Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-19


On Monday last number Of promi-
nent members Of the Tammany Society
Of New York met in that city to form
political organization, having for It's 90
iect the freeing of Tammsny Hall from
the thraldom Of John Kelly. After
resolution had been adopted calling for
the appointment Of a committee Of or
ganiz2tion, consisting of five members
from each Assembly district in the city,
a document setting forth the purposes
Of the new movement was read. This
document embraced resolutions declaring
the chief objects of the organization
to be, first, to hasten by every means in
its power the retirement Of John Kelly
from the disastrous control Of the Tam
many organization, which he has repeat
edly used to divide and defeat the Demo
cratic party, and which he is now ex-
erting to prevent the Legislature from
organizing; secondly, to secure the OBJ
liberation of differences among all the
Democratic organizations opposed to the
ruinous management Of John Kelly and
their united support Of such candi-
dates as shall represent the interests and
wishes Of majority Of the people Of New
York, instead of being the unreasoning
agents Of any one man; thirdly, to have
in readiness for action an organized po-
litical body Of practical workers extend
ing into every election district Of New
York county which may be able at all
times to give effect to any movement
calculated, in its opinion, to advance the
public good These resolutions were
unanimously adopted, and several stir
ring addresses, denounc:ng Kelly's
course, were made and heartily endorsed.
This anti.Kelly movement is encour-
aging. Like the Independents Of Geor-
gia and all other States, Kelly, since he
became boss Of Tammany, has run that
time honored Democratic organization
solely for his personal advant-
age, in shameless disregard of
the party to which he has always
professed allegiance. In the last
Gubernatorial contest in New York, it
was Kelly, aided by his Tammany fol
lowers, who, because the Democracy of
the State would not listen to his insolent
demands, and nominate for State officers
men whom he saw fit to dictate, bolted
his party and secured the election of
Governor Cornell by plurality. Last
year also, even though the success of the
National Democracy was at stake, he
sold out to the Radical ex-custom house
ring Of New York city, and thereby lost
the State TO General Hancock, and
now, again, after the Democrats of the
State have secured a nominal majority
in the Legislature, he, because the ma
iority of the party refuse to be dictated
to by his faction, is interposing every
obstacle to render that majority inopera-
tive.
1t Is highly cOmmendable in the New
York Democracy that they have shown
a manly determination to suffer defeat
rather than yield to Kelly's arrogant die
tations, for discontinue is far better than
would be success under such terms. Il
has long been a matter Of wonder, how
ever, how so many men, heretofore IN
doubted in their loyalty to the Demo
cratic party and Democratic principles
could so patiently submit to the crack Of
the whip of a boss who has manifested
an utter innocence of all principle, and
shown that his Democracy IS only a
convenient garment, to be d ned only
whenever it may prove to hi own indi-
vidual advantage.
This anti Kelly movement inside the
Tammany ranks, therefore, looks like a
step in the right direction at last, and it
is to be hoped it will gain in strength
until it is sufficiently powerful to de-
throne Kelly and re.establish Democratic
supremacy in New York. 1t will be
watched with interest throughout the
Union, and the Democracy of other
States will heartily unite in wishing it
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