Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-07
From the New York Herald, Dec. 2nd.
THE NEIT PRESIDENT MUST OPPOSE
TAKNANI-.4N EASTERN SPEAKER
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TIE NEIT PRESIDENT MUST OPPOSE
TAKNANY-4N EASTERN SPEAKER
WANTED.
In Il few days hence the House OF Rep
resentatives. by eiecting Speaker, will
determine whether the next President of
the United States shall be an Eastern or a
Western man. Let no Congressman for
get that his vote for a Western candidate
for Speaker will strengthen the influence
of Tammany, not only in the next cam
paign, but also in the next administration.
Every worker in Tammany who hopes to
get something from the Custom House or
from an Indian ring is in favor of Mr..
Kerr for Speaker and Of an Eastern man
for President But the conscience of the
democratic party cries out against the
impending evil OF President who has
ever been under the influence OF Tam
many Hall. The election of Mr.. Kerr for
Speaker would throw the choice of Il Pres
den;ial candidate upon the East, and Coy
crnor Tiden, who is !; Tammany man OF
The past as well as of the present, would
undoubtedly receive the nomination. The
election OF Mr.. Kerr as Speaker would
fasten Tammany. like the Old Man of the
Sea, upon the shoulders of the party and
the nation. Nor are the qualities OF Mr..
Kerr for moral bravery in political action,
or tor consistency of political principle
sufficient to overbalance his Disqualified
lions as the virtual candidate of Tammany
for Speaker. On the contrary, he is weak
in council and evasive in contest. The
democrats need gressiye man and
not trimmer.
BY their very first action in Congress,
in their initial campaign against corrup-
ton. the democrats may destroy the
ulcered tiger OF Tammany and give ex-
preston to the stifed sentiment of their
party. A careful reading of the best
wishes of people who are willing to be
democrats without Tammany indicates
that they lean toward Mr.. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, for Speaker. Mr.. Randall
is the best parlimentarian ia the demo-
cratic party; his action in the affair of
salary raising was the outspoken action
of a man who never doubted that he was
right. He neither conceals his motives
nor prevaricates concerning his political
history. rs Mr.. Kerr naturally does; and
he lives remote from the political and So
cial influences of Tammany. But in the
present emergency Mr.. Randalls para
mount qualification as Il candidate for
Speaker is that his election will decide that
the next President shall, like Young Loeb
invar, come tout of the West" His elec-
ton would not only place over the DELHI
erations OF the House n parlimenlarian
who outranks his party brethren in merit
as an executive officer, but it would for
aye and for ever destroy the Tammany
tiger, which long ago earned the right to
die. The claws ofthat tiger were clipped
by Mr.. Tilden. but Mr.. Tilden has let
them grow again. The tiger is crouch
ing supinely. ready for another spring.
1t matters very little whether Mr.. Tweed
or Mr.. Tilden loosens the leash Mr.. Til
den, whose province is New York. knows
very well that either openly or covertlv
he must always court the aid, and that
means the meretricious politics, of Tam
many. lie who served his apprenticeship
assiduously, and for many years in Tam
many, knows better than most men that
there could never be such an anomaly AS
a reformed Tammany lie knows the
story OF the monkeys who took possession
of legislation and appeared very human.
like until bystander threw a handful of
nuts on the stage, and they suddenly
scrambled about. monkeys again, on all
iours. Let Mr.. Tilden throw an Office to
his constituents and he knows that the
qulescent Tammany thief will Jump for it.