New-York tribune., 1898-01-22
A STARTLING FACT"

The successor to "the Republican campaign
ers" has appeared in the Platt-Quigg organ. We
are glad Of IT, The organ without Its vitriolic
abuse Of leading Republicans getting TO be
insufferably dull. 1t will perhaps be remem-
bered that during the last campaign "the Repub-
llcan campaigners"-which was Qugg's other
name-enlivened the columns Of the organ day
after day with contributions in which the malig
nant treachery Of the small knot Of conspirators
against the integrity Of the Republican party
and the puissance Of Plat was set forth In the
most vivid colors, and the certainty Of their
overwhelming dscomn ture predicted with conf
dence passing that Of second sight. When it
turned out that the conspiracy comprised two
thirds Of the party that the predictions were
worse than worthless, and that the entire series
Of contributions tissue OF false statements
and personal abuse the "campagners' dropped
out Of sight and were more heard Of. The
author never stopped to offer excuses or expla-
nations to his victims, but fed ncontinenuy
into the Businesses. The readers of the organ
must have missed him. For he did put some
ginger into a publication that without It would
have been simply sappy and inane.
His place has now been taken-if indeed he
himself has not begun again under a new pseu-
donyme-by Republican business and profes
"sional men who have been engaged for several
"weeks IN perfectng plans for an harmonious re-
Organization Of the Republican party in New
york County, but whose arrangements cannot
"be divulged until they are perfected" It's
long name, but If read slowly VIII be found
10 be impressive 1t is also somewhat shrouded
in mystery. It will be observed that It's "ar-
"rangements cannot be divulged until they
perfected" 1t is not impossible that the writer
is a whole secret society with grips and pass
words and a grand hailing sign Of distress. In
that case not unlikely the process Of Initiation
may consist in compelling the novice TO call or
the name Of Il without stubbing his toe or catch
Ing his breath. It's pretty name for 1t. any
way whether it's Quigg or some other fellow
a real secret society whose arrangements can
not be divulged" And what a godsend 1t is to
q space writer. But as we were saying the
Republican business and professional men who
"have'-well never mind the rest-"desired yes
"terday"-that is Thursday-"that The Sun
SHOULD call the attention of Republicans all over
"the State to fact which many have known,
"but which was emphasized on Monday night
"at a meeting held in the Manhattan Hotel.
"New-York City" That fact is one Of the
most stunning and blood-curdling and hair-llft-
ing facts" that this energetic dsseminator Of
things that are not so has flung abroad, as It
were regardless for a long time. 1t came out
of the same hopper that 1.-THE Republican cam
paigners' drew from largely. One of those
"facts" that occasoned the untimely end Of
ADanias.
This was It. THE treachery Of Whitelaw
"Reld. Editor Of The New-Yori Tribune to the
Republican party Of the State and the Nation
,nd bv
meeting" Then follows statement that IS. L.
Whitaker, who proclaimed to the newspaper
men present that he spoke Whitelaw Reid's
'representative" said: I'VE shall ruin the Platt
machine or kill ourselves in politics. II our
candidates are not elected there will not be a
Single Republican candidate elected in the State
next fall" All Of which is intensely thrill
ing The only fault we have to find with II is
that Il might have been made much more thrill
ing at the same price and with no less truth.
If now "the Republican business and profes-
"sonal men who have been engaged for several
"weeks in perfccting plans for an harmonious re-
Organization Of the Republican party in New
York County, bnt whose arrangements cannot
"be divulged until they are perfected
your breath nOw-had let fancy have Just a trihe
freer rein. lie might have said that Whitaker
was armed TO the teeth with sungshots sand
bags pistols, bowie knives and Calling guns
that he sprang in among the reporters with the
announ cement that Whitelaw Reid intended to
nominate full ticket for everything next fall
and whoever opposed II was doomed 10 an early
and igrominious death that he then sang The
Pirate King" said "S'death" IN tragic tone
and disappeared to slow music That would
have been lust as much fact" and several
hucklebeTies more thrilling.
The solitary kernel Of truth in this bushel Of