New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-08
HARD UP!

HARD Up!
Money is not so plenty in Iammany Hall as
il once was, for reasons which 1t might hurt
somebody's feelings particularly to set forth
The expenses Of Tammany Hall, we are as
sured by its chieftains, big and little. are this
wear unusually large. Wherefore Messrs. John
Kelly, Schell, GumbletOn q Co. have Issued,
what truth cOmpels MS 10 call begging cir
cular, after the manner of those confidence men
who sometimes get into the Police Courts.
Cash is needed to provide ballots, bills. boxes,
and-men! The last admission is certainly a
candid one. We only wish that 1t had been
stated how many men are wanted. ana WHAT
they cost per head. Money, moreover, Is
needed for defraying the entire cost OF nat
"uralizing for the county," /. e., OF making
United States citizens, who, besides taking the
oath of allegiance, will privately swear to vote
the Democratic ticket. There is a pressing
necessity for raising immediate funds, and
"eminent members of the party" are besought
to come down with the dust, as well as those
"not heretofore identified with the local
county organizations" The trustworthy John
ID. Newman, the authorized collector of the
committee, will wait upon the eminent cltl-
zens personally, and receive their donations.
This will be embarrassing. If 1t were mere
matter of sending the amount of any subscrlp-
ton to the Finance Committee, the disnclined
might dodge but they cannot dodge hr. John
ID. Newman He will wait upon them person
ally-the polite man-aEd he will supplement
this attention by telling them how much they
are expected to give. Such are the penalties
which "eminence" must pay.
But suppose one of the eminent parties
should look Mr.. John d. Newman squarely in
the face and should inquire what Tammany
has done for the party, that the party should
do 50 much for Tammany should say: " Ii
"y0u want money, why not steal II IN the old
fashioned, economical way I" There are
others who might Indignantly cry, as they but
toned up their breeches- pockets: This Tam
"many of yours has brought Us all into disre-
"pute. 1t has encouraged peculatiOn; it has
"well nigh exhausted the Treasury Of the City
"Of New York some of its old managers are fu-
"gitiyes from Justice one of the most notorious
GOT them is still in jail and likely to remain
there for tho present. Tammany has so cared
"for the interests of the Democratic Party, that
"the great body of it outside the city is sick Of
- lis COlilUHLlOU anu dcIdintl vi It's bd'i tltldt-
ter-and, in consideration of all their dubious
" services, you are sent, Mr.. Newman to ask us
"for more money! We decline TO subscribe !
" As the machine is run principally for the bene-
eft of those who have captured the Organza-
"ton and their hired retainers, they who enjoy
1.-THE dancing should pay for the music We
decline to give you one penny" Such might
be the answer OF those who are not Demo
cratic oiice-hoders 1t is for these to decide
whether the amount of their pickings will JUS
tfy them in giving to poor, insovent Tam
many! They know best what their Offices are
worth.
Everybody feels that the times are hard, and
few of the retainers of Tammany have much
more money than they know what TO DO with.
In fact, good many OF them expect to be
paid, instead Of paying-tO be bought with the
ballots, bills and boxes, instead of buying
They are the men" who are wanted. They
are accustomed to receive, rather than give
As for those who nave money, and are also at
tached to the Democratic cause so feelngly
alluded to in the circular letter Of Schel IL
Co., it would not surprise us if good many
of them should remind Newman, the collector,
when he calls upon them, that-the times are
hard, If they should annex to this something
about flnging good money after bad, we think
the history of Tammany Hall would fully JUS
tify the observation.