Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-18
TAMMANY IN LINE.

At a meeting of the Tammany Hall De-
mocracy, in New York, last Friday evening,
an address to the Democratic party of the
United States was reported. After referring
to the fact that the Tammany organization
is the oldest political organization in the
United States, and to its past history the
address states that the tariff agitation by
Tammany Hall resulted in drawing atten-
tion to the necessity of such reduction of
duties as would provide means sufficient
for the requirements of the government,
and at the same time afford the incidental
protection necessary to American labor.
We have advocated at all times reduction
of taxation municipal, State and Federal.
Home rule and local self government, have
always been cardinal principles of Tam
many Hall: We have at all times opposed
Capitalization of power as to our republican
institutions and have not hesitated to con-
denim the unnecessary, unjust and undemo-
cratic interference of the State legislature
and executive in municipal affairs. We
championed the cause of anti-mOnOpoly in
'81, and the ensuing campaign of 'S2 that
resulted in the triumphant election of the
present Governor of the State.
The address then states that the Tam
many organization favored many measures
before the late legislature, but which were
defeated by the Republicans uniting with
recreant Democrats and by the vetoes of
Governor Cleveland. 1t says that other in
STAGES might be mentioned to warrant the
opposition shown to the nomination Of
Cleveland to the Presidency.
It then canvasses the events connected
with the Tilden and Hancock campaigns,
claiming loyalty to the party on the part of
Tammany. 1t refers to the last National
Democratic Convention and says: While
we were celebrating the anniversary Of our
national independence, our opponents took
every occasion to prejudice the minds of the
delegates at Chicago against us. We pre-
sented our arguments to the Individual and
assembled delegates of the national conven-
tion, and were debarred the right to speak
the other States, and were prohibited, under
the undemocratic unit rule, from casting our
ballots for the candidate of our choice. We
failed not in our duty to our constituents
who sent us, nor to the party whose repre-
sentatives 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
Democratic party having been nominated in
the national convention, following the uni
in the will of the majority of the representa-
tives of the party, although we believe that
will to have been unWisely expressed.
There is but one alternative-to sever our
connection with the Democratic party.
This we cannot do, and will not do prejudice
to our conscience and Judgment. We can't
pursue that course, for we believe that time
will disconnect the great Democratic party
from the leadership of the men who have
used their power unwisely and detrimen-
tally to it's success.
We acuuiesce in, although protesting
against the unwise and injudicious course
which they pursued. We say with John
Adams that "There is no good government
but what is Republican, for the republic is
an empire of laws and not Of men," The
mistakes of men cannot blind us to the beau
ties and immortal principles of the Demo-
cratic party, and for the perpetuation of
these principles our organization was estab-
lished.
Under the Democratic party the citizen is
protected at home and abroad, and the
speedy release of Martin Koszta is an in
stance to show with what celebrity the pro-
lection of the United States was thrown
around an American citizen under a Demo-
cratic administration, and Secretary of
State like William l.. Marcy, as compared
with the. dilatory and halting policy of a
Republican Secretary Of State, James G.
Blaine, during the Presidency of Garfield,
in allowing Sweeney and other adopted cit
izens of the United States, against whom
no cldTSeS Wele dl!eScu VI PioFoh, w i"Soi
for months in British dungeon.
We believe in the Democratic party and
it's immortal principles. Men make mis-
takes; its representatives and leaders may
be inconsistent, time serving and lack the
strength of their convictions, 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 recon-
mend this organization to support the NOM
inees of the Democratic party for the Pres
idency and Vice-P Presidency, made at Chica-
60 on Friday, July 10th, 1884, and submit
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That we, the Democratic gener-
al committee of the city and county of New
York, in Tammany Hall assembled, hereby
ratify and endorse the nomination made by
the National Democratic Convention, held