The sun., 1903-04-04
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Members OF IL View With Anxiety the
Combination OF Gov. Odeli and Mayor
Low-The Campaign Of 8SS-Pier -.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SUS-Sir: As
Republican I am deeply grieved to witness
the destruction Of the Republican party in this
State and city by the antics OF the combina-
tion OF Governor Odell and Mayor Low. This
Pier ~ business has out-Tammanied Tam
many. Heavens! didn't We have enough
trouble last election trying to square Odell
In the Matthews accusation? II came near
being his Waterloo-Pier "a Is worse.
But this 10 not the only thing which will
tend to rob the party OF votes. The mad desire
to avoid direct taxation by selling hold OF any
old thing to tax, for the benefit OF the hay
seed taxpayers up the State. Is enough TO
make ones blood boil. Every person taxed.
or affected indirectly by the mad Odell scheme
OF taxation. rs vote ior Democrseyu and
MAYOR i Low Ss'p' arc false % to th.ir pledge. and
traitors to their party +. L. McCAhTHr.
To TIE EDITOR or TEE SUN-Sir: is his
| tory repeating itselff In 1883 the Republican
State Con vention convened at Saratoga. The
late william NJ. Evarts presided and made q
speech in mile-end sentences. The vexatous
| question was how to deal with the liquor
trafic The last preceding Legislature. with
| q Republican ma Jority. passed bill Imposing
higher license under greater restrictions. but
Governor Hin vetoed IT, The convention
condemned the Governor 8 action and declared
| for Increasing the fees for licenses which
would lift some of the burdens from the
| home and farm-with emphasis on home
| and farm. The Republicans found them
| selves between two fres-more fuel on now.
| The Democratic party stood by the Governor;
| the Prohibitionsts stood by themselves and
have continued 80 to stand.
The Republicans thought they could make
| some votes on the tax scheme by increasing the
| -ante- for selling liquor. Mr.. Evarts. In his
| speech, asserted that II the Repu ublicans could
| not stand for prohibition out and out. they
might come pretty near taxing n,,nird spt9idr ~, 70
Cover Governor 81 the Republicans and David b.
risou AZ, ~ ran nc Tor Prudent against Cleveland
r0ad conn. %sse se New Gers and rase
ticuIarly on the East Side: REPUBLICANS
election came on in due course, and when
| the votes were counted Harrison had lSM,oo2 M
yeG Sr in Ss 1Ss aoa h pod he'd
OF OF soarse is Sie outside Ut the
ou The sss sSs'SssSRs Sloass iSP forth feS ssd
| until disappointed hope and proud ambition
fei finally % are sleepnEh p1 ih, yet & Nox w.
Of erslation Just enacted TO lft the burden den
some Se parts Sh Of the wide world the inhabitants
o to the IN GROUND for wireless notice that trouble
| 10 brewing. whereupon they take TO their
| respective dug-outs.
| Hut what matters IL? Did not the abjeGt
| was prepared by one who knows more about
hin you do Go Wss Il no sad s.sr ySs GT %ho
| said to some tmorous oarsmen rowing him
| across the 1iber in rough weather. rendered
| in plain English: what In HI are you afraid
jam. who shall hesitate or fear' Whether
| the revenue" meets estimates or eSpecta-
tions or not-and large shortage Is most
| llkely-it may be predicted with reasonable
| moral certainty that under this revenue
| iiouor me a sure there will be more speak easy
| and domicile drinking than would sink many
The same effect will be witnessed in the
| scattering OF vice In our city by an insane
| policy The bottle and -the GROWER viii
| lake the place OF the a abaDdoned bar and Invade
| In secret homes whose peace and virtue nave
| not vet been menaced by the presence OF
drink Appalling. indeed, the CONSEQUENCES
| NEW YORK. April2. DELEGATE OF issS
To THE EDITOR or TIE SrS sir: Is Gov
| erpor Odell--and thei lie islature-in league
| with the Democracy Of this State TO defeat
| the Republican party at the next election
| Judging from the extraordinary measures
! that have been before the Legislature. some
| of them having become laws II would appear
| that this was the intention, The Republican
| party carried this State at the last election by
| a very small ma aiority, and but for Democratic
sether In the face Of this fact the Legislature
passes a most unpopular and wholly unneces-
sary high liquor license bill and also makes
| enemies Of every man who hoIds mortease'
NEW YORK. April 2. II J. WARNER