Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-11-21
New York CityiPOliticians.

New York CityiPOliticians.
The New York Sun says that thu
Democracy have got to carry New
York State in order to elect thei
nominee for President next fall. L
further intimates that the man nom
mated by the Democratic nationa
convention must be acceptable to thu
New York Democracy. In othel
words New York State must have tn,
naming of the Democratic Presiden
tial candidate. The question arises
will the New York Democrats carry
their State for Democracy? If theil
newspapers tell the truth, they won
unless they are allowed to dictate the
terms. They can carry New York
State they say, but they made the
same promises when Hancock was
nominated, and then sold out to the
Republicans.
In New York city the Democracy
is divided into three factions, viz
Tamany, or John Kellyists; the Irv-
ing Hall Democrats, and the County
Democracy. These three factions are
principally distinguished by their
greed, selfishness and internal warfare.
Their sole aim and ambition is to get
control of the New York city poll
ticial patronage. They care nothing
about Democratic principles, or for
legislation that will benefit the people
of this country, and to get these city
offices and patronage they have, in
the past, and we believe will in the
future, sacrifice the Democratic party
in order to obtain their local victories.
Principles are nothing to them. City
patronage is their rallying cry. If
one of these pestilential sects gets
more Offices than the others, then the
war begins, and the principal news
from New York city is about the war
of the factions. AS n general rule
they divide the nominations among
the three tribes, and then if there is
any danger of being defeated, they
sell their State and National ticket to
the Republicans, who, in return, give
them the local offices.
When the Democratic National
convention meets, these political pests
will appear and clamor for control.
"You can't be successful without the
thirty-fve electoral votes of New York
State, and you can't have those votes
unless you acccde to our demands"
Then having their demands allowed,
they return to New York city, and
instead of working tremendously for
the Democratic cause, they commence
their internal fights and bring ruin
on the party. They did so at the
Presidential election of 1880, when
they helped Dorsey to carry New
York State for Garfield, and will do
so again if their local ticket is in dan
ger.
In fair election, with a good can
didate and platform, and with a unit
cd party, we believe the Democrats
could carry New York State by at
least 10000 majority, but we doubt if
the three Democratic organizations
can be got to work tremendously.
They are unreliable, politically treach-
erous, and INSCRIPTIONS in attaining
their ambitioD-the control of the
city patronage of New York.
The Democracy of the United
States have trusted enough t, the
New York city Democrats, and if
they trust them again, they will only
find that they have harbored vipers
to sting them and destroy the Demo-
cratic presidential prospects.
The New York City factions have
dictated long enough to the Democracy
of the United States, and politicians in
making calculations will do well to
leave New York State alone. She
can not be depended upon in the pres
ent state of her local politics, and un-
til she cleanscs herself of those poll
teal leeches that have sucked the life
blood out of the Democracy, in past
elections, she is not entitled to lead
in the Democratic National conven-
ton, or to dictate terms or candidates.
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