The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-02
THE LOCAL SITUATION.
Positive Views OF Citizens From Varying
Points OF View.

Highly Mixed Situation prompts this letter
l attended. as a guest. meeting OF the
Association for Improvement Of the Roads
at Lake Ronkonkoma. l., l.. last Saturday
The members had subscribed, on paper. for
this object. Each member. however, desired
particular road repaired. with the consequent
inevitable result. The chairman. however.
quieted the discussion by stating that the
whole community could be best served by
sinking individual differences. working in
harmony for the common good and realizing
that every road could not be repaired at
once with the funds available.
The result was that paper promises were
reduced to cash. and every ono went home
satisfied that the common veal would be
cared for by the committee appointed
observed the same initiatory feeling in
the county convention Of Queens on Monday
night but think that the delegates came
away feeling that the interests OF the county
would be best subserved by the nomination
of the candidates selected.
This Is not the first time that members Of
the Democratic party have attempted to dis
rupt union Once before it was the union Of
the United States Of America; now it Is
union Of citizens OF the city OF New York.
You and I, sir. are old enough to remember
when an army was encamped on the south
turn the Government at Washin gton.
You will remember that the Army OF the
Potomac was commanded by a General bear
ing the same name as he who is now expected
to lead the Tammany forces and that he was
idolized by his men He saw that they were
well provided for, but he did nothing active
for the common veal You will remember
that he was succeeded by others. less popular,
but achieving much the same result.
Finally man came out Of the West las it
was then called. not humorous las Mr.. Jerome
would have him). not genial. but generally
called THE Silent Man.
Mr.. Lincoln was strongly urged not to ap-
point him to the highest position In the army.
and many objections were raised. as is usual
with those having individual grievances.
But Mr.. Lincoln said that he wanted a man
who did something
The result is known to US all
To-day there is an army encamped without
the breastworks OF the city OF New York.
anxious to disrupt the union of it's citizens and
seize the Government
Do we not want General who has done,
and will do, something to preserve that union
and Government?
do j. E. HINDoN HYDE.
New YORK, Sept 80.
To THE EpIron OF The SUN-S,r: circuit
must be put OF the fusion ticket under any
circumstances
II Tammany fails to nominate him he will
be the Jest OF the town; II nominated, 1t will be
the fusionists who will be ridiculed. In
either event his usefulness to the fusion ticket
is at an end
To liken his nomination by all parties at
the present time to any similar occurrence in
the past Is puerie and his undertaking to
Justify himself by such comparison shows
that he has not the faintest conception of how
honest men feel toward the present contest.
Fire him bodily. and go to Mclaughlin,
whose organization has been considered as
honest as any party organization; give Nc
Laughlin generous representation on the
ticket and no one can disbelieve that the
effort to down Tammany Is indeed nom
partisan fight.
The only thing that will kill T ammany is
starvation and two defeats in success sion will
make the ribs show b W tRepublicanJ
NEW YORK. Oct l.
To THE EDITOR or The Sun Sir, Allow
me to express my admiration of the stand
taken by the fusionist leaders in regard to
the Endorsement Of Grout and Fornes by
Tammany.
The Endorsement by Tammany of any one
is equivalent to IL public declaration by that
infamous institution that the person Endorsed
is sufficiently known to them a disreputable
political trickster to be worthy OF their sup
port.
No greater insult could be offered to Mayor
Low than to receive Endorsement from Ia M
many.
Mayor Low has reason to be proud and
the best Democrats and Republicans should
congratulate him for not having been smrched
by the Endorsement OF Tammany. Grout and
Fornes should hang their heads in shame.
There Is only one thing for them to do. and
that IL to spit upon the Endorsement and re-
pudiate 1t AS an insult.
MICHAEL COBCoRAN.
NEW YORK. Sept, 80.
To THE EDITOR or The Sun Sir, Tho
way Murphy is putting it up to Mclaughlin
ia giving great delight TO thousands OF Demo
cratic voters in Brooklyn The Boss and his
faithful lieutenant" are not loved, but feared;
and this Is because OF the favors Tammlny
gives them, which, when taken away from
them, will make them look like thirty cents
Murphy has no idea how many friends
he has made among the regular Democrats
Of Brooklyn by his defiant stand For years
they have been waiting for Tammany to put
an organization In Brooklyn that will compel
the YOrks Shsvllns and Courtneys TO make
their living outside the Democratic party.
Here's a prediction: Mcclellan may not
carry Brooklyn, but bs will run ahead Of
McLsushlins county ticket,
BROOKLYN, Sept. 30. BRookLYNITs.