Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-11
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SATURDAY EVENING. DEC. II, 1890.
The New York Democracy.

The New York Democracy.
The Democrats Of New York city,
after having defeated the party in the
nation, are finishing up their work by
taking the city from Democratic control.
If it suits them we do not know that We
need care to complain. We would be a
great deal better off if we had not,
during the past five years, given
any consideration at all to the
great Democratic majority in New
York city. In view of its magnitude
the feeling in the party at large has been
that it needed to be conciliated and we
came sorely to grief in the effort. BY
some JOHN Kelly is blamed for the Han
cock disaster, while others attribute the
result to Mr.. Tilden The Republicans in
November were permitted to carry
very heavily increased vote for their
electors and to come very nigh to electing
their mayor. The Republicans yester-
day were deliberately given six out of the
eleven appointments made 10y Mayor
Cooper of Mr.. Tilden's wing of the De-
mocracy.
That the combination enterel into by
Mayor Cooper and portion of the Dem
Ocratic aldermen with their Republican
associates, which had this result of put
ting the Republican party in power, was
altogether base and indefensiblc will not
be denied by any Democrat. The sole
object WAS to defeat John Kelly and
Tamlnany hall but to do it a Republi-
can alliance was accepted and the Re-
publican party was strengthened.
The many Democrats in the nation
who have been induced to believe that
Tammany hail defeated General Han
cock, because they thought that Tam
many hall controlled the politics of the
Democratic city that caused the disas-
ter, will see most excellent reason in
these disreputable proceedings to revise
their opinion and to believe that the
Democratic element now showing in
this base alliance with the Republicans,
may have been the Judas in November.
Certainly they can be in HO doubt rs to
who now is responsible for the weakening
of the Democracy and the strengthening
of the Republican party of New York
city. One of the anti-Tamma-
ny aldermen, vino WAS not ready
to let his opposition to that Or
ganizatiOn carry him into the arms
of the Republicans. and who refused to
join the base coalition, thus spoke in the
board of aldermen when the dirty work
was being done. Alderman Haughton
said
Mr.. President Il is now two years
since [ was elected a member of this board.
have tried to sustain the policy and the
nominees Of Mayor Cooper. 1t has been
pretty tough work sometimes, but did
the best could. Cooper seemed to give
more patronage to the Republicans than
to the Democratic party, of which he pro-
fessed to be a member. While will re-
in his political policy during all this time,
and thought him Il man OF honor and in
tesrity, must say today thatI cannot
entertain that opinion any longer. The
nominations We are asked to vote for to
day will SO intrench the Republicans that
there is only one result to be looked for.
You will make this 4 Republican ring city
like that OF Philadelphia. IL it is D victory
to-day for my anti-Tammany Democratic
colleagues, they will find it is not "a victory
in Il short while from now. 1t is all right
for the Republican end Of the string. Be
careful. charge Mayor Cooper with ac-
tually entering into 4 corrupt bargain, for
VIC have the evidence here to-day"
That places the matter distinctly be-
fore the Democracy of the country for
their Judgment, and there can he but one
opinion upon it. Those who have blamed
Kelly must agree with those who
have condemned Tilden for the lack of
harmony in the Democratic party in
New York and the sellishness and treach.
ery that have cost us all SO dear. While
It may be safe to say that neither side is
b!amcless, the responsibility for the
present trouble is plainly fixed, and it
rests upon the anti-Tammany Demo.
Gratis, if indeed they can he called Dem
ocratS.
Meanwhile the Republicans enjoy the
chestnuts. 1t is the biggest feast they
have had, though they have been very
lucky through Democratic dissensions in
getting portion of the city Offices every
year. They have good cause for eXulta-
ton over the successful result of coali
tirn which, profits them much, and costs
them nothing.
SENATOR BAYAED, in a speech not
long ago, said that Senator Conkling,
Collector Arthur, District Attorney
Noah Davis, Secretary of the Treasury
Boutwell,, and Jayne, the infOrmer, had
been present ut the New York custom
house when the senior partner of Phelps,
Dodge 4 Co, who was president of