El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-14
NEW YORK
LETTER.

A State Campaign on National Issues
Tammany and Governor Black
Tammany's Tactics Have Thrown
10000 Men Out of WOrk-Minister
WOodford's Arrival-The Awful
Possibilities of Panic in New
YOrk-The Metal Markets.
Special Correspondence Of the Herald.
NEW YORK, May 1O.-A campaign
on national issues is the meaning of
the address to the people adopted by
the republican state committee, last
Saturday. Such campaign, it is held,
must heal tho factional differences and
unite the party. "Dissensions in our
ranks would be little less than treason
to the flag" That is the keynote Of
the address. Support the republican
party In this state election and thus
support the president in his conduct
of the war, the adjustment Of . victor
ious peace, and the maintenance of the
national credit against all crazy hnan-
cisl schemes. That 10 the substance Of
the argument advanced by the state
committee, and no doubt it will appeal
strongly to most republican voterf.
It will also command the sup,
port OF many, independent vot-
ers. II the war il. in progress In
November doubtless many indspend-
ents and democrats may consider it .
point of patriotism to vote the repub-
lican ticket, simply that the president
may be able to show the world that he
has the support of the country; but in
all probability the war will be over
before the election takes place, and
the OLD issues which divide the two
parties will be fought over again. The
meeting of the state committee has
developed one fact, and that is If SEN
ator Plat should be foolhardy enough
to attempt to prevent the renomina-
ton of Governor Black because of his
tndepende nce Of action this year, the
attempt will almost surely meet with
defeat in the state convention, or if
successful there will result in party
disaster At the polls.
Tammany has not Jared very we'll At
the hands Of Governor Black this year.
The governor is . good Organization
map,. but he has discovered that trad
ing with Tsmmany is not popular with
the people. In fact, he has greatly in
creased his strength and popularity by
stopping all of Tsmmsny's pet schemes
of legislation. He is largely respon-
sible for the law which prevents Tam
many from controlling the municipal
civil service rules. One of his last acts
has been to kill the bill for the in.
crease of teachers salaries in this city.
Although Mayor Van Wyck is COM
planning loudly that the city has no
money for bridges, rapid transit, pub
lie library and new school houses, he
approved of this bill for the increase
of teachers salaries in the hope that,
if the governor signed it, the legislat-
ure, aud not himself, would be held
responsible fer the increased expendit-
ure. But Governor Black refused to
sign the bill, on the ground that the
local authorities had ample power to
deal with the subject without legisla-
tive sanction. Thus he throws back
on Mayor Van Wyck the responsibility
for the measure.
Tammany's policy of suspending near
ly all city improvements on account of
the alleged excess in the municipal in
debtness has, ss has already, been re-
ported, aroused the indignation OF tho
laboring classes, to whom this action
means the throwing of about 10000