New-York tribune., 1898-01-28
~ THE FIELD TO STAY
EMPHATIC STATEMENT BY THE COMMIT
TEE OF FGFTY-THREE-TO CoNTrN,,r
THE EIGHT AGAINsT TIE MACHINE


THE FIGHT AGAINST THE MACHINE
The Enrolment Committee Of the Comnl,,.. .
Fifty-three Will hold tomorrow night AT the b..s
quarters In the 81; James BUILDING Broadway a..
Twenty-sIxth-si.. i's last meeting before the ~,
nation. through the general enrolment. which 4, :,
begin on Tuesday. Of the new organiz, ton WIT,
Will bc known AZ The Republicans D. he Coun,v =,
New-York The arrangenen's for the er-oi,,..
which will be held on February T. ! and IA a.,
practically perfected. There are 20 he nearly o,.
hundred and fifty enrolling districts
The following emphatic statement VAS given 40,
yesterday at the headquarters Of the Committee q,
Flfy-thrce:
"A great deal has been recently said In soma p. ,
publican papers ard by some Republican, uno,
the subject OF party harmony a resrl, o, co,
tempIated action by the Legislature A clear s,a,..
ment OF this organiza ations position upon th,,
question should perhaps be made
THE organization known a The Republicans =,
the County OF New-York is in tho Geld 70 stay !,
came into existence because honest Republican,
felt that longer submission 70 corrup, and IN.
competent lead rshlp' would surely bring abou,
tho permanent disr1ptiOn OF the party In ,hi,
STATE and in this county moro particularly A. ~.
success OF Bryanism would bring about the mi,
OF the Nation. We arc thoroughly in earne., :,
our intention 20 create new and Representatives
orga nzation Of the party IN This county ". A
y
legally In existence certainly regard t as CON,
po'nly unrepreseniaiive Of anything except the Will
Of a fcw bosses. Perhaps. therefore ihosc gentle.
men who are 50 aryious TO promote harmony can
understand or disncllnation 70 confer or 10 hay.
anything whatever to do with The present machine
It's so-callsd leaders Tho latter clearly n our
movement the erd Of their pern.cious dom.rator
OF course. they will b. glad to harmonic IN order
to save themsclvo- from ez'ern'naton.
1.-THE machine and all evl.ua tfiZors with
well understand. now and for all time ma, the
supporters of tho now rorcn,n' can no longer B.
fooled by worn-out tricks and promises Of reform
within and by the machine We have walked 100
often into their parior We believe IN treating N.
present machine IN tho same manner n which
honest men treat rogues. Therefor. an talk 0,
harmony fer ne it can affe@f us a. absolutely
wasted. II any one imagros ~ single ins,an,
that there il the slightest prospor ~ such a thing
so far as We are concerned le .'r'e'1ly fats 10
appreciate the seriousness ard t.' facts OF n.
situation. In Judgment. harnoa - means sur.
render. We are an orsanizfi. lnt 5ndDt Ir0es,
against bossism and tn" crime ~ lSl7. and are IN
no mood 10 he conc.Iiated. app'ased or harmon.
lied h any effort. however apparently or really
sincere wh.ch may ernanate from toe presen, ma.
chine. rs bosses or sympn zer' or from weak
kneed Republicans I'm th.~ or any part % me Stais
or Nation. who tremble for The results sufficient,
unto the day Is the evil thereof. our hghf agalns,
tho present bosses and their mo'h hois Will 20 on
welfare and success or the Iarty are dear 70 vs
only because W believe IN rs principles Unless
those can be honestly put into execution under
honest and sincere leadership. the mere name Re-
publican will have hitie charm.
so far concerns the proposed primary re-,
form meas suros some - which 0r" now before the
Legisature We have only 70 say thar we shail re
over the enactment OF any honest and needet !es-
isIat!on upon this or any Other sib'oc'. our hls.-
moss. however. - the creation and perfection OF an
honest. representative and competent party organ-
ization In New-Nork County.