The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-24
The Anti Tammany Democrats Work
Ing in the Dark.
THE LABORERs FOB WAR.
JAs Reason Why lhs General Committee
Did Not DsHOuBre the Reduction
Of WOFkingmen'S Wages
JUDGE CLANCY'S VIEWS.

various Assembly districts, who have been quietly
perfectlng their plans Tor weeks past for the
overthrow OF Tamnany HAN seem determined TO
Keep up their work until every election district Is
represented IN the opposition ranks. The Tam
many men contend that the opposition viii
am6unt 70 notaing; that II is nothing more nor
less than a sorehead movement, aud that the few
well known democrats VINO nave allowed their
names 10 DC mentioned IN connection with 1t have
done So simply 10 secure, II not for themselves,
nj least for some Intimate friend, COW
eIea place OF profit ana power under Tam
many. "The day mas gone by wnen any set OF
men, said well known Tammany EN- ial yester-
day, 'can bana together TO extorE from tae regu-
Jar party in power q political RECOGNITION or
profitable place, on condition that they VIII for
ever thereafter keep the peace. In the days OF
ane Ring II was a common custom Tor . few men
10 organize themselves into close corporation
and threaten opposition az the polls 20 the regular
ticket. they knew what they were aoout, and
were always bought OF ia the mex or time-at
least the engineers of the movement were al
ways certain OF being
COMFORTABLY CAPTURED"
Notwths andlng Inis VIC y OF the there can
De no dount about the fact that there is a great
deal OF real dissatisfaction in the Tammany Cen
erai Committee, ana that II tRe opposition within
n week or two Is able 20 give good
proof OF strength and vigor there may
ne a serious disarection IN the ranks or the faith
sul the reduction OF tue wages or the laborers
on the puollc works; the quarrels that are being
andulzed in by the Mayor ana tire Comptroller
over the signing OF warrants, which result in
hardship and suffering 10 hundreds OF men EN-
poyed by the city; the refusal Of the democratic
Governor TO remove republicans II once whose
removal would give employment 10 oemocrauc
workingmen wno have been idle all the winter,
and the xquabbIes that the various "leadersv
have been thro wn into by the determination or
each TO nave bis own way regardless or the
wishes OF his fellows OF the public good
ali these Things have made the Tammany men
anything ont unit Not few would gladly Join
hands with q new organization that could hold
some Inducements for the future, watch would put
an END 10 the embaFrassments OF the present sit
nation. But II is because all Tsnmany oppositions
an the past have found their only strength In
making common cause with the republicans that
the regulars who are not any too closely bound TO
me Wigwam policy OF the day. now hesitate 70
snow their hands The present oPpositionlsts,
sensible OF this TACT, have already declared that
they viii only
PUT DEMOCRATS IN NOMINATION.
and viii not listen 10 any approaches ron the re-
pubncans And yet even tue oppositionisls are
not OF one mind on this point, many OF the
strongest men who are known 70 be secretly at
thing OF strength, are determined, II
possible, that the republican ana the oPposl-
'sTne repnplicans,1 said one OF tue opposition
leaders 20 HERALD reporter yesterday. know
eandisatsg Al me next election without the aid Of
democratic votes. The republicans will DO any
thing TO keep control OF the District Attorneys
Phelps tasy will, know, readily iRdofse al the
opposition democratic nominees Tor Judges, coro-
ners, aldermen lie, provided the nominees are
not old party hacks or men whose past career
10 not above suspIclon.n
II will De seen, therefore, that Tanmany viii
have aard road 70 travel II she does not between
now and election tine take active measures 70
errors Iae OpPoSlt, m cA nsr a.
are watching her closely, and n she does not de-
clare herself against the reduction q wages there
Will be trouble store for the leaders. In fais con-
hection II may De stated that there Is cona6eranle
bad leenng among toe members Of the General
lAnor resolution denunciatory or the refnctlon
was disposed OF ~ Judge Quinn, who presided At
the meeting OF the committee two weeks
herald reporter called upon Mr. Clancy yester-
day u relation 70 hrs subject. WAen the following
JUDGE cLAxcr's VIEWS
what was Jour ooJsct IN presenting that reso-
luton relative 70 tse wages q laoorers a. he
meeting q the General COMMITTEES ThursoaJ
my only object was 70 reach wat thought an
important issue ~ relation 70 the conduct Of pub
lie WORKS BY me Gine ent departments, a. a1ect-
ing the laboring man. represent entirely
laDonng constituency, and believe that re-
ductoa IN pay upon the public works
would seriously Affect mr. Whole district;
consequently drew the resolution myself, and
presented Il in Tammany Hall General Committee
tnat they migEt take immediate action 70 prevent
GREAT uSJusrrcz - TEE POOR Mas
% the wages paid on the pubic works was
generally looked upon ~ standard Ior othsrs
Our ctr i beng gradually model ~ certain
class who Will work ior anything-ooard 2nd
clothes even-watle cur tried citizens are almost
IN state Of starvation Ia consequence sl fEe
severliy 81 the winter Just past
before you presented me resolution did ron con-
fer WITH any other me L0ers or the Gezeral COM
nittee a. 20 the policy ofits Introduction u
~ conferred with many prominent democrats,
some or whom were members OF the General COM
mlttee and some OF WHOM we're not me mbers AIT
Finding that futile ] fell back upOn ny oaiy
alteTaative-the General committee
s'YOu mad IL idea, no doubt, when Eou introduced
she resolution hat 4 would be passed ul.aOat
any trouble; I'D Jon notIi
"Undouosedy There II . standing rule % the
General Committee that all resolution should 10
referred 10 the Committee on Organtzau0n Nth
cut deoate; believed that such = reference "
objects sad IN view, wulcu was 70 relieve the
genera Committee rom al responsibility aAd %
THE OLD F1TE or WAGES.
''f Judge QUINN, IN my opinion. sad exercised
the emergency be would not nave ruled 10 such N
outrageous manner. Hs action lhat evening
places the whole committee in a asagreeaBle
po.laen TO their desire 10 meet lac emergency.
The committee was Outspoken and almost unani-
mous Tor tie Immediate adoption O tie resou-
non.1
.wlo 90 Jon think g really 70 blame Tor the
reduction Ia the lahursrs wages ~
~ vii place the responsibility on no one In par
1icuiar, but SAY tAat the heads Of departments
have been badly ADVISED II tney sought ADVICE.
~ not tney themselves are responsible. have no
monbt, and am ready 20 test the natter IN the
General tOmnitiee, that the organization was
never 10 iav0K OF the reduction. aud tt IL very
haru ~ throw the blame upon the whole commit
ace wnue tney nad no opportunity 30 prevent lfn
eli - claimed Dy some tnat the Mayor could have
prevented the heads 81 departments from lower.
Ina tue standard Ol tue laeOrerSi WAGES. d. y0u
know whether this Is lGcE or have you heard
any story 70 that enectfH
- waited myself upon tho Mayor no days before
the Introduction Oh the resolution ana requested
him. 10 behalf Of my Constituency, T. prevent II
poas BE the proposed rednuuon but was in
fortaea alter prOtracted Conyersation taaE ne
was
COMMITTED 10 THE PRINCIPLE
oftne reduction. t0ld BIN IN my judgment tho
policy bad and suicidal to the party. Hta
argunent n return vas taat tnlrty three ard one