The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-05
TREACHER0US TAMMANY.
THE SACHEMS MUST &C
\ Southern View of the Democracy
Quadrennial Snag a Record OF
Trucking and Treachery-A
Good Time to SgueIch.

There can scarcely be doubt that the
Democratic party has run against its
quadrennial snag in the shape of John
Kelly and Tammany Hall. 1t is the
same old story of obstinacy, confusion
and treachery, especially treachery.
During the past twenty years we have
seen many plans OF compromise with
Tammany devised and discussed, but
during all that time we have never
heard Of plan to appeal to Tammany's
honesty and patriotism. There are some
pretty rough and reckless iokers in the
United States of America, but as far as
our knowledge extend, none are rough
and reckless enough to impute honesty
and patriotism to the men who control
the shambled voters that support Tam
many. We are told that such and such
a nomination will DO obnoX-
ious to Tammany, and that
unless Tammany is satisfied
the Democrats cannot carry New York
State. This has been the cry for several
years, but we have observed that the
Democratic party is no nearer to victory
to-day than it would have been had It
ignored this disreputable gang from the
beginning.
Since the war, if our memory serves
us well, there has not been Democratic
National convention in which the para
mount question was not what candidate
will please Tammany, rather than what
candidate will please the people. The
same question is brought up for Demo-
cratic consideration to-day and it is the
paramount question. The party must
ask itself, not what candidate will be
popular with the people, but what can
didate Will be approved by John Kelly.
The history of the Democratic party
since the war may be comprised in the
statement that every four years it has
truckled to John Kelly and Tammanv.
WHAT Is TO BIZ GAINED.
Now, the question that occurs to us
and 1t is question that must occur to
every honest Democrats this. Ifnoth-
ing has been gained in the past by truck
ing TO Tammany, what more is to be
gained in the future? In our humble
Judgment the opportune moment has
arrived when the Democratic party
should commend itself to the approval
OF honest men of all shades of opinion
| by cutting loose from its John Eellys
and its Tammany halls. 1t is proposed,
! II the programme of the party is TO fit
itself to the situation, to make an appeal
to that large and earnest reform Gle
ment among the Republicans which
refuses to support Blaine or to endorse
the platform on which he was nomina-
tea but now can party which is prac-
ideally controlled IN its nominating by
such concerns aS Tammany, how can
such party consistently appeal TO re-
formers for support?
From first to last Tammany has heon
a dead weight on the Democratic party
and on more than one occasion il has
directly and Intentionally contributed tC
the Fartys defeat. In spite of these
things, the support of Tammany is re-
! Sarded by the leaders Of the Democracy
as one OF the essentials. Before n move
ment can be made, before resolution
can be passed, before candidate can be
nominated, the question of SURPRISING
interest is, will fammany be satisGedI
IN other words, will Mr.
John Kelly be satisfied? Tn,
entire resources of the party are en-
| ployed in an effort to please Tamman,
ana satisfy Mr.. John Kelly, and they
have been so employed in every cam
palgn i'll which the Democrats were SIM
posed to have the ghost of chance.
After all, what does it amount To-
Nobody knows whether Mr.. John Kell,
is satisfied until after it is too late /,
p satisfy him. He was supposed to b
satisfied in 1850. Tammany went HON
; from Cincinnati ilourishing its glitterin
array of whisky bottles and shouting IA
Hancock. IL went home enthusiast,
nut before some of its followers ha
sobered up Mr.. John Kelly had cor
cluded decker, which made Tarnman
solid at Albany and gave New York 1
the. Republicans. The trade was mad
, with Arthur, and while il is true, rs Inn
. been claimed, that it was u snug picc
+ OF political engineering, il was fatal (
. the Democrats.
KELLY OPPOSED To CLEVELAND.
!, Is generally understood that Nh
Kelly is opposed to the nomination a
, Governor Cleveland not on any reason
, able or Just grounds, but because MI
. Cleveland, IN administering the affair
OF New York state, has not seen prone
, To adjust his actions to John Kelly
gauge. Tammany is not opposed {
Cleveland, because Cleveland would b
a weak, an unpopular or am impropo
7 candidate, but simply because he has rC
fused TO trucklc to 'Tammany.
, II is said that John Kelly has writer
, u letter favOring the nomination of Mr.
/ Bayard, but no human being, cXcept Nm
r Republicans Mr., Kelly dickcrs with
, Will be able to say, until after the cleC
ton, whether he is is favor OF Mr.. BAY
ard or opposed to him. Mr.. Bavaf,
is a good mamie is good ma,
4 and an honest man, hut he il NOT
strong man. His record would fail I
commend him to the large class who's
| war preiudices are to he counted anon
the active political facts of the time. II
| Is too good man, in our opinion, lo
I lolnmany to support, and should he rt
, celNe the nomination the probability
That Tammony would promptly sell hin
: out. ~ 49,
r. The Democratic party owes it to itsel
ana To the country To nut an end 10 tb
confusion that Tammanv imports INF
, the organization every four wears. Kcil
mas announced time and again that h
. Is independent of the Democratic party
, let the Democratic party show that il /
, independent of Kelly. Iftho party IL I
/ go before the country crying: Turn IN
|, rascals out" let It demonstrate il
! earnestness by turning such rascnls n
: Kelly out. In our opinion this il th
, one road to success. 70 conciliatc Tam
many is to invite the opposition of hor
est men, Atlanta Constitution.
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