New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-19

1t is urged, had precisely the same chance as
any other Democrat, and it is accordingly pre-
sumed that Tammany is as well represented
as any other wing or faction in the new Or
ganlzatlon. This being 80, and upon the as
sumption that the new concern embraces all
the Democrats in the city who are DESTROYS of
harmony and success, the State Convention
our contemporary says, "may reasonably in
quire of what further use can Tammany Hall
be as political organization.n
The proposition is one to which all good
citizens give a cheerful assent. To the pro
pOsal of Democratic State Convention to
enter upon serious and sober inquiry of what
further use Tammany Hall can be- no good
| citizen will interpOse the slightest objection.
For the question is by no means a new one.
Except with those highly favored statesmen
VINO through that organization found comfort
aple entrance to easy and fat places on the
puphc pay-rolls, it has always been question
with everybody of what use Tammany Hall
was as political organization. Indeed, our
contemporary, after firing it's fruitful conun-
drum at the head OF the party, proceeds to say
that the reason for being of Tammany Hall
Is simply the personal ambition of it's leaders.
or rather OF its leader "a great and pregnant
truth, which Will be Immediately recognized as
| applying not only to Tammany but to tbe
several Irving Hall factions, the new oreaniza-
ton and all the rest. In fact, there are MANY
thoughtiul observers who can assign no other
reason OF being for the entire party in the
Guy, state and nation. But the Democratic
organ referred to concludes that because
lamInany has no other reason of being than
the personal ambition of its leaders, it should
he refused recognition by the State Convention
OF the party with which it is, in this particular
at least, in strictest sympathy. 1t is said that
the party which VIGOROUSLY has no other
reason for being than the ambition of ifs
leaders should rid itself of the burden of
Tammany Hall merely because that orgapiza-
ton has no better reason for being than the
party itself. Good citizens, of course. will NOT
dispute the wisdom of the Judgment. bnt will
be very much puzzled at its being rendered bv
such tribunal. Better commit Yourself TO
JAIL" said an inebriated offender to a Connect
lcut justice who was making out a mttimus,
you're n good deal drunken than I ann
Ihats very true" said the Squire, "but I
happen to be holding the pen" The only ex-
cuse for Democratic State Conventions. re-
jecting Tammany on such grounds would be
that it held the PEN
When the State Convention meets. and tbe
new City Democracy ask through their repre-
rejected because all Democrats were invited to
participate in organizing the new concern. and
Tammany Democrats had the same chance ~
any others, the latter will be very likely IN
call the attention of the Convention to the fact
that the new movement was set on foot for
the ostensible and openly declared purpose of
extngushing Tammany Hail, and that conse-
quently no Tammany Democrat could take
part III the new movement without first re-
nouncing his connection with and allegiance
to the older body. In this state of
affairs, as they viii be very likely to point out
To the Convention, 1t was impossible for Tam
many To be represented in the organization.
and the inference that it is is altogether too
violent and absurd. If even then it shall con-
tinue to be urged that the party must rid it
self of the burden of Tammany because its
only reason of being is the personal ambition
of its leaders, those leaders will be liable
to hurl back the inquiry what other object of
being has the contesting faction or anv of
them, or even the party itself. And that is a
question which, though easily answered in the
loose generatics of platforms when propounded
by the easily beguiled public, will be more diff
tcult when put by the inside men who know
all about it and cannot be so easily fooled
we are glad to see the question started of
course. Much information of useful and in
teresting character may be brought ont i'm the
course of an investigation such as the one in
dlcated IL Will he easy for the Convention to
establish the fact that Tammany has no reason
OF being other than the personal ambition of
its leaders. 1t will be equally easy for Tam
many to establish the same thing concerning
the rest of the party. That being done to
their mutual satisfaction, the general public
will reap the profit of the falling ont