New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-20
STATE POLITICAL NOTES.

oThs Huntington Long Islander believes mat
the people Of this country are rislng III repei'lo'
against systems Of party management when MAKE
rhen, automatons and that party leaders are be-
c,rrinr W understand r. II sees In the frendIi-
ness o. organization leaders to Coonei hoose'eIt
an indication Of that awakened understanding ana
saws. -.
The one hundred ard f5y thonsSnd g9s fas
revelation the leaders Of both pohtcsi ~
i is no longer question OF cateEiNs ,n,rv ss
makeweight in the political situation me time me
has come hen ;heir vote Is nHeH 10 e1d r. M
Roosevelt can he found n either parry rheE are
keE 20 rePsatd 9e son ho S" the old pars to
oblivion The issue il FULLY as vital one to me
ppressented when he Old pTOslavery Wing and the
Old prosavery penocrotie parties went down be
Question n s' 10 w1ether irresponsible earchy
q political managers shall control the entire ma.
elected officials shall he responsible directly 10 the
peope-whether they shall serve in ne interests, OF
cal machine There is abundant evidence TO show
iha; IN sueh ns9t me baya nonon n1rpose
The apportionulent OF spoils OF office between the
RanaT o. noh p on c ni5 pos ssues
Tnder such state Of affairs victory Tor either
burdens of taxation ,a1d the Witnessing Of more
scandalous series Of earea.nlngs a1G Chickering'S
His colonel Roos-velt'sl nomna ZION and election
would mean robust and healthful adpinistr ration
bic mistakes and in that II would be invaluable 10
the country. There gould be no chickering's with
Tammany Hall whereby, in exchange for certain
legislation. there would be division Of the spells
between the political bosses OF both parties and
their followers in NewYork City. The affairs
o. the State would De honestly administered. and
fact well as in name
The Tuly Times reports that the political
situation in Onoadaga County still continues 70
puzzle the average politician. The Congressional
matter is a genuine seven come eleven game
Madison County Republicans are almost solid in
their support Of Mr. Belden, while IN Onondaga
County The Mckinney Leasuers and very many
believe that the safest and wisest course for the
party to pursue is 10 Join Madison County In It's
solid support OF Mr Belden. and make his nomi-
nation unanimous"
The talk about Senator P!atts retirement from
politics In the future and tho Interpretation
OF the present contest the Governorship as
fight among his suhordirates for tho succession
are not credited ~ The Syracuse Evening
Herald" which says Of the rumor
1t has been circulated before on various &C.
fond Of politics David Is. Hill and we fancy
that he will have to be much older and feeber thai
he is before he Is impressed with the necessity for
retirement To man constituted, rest from
at all. " az ''''
Our own opinion is that Plat will not resign the
Republican leadership until he Is thrust out by a
man more powerful than himself within the Repub-
liean organization. No individual Of that stamp or
that the election Ct Governor hostile 10 Plat
would accomplish the dethronement OF the Re
publican dictator For 1t must be remembered that
machine while I'LL and Flower were Governors
OF the Staie and even when the Legislature was
controlled by a Dem >cratic majority.