their defeat National intcie.is NE 20 go
H., IN" citizens Union is something new ana un-
,r,"d. n viii have TO bear more than its iar snie
-, the responsibility for re-enthroninB lnHnlany!
and inc final triumph Of ~ principles Will De put
m no ono can tell how long 49, ,,o~os,
peoule who live IN other cities take an il'' 49,.
I, mi. conflict only lcss than that taken ny nv
vorLsrs. and we who i've elsewhere ana Chl uo
ro,binc find the strain rather hard TO neIr WIN II
". sre all tho antl-Tammary Interests nHtg ~ 3,p
sncriaced 10 what Ike personal i"eiihS' ! u"
interests OF All ant-rammany parties are ,i tv
Jmsfce forblds that any Of them should u. u,,',y
o.,cLod las the wrath Of the conflict gone 50 idi
~, thcs. Interests are going TO be sdcrlIceu ny
tbc,r friends? II Is certain That n"lth'r 'lv no
W. ,ha Nntional Interest can under tho clrcun-
.tanrcs loo saved apart from the othet M H., r.,
.nnal urlde all determination 10 save ever! 1llis
ar los. everything IL almost dtbolcll III is MIon
edncss and IN ia foy for the deNi ~ " go, ~,
81 i've rio followers In the name OF country
and OF CITY gentlemen get together ana 40 So''o
hing besides making faces ut each otn'r ;,,.pv
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