New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-28
MUNICIPAL NON-PARTISANSHIP.
GOOD REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE.
NOTHING LEFT TO BE SAID.
From INC Rochester Post-Express.

from Inc Rochester Post-E1press
THE Poughkeepsie Eagle lately asserted that the
Republican party never declared n favor OF no1
partisan municipal government" II tnls conten nI
cer1ns RepHbean n favor ssstS or P 9oh
99irsan municipal The right or
wrong? Is it true or false that the Republican
party never declared in favor OF non-parlsan fnu-
The Tribune effectually answers these questions.
demonstrating by reference to the FORMAL denver
anees Of Republican assembiages n Wha5 IS now
the Greater NewYork that THE Eagles conten-
The Tribune has left THE Eagle" with nothing to
say-except to retrac; its assertion that the Kepuo,
rhe Sne remind,
The Eagle" that 1T was only when Mr. PAT
oWera y Of &ayoP Strong Tor
the faith with independents. which Repuoncan
bach declared for a Tammany Mayor in preference
to one responsible TO no party for his appointment,
favor Of party domination of city affairs prin-
cple OF governments Only then did lag, agree w o
ties but organizations. and its adoption or that
policy agreed with him so well that ne gained pos
the Republicans OF the metropolis and OF the state
Should bear IN mind nese iaS' o sna ps oe we
to win the important campaign OF TINS year, IN
ySlying Goyernorship ana 0mea o, nofca in
fidelity and inefficeney must De sspudl,ted. me
hands OF Tamrnany Hall Is allowed TO control the
next State Convention and dictate it's nominations,
the Republicans will encounter. and eserVe 70 en-
counter. an Overwhelming defeat.
VIEW OF THE RANK AND FILE
From The Syracuse Post
II Is pretty late in the day for any newspaper TO
claim that the Republican party has never declared
in favor OF non-partsan municipal government.
Yet ''The Poughkeepsie Eagle" was rash enough 10
make statement OF that kind. 1t must have
short memory or Il would have recalled several IN
in which the Republican party mas IN nat
footed way gone on record in favor OK the principle
OF non partisanship In the government OF cl.-
les The New-York Tribune very forcibly reminds
THE Poughkeepse Eagle OF several instances IN
which the Republican party has made record on
this subject. -,
The truth OF the matter Is that the mnk and hle
Of the Republican party very generally faVor ms
principle OF non par,isanshp In municipal AFFAIRS
There was an indication OF public sentiment In the
action OF the Constitutional Convention providing
for the separation of municipal issues from state
issues The people OF cities vote for Governor
one year but not for Mayor the same year Iney
thus have opportunity 10 discuss muhiclpal Is
sues on their merits and municipal issues as every
enc knows do not involve the discussion or Natiohal
platforms. , ,.,
But the Republican party as cited by The Trio
une has in several instances, declared expressly III
favor OF managing cities on non-partisan INES.
isn't that enough evidence on the subject 10 show
that the Republican party is committed 70 me DOC
trine Of non-partisanship IN mulicipal analrs! gom
ing nearer home. a Republican convention IN SYRIA
cuse last summer nominated Tor us clty ucKet oHe
reafHrmirg the conviction that the management OK
municipal affairs need not be conducted on partisan
lines The Republican party did the same thlng IN
Utica and IL l. too late 10 set UP the notion
that Republicans cannot be Republicans II they ex-
ercse the liberty OF Independent voting IN muhlcl-
pal affairs. In his recent speech az the ChanDer
OF Commerce dinner in this city senator w hlIe
plainly expressed his belief tina, tests or party al
iegance should not be made BY the voters choice in
municipal elections and Senator White Is solhe-
thing OF a machine man himself