The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-13

~ oHuc PioNeht tllc prison authorl
/ ties of the State from contracting
| for criminal labor, so as 10 bring il Il,
competition with honest industry
The measure passed the assembly, biit
was defeated IN the Senate by an unhOly
combination between the Republicans
ana recreant Democrats who ignored
the pledge made IN their party platform.
! by the efforts of the Tammany organi-
cation, through one of it's Senators, an
act was passed and signed by the Gov
ernor to submit the question of abolish
ing the contract system in the State
prisons to the voters of the State, and
the people sustained tho measure by a
majority Of lSS,0O0 votes twithstanding
hundreds of thousands of ballots against
the proposition We're secretly distributed
| by the party managers and members OF
the Democratic State Central committee
in order TO defeat this Democrats meas
ure. A bill limiting the hours o. labor
OF ear drivers and conductors passed the
Legislature and it was met with Execu-
tive veto and killed, thereby continuing
the hardships of an honest and over
worked body ofmen. LaboYers and me
| ehanics of the State sought to protect
themselvesfrom loss at the, hands of dis
honest contractors and employers, and
caused TO be passed an act by the Legis-
iature givingof mechanics and laborers
priority over all others; this also suf-
| iered the same fate.
We might add and emu
lnerate other instances, but
now we have been sufficient
70 have warranted even stronger oppo-
Sition on our part to the nominee of the
Democratic party than we made at Chi
cago, Being an integral portion of the
great Democratic party. we have always
III our capacity as delegates exercised
the right to advocate men whom we
know can be trusted by the people, or
oppose the nomination of those who
were not, and il WAS in the exercise of
this right and in the conscientious dis
charge of duty that we took occasion at
at Chicago to advise against
the nomination which was
was made by the National convention,
Onr opposition was without personal
feeling, and arose from our intimate
knowledge ofthe sentiments of toiling
masses as to the course of Gov. CleVe-
land 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 so much real
benefit to workingmen, and could
not have resulted in loss to
employers. We do not impugn the
Governors motives or views, which he
has expressed on these subjects. They
doubtless were conscientiously consid-
cred in the discharge of his official oh
| legations and duties. We simply eX-
pressed our knowledge of the antagon-
ism against him, which existed in the
minds of workingmen who composed
the bulk of the Democratic voters of the
State of New York. That the express
sion of our ideas as to the policy of
nominating as candidate for the Presi-
dency man against whom 80 much
opposition existed was correct, and
whether justified by existing circum-
stances let occurrences which have
transpired since the adjournment of the
| National convention determine,
1t was apparent, however, that the
majority of delegates were not of our
thinking. The most conscientious of
of them were actuated, no doubt, by the
record of his election as Governor of the
State Of New York, aud without renec-
ton and sufficient Information, deemed
1t the part of wisdom to nominate a man
| who was elected to the highest office OF
the State by the phenomenal majority
of l02,SA. Those prejudiced were prob.
ably governed by the antipathy that
existed unreasonably against member,
of the Tammany hall organization. This
unwarrantable prejudice existed, 4
must be admitted and that IL still
3 eAists even among men who, in othel
respects, are open To conviction, |,
equally true; whence comes 1t? To un
reasoning hatred OF partisan opposition
we do not seek to oflor any argument ol
state any undisputed facts, which might
perchance have weight with thoughtful
candid minds. Indeed, IL would be use.
less labor, but we deem the present the
most appropriate occasion to reach the
latter and Ia disabuse their mind of any
lingering doubt that may exist as to the
integrity of this organization. IT. is
not unfair to claim in approach.
ing this subject that the odiun
properly chargoablo to the Tammany
hall organization, rs IL YVES In rinu
times, should not attach to the present
management. The existing organiz,l
ton and present leadership Of Tamna
hall, date from 1871. The acts, dopreda
| ti0ns and corruptions committed by the
defunct ring and It's Republican allies
preceded that date, when Samuel J. Til
den, Oswold Ottendorfor, John Wind
thrOp, Chandler, Augustus Schell, John
Kelly tits present leader and others sue
coeded in driving the corrupt leaders
out of the organization. They
found II ~ the Augean stables
which indeed required herculoaI
strength aud executive ability /,
cleanse and put in order, the work of ro
storing order was reviewed and sys
tenn of fair primaries instituted in every
assembly district. A new general com
mittee was elected, and again TammanN
became respectable, law abiding
r Democratic organization, solf-respect
ing and respecting tho rights of others
Its strength as u Democratic organiza
tion was Increased to 5000 votes, whicl
number We're east for that honest, oil,
Democrat, Augustus Schell mow dead
as n candidate for Mayor, when he wa
defeated by Edward Cooper, under
combination made by Democrats op
+ posed to Tammany Hall, with the Re
publican party of this city, upon Ill
vision Of offices, which pollod 1000
! votes against him.
But we have had to combat not only
, false impressions rs to the character o
me mbers of our organization, whicl
have been manufactured, not only 4
, blacken our reputation and lessen on
influence, but charges have also beel
, made against our political integrity an,
, tho honesty of our support given to can
:
, been charged that wo conspred TO defea
Tildon and Hendricks In 1876, ana Han
I cock and English In 1880, and the pres
= certainly has so generally circulate,
I, this atrocious slauder that by CONTINUES
, repetition even impartial men have com
, to believe IL.
: The following statement OF fact
, should suffice To bury this calumny fOl
!. ever. In 1876 Tilden's total vote In Nov
/. York State was 52l ,9i9; Hayes, 4S921i
/ Tildon's majority, 32,7I2; Tlldon's INA
/; jo:ity by clunties, including New Iorl
4 was bl ,4a5; Hayes, 6S,6j3; rllden's ma
. llority, 32,742; Tildon's majority in Me-
n York county was 5000, and the majo
o ity against Tilden's In all other countiC
i OF the State, outside of New Yorl
Il was q ,2g7. The large vol
: cast for Tilden in New Yor
4 of 1890, therefore elected him, an
3 when II IL remembered that the Tan
~ many Hall nryanixatfnn wnq tho Onl