New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-03
AN APPEAL FOR HARMONY.
EX-GOVERNOR MORTON AND OTHER
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS SIGN 1T.
HOW IT IS RETARDED ny LEADERS OF THE NEW
oRGANIzATIoN-THE POSITION or THE
FIFTY TIRED GIVEN ~

orGanizatIons 10 appoint a committee to meet with
us such time and place as may be con- enicnt 10
confer and. If possible. to agree upon course 10
secure united effective action by Az Republicans
in the horoughs Of Manhattan and Inc bron . AZ
the next election We suggest that such committees
shall be authorized 20 represent their several or
CARNATIONS in providing for JOINT comn rai 10
ton. re-enrolment. new constitution. a new
Primary Election law and any other measures W,cn
In the action of their party and the esiaD.lshHe,
of organization WHICH VIII iary sNptTiS o rne
mand universal adherence. Very respectfully.
LEyI NoETp GSprw E HPHET W Mi G4TH3G
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JOHN cL.AILIN, ROBERT NJ 'A'N""E'''
Tribune reporter asked General wager o"ash'
Yesterday afternoon what he thought OF the mar
mony circular" but the General was so pressed
with professional work that he preferred 10 make
no statement regarding the matter JUST theh' WIZ
lam Brookhed just as he was starting 10
attend the meeting Of the committee, Of which he
WAS n member which had in charge tho prepare
ton of the report presented last night 70 the ruin
Avenue Presbyterian Church regarding the heV'
Dr. John Halls decision as 10 remaining as pastor
Mr. Brookneld unwilling to talk ohhand ior
publication about the political circular. but he VIII
probably have something 10 say OF tle e""JO'' w
day
John Clafin said: 81 am thorough Republican,
and | am anxious to have harmony restored I
would Ike to see all past differences ouried ana
forgotten. want 10 see the Republican candidate
for Governor elected In November. and above ALL
am interested In securing Republican majority III
the Legislature in order that the United States
Senator TO be elected at the expiration OF senator
Murphy's term may be Republican"
Elihu Root, having glanced at the newspaper
containing the circular, said Il don't care TO say
anything about IT,"
TIE FIFTY-THREE'S POSITION.
Some members OF the Committee OF Flfty-'hree
seem to regard this harmony appeal as an inet-
fectual device the part OF the machine 20 neter
many undecided but almost persuaded Kepuohca''s
from enrolling their names with The Republicans
of the County Of New York. These members OF
the committee had heard about the circular sew
eral days ago. but had not seen II uEtl IL was
printed IN the newspapers yesterday afternoon
one of them said that the scheme had been OUT
lined to him by Mr. Quigg nearly three months
ago. so that he could say that the circular org,-
mated with the machine and could not therefore De
properly described the work OF Its signers'
The following statement given out last night
at the headquarters of the Committee OF FIFTY
three
The publication In this evenings papers OF com
munication purporting to be addressed 10 the so
called regular Republican County Committee ana 10
hs orsan5aton q the 81 a fns az
OF our position. When this conference proposition
foreshadowed In sun apSlt Two as
II day or two later, our position was a. once
fairly and positively stated IN ,o aia
as follows; =, ,.rnonv 50 ,,r q, :, can .rec, US
Is absolutely wasted. II any one imasines for
single Instant there Is the slightest prospect OF
tanv fails 10 appreciate the seriousness and truth
OF the situation. In our Judgment harmony means
We have tho greatest respect for the gentlemen
whose names are signed TO the letter appearing ID
we'll aware OF the position now made public IN this
letter. OF many Of them toward the movement
made personally OF this long before our tenn
porary organization had been perfected or our con-
stituton drafted. during visit from one OF their
number Some OF them voluntarily. others upon be-
Ing requested 10 support our movement. nave from
DOSE bur Considered that they could be more use
ful later Oh when the time should come for har-
These gentlemen represent a school OF Republican
ism in the State which We believe Is passing away.
OF the fundamental doctrines or that school Is
the proposition that party can best be reformed
from within and by means Of It's own so-caled reg
may be. and by harmonizing the elements o. reform
with the elements OF corruption. Their present ef-
fort to reform by harmonizlng Is not their first.
STATEMENTS WITH A STRING"
On the other hand represent the rank and
file of the party. both the younger and older mem
bers. the latter of whom longer believe in the
doctrine above referred to. and the former OF
whom. growing UP in the midst Of numerous
abortive attempts to put 1t into execution, have
their true value. statements protesting sympathy
with reform, but having attached 10 them what
not yet ripe" We have concluded that the methods
OF this old school have been wrong. that they have
not gone 10 the root Of the evils which have beset
the party in the past and which now beset It with
even greater force, We believe that the chief
time has always heretofore been allowed 10 come
when effective reorsani1 IA cogid be Induced to
mony and by the promises Of the wicked TO he good
Party crime after party crime and incompetent
usurpei powers have finally worked their effect
upon u.s. and we have come Gd 10 che conclusion that
men who have LED US us into our present plight can
be sent and kept to the rear only by reorganlza
ton which i effected entirely apart from them
Of an outraged hoss-r!dden community
We have not gone into this movement lightly. We
liberation. We have gone into IL with the determi-
ma ton 10 remain IN H. and 10 carry IL on 10 ulii-
the cry OF the boss that We shall ruin the party
We believe that The party has been ruined by the /
en'iess warfare upon the machine. and to save the
party ont Of its grasp. The machine may raise the
publicans upon whose good nature and good sense /
i can successfully impose; 1t may even induce them
w TO qPFe' 10 u.s. nut we snail go right on with our
The principles which the party represents are
hese gentlemen cannot find IT compatible with 1
ne wb us OF % SGE ara I politics to
II the hands and control Of those who use it's
name as cloak for multitude OF selfish and |
corrupt purposes We have adopted a constitution /
which has been generally approved and has not /
seen criticised in any quarter. II permits complete
harmony on the basis OF thorough reform and no /
,ther harmony is worth having Its chief claim |
o attention is the fact that II Is not presented to
he voters by the old machine or after conference
With the old machine. Any new plan for independ- /
nj reorganization could differ from our plan only
n being closer 10 the machine In It's origin and
hat fact would give II less chance Of success and
make II less likely TO attain harmony than our
movement has. We repeat again that we are
absolutely done with the bosses We cannot I'm any I
way Whatsoever confer with the machine or have
inything TO do with It, We cannot recognize IL as
n any way whatsoever representative OF or en-
covered 10 speak for the Republican voters in the
county 81 New-York 80 Wv
FIRST-NIGHT ENROLMENT
THE NAMES OF TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED REPt-R-
LLcANs PLACED on THE RoTLs-rAIR BF