The sun., 1900-12-11
TUESDAY, December Il, 1909.
THE LEGISI.AluRE.

l
astl discussion This is not new idea,
sHht a depression from the direct line Of
8enatorial discussion kind of flank
lf'oyement following repulse Of frontal at
NHkck. Another cause for this depression
found in the general opposition TO the
3lterifice of all the other interests in
3f2lved in Republican control Of the leg
Nature in fruitless contention over the
enatorial question.
Yin every phase of this legislative dis
Mission Republicans are confronted with
atis stubborn fact-the Republican ma
Thrifty of the Assembly is Union Republi-
l8tn That element of the legislative stu
Y tion is not only strong enough to control |
& ny general caucus of the Republican |
< Members of the Assembly but must nee
NJ lssarily furnish the votes necessary to
\ nact Republican legislative reform mea
lIures. In this situation the natural rule
|Iif political adjustment would he to con-
lIult the will of that Union Republican
Y majority, and the natural sequence of
liil Dt d6Ittlllcht
wcen the differing Republican legisla
" i've elements upon basis of reason and
gEquity. Any other adjustment would be
HI mal-adjustment and would at least
" an forces of the House and Senate--a
IN iivision fatal alike TO present plans for
fSoetterment in State affairs, and to the
sI4'uture OF the Republican party of the
llkempt legislative and administrative re-
Form when its legislative representatives
lleannot, or will not, agree to settle their
8alifferences by the approved methods of
lA5onrerence, discussion and votes. AT
lH1)resent the possibility of this folly in the
iSlState Assembly threatens to defeat all
ERepublican hopes OF present and future
X uccess, and to turn all their jubilant
" ongs of victory into cries of mourning
d minority threatening TO isolate itself
rom the majority of the party to which
9l belongs, and if not proposing, listening
Isto propositions for fusion, with the op-
n Notes the minority 50 isolated was elect
M AZ The present phase Of the Legislative
EH F.ussion is about fusion with the Demo
lM %ats to defeat any Union Republican
N'Nplans for organizing the two houses. 1t
His currently reported that in addition u
the proposition for fusion between Dem
ocrats and Regulars" upon the Sena-
#-orial stiun, Democrats Also suggest
eae repetition Of the trick by which til,
House was organized in 1887. If that il
accomplished the coming session Of thu
Il Assembly will open under almost OK
actly similar circumstances as those o
ne last session, with a probability o
imilar results. That is what the pres
MT attitude of the irreconcilable "Regu
lars suggests and would lead to--no
merely the defeat of Union Republican
efforts to organize the House, but th
aH Aefeat of Republican efforts to elect tw,
United States Senators, and SO diyid
& publican councils that the whole session
I'D be spent in fruitless wrangles, in
lg a surrender OF all that the Re
cans of the State have won in thei
years fight against political corrur
IN -. md tyranny.
That would be the logical sequence o
Regular" Republican refusal to tax
part in' and abide by the decision Of
seneral Republican caucus; that is ais
h@ nat She Democrats ayow as their pun
a pose in proposing fusion with the Res
a MISUNDERSTANDING the fruits Of the X,
publican victory BY dividing the Rcpubl
can party in order TO defeat it, L,
membering the political history Of th
VI State under Democratic control, ii
impossible 10 regard the acceptance {
the Democratic proposition for fusion
Hupon any point with the present ayowi
Kof its purpose, in any other light iha
that of a betrayal Of every good polite,
urpose.
making Judgement about matter
ltive il must be remembered Til
flf .IDcmocrats have made, and are nal
I'M 4g no propositions to the Union Republ
cans.. On the contrary, true TO their II
publican faith, the Union Republican
are striving for an adjustment Of r.
gpublican differences that viii unite n
Ithe Republican members of the Legsl
ture in common effort for State bette
ment as basis for future party success
This is one thing Union Republican
M always do. Seek by all honorable meaI
to promote Republican unity in order
N defeat Democrats. There can be, ther
M fore, no danger to any genuinely Repu
lican interest in its discussion and a.
justment in a Republican caucus
Z which there happened to be Union r
4puhlcan majority. The history of Il
party Is full Of proofs of this statemen
pkfor in no contest between the two II
MIphi'can organizations OF the State ha,
'fhe rights of the minority been ignored