El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-18

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Are Boss
Platt's days numbered? This is the
The defeat of several of the senator's
pet schemes, among them the con-
stabulsry bill already described in this
correspondence, started the query
have made, and now the Sun, which
has been regarded as "the Platt
organ" amazes every one by printing
this upon it's editorial page: sit must
be plain to all til at it is for the repub-
lican organization of the empire state
seriously to consider whether or not
the Hon. Thomas G. Platt is longer
desirable as it's authoritative leader.
1t is not necessary to give in detail
the why and wher etore of this particu-
lar duty; it is manifest without
specifications" The Sun goes on to
eulogize the high qualities of the
senator, but it adds that sit has come
about that he is weighted with disad-
vsntages always dangerous to party,
and, under the ordinary state of
partizan divisions, likely to be fatal"
The disadvantages" referred to
by the Sun are not specifically
designated. Briefly they consist
of Mr.. Platt's inability to order the
party affairs of the state lin the face of
Governor Roosevelt's opposition. With
3 man amenable to control or influence
in the governors chair, Mr.. Platt
would have been able to control the
orga nization as he has always controlled
absolutely. Bnt when it Is OBJ
served that the leader or boss has no
control whatever over the chief execu-
i've of the state, why then it is time to
ook around for someone else who can |
influence the representatives of the |
,arty in office. It is not to be supposed |
hat Mr.. Plat can be forced out of the |
if he elects to remain in it,
Without sferce struggle. The rank
nd file of the party are dependent
pom him and there is no one in sight
rho could com bine all the republican
actions any more successfully than Mr..
'latt has com bined them.
Another thing that has discredited
be senator is the outcome OF the
1azet investigating committee. It is
nown that the counsel OF the commit
ee had prepared to subpoena Mr.. Platt
nd that when the republican majority
the committee heard of this they ad-
burned without delay in such haste as
D give color to the democratic conten-
ion that the committee was not sp-
ointed and had not acted in good faith.
he sending of the committee from AL
any was huge mis- take on the part of
be republicans. Some facts damaging
D Tsmmauy were brought out, but
hese are fully balanced by the attitude
f the repu blicans i'll seeking to shield
1r. Platt from the same examination
nat Croker was subjected to.
The Anti-Saloon, League, which b as
ow 5000 branches distributed all
YER the United ,ates, began work in
lew York Sunday night by large
leeting In Carnegie. 'Lyceum at which
ountess Schimmelmann, Mrs. Rus
Ill Sage, Mrs. John D. Rockefel-
r. aud a number of women and men
rominent in temperance and religi-
ID work were present. Needless to Z
y the league has q good field for its
ork in this city aud Brooklyn. and
le only wonder is that the propaganda
As not been carried on more actively I
ere in the past. The object of the =
aague is to federate churches, tenn
france organizations, and other
oral Influences in opposition to the
luor traffic. The League pledges it. c