New-York tribune., 1899-09-17

party organization that candidates are nominated
ana II improper persons are selected as candidates
fl IS largely due to the fact that numbers Of men
who will spend hours I'm preparing essays will not
spare a few minutes to attend the meetings that
are always called preparatory to the primary cleo
tions when the claims OF would-te candidates are
canvasscd.
"At such small meetings I'm the districts. II those
who believe IN extracting the greatest good for the
whole community from the voters VIII state their
determination to have none but the best class Of
men nominated they will find their counsel TO have
v,oight and I'm such way will the best theories Of
good government find substantial results nj elec-
tons To remain away from such meetings. ana
10 declare that the primaries, when they come on
are packed and that votes are fraudulenty So
cured and that there is no use in trying 10 DO
ANYTHING I'm politics. and on, BENEFITS neither
the community nor the man. who by his own lack
of action at the proper time gives cause for the
very thing which he readily condemns
votes are no longer purchased for dollars and
ceuts-at least not In Greater Now-Nork Inc as
trict leaders know full we'll that the man VINO
would sell his vote for g. $ or 80 could not be
trusted with the secrecy surrounding the ballot
under the present laws TO cast his vote as he had
promsed; he will every time take the money ana
vote as suits his nclinatlons The value or vote
must now be appraised at what 1t produces not
what It will sell for and therefore In all large COM
munities as well as our own, no money Is thrown
away on individual voters.
"It is spent In fraudulent registration ana IN send
ing out pretended labor leaders already coached. to
mlslead the Industrious w0rkngman by false state
ments This evil can be counteracted 10y sending
out we'll Informed. honest laborlng men ana women
10 tell their cowOrkcVs the truth. united effort
IN this direction by an who claim 10 be I'm favor
NJ GOOD government viii bring about most salts
factory results and the great laborng vote will be
nrinciples which viii tend to their benefit
'rhe aim OF the real political reiormer should be
Iff.4 ttf fIf fN
49, use time az is frequently done year after
year. by men who in other respects are good ciu-
Calse ne pIele'l,o zen inde6cndent ticket very often
which the individual independents want TO fight Is
rhc citizens OF New-York however. are develop
ing wisdom In this respect and are concluding mat
united forces heP ihgir o~ fausT aII uNirg l
am - an good citizens this coming fall will he
"ei i.et he Corrupt and increasing power OF Tam
and combined effort OF the really good citizens Of
our community Is going TO be made, and going To
I'm. yalie OF a vote is incstimable The value OF
Ems, nrr Vote has often been so great as 10 turn
legislation Therefore a man cannot set roo high
An estimate upon the value Of his vote in the re-
enlfe which it can bring him in wise legislation.
ur1er which he can have broader opportunity IN
"yery avenue OF ne
This very teaching OF the value Of vote IS the
whole root Of the work of our Womans Republi-
r,,r Association OF New-York. IL is for this We
o,',..ss the tenement house districts and impress
mon he mothers wives and daughters as well
as upon the men. the value OF a vote what IT can
a. for them what comfort in clean streets edu-
caflonal opportunities for the children. and Ia rs
of decency and order. when rightly cast; and what
misery disorder and unceanline~s a can surround
fh.rn with when thrown in the wrong direction
"Th. Republican party is always the party ~
ropr.ss and believes IN teaching this value OF the
fr,nchlse II teaches 10 through ts men and wom-
80, nlh.reuts who give of their time. labor and
money that this truth concerning the great value
Of "A vote-not in lts selling capacity but IN its
,f,rrhasiur capacity become known OF an
n,opla I'm our great city the hed for the spread
9 .'7r,s az though II can never be covered because
IL Is done as rule. only al campaign times IN