The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
The Conspiracy Against the Republi'
can Party.

The mali cious effort of q faction in this
city to disorganize the Republican party
and bring about its defeat in the next State
election is supported, of course, by WHITE
Law REDS newspaper, through which he
is now seeking to revenge himself against
that party because of his disappointed
vanity. Naturally, too. the vindictive en-
terprise is assisted eagerly by the old and in
grained Mugwump papers, the Neto York
Times and the Evening Post, their bitter
and irascible spirit leading them to egg IN
any ~factious combination.
The Times, for instance, announced
frankly, in its leading article on Sunday,
that the aim of the faction Is the defeat of
the Republican State and Congress tickets
next November. After speaking Of "the
political fruitage of the autumn" as I" of
extraordinary richness" the officers to be
elected comprising a Governor. a Lieuten-
ant-Governor. State officers, both branches
of the Legislature, and %thirty-four men,
bers of Congress, the Times proceeds thus /:
Steps have Just been taken by q faction of the
Republican party which. II the course entered on 10
kept to the end. will inevitably defeat all OF Mr.
PLArr's candidates and give the State to the Demo
Gratis by exemplary majorities."
OF course, "Mr. PLATT's candidates"
will be those nominated by the Republican
conventions, he being a Republican, and
the conspiracy, naturally and logically
supported by this Mugwump paper, is
against the Republican party. 1t is a con-
spiracy to turn over New York wholly to
the Democrats; its State Government. its
delegation In Congress, and the United
States Senator to be elected by it; and that
such is the end the faction is driving at is
acknowledged by its leaders not less
frankly than by the Times.
The election in New York next November.
as all men know, will be of the greatest i'm
portance, both to this State and the Union.
II these scheming traitors should succeed
In their conspiracy the next Congress would
be controlled, undoubtedly, by a Bryanite
Democratic majority, and the path would
be smoothed for an easy and general Bry.
ante victory in 1900. Their intrigue,
therefore. is to reverse squarely the decision
of 1895 and wreck the national prosperity
with silver free coinage. They are virtually
as much a part of the Bryanite combination
as even the Populists themselves. and are
not less inimical to the interests of this
city and State than they would have been
il they had pushed forward their scheme
for the betrayal of the Republican party
in 1896.
1t is the basest conspiracy in the
history of American politics, and it has
been concocted solely for the qualification
of private malignity, and without regard
to any principle, moral or political. Its
aim is to overturn our financial security,
throw us back to business paralysis, and
disgrace this republic with reputation, in
revenge for personal grievances purely.
Republicans of this city and of this State
generally, however, are now forewarned
of the purposes upon which WHITELAw
REID and his fellow conspirators are bent,
and being thus forewarned, they will de,
feat the dastardly scheme and relegate
those concerned in it to the political
infamy they deserve. There is every reason
to believe that the Republicans, by hold
Ing together In a strenuous campaign, can
carry this State next November. Before
then the momentous Importance of the
election will be impressed fully on every
citizen Of New York, and 1t will be a pool
time for the malign efforts Of traitors seek
ing to stab the party upon which depends
the prosperity of the whole community
1t will be a square fight between Organism
and it's foes, and the traitors will not dare
to get in the line of the fire.