Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-06
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1871.
The New Yorl, Convention.


legitimate representative of the party in New
York city, but this year Tammany is in bat
odor. Its leaders have been publicly callet
thieves and nobody has ventured to say that tn,
epithct was ndeserved, They control the part
organization, however, and retain the allegiance
of the mass OF the city democrats. Tweed ant
his confederates have always been received witt
cordiality, aud even with Difference, by Mr.. Til
den and the leaders Of the country democrats
Last year they controlled the convention. Theil
delegation is just as regular now as twas then
and the men are the same. 1t was per
fectly well understood then that they
had grown rich by the plunder of the
city, and were still robbing it every day
Their corruption had before that time been de
nounced by the New York World almost as
emphatically as il has since been by the Times,
but they were welcomed, honOred and allowed
without a word of opposition, to dictate all the
proceedinrs of the convention. Their reception
this wear was different. They are the same
men and those who now affect 10 be shocked at
their depayity understood it then as well rs
they do now. The only difference is that they
are in some danger now of being deposed from
office and punished by law for their crimes.
OF course this is an important difference. If
they should encounter the fate which threatens
them, their influence would be gone, and they
would not only be Of no use, but an intolerabe
load for the party to carry; they are already an
uncomfortable burden; but it was not entirely
easy TO get rid of them.
The state committee, like a great many other
politicians, have an inordinate confidence in
management; they believe that with sufficient
adroitness the people can be made to believe
that black is white, or at the worst, rather
light gray. Their problem was to retain the
confidence of the country democrats, who
are really scandaliZed at the Tamma-
ny exposures, and at the same time
avoid giving fatal offence to Tweed and
his friends, who might by some miracle get out
out of their present difficulties, and become dam
gerous foes or powerful allies again, The plan
adopted was ingenious. The Tammany delega-
ton were pers AIDED that they had better not in
sist upon their seats, that it would be safer for
them and for the party that they should with
draw voluntarily, and they were assured that
the contesting delegation should also be ex-
tee announced to the convention that no dele
CATION from New York city had established its
right to seats. The honest representatives of
the city democrats were treated with coutumely.
As the Tammany men made no objection to
this programme, there was no effective opposi-
ton, and the convention was organized without
representatives from the city, which has almost
onefourth Of the whole population of the state.
Among the most amusing things in the pro-
ceedings of the convention were the nrief and
perfunctory mention in the platform and the adj
dresses of the frauds Of Tammany, their own
domestic affairs, for which the party in that
state is directly responsible and which it was
impossible to pass over altogether, and the as
tonishing rigor with which the corruptions Of
the national administration are assailed. On
reading what was said on these subjects one
would infer that, though Tweed and Connolly
had been guilty of some improprietics, and were
the only members of the democratic party who
were not quite estimable they were purity itself,
compared with the most yirtuous republican.
We lesTu from the same source too, that these
city plunderers are to be pitied more than
blamed; they are the victims of unfortunate as
socations and vicious training, and all their art
full lodges to rob and deceive the people they
learned in the thieves school ofsome republican
Fa@in.
The New York republican papers regard the
action of the convention as a substantial tr-
umDh for Tammany, and they seem to be right
in their judgment, but triumph for Tammany
is Just now much the same as a defeat for the
democracy. The honest men of the city
democrats have been scorned, although
Charles O'Conor, deservedly the most re-
spected and trusted member of the party, would
have led it if his health had permitted, and il
was led by Oswald OuendorGer, the chief of the
German democrats The party which willfuy
alenates such men for the sake OF conciiating
Tammany, courts defeat If the republicans
have the wisdom 10 compose their difference.
and work together tremendously, they ought to
be able to elect their state officers and secure an
effective majority in the legislature.
A few months ago, we had something to say
about the colony of Greeley, Colorado, suggested
by the statements of a letter to a western paper,
and our remarks provoked some criticisms from
a correspondent at that place. The letter to
which we referred did not please the editor of
the Greeley Tribune, who denied many of its
statements. Its writer, however, has since re.
ceyed letters from some of the Greeley colo
nists, testifying to the truth of his descriptions.
The following are specimens of these letters;
81 went to Greeley in the early spring, spent
three months in futile effort 10 farm about tbir-
teen acres, and had to abandon the experiment
Nj lands flvpralalV IN,
ton to the main canals than most of the lands Of
the colony, and yet while TWO men were gettina
the water over field Of four acres of wheat
which consumed over two weeks, the parts frsi
irrigated were found to be burned up, and dis
covered that to keep the field from being de.
stroyed by the intense heat (the Their
mometer standing for many days consecu.
lively at ITO degrees,) | must keep it under
water considerable portion Of the time. But
the expense oil watering would itself have eX.
ceeded the value Of a good crop. lett about
the LIST CT July, and gave my entire crop away
thirteen acres OF wheat, oats, potatoes, &C.
The only potato field Of much consequence was
one on which four hands had been employed for
nearly or quite month, watering, and fighting
potato bugs, and to save the crop flour acres) If
would require month more of expense and
attention"
There seems to be general doubt, distrust
aud anxiety, desire to ret away from here by
selling out al reduced rates, on the part OF
town. which, by the way, is not so great as Won
put it, being just about one thousand. all told
and not grOe{ng.
"a great many people here think they were de.
ceived died to and badly swindIed) bv the
getiers-up Of this colony, which no doubt is he
fact, and the same game is being carried on al
other points. In fact, statements are being
made by the officers of this colony, which are
known by all residents in this country, to b,
barelaced lies, and as | was told the other da,
by n prominent official here, that they wer
got up entirely for the eastern market, and W,
We're not expected 10 believe them, that W,
knew better
NOW, Mr.. Editor, to come right down to thu
point what are the hopes of the Greeley people
should answer that they are about this: Thai
through some sort Of iuducement large immi
gIallon VIII De attracted this way, of people who
nave money 10 Duy them out, so that they can
go where they eau have a prospect of making \
decent living for their families
The REPUBLICAN STATE CoMMtTTFr me, ot
the republican headquarters in Boston yester.
day, and organized by the choice Of Dr. Georce
b. Lorng chairman, Georges Merrill Of LAW,
renee secretary, and S. b. Stebbins of Boston
treasurer.
The chairman, secretary, treasurer, and w
w Riee of Worcester afues : Lewis NJ I ,-,,