New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-05
UOULS OF ANGTLSH.

The General Committee of Iammany Hall
held meeting the other night, and we should
Judge from the cries of pain which issued from
tine wigwam that the lnSatiate OHc has just
taken an additional twist" The address oil
the Fourteentn-st. statesmen Ia their "fcl-
Glow Democrats Of the Empire State con-
tanned few startling Novelties in the line OF
constitutional exposition, but the greater part
of it was devoted TO Il denuncati0n OF the
"diSSraccful and corrupt" behavior OF Nj.
Tidcn and hi, particular friends. and it de
generated toward the end into string OF
curses. The irritation Of the gentlemen OF
Iammany is perhaps cXcGsablc but 1t seems
to us that they went rather too far IN
describing Mr.. TIden as an apostate Demo-
crat. The description is not strictly accurate,
and it il sure to retura sooner or later to
plague the inventors. Neither was 1t wise to
commend in 80 sweeping manner all the
official acts of the CX-COunty Clerk, and to
pronounce the removal Of public function
airy for oyer-charginS AN insult to the
Democracy of the City of New-Tork who
elected him. No doubt it was a reflection
upon Nj. GumbletoE's supporters to find Mr..
Gumbcton guilty of cxtoruon, but it was not
q
frivolous" and to resent the removal as
an Unprecedented outrage" In little
while we shall find the whole party
pointing with pride to tic GGmbcton
case as a proof that under The pure
and benign rule of the Democracy no fraud IS
ever condoncd, and the honest, slilfm per
foImance OF Official trust is never sacrificed 10
the usufruct Of the incumbent.
Tammany parccycS, however that the at
tacks upon municipal officers il Newly
have no particular bearing upon the municipal
administration, but are made 10 satisfy ''the insa
" tate ambition of one man, Prospecting whom
it makes use Of language almost strong enough
to take ones breath away. 8" No man must be
allowed by intrigue and secret machina,ion,
Cd, the unb.u,hiug use of money, by the I'M
" scrupulous seizure of local political organl-
cations, by conspiring and combining with
- the enemies of the party, TO get possession
"of public offices, that he may Use the
patronage thus secured TO force his own
nomination upon the Demo cracy of this
"Union. And least Of all must this be per-
Emitted to the man whom the Democratic
"masscs once fairly elected 20 the Prosi-
"dency, and who was then too undecided
"aud timd TO take the Office which be-
"longcd to BIN Of right. We appeal to You,
Democrats of the Empire State, to unite
" with Us IN insisting that while the Prcsi-
"dcncy shall never again bc secured 10y
fraud, the nomination TO that great Office
"by the Democratic party shall never be
captured by cunning uor bougi, with gold"
What use Mr. Tildcn may be making Of
lint
ter than We do What ne can do in
The way of cunning is tolcrably plain
10 all the world. The Democracy OF
the metropolis is not rejecting ami
nal, but il must be quite well aware
that the Insat,atc One is more than a match
for 1ammany Hall at all events, for he has
never had n dispute with ihat organization
but ne has outwitted it. More than once the
Sachems hayo passed sensational resolutions
declaring him an enemy to party peace, an
obstacle TO success, a nuisance, and something
like an impOst0r, and in every instance be has
made them eat their word, and march humbly
In the train Of his triumph.
The old story is to be told again. Tam
many will exhaust its vocabulary of inyectivo
against Mr.. Tilden before the convention.
and 50 DO more to make him the nominee
than it could possibly do by supporting
him. And then at the last an c1ua twist will
I've put on, the bung OF a fresh barrel Will be
started, and we shall have an extremely enter
tanning campaign, wherein the most damaging
attacks upon the character of the Democratic
candidate will be copied from the proclama-
tons OF Tammauy Hall and the files of The
Ner- York Erenmg Eyprcss. We expect to
enjoy ourselves very much about that time,
and VIC trust that our Democratic friends will
be equally comfortable. Just new they seem
to be suffering incIprcssiblc tormen;s.
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