The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-09-18
.TAMMANY FALLS. INTO LINE
AND EHDoRsEs THE NATIONAL DEM
ooEArIO TICKET.

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ItAcquiesces In the will of the Majority,
"AIthough Protesting Against the Unwise
and InjutIoious Course which They Pur-
sued" .... IT,.
New York, September 12.--Atth
Tainmany Hall meeting this evening
an address TO the "Democratic party
of tho United States"s was reported
After referring to the fact that the
Tammany organization in the United
States and to it's past history, the ad-
dress states that the tariff agitation by
Tammany Hall resulted in drawing
attention to the necessity of such
reduction of duties as would provide
means sufficient for the requirements
| OF tho Government and ut the same
time afford incidental protection neces-
sary to American labor. "We have
advocated at all times reduction of
taxation, municipal, State and Federal.
Home rule and local scf-goverpmcnt
have always been scardinal principles
! of the Democracy in Tammany Hall.
W.. have at all times opposed ccntrali-
zation of power as dangerous to our
republican institutions, and have not
hesitated to condemn the unnecessary,
unjust and undemocratic interference
of the State Legislature and the Exccu-
tive in our municipal affairs. We
champloned the cause of anti-monOpo-
ly jn 1881 and the ensuing campaignIof
1882 that resulted in the triumphant
election of the present Governor Of
this State"
The. address then rccitcs that the
Tammany organization favored many
measures before the State Legislature
out which were defeated by the Repub-
licans uniting with recreant Democrats
and by the vetoes Of Governor Cleve-
land. The address says that other in
stances might he mentioned to warrant
the opposition shown to tho nomina-
ton of Cleveland to the Presidency.
1t then canvasscS the events connected
with the TildGn and Hancock cam
paigns, claiming loyalty to the party
OH the part of Tammany. 1t then
refers to the last, National Democratic
Convention, and says: "Whilc we
were celebrating an anniversary of our
national independence our opponents
took every occasion to prejudice the
minds of the delegates at Chicago
against us. We presented our argu-
ments to the individual and assembled
delegates of the Convention and were
debarred the right to speak except by
consent of delegates from other States,
and were prohibited, undes the un-
democratic unit rule, from casting our
ballots for the candidates of our choice.
We failed not in our duties to our con-
stituents who sent us nor to the party
whose representatives we were, and if
any mistake has been made it is not of
our doing and cannot be charged to
us. The candidates of the Demo-
cratic party having been nominated
in National Convention, following the
uniform and unbroken record of our
organization, we acquicscc in the will
of the majority Of the representatives
of the party, although we believe that
will to have been unwisely expressed.
There is but one alternative left to us
to sever our connection with the
Democratic party. This we cannot
and will not do; it would be injustice
to our conscicnce'aud judgment. We
cannot pursue that course, for we be-
lievo that time will disconnect the
great Democratic party from the lead
ership of the mon who have used their
power unwisely and detrimental to its
success. We acquiescc in the will of
the majority, although protesting
against the unwise and injudicious
course which they pursued. We say,
with John Adams, that "therc is no
good government but what is republi-
can, for the republic is an empire of
laws, and not of men," The mistakes
of men cannot blind us to the beauties
and immortal principles of Democratic
party, and for the perpctuation Of those
M INon irNln l.
lished. Under the Democratic party
abroad, and the speedy release of
Martin koszta is an instance to show
with what celebrity the protection of
the United States was thrown around
an American citizen under Democratic
administration and Secretary of
State like William l.. Marcy, as COM
pared with the doubling and halting
policy Of the Republican Secretary of
State, James G. Blaine, during the
Presidency of Garfield, in allowing
McSweeny and other adopted citizens
of the United States, against whom no
charges were alleged or proven, to
linger for months in British dungeon.
We believe in the Democratic party
and its immortal principles. Men
make mistakes; its representatives and
leaders may be inconsistent, time
serving and lack strength Of their con-
victions; but in it are liberty to be
found, freedom of thought, freedom of
speech and action, and protection to
every citizen alike.
"For the reasons herein set forth we
recommend this organization to sup
port the nominees of the Democratic
party for President and Vico-Prosidont
made ut Chicago on Friday, July 10th,
| 1884, and submit for its consideration
and adoption the following resolution:
"Re$ot0ed, That we, the Demo-
tic-Republican General Committee
of the city and county of New York,
in Tammany Hall assembled, hereby
ratity and endorse the nominations
made by the National Democratic Con-
vention held in Chicago on July 10th,
1884-for President, Grover Cleveland,
of New York; for Vice-President,
Thomas A. Hendricks, Of fIndiana--and
hereby pledge ourselves to an earnest