Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-16
Aal,iastcr Elltclligcncer.
THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 10, 1882.
The Breach in New York.

lature has been broken by the action Of |
the Tammany Democrats in giving the
orgs nization to the Republicans. In the
Senate the Republican lieutenant COVER |
nor was given the power to appoint the
committees, and in the Assembly the
Republican candidate for clerk was elect
ed. A few days ago the Tammany men, !
bers of the Assembly gave their votes to
the regular Democratic nominee for
speaker and elected him. lie made up
the committees, however, in way to
disSatisfy the Tammany members, and
as they allese in violation Of his promise
to them. lie is understood to hold him
self excused from the performance of
any such promises made to him by the
fact that the Tammany assemDlymen re
fused to go On with the election OF
the other officers of the House before the
committees were chosen and they could
assure themselves that they would not be
disappointed in them.
1t is manifest that the two bodies Of
Democrats thoroughly dstrusted each
others honesty. Both feared they would
be cheated. The Tammany members
Occupieda very peculiar position. They
were undoubtedly Democrats and were
chosen rs the representatives OF the
Oldest Democratic organization in the
country. Yet ut the last state conven
tiOn their delegates were refused admio-
sion rs not representing tine Democracy
of New York city. The fall election
showed that they in. fact represented a
little more than half of the city De
mOcracy. 1t was able Ia elect Il Sulli-
ieH! number of senators and assembly
men to ho!l the balance of power in the
two chambers. When The Legislature
convened its majority rested in the two
bodies of Democrats the greater body
being the one that had controlled the
state convention aud the other being the
one that mad been elected from it.
The Tamn.any members took the posi-
tion that as they had been refused ad-
mission among the representatives of the
party in the state they could no: be rN
pected to meet them in caucus; and this
view it is not easy to combat. Whether
they would ur would not go into the
Democratic caEcuS was Il matter ut their
election. Obviously ii wa; a situation
which demanded mutual fOrbearancr
and concession. If the regular Demo
cratic members, who are cassed Us the
friends p! Mr.. Til.len, wanted the assist
ance of the votes of the Tammany mem
bers, vino are Mr.. Ti!,len : enemies, then
they needed to give them safe assurance
of their proper consideration. and they
certainly could not expect them To thrust
themselves into their power without
such guarantees. IL waS believed when
the Taminany votes went 10 the nOni
nee of the regular Democrats for speaker
that they would receive such consihera-
tiOn at his hands as would hold their
future votes and unite the party. Tn
questionably they have not leen so treat
ed ahd this was wrong.
But The redress sought by the Tan
many representatives III subsequently
voting for the Republican nominees is
indefenSible from i party standpoint
though il is true, rs they allege. that the
interests of the state required the dead
lock in legislation to be broken. This
consideration should have mad con
trolling force to have brought the two
Democratic factions together long ago
That it did not clearly shows the depth
of distrust and dlsunion between the
two. Evidently there are selfish CON
sideratiOns of political leaders keeping
open this breach which the Democratic
good SO loudly demands shall be closed.
Selfish ambitious have tnr years para
lived the Democratic party in New York
and bid fair to do it yet for years. The
party in the country evidently lnn'I
make up its mind to do without New
York.
THE Eramia,,' persists in recalling
the fact that L Republican street coin
mittee, 10y its acts of extravaganza and