The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-18

Tammany Followers Swallow Cleveland
on Account OF Their Supreme Love for
Democracy

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Tammany followers swallow Cleveland
ON Account OF Their Supreme Love for
Democracy.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-An hour before
the doors TO TammanY hall opened This
evening great crowd assembled waiting
to get into the meeting of the Tammany
general committee, where would be de-
cided whether or not the organization
would endorse Cleveland and Hendricks.
When an entrance was obtained the
committee took seats on the man floor
and very few prominent members were
absent. When John Kelly took his seat
directly IN front of the platform the
enormous crowd cheered again and
again.
After reading the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting, Gen. F. B. Spinola, chair
man OF the subcommittee, appointed by
the committee on organization to draft
an address TO the people, made his re-
port. The following is the substance of
the address read:
To the Democratic party OF the United States:
The Democratic Republican organlza-
ton Of Tammany Hall is the oldest DO
iitical body in the United States. It's
existence under another name ante da,ed
the establishment OF our present form of
government. Its members took active
part in electing Washington, Jefferson
and Jackson, and their Democratic sue
cessors. The principles of Democracy
announced by Jefferson has been uni
formly followed, and in their defense
Tammany has not hesitated to critIcise
and condemn Its public officials when IN
its judgment they were violating those
principles and their professions of DEM
ocratic faith made before their election
to place and power. At times measures
of great interest to the people have orig.
mated with US, and have been carried to
q successful adoption by the Democratic
party in the state and nation.
The address proceeds TO outline the
would be achievements of the Demo
cratic party and appealing to the labor
ing classes, says: The president of the
country generally opposed labor strikes,
but no harsh criticism appeared against
the capitalists aud corporations who
closed their factories against the work
ingmen on oYerprOduction, so that the
returns of capital might not be dimin-
ished. In this condition OF affairs, the
eyes OF the wage-earners were turned TO
the Democratic party, and they willing
ly cast their lot with it. The expected
to receive reward for their confidence
and their labor in such legislation as
would ameliorate their condition. The
people of the city demanded to
have the elevated railroad Corpor-
ations confined to legitimate
returns for the capital invested
in the valuable franchises which were
conferred on them By the city and state.
After prolonged struggle with all the
influences that capital can employ, Ia
Dor secured victory in the legislature
only to be thWarted by q veto IN the ex-
ecutive chamber. Other causes of griev-
ance are mentioned but we have
shown sufficient to have warranted even
stronger opposition on our part to the
nominee of the Democratic party than
we made at Chicago. Being an integral
portion of the great Democratic party,
we have always, in our capacity as dele
gates, exercised the right to advocate
men whom we know could be trusted by
the people, or oppose the nomination of
those who were not. Our opposition
was without personal feeling and arose
from our intimate knowledge of the SEN
timents of the toiling masses as to the
course of Gov. Cleveland in reference to
their labor bills. The most charitable
view to take of his course is that he was
ignorant and unenlightened concerning
the nature and working of these laws
which would have Occasioned 80 much
real benefit to the workingmen
and could not have resulted in loss to the
employer.
The address then proceeds to de-
Tense of the integrity Ofthe organization,
arguing that the Odium of Tammany
hall in ring times should not attach TO
the present management; that the exist
ing organization dates from 1871, and
the corruption of the ring preceded that
date. The address, continuing, reviews
the history of TammanY. Regarding
the charge of conspiracy against Tilden
and Hendricks in 1876 figures are given
to show that their election was due to
the vote of New York city, and that the
only organization of importance in the
city at the time was Tamnany, and to
its efforts was due the large Democratic
vote. Its protest was lately re-
corded against the electoral commits
sion fraud. The charge of the defeat of
Hancock IN 1880 is considered. and
it is asserted that TammaDy worked
for his nomination and continued
of the polls with a result in the city
where TammanY's chief vote and in
fuence lay that Hendricks increase
over Tilden was five times as much as in
the rest of the state, many of the rural
counties showing q loss as compared
with 1876.
Continuing, the address says: At Chi
cago we presented our arguments and
were debarred the right to speak, except
by the consent of delegates from other
states, and were prohibited under the
Democratic unit rule from casting our
ballots for the candidate of our choice.
We failed not IN our duties to our con-
stituents who sent US, nor the party
whose representatives we were, and if
any mistake has been made 1t is not of
our doing and cannot be charged to us.
There is but one alternative lett US, to
sever our connection with the demo-
cratic party. This we cannot and will
not do. In justice to our constituents
and our judgment, we cannot pursue
that course. We believe that time will
disconnect the great democratic party
from the leadership of men who used
their power unwisely and detrimental
to its success.
The address closes with resolutions
endorsing Cleveland and Hendricks.
Applause and Kisses greeted the read
ing of the address and for some time it
was doubtful which would prevail, but
finally the cheers had the best of it.
In moving the adoption of the address
Gen. Spinola said the mere wheeling in
to line of TammaDy Hall would not Sc
cure the election of the Chicago candi-
dates. The Democrats of the whole
try must also wheel into line as it was
tory from the jaws of defeat.
A Rooster That Catches Mice.
Nelson BosWorth, OF Glen Cove, l.. l.,