The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-01

Nbttlf lll-uln'O. WHO nave netn prosecuted
for Liberty's sake in their native land. be-
come intensely American when they immi-
crate TO this country. They possess the
advantage over our nativc-boIn citizens in
having learned practically, and by bitter
experience, what oppression is.
Among such may he classcd our eminent
fellow citizen. RICHARD O'GoRMAN. ESQ.
.Ir O'GoRMAS is n learned lawyer and
five scholar as we'll a. n true and enthusi.
asst patriot, and when his ardent soul Is in
a subject his speech sparkles with electric
light.
In an interview with aSCS reporter, which
we published yesterday, Mr.. . 'GoRMAN said
II DO not hesitate to say that n were to vot. IN the
city Of New York ON Tuesday ncIt-Wbl,h by the by
cannot do having teen resident " Long island until
Wiuhn Tie hsticw daNs-hut II wer. - vote should
vote against WHAT'S known the Taminnny ticket
There are pcnlcmen named as candidates upon that
tce't Tor some q" whom entertain very kindly
feelings and would very glad u serve
them u It could be done without injury e. the
public Interests Ny opposition 20 the ticket Is
not ON any Vcrsouai account but ls,aus, think ats
success would ond 20 strengthen ami very largely extend
power disastrous 10 The interests the city and it,
people disastrous also g. the best Interests Of the Demo
cratic party and Inconsistent With the idea ot rcrub
can and democratic soNt rumtut ul-N,ry generally Lr
heycd aui believe. that the political organization
known as rammany Han oteys with scarcely a ques
ton tho dictates of Mr. Joifs krttY, who is now
not only the political leader and master of that
party, hut also Comptroller of the city Of New
York. % his character personally. I speak no
word OF dspraie THAT lr should have arrived at the
high position hc now holds chief financial officer OF
i, great cy OF New York great surce,s and have
no DOUBT lac drser'csit bat that he holding position
such immense power. holding the purse ct the cy of
New York, controlling the expenditure IT. money and
The appointment 81 many It's officials should te NJ
the same time the und,puied dictator 1t political party
s'cm To- me dangerous to the interests q the cy and TO
the Interests Of society II Is much power for one
man 90 hold and unless my memory msleads me Mr.
fEliY himself minated when he took the once
e. comptrllcr, that hc would practically resign
his commanding political position His scarcely possible
10 believe that any man entertaining the ambitious
projects which II would be natural Mr. KrlLr 10 enter
tam could refrain nom using his power Comptroller
OF Tie city OF New York in aid Of his political projects
FOR instance have heard commonly suggested that
bis refusal 10 pay moneys demanded OF him A.
Ign Bridge hal Tor It's motive a desire to force
certain leaders OF Brooklyn pOl'ucs into ODE
diencc u his dctation This may be- quitc untrue
but the very fact that many persons believe IL to I've
true IL indication OF the danger that Il Mr. krlLrs
hands were strengthened by new he would be-
the master. not only 81 the politics the city uf Ncw
YORK. but Of the politics Of the city Of Brooklyn and
therefore of the state II New York Now that amy man
matter how good great should aspire 10 or hold this
posi- Ion. Is inconsistent with republican government and
with the democratic theory that government -hurid
b. Of the people. and BY the people and for the
people In fact would amount to .l. that the people
would have really no power whatever In shaping the
course ct politics. and would be called upon simply every
now and then to register the DEGREES OF some one man
Who under the Of leader or boss or King or en-
peror-uo matter whc-would be practically the master
| OF them all
In answer to the question, "What did you
mean, Mr. O'GORMAN, by saying that the
dictatorship OF Mr.. KELLY would be disas-
trous 10 society" Mr. O'GoRMAN continued (:
II mean that all government which tends to rcpress
the free action and nicpcndcn thought the y idual
which teaches men to look up to some overmasterns
power vested In some one man. whom they must pro.
piaie and conciiae and obey under pain " injury
uer personal prospects tends TO dwarf cinascuatc
society. amt prepare II for complete submission This
sort OF thing always has been and always Will be bad. 1t
IL imperialism, pure and simple
These be memorable words. They de-
serve TO sink deep into the mind Of every
voter.
Ireland and America arc one against I'M
pcrlalism-One for Liberty-one against the
rule Of the King and Clown.