New-York tribune., 1871-09-11
TAMMANY'S TROUBLES.
COMMENTS OF TIE DEMOCRATIC PAPERS ON TIL
REFORM MOVEMEET-THE RING IN FEAR
FUL STRAIT.

a0hcrcntSOf the KING are INC 'Ht
zch which leads the movement OF respectable Democrats
against the Ring and is supposed sympathzc with
Hofms n sweeny, and the Central Committee in their
efOrto drive Hail, Tweed and Connolly from the posi-
which they ruin at once the credit q" the ry ana
the little character left to the Democratic party very
positive in its denunciaOns. The folio" ing sgnh'ant
article is from its latest issue
THE POLITICAL DELrGF.
From TIE Nor York Cti@<H. SeftH -
Hear what The A las said last week; The
old political ed edET OF ha p aSd fnSS Tet he
makes The following admissions %, ,..-..-........
changer hHfsH IS the present sn.ufe other
5 ,. s pf STe hn,1 % S are @ "s
while in Senatorial Districts change ha. ben made
o Ward leader There viii be cGnsds5.Is % e.. .S.
in Republican tacc. Tammany has determined not to force thing TO
freely h lime and + the INTENTION Of Of she fn to relax 'nefsp
For tins The poor servtors Of the Ring must thank us
men with no popularity to he foited on the peo
pie due simply to the fact that there are Democrats
respect their independence at any cost Who wonld
dare to have an individual opinion or utter an honest
kept order by the anagonism of those who presume
to Insist that sa be men 1s
were sometimes in danger OF being deposed That
not by mere subservicncy; is solely OWNS to the
6 al to te hinges Of the
knee where thrift may follow fawning" When our Ring
rulers are in danger They are cOnsiderate and reasona
bile At such times common Democrat Of the in
significant rank ana file, 10 be dog; then the
doors that the entrance to the chambers OF royalty
omen the Board Of Works and the Park Commission be-
come accessible to citizens; politeness takes the
place Of overbcaring supercOusness-a poor man can
even speak to King " without being kicked while
Ward Alderman gains inrtant admission to the awful
nrscnce We're there outside Democracy, were there
no men who bold enough 10 uphold the foundation
stone Of Dcn0cracy-uuyersal equality-thcrc would
never any relaxation II the tyrannical rule which or
duariy weighs people and Cringng subservirncy
would lie the only road 70 advancement.
II is true that matters around fdmmaHy Hall are in
ste Of cha0s the kins actually defend themselves III
their organs the charge Of excusveness There is
strong talk of d dcalof An olsng OF the old men,
Of them, and or the admission OF new, freS ana
more untantcd There Is grlInbllng everywhere;
uOger hands ready 10 grasp the heini and even the
IdhrTcnts, the pacelOldcrs OF TanInany are utterly
dIscontcntcd No tell whittier this Will lead; the
worst abused in the Democratic party to-day may
be az the head Of affairs to nOrrOW-Inay be wanted To
sar tie pdrty from ihe ruin rhich threatens H. nOtmereiy
in he ciiv Stdte, but in The country The Ring, a. 1t
stands cannot cxIt; The guy neDtGerS-U hcg are not
all OtuIty-must retire the honest Oncs-lf there
are any houest- will share the condemnation.
Prohity in our rulers economy in administration,
srutlas to the maintenance Of our party. Eren nor re
are Threatened cM tie defscOn Of The Germans rhiie zee
hare drfnd lost thousands upon thousands Of men tchO
r,re once and still should be- Democrats To get rid Of
This bad reputation things to their proper
condition. to indicate our name ana character are now
the questions Of the hour; and u our municipdl fadGs
are not f1uat he they UtH be remOred How
ever ,re hare ereru crdHcC thai an fT iH 6e maze 10
erUci certain members rom CONTROL az o'der 10 sdee ne
uHOie ram.