The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
m G. Platt.

Since the very beginning Of last spring
every newspaper cur in town, Jew and Gen
tile, has been barking and yelping at the
heels of THOMAS C. PLAT. "Plattism!'
"Bossismr has been h continual, monoton-
ouscry of the whole concert. The Low BOOM
ers have kept up the refrain, "Plattism!"
"Bossism!' The sharp treble of the Goo
Coos has joined in the din, and it has been
made the more discordant by the cracked
voices Of the su%perannuated conspirators of
the Citizens Union.
The whole Low movement has never been
anything else except an anti-Platt con.
spiracy. Its non-partisanship, its awful
devotion to "good government" purely, its
adulation of the dizzy moral grandeur and
absolute indispensability Of its common
place candidate have been pretences merely.
Its whole motive force is envy and hatred
of Senat or PLAT.
The newspaper ours, the believing Goo
Coos, and the spiteful political wrecks keep
up their yell of "Plattism," but what is
"Plattism2 They bring no specific accu-
sations against Mr.. PLATT. for they can find
none and trump up none. He is a man of
education, of high standing in the business
community, IA gentleman. OF all men in
public life, there is none more conspicuous
than he or whose steps are more under
public observations; yet all this chorus of
angry despair can fling at him is the sense
less yell, "Plattism !"
"Plattism," in truth, is steadfast adj
herence to the Republican party and con-
summate skill and ability in it's leadership.
OF all the political leaders, Republican or
Democratic, who have appeared in the his
tory OF American politics, Mr.. PLATT, in
many respects, holds the foremost place. In
his methods Of party management he recalls
SAMUEL j. TILDEN more than any other
political leader. Like TILDEN, he takes a
large view of politics not the city merely,
but the State and the whole Union also
come within his wide-sweeping political
vision. But in courage Mr.. PLAT excels
Mr.. TILDEN. He Is a holder leader.
Last year the journalistic ours were bark
ing their Plattism!' at his heels the Goo
Coos were swapping Plattism !" the Mug
wumps were snarling it in a shrieking
chorus, and the ~envlous Republican cast
Always were squealing it; but, unmindful
Of the din, Mr.. PLATT went quietly to
work, and the whole pack were forced to
follow his lead in order to save their bacon
when his bold and well.laid plans were
brought to execution. He did not boast.
he did not threaten, but he went ahead
and accomplished the end he was after.
The campaign of last year over, the ours
resumed their yell of "Plattism - They
were again at his heels in full cry. "PLATT
must he downed' by the election of Mr..
JOSEPH II. CHoATE as Senator, the one
transccndent, peculiar, n indispensable
man. Mr.. PLAT did not seem to do any.
thing. He did not turn out a step to kick
at the ours; but he was elected Senator all
the same, and Mr.. CHoATE scarcely ap-
peared in the vote of the Legislature.
The Low anti-Platt movement came next.
1t was a deep-laid plot, and it had a plenty
OF money behind 1t. "Now we nave got
PLATT down." cried the Citizens Union.
We will put up n man so preternaturally
good that he will be forced to take him.
willy nilly." They disdained the "Platt
machine ) they were going to nominate by
popular reclamation only; and against uor
p0puH of what avail would be the voice
OF PLATT3 They hired canvnssers to beat
the tow for signatures in favor of Low.
and by hook or by crook they got a tire.
mendous list. "Look at that, PLArr."
they cried, "and tremble - Mr.. PLArr
neither looked nor trembled. lie is not
accustomed to play with political hobby
horses. They are for prattling Goo Coos
and to divert spiteful s%enility, not for a
man who looks seriously at politics.
Mr.. PLAT said nothing while all this
child's play was proceeding. His attention
was occupied with the great Republican
party and the momentous issues repre-.
scented by 1t. He knew that in the fierce
campaign which was coming these real and
grave issues would absorb the public
thought and interest, and not the FRANKS
OF Goo Coos, the spite of Mugwumps.
and the vindictiveness of Republican SUI.
pernumeraries. The conspirators shouted
with glee because they captured JAKE
WORTH over in Brooklynl In due time
JAKE WORTH was hoisted 80 high into the