The New York herald., 1874-09-09
The Rural Democracy and Tammany
Hall.

4uo AsoCAeotcI OWtO7, Que Oh tue hpicSS
most spirited and most widely circulated
democratic journals in the State outside OF this
city, protests against Tammany Hall making
any figure in the Democratic State Conven-
ton, and especially against its seeking any
representation on the ticket It winds up its
article ON the subject with this sentence:-
''Tammany Hall has no place in Democratic
State Convention; and if it is wise and has the
welfare of the party in the State at heart it
Will neither ask nor accept any representation
on the State ticket" The only necessity for
this protest arises out Of the intention of
the Tammany leaders to thrust upon the Con-
vention the nomination of Mr.. Tilden as the
party candidate for Governor. Although the
Union is published near the home Of Judge
Church, and has always represented his views
more nearly than any other democratic paper,
we have no idea that the article was written
at his suggestion. 1t is a spontaneous ex-
preston of the almost unanimous senti-
ment of the rural democracy. Soon after
the meeting of the Democratic State
Committee at Saratoga, to issue the
call, the Buffalo Courier, edited by
Mr.. Joseph Warren, its secretary, said that
members Of the committee from the country
districts were unanimous and emphatic
against taking gubernatorial candidate from
the city, and in the interviews with promi-
nent rural democrats lately published in the
HERALD the strongest opposition was ex-
pressed to the nomination of Mr.. Tilden.
When the World few days since, undertook
to collect evidence of Mr.. Tilden's accepta-
one democratic journal outside of the city
the Utica Observer. The Observer is published
at the home of Francis Herman, who owed his
nomination two years ago to the activity Of
Mr.. Tilden, and is willing to repay the obli-
cation. The democracy of the interior of the
State dread to go into the election with can
ddate brought forward under the auspices of
Tammany Hall Their views are candidly
expressed in the following extract from the
body of the article in the Rochester Union -
'The democratic party of the State OF New
York is out of the power to which its majority
Of electors justly entitle it, solely in conse-
quence OF the disgrace heaped upon it
through Tammany Hall and the damage
done it through the men placed in Office
by Tammany Hall, in the hands Of Tweed,
Sweeny & Co. It is true that these
men have been expelled from Tammany Hail.
and that good and honest democrats are in
control Of that organization. But to the
democracy of the State Tammany Hall, acting
as unit with all the old war paint and cum
ming strategy, is in State politics as objection
able under it's present leaders as under its
former leaders They want and will have no
o local organization in the city of New York,
but it has no more business in Democratic
State Convention than any other democratic
society or club in any other part Of the State
We fear our friends in the metropolis do not
appreciate the feeling that exists throughout
the State among democrats as to Tammany
Hall combination and domination in the
councils of the party and in the politics of the
State, or realize the fact that in the average
republican and no-party country mind Tam
many Hall under honest John Kelly is exactly
the same as Tammany Hall under dishonest
William M. Tweed. Hence, in all kindness
but with all emphasis, to think well on the
fact of its feeling on the one hand, and of this
ignorance and prejudice on the other in
entering the approaching campaign and max
ing nominations for State Offices"
Nobody who understands the political situa-
ton can be at any loss to perceive the drift of
this emphatic advice. It is democratic protest
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no pertinence except as directed against the in
tention of Tammany Hall to force his nomi-
nation. There is not the slightest apprehen-
sion of renewal of the old time squabbles in
the State Convention between Tammany and
rival organizations. Only Tammany delegates
will be sent from the city this year. And even
it there were to be competing sets of delegates,
q rule which was adopted in 1871 would pre-
clude the old scandalous contests. By that
rule the delegates are required to be elected by
the separate Assembly districts, each answer
ing for himself in the Convention without
regard to any other political association
than the democratic voters of the dis
trict But the practical effect o
this rule is merely to save trouble in the
Convention; it does not prevent Tammany
Hall from virtually electing oil the city dele
gates. The method is little more circuitous
but the result precisely the same. The active
politicians of the city, who control the Assem-
bly, district conventions, are members o.
Tammany, and know perfectly well that they
can have no finger in the city spoils unless
they submit to it's dictation. When Tam
many wants any particular candidate put o,
the State ticket, it's power 10 send unani
nous delegation to support him in the Con
vention is as perfect as it was in the palmies
DAYS of Tweed and Sweeny. This is wei
understood by the rural democracy, and it il
their fears of meeting Tammany delegation
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