The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-28
TAMMANY's ANTAGONISTS.

rnE COMPETENCE THIS EVENING or = ~
pEMocaATIo LEADERS OPPOSED 70 TBn
wIawAMrTEs AND IT'S PRosrE ,r,.--s.-
cHEn KELLY NOT AFRAID.
me anti.Tammany meeting 70 ~ neid ms
,Venlnq wan be well attended A. manager, az
me movement saJ, ana thc !, assert thar. All
Itortes TO the contrary . Itw1tnstanding, every
Assembly adlssrct Will : represented by demo
rats OF standing and <ao nave not In any man
aeT at any time >Scn connected either win he
ND ring OF the OPPOSITION movements OF former
Tears, whose U1Ain object il was %
MAKE 4 DEAL
Nitn the republicans for coed consideration.
Fhe decision come to by the leaders so-terined 60
nave can issued 10 the democratic voters viii a.
y believed, not mud favor with some OF the
more pTomlnent gentlemen who are sx-
,eeIed 70 oe present, 10 view OF the
aoI tnat the call must DO signed
~ some body. ana that Tammany, under tue cir
unlslancss wili oe certain TO CRY out thar the
sew party after allis TO oe under the control OF
Nose corporauon-a ring that WnI endeavor to
,um the wool over the eyes or the laboring classes
or their own benefit II the meeting, on the other
lano, some or tne oppositonists think, simply
tOntents itself with passing a series OF resolutions
benouIclng Tammany and Having the method 70
me district organizers by which the democratic
voters who may be opposed 30 the regular party
tan DO formed INTO 3 good working organization
% each district, the results Will be found 10 be
more satisfactory In the long rum
JOHN KELLXiS WINS
M John Kelly, In common with an the other
fanmhny leaders, riulcules the Iuea OF Ihere oeing
any strength III the new party. IN conversation
Ia toe suDiect ne said THE movement mas not
he rrst element OF strength IN s. aud despite all
Ne pretensiOns made by the indlVlcuals VINO are
lslEing 80 much about how - orig marco, anu loa
hat mn
pame class or men whom fammany pas defeated
before even slough they were IN league Win tne
hons TO prevent the election OF democratic candl-
sateR The democratic voters understand the
nluation thoroughly and will not allow themselves
70 De deceived by the devices Of those who,
ratner than see Tammany elect good demo-
srats 70 o1lce, would sacr1nce Tue lnter-
Ists OF the whole party Tor The bene-
D. OF the republicans. The combination Intdo
ihree years ago was their nrst determined enorr
lno the present attempt to get up an opposition
bat anotner edition Oh me oid story"
In abiding 70 the TACT tbat--tnanks 20 the enorts
lf reformed TammaDy--the city and state had got
RIO or many OF the ABUSES 81 winch they n3d Deen
Durdened, owing to tue control exercised over
both for years by republican legislatures, anu COM
siim E u ting Governor 11lden or she boo stand he
had Aaken for reform during the late session, ne
spoke as follows Of trouble over the labor qnes-
non The RED uction was brought about by the
Aeads OF departments after thoroagn discus
pon or the matter IN all It's aspects. There Is
Aw, as you must know, which provides that eight
hours shall De considered
a FULL WORKING DAY.
by the hour, and thus Ii is left with the wornng-
man whether be Will make more by werking ten
hOnrs less by working only eghG Inc hcAus OF
departments decided 60 pay twenty cents an hour,
and the question was discussed Dy Lneu, De-
neve, q long time before they nnaly DECIDED as
lhey did. This you see, was al the rate OF 81 u
aay for ten hours WORK. or 81 90 for
eight hours. The lab0rers In the employ OF
Inc city nave not taken kindly 10 the arrange
menL so lar as | am personally concerned l
w1l say that had ! the power 70 regulate
gBe la6erers' wages l should nave prevented
The reductlOn but IL wss a matter exclusively
belonging TO the heads Of departments. What
could 90 ] Old 10 oppose the reduction when IL
sas first limited and did so because was con-
ylnced that The plan Of paying tae men by toe
hour and by which tRey could make 81 q Gay, only
by working ten hours, was q sort OF mean strategy
10 AVOID an open violation OF che Elgat-hour law
IN lACt, considered II q clear case OF evasion or
the law. I expressed my views On the subJect
and ADVISED Lbat the reduction should not DC
nader
.srnen VOC beneve that the laoorers should GET
q a day for eight hours workfn
n think they should. DO NOS ny any means
TANK that 81 day Ia excessive. As have
nzid a previous OCCASION the city governments
should show without exIravagance, proper ex-
mmple 10 those private individuals who employ
iaborers. thought We could hardly Justify on
principles Of humanity, the excessive labor ex-
acted by private employers rom their la0orers TOT
9he amount given them for their Gay 3 labor ana
mate II q principle OF comparison FOR the action
taken by pu bic officials In dong the same thing,
when the whole people LOOK TO the government lor
example and protecuonD
II "a apparent now, judging from the contempt
WITH when Mr.. Kelly and tae Tammany men geA-
orally look upon tue new party that TammRny,
Rs an organization, VIII not take any ufcIal Osice
o. the acOncernr as one OF them calls IT, III VIII
De. said one OF them last evening, quite time
sneuRnt TO 'trampie "a out as With IRON boots n
the tbinR should by HAT time be Dig enough 10 De
seen without the ala OF q mIscroscope"