New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-11
A RE4PING or FOLLY.

The talk Of Mayor Van WycS as the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor must make Mt.
Plat and some Of his rural assistants do some
serious thinking. II he were to run they would
have to stop and catch their breath and ask
themselves on which side they were fighting.
Mr.. Van Wyck is their man. They made him.
They have since had little falling out with
him over the division of some police plumber,
hut all the same. they cannot get away from
tho fact that but for them he would not he
though, Of for Governor. II Croker succeeds
In gaining the supreme mastery Of the Democ-
racv Of York md making whatever pros
pect there IL Of Democratic victory pcrq'ilsiie
of Tommany Hail. he will owe his success to
no one SO much rs 10 Mr.. Platt. who gave him
the prestige of carrying half the State last fail.
and also drove away enough independent Dem
ocratic votes In New-York City from the Repub-
Ican State ticket to give the Democrats the
initial advantage in this campaign OF having
elected the Chief Judge Of the Court OF Appeals
last year.
or course. everybody hut the blind Machlnists
who were bound TO make the government or
the city Of New-Yorl their personal possession
or deliver II over to Tammany knew perfectly
well what Van Wyck's election meant to the
Machine has since discovered. the possibility OF
Tammnnys using the immense powers OF inc
police 10 control voting. and the least part oil
thot contro, IL that connected with counting
guarded against by the new Elections bill. The
no,,co con determine the votes Of thousands Of
moor people II they are allowed 10 engage IN
no,,,,cs and when Mr. Platt elected Mr.. Van
WICK Mayor he made present Of 'hos" thou
tI,o
Wvck's election meant more than the n'rench-
ment Of the enemy OF Rcpuhcnnism In the
rrcotest city Of the State and the Union. II
moan, tho strengthening OF the worst element
of the Democratic party. so that n that party
succceded in carrying the State the people would
bo victims Of the worst form OF bad govern
ment.
The rural Machine politicians who fastened
IN holm Mr. Plat defeat Seth Low did not care
n what OWLS they subjected the people OF this
CITY For their own petty interests they were
willing 10 turn them over to be plundered ny
the worst gang Of politicians in America gang
they had for years been denouncing and they
would not listen 10 tho warning of the menac"
NJ such n course to their own neighbors. II IS
only poetic Justice that within year they
sbou,d he confronted by the spectre or inc
some CORRUPT organization grown strong on the
food they gave II reaching out 10 graz the
whole State for It's plumber.
And what are they doing to free their people
from II? Are they setting their house IN oroer'
throwing aside petty things showing repent
ancc Of past errors. giving tho people reason 70
be enthusiastic for continuing them In power
No. They are sQuabbling over patronage com
plainlng that the Governor has not Kept th'lr
rascalities hidden. and planning to juggie WIN
The nomination FOR Governor and, II posSlp'c
secure It for some Machine dummy. hllnd ''an
ers. they seem utterly obllvious TO what IS nc"h-
cd for their own safety. and are making 'h"ir
little plots with III" obtusen'ss OF men on VINO"
sven the lessons of last fall were wasted