Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-02

KelIyism, MahOneism and Felt0nism.
All indications at present go to show
that the career Of John Kelly, the great
political marplot of New York, is. as
Democratic leader, or even as amember OF
the Democratic party, drawing to close.
After having twice sold out the party IN
his State-once during the Gubernatorial
campaign Of 1879, and again during the
Presidential campaign of 1SS0-he has
again proven a traitor by causing dead
lock in the present New York Legisla-
ture, thus not only rendering the nOmi-
nal Democratic majority of that body
null and void, but actually threatening
to give the organization of the body 10
the Republicans. While protesting to
be a Democrat, therefore, he has steadily
violated one Of the first principles of the
Democratic party-that msjOrities must
rule-for although the faction he repre-
sents is but a miserable minority Of the
party, he refuses TO yield to the will Of
The majority unless it consents to allow
the tail to wag the dog. and submit to his
arrogant dic,ation.
We published a short time ago an
account Of The organization within Tam
many Hall of an anti Kelly party, IN
which it was stated that a large number
Of prominent members Of that time
honOred Democratic society, tired OF
Kelly's arrogance and treachery, had
determined to break away from his con-
troll, and make an effort to redeem Tam
many Hall from his clutches. They
take the wise ground that Kelly as an
open foe is much less dangerous than as
a secret enemy, and they henceforth
propose that he shall no longer wear the
disguise Of . Democrat so that he may
successfully act as spy and confederate
for the Republican party. They are
clearly right, and whether successful at
first or not, their course is just, and,
we believe, will, in the end, win. At any
rate, defeat in endeavoring to save the
integrity Of the party is far better than
victory secured at the expense of honor
and manhood, and through seryile yield
ing to the demands of an audacious
"bOss, VINO, lost to all idea of principle,
declares that he is determined either to
rule or ruin.
Kelly evidently realizes that this com
bination against him in Tammany, and
the III favor in which he is held by the
Democratic party OF his State at large, is
likely to prove too strong for him, so,
in his desperation, ne is about TO Try new
tactics, and endeavoI to become the Ma
hone Of New York. To this end he is
endeavOring to organize a third party, to
be called the anti-Monopoly party, "
having for its object the holding the bal
snce Of power in the State, so that he
may, at any time, sell out to the Republi-
cans if he cannot control the Democracy.
Strange that man who desires to Gre
ate a political monopoly in his State,
with himself at its head, should adopt
such name, but, like Mahoneism in
Virginia and Feltonism in Georgia, so
Kellyism in New York must exist under
some title which will not thwart its ends
It would never do for any Of these NAL
content factions to come out boldly and
avOw themselves Republicans. That
would at once place them where they
belong, and they would never again be
able to deceive thOughtless and unwary
Democrats. For this reason Malone
calls his faction of the Republican
party in Virginia, "Resdjusters," Kelly
calls his in New York, "anti-Monopo
lists, while Rev. DR.. FELTON,, having no
better name with which to dub his mon
grel organization in Georgia, calls them
'anti-BOurbOns. The end and object
Of all these factions, however, is the
same, viz: to secure personal aggrandize-
ment by the defeat of the Democracy,
and to bring about the success Of the
Republicans. This has been practically
demonstrated by the course of Malone
and Kelly, and will be shown as plainly
in Georgia, should DR.. FELTON, and his
Radical allies succeed.
Parties formed on such principles,
however, can have no lasting founda-
ton. The Democracy of Virginia are
as determined as ever, and as the people
Of that State now fully understand the
true inwardness of Readjusterism, it is
safe to predict that Malone and his fol-
lowers will speedily be consigned to mer-
tied oblivion. The Democracy of New
York is, as We have seen, fully alive to the
necessity Of expunging Kellyism from
its ranks, and. if it remains determined
to do so, will succeed, and, in a short
time, Kelly will be heard of no more.
The people Of Georgia, fortunately, have
had their eyes fully opened, in advance,
to the real ends and aims of Feltonism,
and the reverend politician and his allies
are, before hand, doomed to a Waterloo
defeit Then the Democracy of the
Union, purged of all disturbing and
treacherous elements, will be thoroughly
purified, and be enabled, with fresh
strength and vigor, to enter the Presi-
Dental campaign of 1884