The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-02-13
Old Tammany Hall.


Tammany Hall, so celebrated in the
political history of New York and IF the
country generally, takes its name from the
Tammany Society, sometimes called the
Orderof St Tammanay, which was organ
lied on the 18th of May, 1889, about a
fortnight after General Washington had
been inaugurated first President of the
new Republic, in the old City Hall at
the foot of Nassau street Previous to
Jefferson S election, the members of the
society were of different political opinion,
and object was, to quote from It's first
constitution, TO connect in indissoluble
! bonds of friendship, American brethren
of known attachment to the political
rights of human nature and the liberty
of the country
The name of the order is said to have
| been derived from That of a noted Indian
| Chief, remarkable for his attachment to
Iethe pale faces-indeed, one of the objects
of its formation was to conclllate the In
dams who were then making inroads on
the frontiers Another object was to
counteract what were regarded at the
time as the anti-republican principles of
the Society of the CINCINNATI of which
Baron Stuben was the President The
officers of the Society were Grand Sach-
EN- Vice Presidents, and twelve Sachems
or Vice Presidents. The Tammanyites
in their meetings used to array themselves
In the Indian costume and sported huge
clubs and glittering tomahawks. Tam
many was incorporated by the Legislature
in 1905. 1t had then grown wealthy and
prosperous In 1871 the Society raised
$2S, 900 and the corner stone of the new
Hall, now THE Sun building, was laid on
the 18th of May. Durisg the war Of
1912 Tammany Hall was the headquarters
of all who favored vigorous prosecution
of the contest In 1914 when New Y ork
was threatened, number Of disaffected
Federalsts Joined Tammany. They rush-
ed into the Hail to the number Of forty,
and announced themselves better democrats
than the oldests chiefs of the wigwam,
and after violent discussion, duly ad-
mitted aud recognized as members of the
sacred tribe In 1885 there arose the
Equal Rights party (which opposed
Tammany) led William Legget, then ed
ior of TheEcening Post On the 29th of
October a meeting to ratify Democratic
nominations was held at Tammany Hail.
when the Equal Rights men rushed in and
drove out the Regular Democrats after
vigorous fight In the midst of the row
some one turned off the gas and left the
Hail in Egyptian darkness Lucifer or
Loco. toco matches were produced by the
victors, and radiance was restored TO the
scene of battle The Courier and En-
quiiirer the next morning christened the
victorious party Loco.tocos, which has
since been the synonym of the Democra-
cy The new organization became very
formidable, and for two years was domin-
ant. Previous to the detection of Fer
nando Wood in 1859, Tammany Hall was
chosen abode OF the anointed and unan-
ointed Democrats A few wears ago it
was deemed polite to purify the ranks
of the 'unterriGed'' and the Manhattan
club-composed of the eject Of the De
mocracy was originated as kind Of dis
infectant of the odors of the Fourth and
Sixth Wards. The Manhattanites wish
to rule, and claim to furnish the brain
Democracy; but they do not like to touch
with their delicately kidded hands the |
greasy roughs and soiled tatterdemalions |
who consider voting early and often. the |
cardinal feature of their agrarian religion. |
The Tammany building, after having |
been occupied by the society for more |
than haifa century, has lately been sold to |
the proprict0rs Of the New \ Ork Sim. |
The Journal congratulates Itself that the |
days of the Swackhammers, the Donohues
the Kynderses of the rough aud tumbling |
fights, Of the political OF Bclial, of war
dance and misunderstanding, of crimson /
paint and mo casn celebration, of Indian
whooping and roWdy roaring Of stabhing |
In the dark figuratively and actually. Of |
ribaid riot and shoulder hitting orgies, |
are passed in that reconstructed pile for
ever aud ever.