The sun., 1901-10-02
WHO ARE REFoRMERs 2

'pltNth W itttt = 'Ni'' iii' -
in kepeing with the general Anti. .Addicks-
ite methods of deception in politics. It IS
now announced, through Democratic
newspaper correspondence, that the
Union Republicans are not represented
on the Reform Committee of Fifty" thai
thiS result has been eff acted by the per-
sonal influence of Mr. Addicks. 1t is
further said, by the same authority that
Union Republicans to whom were made
prefers Of appointment on the commit
tee had declined to serve. and otliels hal
resigned after appointment The object
Of this is apparent. Il is 10 discr"dit
Union Republicans in general and NJ.
Adaicks in particular.
This statement Of the attitude Of the
Union Republicans. and Of Mr.. AddicEs
toward governmental reform. is untrue.
The persons named as having declined
membership in the committee. or rs hav-
ing resigned after appointment, wore
not acting under any influence fr,n Mr..
Addicks. As Il matter of fact the proffer
Of membership said to have been declined
was not made. Another thing about i
is that Union Republicans said little Or
nothing about the membership of this
committee until the names of those So
lected for membership in it We're an
nounccd. and it was discovered that tic
Union Republicans had been ignored.
and the composition of the committee
verified the current statements that til j
design was TO make il decidedly Allti-
Aldicks. There could be hut one inter-
probation to this fact in its relation to tha
current reports, and that one interprctn
tion was that Union Republicans wc.,
not wanted: and that this peculiar and
particular reform movement was to he
participated in only by Anti-Aldclsitt.s
Of the Republican and Democratic types;
aud that nll the power and influence ~
the committee was to lie oNertca 10 kecl
alive the disastrous division in the RI
publican ranks, and ally The hulting Re
pu,licans with the Democrats III oppnSi
ton to the Union Republicans. The i.
fort to offset this Self-ryideut condition
Of things anent the So-calpd reform
iir,A SIntiit. r"nta, tur nNTU~uT,
Of the partisan character of the eon.-
mittce, was u very feeble one and served
to verify rather than t. tliSprovc the cnls
rectnrSS Of the generally accepted opinion
Of its intent. Now that the effort 81
mask that intent bg securing Il yer.
small Union Republican representation
on tle committee has failed, the id
tempt Is made to create the impressions
that i,nun Republicans are opposed d
governmental reform. and llat Nr. n
dicks Is influencing them in tlIat diirc
ton, II Is not true Inc Union Rrpuhii
cans arr not opposed to local govcrrnle
such REFORM Is" statements to The con
traty me wlfully fase. and are H.
TENDED q discredt tie only party that
can d. will reform onl local soycrn-
ment
The Union l,cpublican party move
mcnt was. ana i Il reform movement
Mt unly that. all the reforms insitutre
BY which the state has been brought out
Of the ultra-cunscryativc ranks, liz wlicl
th" osslaEtlN constitution waS nnuullrll
and 4 more literal one adopted hy which
the unfair, dishonest and coir1tpt cl"c-
ton laws were repealed and hy which
the old dishonest aud coirupt Demo.
cintic State and city ring, has been ov.r
thrown, mHst, III any honrSt Judgment
of The beginnings and development III
these things. be credited to the Union
Icpuhicans. ihe Democrats fough
with desperation 10 prevent all Of thost
things. They carried their opposition IL
IN" eNtf"me. overstcppns all law, SUIT
onlnhin@ al authority, stoppiu. only
short II tho utter overthrow Of the State.
~ his desperate fight the .knt-Addicl;s-
itr Republicans, at whom the RGpHld
can membership of the reform commit
tee Is composed, were the allies and hclp
erS Of the Democrats. The partial site
cess Of the lbrmocrnts III this fgli
against rtorm, which has put il lasting F!
disgrace upon the State conll not hayc@i
heen attained but for the .Auti-.ta,lfcks
ite help given them. This alliance
a4aihst reform has not baen broken. Tic
Anti-Adlicksitcs of both political TYNE.
are still allirs. They control this reform
committee In il reasonable TO credit
lhelh with genuine reform sentiments?
I'M another thing. Tile Republicans n .
this State who have been pledged 10 yor
elfihental reform throughout the NH
nf their party history. that have fau.l,
for i steadily through manv uu4iirrr.:s
iul campaigns, are iii The majority i'll flti.
Statr Why shnup they divide force.
when that fact has prcn established.
~" Union Republicans are oycrwhelm
ln&lN majority Of the Republicans III
lte STATE Why should Republican H.
-atlnGts ignore this majority? Bm again
"lN, and this is more amazing thnn All
'lsr, should Republicans seeking gay
i'hmrntal reform attach themselves
Y an organization Of which they can -
y mefe than powerless minority, trrd
y which The great mass is, by desire arl
ols usage, opposed 10 any reform that
ieeks Justice and honesty through politi-
'al aetion?
= : evident, even the saying Of 4