The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-18
AN INDEPENDENT TAMMANy MAN
One Who Will Stay in the General Commit
tee and Vote for Robinson.

Matthew +. Breen, member Of the Tam
| many Hall General Committee has addressed
! the following letter 10 The chairman. announe-
Ing his purpose to vote the regular Demo
| cratic ticket.
| The Hon. Henry T.. Clinton, chairman N tho
General Committee Of Tammany Hall;
! sir-lf my vote could elect Mr.. John Kelly
Governor Of tho State Of New York II would DO
| cast for him in prefere nee to almoet sny man
/ know Of In public life But Mr.. Kelly does not
esre I to be elected. Indeed. he ia not a naDdl
date for any. such purpose, for ha avowa his
raop sa Q 10 be TO elect Mr.. Cornell. the Republ
can candidate
| II this be not the exact language Of his decla-
ration. II Ia the necessary eorpllarv to the posi-
ttan assumed by him.
Let tno.e who threaten 70 follow him reflect
unon the eoneeGuencep. The elee Ion of q Re-
publican ticket would necessarily transfer to
Republican officials for u period VI three yeara
the yaat patronage, Of the -, Empire STATE. Nor
Would the ", end h're Tha tstorma a",
iatrntiona, bringing reduction Of debt and tax
| alton. and introducing a spirit Of economy In
cheek ed il not wholly abolished But there
| would yet follow even greater evils: Upon tho
result OF the coming eleotlon will mainly de-
pend the presidential contest of 1870.
II In difficult to conceive how Democrat ran
consistently cast his vote to a ecompli-h disas-
tor 40 great to the party to which he owes allie
glance
II ia asserted by some that Il is manly for Mr.,
Kely to declare himself q candidate with tho
v
maply I'd do by lndirecion what one can do di-
reo'ly. high spirited pereon will never have
recourse to eubterfuge: should consider 1t
more manly for Mr. Kelly to an ounce at once
hat he should vote for Mr.. Cornell directly than
| to strike from behind the mask of a phantom
candidate
Az an admirer OF Mr.. Kelly's public and pri-
| vate virtues. am sorry for the position he IL
pla ed in. Aa a member Of the Tammany Gen
erai Committee, am sorry for the unpleasant
dllamma OF nh organization which. IL Judi
eionsiy conducted. has within 1t great elements
But. while shall vote the regular Democratic
rlHle nrcke1 90 not propose to sevsYsn yaelf
action ot ne DISTINGUISHED gentlemen whose
letters OF resignation appear Ia the daily pa
pers. think there Is no necessity for such q
course. Iammany Hall should and am con
ytncad, will support the regular ticket; nav
more. III IL an ahao|ute naeossty that III ahoulh
d. so. Those Gentem H. for inst ance, who are
anxious to fill the Offices Of sheriff and county
clerk will her itata before paying an assessmant
OF $4,000 or $4,000 for the privilege of nomi-
nation handicapped with suspicious OF treach-
cry to the Democratic party
The way out Of this difficulty IA clenr Iet
the prominent men OF our organization come
together, and take common sense pratieal
view Of the situation. Let them pass resolutions
indorsinR the State ticket. nominate county
ticket In conformity with 1t. invite back those
who have already left us. and induce those who
now threaten to leave lis to remain. Thus will
the success OF our State and county tickets be
insured. and Tammany Hall saved from rush
ing on to its total destruction. Very respect
fully, MATTHEW r. BREEN.
New York, September Is, 1879.