The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-27
THE TAMMANY DEMOCRACY.

A lengthy address 10 the Democracy Of Tho
Union has recently been issued by leading
membera IF tho Tammary Organization,
which claims TO represent tho Democratic
party IN tho city and county Of Nav York
The address Ia thought to be necessary In
consequence Or tho Tammany Democracy
having heon misrnprcsented 10 the country
Through tho medium IF partisan mud Sc
called independent press' during the lato OK
citing State election In Now York II sets
out with tho nnaerton TINT apri of cliuulsm
haa been foatered IN the Democratic party Of
New York during tho paat Two years. which
having eliminated In the packing OF tho
Syracuse convention with an iIegltimate ma
Iorty was destined TO fall to pieces tho mo-
ment IL encountered defoat. This defoat II Ia
claimed, leaves tho Democratic party intact.
numbering fully "a half million freemen,"
who contribute a clear majority of all the
voters " tho State and relieves IL Of tho
'motley collection az Republican renegades
and Democratic moroenaries' heretofore hold
together by tho cohesive power Of public
plumber Tammany II !. II Ia asserted. has
alwaya been loyal to tho Democratic party,
having supported every Democratic oanii-
date for Tho Presidency from the days Of JEFF
feraon "a tho present time. and proved itself
to he The citadel Of tho party and tn priuol-
pea In Now York. The address then allides
tp tho corruptlona Of tho Tweed ring" and
charges that the responsibility for that tom
porary detllemont Of Tammany rests In equal
degree on tho Republican party and tho mem
born Of tho ring. as The laws which opened
wore passed hy Republican maiorItlas In both
houses Of the State Legislature Tho corrup-
tenieta were driven from power. however. In
1871. ana tho general committee of the Do
morracy OF tho city ~ wel aa tho Tammany
society were rescued from their control and
placed once moro In honest hands. Stll tho
enomles Of tho Democracy continued to as
aall Tammany "a before and spread their
aanders broadcast throughout tho Union,
even elcitiug from tho New York Tribune IN
1872. tho declaration TINT "hy the aid of these
men this thief ridden city has boon partially
redeemed. By their MD u widor reform on n
greater aroma. against more powerful ring
will DO trumphantly attained. Tho reform
rammany IL u reform oanvass. Tho nd
drcas next undertakes 10 show wherein tho
faction lad Ivy Mr.. ridden has made war on
the regular organization Of the Democratic
party Of the city. Just as the boilers had
dono III t9iS after tho bolt Of that faction Mt
tho Baltimore convention. determined then ms
now 10 rule OF ruin IT," IL further charges
'TiIdcn with forcing buoius Robinson. "long
u bitter Republican," on tho party ~ success
Hor TO himself as Governor; With the "monu-
mental nlamy Of tho ciphor dispatches
with recourse to systom OF
bribery and corruption. happily with
out other example In Tammany
history" and Iinaliy, in 1873. along with
Gov. Robinson, with having "lod their faction
into the Republican camp" and Surrendered
to tho Republicans city Judge,
district attorney, mombers OF both branches
81 the Legislature, Congressman. and tho
reelection Of ConlSIing 10 the
United States Senate" These arc only u few
Of tho many charges uudor which tho Tam
many leaders row seel to cover UP their re
cent bolt, which resulted In the election of tho
entire Republican State ticket except ono,
and 1t Is by such an appeal that they expect
to be relnsIated III tho good opinion OF tho
National Democracy just how tho Domo-
cratic party Of New York has been solldiod
aud rendered incapable OF defeat by
relieving 1t OF Tilden's motley col
lection OF Republican renegades and
Democratic meroenaries" does not clearly
appear In this remarkable document. for II
the strength OF tho Tilden and Robinson
faction" Is to be estimated by the number OF
votes polled for the latter In the late guber
Material contest, tho public will be apt to
think that Tammanys balance will fall con-
sidcrably below the half million OF freemen"
claimed. Tho address winds UP with an ap-
peal to the Democracy of every State In the
Union ito stand shoulder to shoulder In the
civic battle OF 1880, In order that we may win
over again what we won In 1876 All OF
which the Democracy are likely to do, even Ii
Uncle Sammy should be nominated for sec
ond term. Will Tammany "stand shoulder
to shoulder in that event2 The public would
like to hear from the "half million OF free
men" on that point.
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