New-York tribune., 1871-05-02
HNCnNDLTLONAL HIRRENDER.

II is "A little more than year since thc
great Jack Knife war broke out between the
Young Democracy and the Tammny Ring, and
The WGrlds columns, for y few short weeks,
rang with the dcrunciatons of The corrupt
e'igarchy and rlicule of tho sleek thieves
who now control the dcstinies of the Demo-
cratic party in New-York. How many times
during that stirring period were not the faith
ful IN the rustic counties warned that
they could not afford 20 carry such a
load Of infamy as Tweed, and Sweeny
and Oakley Hall, and James Fisk, jr, and the
Erie Directors bill How often were rot the
honest Democrats called upon to tuIn out the
rogues and purify the TamDany organization
from the corruption of which it had so long
been full "Strong in its identity with the
"origin and the history of the party" Tam
many is weak, said The HOrld "oniy III the
"sclfish, sordid rule of the Ring. The Dcmo-
"cratic masses no longer rule in 1amInany.
"The Ring rules Tammany, and Is rninlDg
Tammany." Who the Ring were, Tile World
did not leave us 10 conjecture. IL printed al
their names, and chief among them were the
four gentlemen who still run the Tammany
machine, as they did ti,en-William NJ. Tweed,
Peter Il. Swccny, A. Oakley Hall, and Richard
b. Connolly. What scathing adicctiyes Ihe
World hurled at Mayor Hall, the "seryile tool"
of the Ring in all its dirty schemes; ard how
charmingly it painted the character OF Boss
Tweed rolling iii ill-GOttcn wealth, and celc-
brating festive Sundays by drinking punch
over stable in Bayard-st Then the fight
came TO . head. TIE World and the Young
Democracy went to Tammany Hall one even
ing to set everything right; but Mr. Tweed
put the keys in his pocket and left the meet
ing ont in the cold. Since that time we don't
believe there has been any question about the
identity of Tweed and Tammany. The Boss
has bad Tie World down, aud has been sitting
on it for about thirteen months.
Now orr esteemed friend is begging TO be
let up. We hear no more about tho "shamo-
"less frauds" or the Bayard-St. reyo!s. We
hear no more of that pathetic cry which went
up from The World ON the 4th of April 1870
"Will Democratic Senators vote to let these
"leechcs fattcn on us fOrcverW The EIie
bill, which was disgraccful year ago, has
Gently been defended as just and equitable
measure Even the Erie lawsuits have now
been defined as regular and equitable. and
Erie counsel as ornaments to their profession.
Mr.. Tweed's oligarchy is finally admitted TO
be inst, bcncfcent, and economical admin
istration, and the Tammany Ring the savior
of the country. Thus The World cries
quarter and surrcndeTs everything. 1t
warns the Southern Democrats against
"the worse than folly Of suffering themselves
"to be deluded either by their own prejudices
"or by the artifces Of their enemies, into Im-
"derrating the power OF doing injustice to the
" character of the one great Democratic pha-
"lanx [the Democratic organization OF New
"Yorkl which neither storm has bowed nor
"sunshine melted away during all these years
"of trial and despair" Really, this is most
complete and unqualifed-nOt to say abjcct-
submission, and if Mr. Tweed do not relcnt
lie must have heart of iron.
As honest confession is said to be
good for the soul, getting all right
with the Boss must act, We suppose, as sort
of cock tail for the courage; aud TIE Hortd
having performed its penance, accordingly. III
n somewhat frantic manner, invites the Radi-
Gals to come on and eight us with such wca-
"pons as they can gorge" If we could
gorge" a file of The World for the Spring of
1870, we fancy it would prove the most effect
i've weapon against the Democratic organ
"izatior of New-York" that ever was devised;
but We can't do it.