The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-15
TIE PARTY AND MIR. oDELL.


have gathered here from every county In
the State have discussed the attitude OF
THE Sun toward the Republican organi-
zation OF the State. 1t Is the unanimous
opinion of these men that THE SUN has per-
formed a service Of the highest value to
the Republican party and the Republican
voters Of the State. The delegates and the
leaders who cannot for a moment be con-
sidered grafters have declared for the last
few days that they can never express their
gratitude to The Sun for its attitude OF
fearlessness and upright criticism Of tho
Odell administration.
A group Of these Republicans were on
the Broadway piazza of the United States
Hotel this afternoon and one Of the most
eminent members of the Republican party
in the State expressed his views to his
fellows as follows:
THE Sun by its course In the last few
years has warned the people OF the State
what was being done at Albany and else
where to destroy the Republican party
in our great State. We all know that THE
Sun has been Republican newspaper since
1895, but a newspaper with independent
proclvities and not timid about printing
the facts in it's possession. The Sun has
performed great service to the party.
The party has number of hidebound
Republican organization newspapers which
for reasons Of their own have shut their
eyes to performances which have brought
dishonor to the party The attitude OF
these organization newspapers has been
hurtful to the party in the State. We don't
care what the Democratic newspapers say
about our party, because we have been
taught to believe that the Democratic press,
for party purposes, is bound to distort all
legislation and all other matters affecting
the Republican party and to put US in a
Instantaneous light. 1t is the duty Of q
Republican newspaper to call attention to
the faults OF the party, to the wrongs that
are being done to the party by men in public
place who care nothing for the party save
what they can fitch from 1t because Of their
prominence in the party. The Sun by its
course has demanded that the Republican
organization OF the State give the followers
of the party good government. 1t has fear
lessly and yaliantly decried the persons
who are reproach to the party and the
methods and systems which If not ended
will result in a cataclysm like that which
overlook the Democratic party in 1894
Men In public life, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, have said that IL the Democratic
press of the State had fearessly attacked
the methods and systems and persons prom
inent In the Democratic party in the State
from 1888 to 1892 there would not have been
that direful defeat in 1894 The Republican
papers smashed into the Democratic papers
during that period, and the Democrats were
compelled to get their facts from Republic
can newspapers; and the Democratic voters
in 1894 resented the conduct Of their leaders
just as much as the Republican psrty will
resent the conduct Of Mr. Odell and the
Republicans in his train. The value of THE
Suns services in this direction cannot be
calculated. We do not expect Mr.. Odell,
Mr.. Ward, Mr. Littauer and Republicans Of
that. stamp 10 change their methods. But
We can deprive them of power before the
entire party has been tainted and before a
cataclysm like that which struck the Demo-
Gratis in 1904 wrecks the Republican party
of the State"
The utter candor of Republicans of re-
nown and integrity concerning the condi-
ton OF their party in the State has been one
of the refreshing chapters in the conven-
ton story They express their anger,
distrlst and apprehension, and they point
out, what is known to all Republicans in the
inner circle, that the organization in the
State as whole and in New York city is
in the hands Of men whose motives are to
the last degree selfish, whose principles and
policies spring from the pocket and whose
affiliations are Of such a character as to
make their more worthy brethren blush for
the honor Of the party The admonition Of
the Republicans who discussed this matter
took the shape of prayer that THE Sun
would continue its work for good govern
ment in the party and In the State and
declaration that it had the support OF all
Republicans Of integrity.