New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-06
What is the matterl Why this abnormal SUI

What is the mattcr7 Why this abnormal SD
pinenessY
The explanation is found in two salient facts.
New. Yor. Democracy is h0pelessly divided
and is Handicapped by its record. The man
ayers realize only too we'll that the party minus
Tammany is doomed to certain defeat. The
people realize that the party plus Tammany
would still he too weak successfully to cope
with the Republicans, by reason of its corrupt,
imbccic and indecent course during the last
winter in the Legislature. Never did polit-
zeal party have better opportunity to COM
mend itself to popular confidence than that
presented TO the Democracy OF Newly on
the coming in Of 1882. For the first time I'D
many years it found itself i'll control Ill both
branches of the Legislature. What did 1t do
with the opportunity 1t threw it away so
absolutely that the history of the session makes
capital campaign document for its oppo-
ncnts. In view of this the noble sentiments
which the Democrats are sure to place IN their
platform will merely excite the derislve
laughter of all thinking voters.
A strenuous effort is being made-and 1t Is
about the only really lively thing connected
with their canvass-tO induce John Kelly ana
his fellow Tammanyites TO say or do something
indicating Il desire or at elst Willingness to
be forgiven by Mr.. Tidcn. 1t is very evident
that all that the Regulars desire, notwlth-
standing their fierce denunciatons of Tammany
during the past year, is to be shown fair or
even fair to midding excuse for admitting
representatives of that organization to the
Syracuse Convention. To be sure. the ReGu-
lars " in the Legislature absolutely refused to
al
men TO their caucus Snd placed their refusal
on the ground that these Tammany legislators
were not Democrats to be sure, also, the organs
of the "Regulars " from Buffalo to New ork
appauded this shut-Out and hurled at TAM
many all the ~orst adjectves and subst&ntlves
in the vocabulary OF denunciaton. But all TINS
unpleasantneSs is n thing of the past, OF the
winter and spring and early summer. ms Is
autumn, and autumn that brings the state
Convention has apparently wrought change
of heart i'm the Regulars" They begin to feel
that, after all, Tammany may not have com
mittcd the objectionable sin against the party,
or that, at all events, their revenge might con-
sent to sleep long enough to allow every Tam
many man to walk up to the ballot-boX ana
deposit vote for Tildens candidates Tor State
Offices
1t may be that John Kelly will consent to
be forgiven and that Tammany will send dele
CATION to Syracuse that will be recognized"
But it is not probable. Kelly, who had mem
orable and costly experience at Syracuse few
years ago, doubtless "fears the Greeks even
when they bring presents that is to say even
when they offer recognition" The "Regu-
lars are likely to reckon without theirhost when
they count upon winning with late penitentlal
tafly the Kelly whom they drove out of last
years convention and this years caucuses
with curses. But with him or without HIM
Democracy is booked for defeat in November.
1t has diligently sown the wind. 1t will
gather a fine crop of whirlwind.