New-York tribune., 1903-05-22
INSURGENTS ARE FIRM.
ELsberg, Bracket and BrOzon Prom
ise to Keep Up the Fight.

With much cheering and singing the York
willie Republican Club Of the insurgent HHIAth
gave a dinner for it's 'insurgent Senator Ma
thaniel Z. Elsberg and his colleagues. Edgar
T Bracket and Elon K. Brown, at the Savoy
Hotel last night Instead of being patient un-
der the rod, the insurgents" were decidedly de-
fiant and pugnacousIy reiterated their intent to
go and do it again. This sentiment was wild
ly applauded
The speakers besides the three Senators, were
Robert Fulton Cutting Bainbridge Colby and
Edward Lauterbach. All expressed the highest
appreciation of Senator Elsbergs work at Al
bany. and his motives in making the bolt"
kilograms of regret. highly complimenting
Senator Elsberg from Governor Odell George L.
Rives and Robert W. De Forest. We're read.
Senator Elsberg. when finally abe to make
himself heard above the applause, said:
1 have made the average mans mistakes axes and and
lam am happy TO TO Rag9 s TE v do5e And as long as
@ IA 5t - for nv enemies am
going keep fighting wrong wherever hnd IT,
obligations imposed him by his party, he has has
Obligations to the great mass OF PEOPLE rTeaPsfL4s M
peculiar about party politics which aSfS pree9 &
going to continue represent the people who elect
ed me-inadequately. inef1ciently, perhaps but
with the real intent 10 dc the best in me-
Senator Bracket, after affirming his belief IN
the necessity for a machine" said:
head the machine must surely have. But does
this necessity of head to the machine imply thaI
the person temporarily selected IS at once endowed
with all the attributes of infallibiity? IS the hed
of the machine to be permitted TO become Chlnese
Joss, be blindy worshlpped, aithoaSh ltIeSPoI
sible unreasona bic and unanswertngF
out upon a creed that would answer In the the
Affirmative Such doctrine has no place IN the
Republican party and the sooner II is driven pdCh
into the selfish DlacknesS from which II came the
better for the party, the better TOR the country;
Is there then no middle course? Is II Such d
machine. or party anarchy? Must men VINO og f
lieve In the principles of party VINO are Jealous "a
IT'S service burning to further Its doctrines anu 70
continue its ascendency in State and nation but
who stIlI decline approval of aCtocratic party eVH-
risk of being declared outside the party hnes -,
| am aware that in some circles the expression
of an opinion with respect 10 so mQcf as the ap-
pointment of a notary public, until the boss mas
spoken, Is regarded party irreSu4dfltS anu Inc
author Of the opinion is once branded as settilS
red headed" and unable TO agree with ally one
hut I want to say lou that sdch notlo'iS al {
not indicative of party health, nor DO they auhuI
well for party success. / do not beileVe that the
standards of RepublIcauism should be hxed by d
few but by the majority
Senator Brown said of Senator ElsberS
Every measure designed To rob the pubic
treasury 10 plunder the people OF the franchises
which are their common property. or to pander
TO vice or crime and rob the state or It's soou
ms has recognized in MIN from the first, an
,1ncofnpromisirg and invincibie foe WhateteF
occult influence may have pushed 1t forward