New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-18

for some unexplained reason it refrains from
sarcastic illusions to Mr.. Bonapartes FAMOUS
kinsman who not quite a hundred years ago
was engaged In reforming the civil service OF
several European States. These will no doubt
come later II Mr.. Charles Bonapare keeps on
differing publicly with Plat and Qulgg. "A po-
lltcal conception" says the organ, "is beyond
Mugwump conception" And 1t adds III some
what disconnected and Irrelevant way: when
"the battle Is for the supremacy In the Empire
State of the St Louis or Chicago platform
''they snarl about Plattism. There seems TO
be little historical inaccuracy here. That bat
tie was fought in 1896. and not even the Mug
wumps snarled about "Plattsm' in that cam
paign. "Platti~m' had been defeated at St
Louis In the nomination Of Mckinley. But
while the honest and patriotic masses or the
Republican party were engrossed in the nghl
for principle Plat and his coworkers were
managing, manGuvring and intriguing Tor the
control Of the Legislature for his and their
special behoof. And they got 1t and elected
Plat Senator Then "Plattism" blossomed out
and filed the State with Its nolsomc odors, ana
the "snarl about 'Pattism began. And as
"Plattism" defeated the party in the city and
State, the "snarl" against 1t is likely TO be kept
up.
Nor do we quite understand why 1.-THE New
York Sun should get so hot about Mr.. Bona
parties "insultlng dellverance' concerning the
end and existence Of parties. We do not agree
with him that it Is only to gain the offices ;
but why should 1.-THE Sun" take exceptions to il!
Nothing Is more notorious in connection with
that paper than its utter lack OF political prn-
o;D &c bol shameless
the end and aim Of all the parties TO which it
has attached or tried to attach itself has been
to gain the offices. That was why it went flip
Hopping round for years from one party 10 an
other, not because It believed that the cand-
dates whom 1t supported had any political prin-
ciple but because they wanted the offices. and
for reasons OF its own The Sun wanted TO
help them get them Everybody knows this
who knows anything about The Suns record
Why, then, make a fuss because a Reformer
like Mr.. Bonapartc tells the Harvard graduates
in terms what The Sun" itself has been not
only preaching but exempfying in practice
these many yeals? As "The Sun very ably
and pointedly remarks, "Fsugh.'
To return. however. to the original PROPOSE
ton. We do not quite make out whether the
organ has as vet positively made w its mind
to include Harvard University. President Eliot
and Mr. Bonaparte in It's list Of things TO be
Immediately eliminated and destroyed or by
pointing the finger Of scorn and saying "Faugh.
at them it means merely to leave them slowly
and gradually to wither and decay. Ii Is only
a question Of time, to be sure; but we take oc-
casiop. meanwhile. to offer our sympathy and
commseration to the entire group. We are all
in the same boat-the Union League Club the
Manhattan Club, all the Republican newspapers
and twothirds OF the Republican party. Plat
and Qugg and the organ have determined to
throw us all overheard Then. we presume, the
three will make sail for Juan Fernandez. There
they can have It all their own way Master.
Unit" and organ-grinder.