New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-31
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| The TRIBUNE has already mentioned the sig
| pi6cant fact that the call Tor the Democratic
State Convention summons the friends OF the
Governor To Buffalo, but makes no reference TO
the friends of tho Legislature And the omis-
sion. as We have also pointed ont, becomes the
more remarkable when it is remembered that
the Office of Governor is not To be Tiled this fall
while the off G of Senator and Assemblyman Is
to be. Nevertheless The Buffalo Courier asserts
that athe terms of the call are broad that
they include all the Democrats of the State
without single exception"
We submit that it is not possible fairly to
construe the terms of the call without leaving
thousands of Democrats out in the cold Let
us see. Three sets of voters are requested to
send delegates to Buffalo. First, the Demo-
cratic electors OF the State of New YORK y; sec
ond, "all who unite with them in rebuking the
gross fraud and unparalleled corruption by
"whIch the Republican party has retained its
shDld Cd power in the last two Presidential
elections " (; and. third, "all who believe that
" the Democratic State administration justifies
4" the expression of confidence which attended
@his election" 1t will be seen that alt ough
under the first head all Democrats are apDar-
emily included yet the third head IN effect lin
its the invitation to Cleveland Democrats. And
The Courier must be perc;ily well aware thai
there are a good many Democrats who cannot
pe regarded as believing that Governor Cleve-
lands administration has justified the express
sions of confidence that attended his election.
Take Tammany. for instance. Tanmany Is
tens of thousands strong and the Tammany
Senators, with the approval OF all Tammany-
for aught int appeared to the coDtrary-de-
monstrated that they were radically opposed to
one of the leading features Of the Cleveland ad-
ministration by resOlutely declining to confirm
the nomination for Emigration Commissioner.
Tamnany, then, il not tc he regarded az in
vited OF course, the coarse mendacity OF the
second clause of the call ia entitled to no con-
alteration. Even if it were it will not be Sc
riously claimed in any quarter that it was the
intention of those responsible for the call to
word it 80 that Tammany in justice to Itself
could enter the convention, not as a Democrat,
but solely as a non partisan rebnker of gross
fraud and unparalleled corruption
And is it not equally clear that, under the
terms of the call. the Democratic members of
the last Senate and Assembly are also excluded
Does The Courier imagine that Democratic
majority whose chief fiscal measure the Cover
he iustlfies the expressions of confidence which
attended his election7" He sharply criticised
their Supply bill as containing unconstitutional
items, extravagant items, entirely unjustlti-
| able and improper" items He struck out sew
enty seven items in all. aggregating over
S25O,OOO. No doubt some of the members of
the majority have forgiven him for what he did
with the bill. Others Of them must be still
awfully angry, and these irate gentlemen cannot
be counted upon to regard the call as broad
enough. IL they are to take part in the BUSH
ness of forming State Convention they will do
30 as Democrats-not as indOrsers of Clove-
land not as rebukers Of @gross fraud and cor
ruption,v but as Democrats.
However, broad or narrow, the chances are
that no Democrat will kick against the call.
Even those who are most dissai isfied with the
way it is framed will overlook Its shor comings
for the sake Of Harmony" Full delegations
will be sent to Buffalo from all the countless
And unless all signs fail, the convention will
administer a singing rebuke to the Cleveland
State Committee by admitting Tammany, even
If Tammany refuses to allow her primaries to
be supervised. Perhaps provision OF this
result reconciles Tsmmany to the call.