The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-09-27
TAMMANYs ENDORSEMENT.

Am mmAN y 4NOOINOGAhDNA L.
Some of our Democratic Terri
torial exchanges delightedly allude
to the fact that Tammany Hall has
finally endorsed" Cleveland.
We have not, during the cam
paign, had much to say about Ma
tional politics, conceiving that more
than general expressions thereon
were superHuous. Our position in
reference to the Republican party
and its National candidates is
well known. AS an inhabitant of
a Territory we could have no di-
rect influence upon the result and
there were local interests and is
sues demanding most OF our avail
able space. But we have some
what of the missionary spirit. Our
Democratic brethren have proba-
by mcagre exchange lists, and are
familiar with Tammany's endorse
ment of Cleveland only through
the " Associated Press" From
such " endorsements" the Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency
may well pray to be delivered.
The Tammany Hall address says:
"The people of the city de-
manded to nave the elevated rail
road corporations confined to legit-
innate returns for the capital IN
vested in the valuable franchise
which was conferred on them by
the city and State. After a pro
longed struggle with all the intlu-
encos that capital can employ, la
Dor secured IL victory in the Legis-
lature only to be thwarted by We
to in the Executive chamber.
x x x =
A bill limiting the hours of la
Dor of car-driycrs and conductors
passed the Legislature. 1t was met
with the Executive veto and killed
thereby, continuing the hardships
Of an honest and oyerworked body
of men.
The laborers and mechanics Of
the State sought to protect them
selves from loss at the hands Of dis
honest contractors and employers,
and caused to be passed an act by
the Legislature giving the lien Of
the mechanic and lah2rer priority
over all others. This also suffered
the same fate. We might add and
enumerate other instances, but we
have shown sufficient to have war
ranted even stronger opposition on
our part to the nominee of the De
mocratic party than we made at
Chicago.
The most charitable view to take
of his course is that he was igno-
rant and unenlightened concerning
the nature and working Of these
laws which would have occasioned
so much real benefit to the work
ingmen, and could not have result
ed in loss to the employer"
In moving the adoption OF this
cheerful address, Gen. Spinola en-
couragingly remarked, that lit was
posSible, even at this late date, to
snatch victory from the Jaws Of de-
feat" The second greatest man in
Tammany, ex-senator Thomas p.
Grady,opposed the passage Of even
this address, full as it is of CON
demnation Of the candidate which
it processes to endorse" Among
his remarks were the following
" Neither in the nomination OF
the ticket, nor in the methods by
which it was brought about, is there
the slightest claim upon this great
. body OF Democratic voters tor its
support. 4 = AS you well
know, delegates who left their
home loud in their professions OF
hostility to his candidacy as invit-
ing certain defeat to the party, gave
evidence soon after their arrival at
Chicago, Of a change in heart
which only the most simple and
charitable have ascribed to pure
and worthy motives. r = |
turn my back on the Democratic
party, captured and betrayed by
Know Nothing demagogues, hun,
cry tor place and spoils. de,
nOunce the candidate whose only
merit is his obscurlty. | decline
to bow down before Il craven i'm
ape. "