New-York tribune., 1905-11-06
TO REPUBLICANS.

Some Republicans doubtless feel inclined
| somewhat reluctantly to vote for Mr.. Mcclellan
| for fear of the election of Mr.. Hearst To them
we wish TO say that nobody can with any GER
| tainty forecast the strength of the Hearst move
ment but this is certain: If it is strong enough
| to come within measurable distance of victory,
| it is so through split in Tammany Hall which
| will deprive Tammany of more than half its
normal vote make Mr.. McC1ellan's success i'm
possible and leave Mr.. WINS the only serious
opponent of Mr.. Hearst
Some Republicans may feel inclined to vote
for Mr.. Hearst because they are weary OF the
old alliance between Tammany and the corpora
tions and want to give an extreme Illustration
of their displeasure. TO them wish to say
that whatever of idealism there is in the Hearst
movement as distinguished from demagogy, it
represents dreams which have not been practl-
cally formulated hopes that are doomed to dis
appointment and measures that cannot be car
ried out Mr.. Wins stands for just as much
freedom from corporate influence and has
vastly more practical ability than Mr. Hearst
| to secure the desired reforms in an orderly and
| legal way.
| Some Republicans may feel inclined TO vote
| for Mr.. Mcclellan because they think Mr.
Ivinss attitude toward corporations is too radi-
| cal. To them wish to say that he proposes
| nothing but the enforcement of the rights of
| NAV be adiudged by that most conservative of
| all our governmental institutions, the Judiciary.
Some Republicans may be Indifferent to the
election of Mr. wins because they resent the
| action of the district leaders who in the hrst
| instance deprived Mr. Jerome of Republican
| Endorsement. TO them we wish to say that
| aneer-whether reasonable or unreasonable-at
one or all of the district leaders is no reason
| for furnishing the whole people OF New-Iork
Of no
equipped man in New-YOrk for the office of
'Mayor." as his opponent The New-fork
| Times comedies him to be.
Some Republicans may be inclined not TO vate
| for Mr. Wins because they have been impressed
by the Tammany organs denunciations OF MI
| OdeIl. To them we wish to recall the tribute OF
/ that same New York Times to Mr.. 1ylnS:
He is also about the most independent man III
.the city. No LOSS would have the hardihood to
"approach him. and should he be elected graft
"ers' of all sorts would have very unhappy
-four years before them.
Some Republicans may feel inclined to desert
Mr.. wins because they are afraid some other
Republicans are going 10. To them we wish TO
say that each mans duty is himself to do the
right. and that right is just as contagious as
wrong. if men who know it act with courage
rather than cowardIce
como Renubicaus NAV look askance at Mr..
Roosevelt has made unfriendly and sarcasuc
remarks about him. To them we W'sh TO say
that the President, with a promptness mat IS
certainly not unfriendly, has unequlVocally
slammed all such stories and insinuatlons as
false.
Some Republicans may be inclined TO support
Mr. Mcclellan because they do not wish corpo-
ration grabs stopped; because they TOO under
the cover of respectability, share in honest
oraft,,. because Twins the Terrible is as terri
hla to their selfish schemes as he is to Murphy;
because they are loaded up with gas ana trac-
tion stocks, and are getting rich from Invalid
franchises and illegal consultations. 10 them
we have nothing 10 say
The great body of honest Republicans are de-
tarmjned TO support Mr.. Wins, because they
tnovv him TO be able and Independent; because
they want to put an end TO graft and at the
same time 10 demagogc politics; because theV
hate Tammany whether it be presented 10
them bv a Tammany Mayor or Iammany
congressman: because they wish to save TINS
city from four years of bad government under
,furnhv and McCarren, on the one hand, OF WIG
fanatics or adventurers on the other, ana pc
couse they know that if they stand firm against
q bonelessly divided foe they can surely WIN.
To them we say gOdspeed!