The New York herald., 1879-09-13

II ~ AaPPeAs 10 Storln as the ScOWS axe Oh
the way out with mud or rubbish?
mr.. John Kelly and. Some Other
People.
Mr.. Kelly has made mistake, we think,
in leaving the democratic party; but we
take leave to remark to the democratic
party that it will make q mistake if it
offers to deal with him otherwise than as
man who has exercised his undoubted
right of judgment as to his own course on
political question. He had a right to
leave tn Convention-to ''bolt," as it is
called, and he has the right to persuade as
many voters as he can to ''bolt" with him.
To sbolt" nomination is undoubtedly
contrary to party regulations, but it is not
an act of moral turpitude by any means.
Every democratic voter has the same right
as Mr.. Kelly; If he wishes to help elect
the republican candidates he may leave his
party and do so. No one has q right to
blame him.
On the other hand, those who, like the
three members of the Tammany General
Committee-Messrs. Hoffman, Ecclesine
and Waehner-whose letters we print else
where, prefer to remain with the demo-
cratic party, and therefore say goodby to
their former political associate, Mr.. Kelly,
have precisely the same right of action. and
it will not do for the boilers to find fault
with them or denounce them.
As for the position-the political posi-
ton -of those who choose to adhere to Mr.
Kelly, we notice that that gentleman. de-
fined it accurately in his speech at Syra-
cuse in accepting the boilers nomination
to the Governorship. He spoke of himself
and his associates as 'sthe Tammany party"
That is it, exactly. It is not the demo-
cratic party, but the Tammany party.
Mr.. Kelly has o clear right to get up and
maintain such party and to get as many
voters into it as he and those cooperating
with him can. though we do not think him
wise in SO doing He aud they would be in
error, however, if they should claim that
this ''Tammany party" is the democratic
party. The fact that the democratic party
until Mr.. Kelly left it, had its headquarters
in Tammany Hall has nothing to do with
this matter. Mr.. Hewitt, we remember
put this very clearly in letter to the
HERALD in November, 1875, at which time
he was chairman Of the Democratic General
there is no necessary or indissoluble con-
nection between the building known as
Tammany Hall, or the society which owns
it. and the democratic party" and con-
tinued -
On the contrary it is perfectly competent for the
Democratic General Com mittee Of which have the
honor to be chairman, to change the place of its
meetings by simple change in its bylaws, and it is
not in the power of the Tammany Society, of which
of the General Committee or to supply its place by
the organization OF any other committee represent
ing tho democratic party; The he. c%nnection Of Of the
far a. know, simply a matter Of convenience and
usage.
We suppose that the Democratic General
Committee will at once select come other
place of meeting and council, and we sup
pose Mr.. Kelly will keep Tammany Hall as
the natural headquarters OF the ''Tam-
many party" and rally as many voters as he
can to the support of this essentially new
organization.
Meantime, as the HEnALD has on many
occasions shown its appreciation of the
good qualities which Mr.. Kelly possesses.
we will venture to repeat the hope we ex-
pressed yesterday that he will abandon the
attempt to keep up Tammany as political
organization. The democrats of the State
and of the country will feel themselves
his debtors if he breaks up and
destroys it; but this will at any rate
be done, and, If necessary, without
him and against his resistance. 1t ought
to be done. The name of Tammany is
odious to the people everywhere. The
democratic partys relations to it have been
burdensome and weakening to it. Mr..
Kelly's own good repute and character for
honesty have not sufficed to cover Tam
many with even thin coat Of whitewash
in the eyes OF the voters outside of this
city. In fact he undertook more than he
give Tammany Hall by his rule reputable
fame with the country.
Besides, the time for Bosses has gone BY
The people are tired of them. The title is
indissolubly associated with all sorts Of
villanies and municipal robberies; and to
speak OF an 'honest Boss" is in the popular
apprehension like speaking Of an honest
pickpocket, virtuous burglar or Chris
tian '.fence" 1t will not 'go down." as
they say in the streets.
As tor the democratic party of the State,
If it should not now at once and forever
cut off Tammany. it would deserve defeat,
and would be justly disgraced. The Syra-
cuse Convention struck blow which the
party must follow up.
Amti-La md iordism I'm Ireland.
Our Dublin letter gives an interesting
picture OF the progress of the anti-rent
movement, which seems to have taken par
L.. Il