New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-26

Nelson j. Waterbury. when last h'dlu from 'l
a political way few months ago, Was connected
in some fashion with one OF the Irving Hall iar-
tions Of the City Democracy. Ncdo not exactly
remember whether it was the faction that pro
cared the Lease Of living Hall or the one that
was frozen ont OF that Democratic hive; ~ the
multitude of wings and their mnii'udnou'
flaming it may have been either or both OF
neither We are confident that lac was at that
time i'm some one of the anti lamnany organ
ilations and dcyoting all the powers ct ll-
statcsmanlikr vision 10 viewing with alarm the
deem designs of John Kelly and the unhdlowcd
goings-on in 1ammany m precisely what
organization hc sat and took this view Ne d" not
undertake positively t0 Say. cur local Demo
cratic statesmen an ~ much IN the habit oi
sLipping FROM one hall tn another and from
wing 10 wing that il i, almost impossible {"
locate them with accuracy at classify them ANY
more specifically than under the ccu''al hcad-
Of Tammany and anti Tamuany. Mr. Water
hury's last political demonstration was ~ the
form of an open letter OF vast proportions To Mr..
John McKcon. chairman of one Of Tie general
committees Of one of the hall, informing that
gentleman that the City Democracy were utterly
di,organizcd, and that the only regularity that
hall and particular committee.
He has iu,t emerged again with another open
letter tn the same gentleman Of proportions
not quite 80 vast ia which lee continue To- view
with alarm the Vaccinations of John Nelly
and the performances in 1lmnany Hall.
and proceeds Ia set forth q Way OF c~rap" for
the City Democracy. Ia, plan Is g." haFc a
~movcmcnt of the people in connection with
the PRIMARY meetings T. bc held under the
auspices of the sci appointed Committ'" of
one Hundred on the 10th inst. ~ Let rNci'
Democrat lac siys. 20 10 thc meeting III lbs
election district and give his vote for AN
homes, and capable representative OF the clrc-
ton district in the Assembly district orgun-
cation If the people put forth Their
strength. lac adds the Democratic party vii
have a faithful. efficient popular organization.
and an overwhelming victory IA November.
d" The Committee of One Hundred has given
" glorious opportunity. Let it not he lost.
The purpose Of this movement Of the people Is
to put an end 80 Kelly" whose recent -uccr~-
in securing control Of Tammany Hall for an
other year seems to have aroused Mr. Water
bury To a new sense Of danger. That success hc
attributes to fraud in the ballot and the count at
the recent election of Sachems. in proof of
which he says no watchers were allowed, aud
the canvass was made on platform five feet
high" From the eamcstncss with which this
fact il dwct on we infer that there l. rcgula-
ton height to Democratic platforms. but
whether it be greater or less than five feet We
are unable to determine.
Mr.. Waterbury is very clear in his conviction
that the thing to bc done at this crisis to save
the party and put an end to Kelly is To have
movement of the people If we understand
correctly the object OF the present open letter.
it is to call upon Mr.. McKcon 70 promote the
movement in some way. He is doubtless right
in assuming that nothing but movement of
the people will save the party and do the bu,-
ness for Kelly. But We are beginning Ia doubt
whether the people will move. We question if
even Mr.. John McKcon. who is thus appealed
t. can induce them to move a number Of
efforts have already been made in that direction
and with very feeble results. The Committee
of One Hundred have been at work now for
three or four months to excite a popular upris-
ing, and have Onl, succeeded lii keeping them
selves awake, though they have adopted plans
and passed resolutions enough to ST up half
dozen parties in business aud have issued OK
hortations without number to the people Ia rise
up and put an end to Kelly We have no desire
to discourage Mr.. Waterbury or Mr.. McKcon or
the Committee Of One Hundred, bat We must
say that the present prospect for movement
of the people seems decidedly dubious. John
Kelly retains his hold on Tammany, and the
thermometers make no Roadway III their efforts
To shake him of II is very melancholy con
clusiOn to reach but there seems to be no other
than that tho people will not and cannot bc in
duccd To move. And this notwithstanding that
every little while some statesman like Mr..
Waterbury takes of his coat and Frances into
the arena with the remark, Now Let H. have u
movement of the people,
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