New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-30
TILE NEW REBELLfON.

Whispers are in the air OF a new rebellion
A strange unaccOuntable, almost Incredible
rebellion Not that the atmosphere OF the or
ganization which it threatens has never expert
enced the whirl of internal dissenslon nor
passed through the phenomena or revolution
airy changes; not because 1t lmpends over
society whose peaceful ways are proverbial, ana
whose harmony rivals the singing together OF
the morning stars not because the brotherhood
in which it broOds has melted into mutual
affection that ali its desires and hopes ana as
pirations are one. Not because OF any VI these
things is the impending rebellion strange, I'M
accountable and almost incredible. For. to say
truth. the organization is so far from being ex-
empt from the ordinary dissensiOns which at
tend all human efforts at cohesion and unlhca-
ton that il may safely be laid down as funda-
mental proposition concerning 1t that Its nor
nal condition is one Of intestine war. 30 ut
tery true Is this staten ent that It's history may
be confidently appealed to in proof of the AS
sertion that it has never had any success what
ever except upon the heels of an internal dis
turbance. Peace within the walls of Tamlnany
would be stagnatiOn. Stagnatlon would be de-
feat. There was no peace there, out u very
stirring revolt, when Tammany reaped the larg-
eat victory il ever scored in the election OF
William NJ. Tweed as Senator by majority OF
10000.
The quality Of this rebellion-if the present
tbreat eyeutuate in that's not ut all in the
fact of revolt, but in the unexpecIedness OF
II from the quarter whence it oyerhangs. All
sorts of people have revolted from laInm"ny
Hall during the past twenty years. There Is
hardly Democrat IN the city who has not III
that time swung Of from it and giaViIated BACK,
and perhaps swung OF again. we nave hau
from it an abundance of surprises. when Johh
Morrissey fell away the public had It's ii'ue
smell of wonder. When the emlncntly great
and good statesmen who constitute the County
Democracy lifted up the banner OF revolt ana
registered their deiendum eSSe oath against
Tammany az the old Romans dld against Gar
thage, the people were for moment taken all
aback and began asking themselves u AI'eI
nil these men were in earnest and IaHlnahy
Hall was finally TO go down. And when fur-
rov - Purroy, to whose five jaw-brea&-
ing knuckles Tammany owed so much
Purroy. the next friend OF Kelly, the thick
d-thin supporter of the Boss when ne set
nm the standard of revolt and aVowed open OPP
nosition TO Tammnny men said " At last the
I" bond is bI oken; they whose falling out IA the
aproTerbial token that honest men arc coming
- 10 their dues have disagreed" But the revolt
of Purroy passed and we became accustomed to
&C. Purroy slowly and by easy stages escaped
into oblivion.
Now, however a rebellion threatens TO which
neither the history Of Tammany nor of the
human race nor of the animal creation can
furnish any parallel 1t ia said that General
Frank Spinola Is, 10 the words OF his Assoc
ciates. on hs ear General Frank Spinola has
erected the standard Of revolt. and To an inter
viewer has expressed the opinion that John
Kelly is not an absolute boss" The relations
of Mr. Frank Spihola with Mr. John Kelly we
need not dilate upon. They are such as sug-
gest the connection that through long and
profitable life was maintained between those
very intimate relations, Messrs. Chang and
Eng. The present century has had some rather
remarkable experiences, but we may be per
mitted to say that the most remarkable of them
all will be this--if It ever comes To pass-the
sndering of the lgamcnt between Mr.. Frank
spinola aud Mr.. John Kelly. We hardly can
believe that it is true that Mr.. Spinoa is about
To shake his sails adrift and go loose from John
kclly