Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-13


~ the state Of New York,
and without reflection and sufficient
information deemed Il the part OF Wis
dom TO nominate man who was
elected to the highest OH e Of the state
by phenomenal majority Of 1872, S5i.
Those prtjudices were probably gov
erned Nv The antipathy that existed
unreasOnably against the members
Of the TammaDy Hall organlZalon'
That this unwarrantable prejudice eX-
listed must be admitted and that u
still exists even among the men who
IN other respects are open to conVlc-
tion. is equally true.
WHENCE COMES tr2
To the unnecessary hatred OF por-
ton Of the opposition we do not
seek to offer any argument on
state any undisputed facts that might
perchance have weight with thought
full, candid men. Indeed, IL would be
useless labor, but we deem the
present the most appropriate occa-
sion TO reach the latter and to
DIsABusE THEIR MINDS
OF any lingering doubts that
may exist rs TO the integrity Of this
organization. 1t Is not unfair 10 claim
Ia approaching this subject that the
odlum properly chargeable 10 the
Tammany Hall organization as it
was in ring times should not attach to
the present management. The existing
organization and present leadership of
Tammany hall, date from 1871. The
acts, depredations aud corruptions
committed by the defunct ring and its
Republican allies preceded that date.
When Samuel j. Tllden, Oswald Often
dorfer, John Winthrop Chandler, Au-
gustus Schell, John Kelly (its present
leader and others succeeded in driv-
ing the corrupt leaders out of the or
ganiZation, they found an Augean sta
BILE which indeed
REQUIRED HECULEAN STRENGTH
and executive ability TO cleanse and
putin order. The work of restoring
order was revived and system of fair
primaries was substituted in every ss-
sembly district Of the new general. A
committee was elected and again
fammanv became a respectable, law.
Democratic organization, self
respecting and
THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS
Its 8 rength as a Democratic organiza-
ton was increased to $4,000 votes,
which number were cast for that hon
est and old Democrat, Augustus Schell
NOW dead, candidate for mayor,
when he was defeated by Edward
Cooper under the combination made
by Democrats opposed to
hall with the Republican
party OF this city, upon di-
vision of the offices which polled
10000 votes against him. But we
have had 10 combat not only false inn
pressiOns as to character of the mem.
0ers of our organization which have
been manufactured not only
10 blacken our reputation and lessen
our influence but charges have also
been made
AGAINST OUR POLITICAL INTEGRITY
aud the honesty Of our support given
10 the candidates Of the Democratic
party. 1t has been charged that we
eonspired to defeat Tilden and Hen
bricks in 1876 and Hancock and
English in $780, and the press
has SO generally circulated
this atrocious SANDER that by con-
tinued repetition even impartial men
have come TO believe il.
The following state of facts should
suffice to bury this cslumny forever.
In 1876 Tilden's total vote in New
York state was j2l $40; HAYES
$50, 207; Tilden's majority, S2,742. Til
lens majority by counties, including
New York, was 81, 4S5; Hayes, 1858;
rilden's majority, 32,742. Tilden's
in New York county, 1885,
i6o, and the majority against Tilden
n all the other counties of
The state outside of New York
was 2l 90. The largest vote
East for Tilden in New York of l12 go
therefore elected him, and when 1t is
remembered that the TRmmany Hall
was The only Democratic
party in the city and couhty of New
\ Ofk, the other Democratic organiZa-
iol of Irving hall having prac-
ically given up its existence for
hat campaign, running no candidate.
I Will he seen al once how false and
unjust is this change. Tammany.wi
Is magnificent discipline and honest
brought this enormous
'ote TO the Democratic ticket and
made il a success. The victory which
he Republican managers snatched
FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT
must be sought for elsewhere. Per-
nance 1t may be discovered in halt
ny time of the serving senators and
congressional representatives who con- !
ented to manufacture a device
UNKNOWN TO THE CONSTITUTION.
which defeated the expressed wishes
4 the majority of the people OF the |
lnited States. Against this fraud the
'ammany organization protested, and
has never ceased TO condemn the in
'enious but unconstitutional electoral |
commission, cunningly devised to
vert the destruction of the Republi-
an party, which 1t succeeded In &C. |
in 1877 by vote of eight
o seven.
THE GROSS FOLLY
charging the defeat OF
Hancock in 1850 to us must be sppar-
mt when II is remembered that by the
liorts OF the Tammany Representa-
ives more than any other delegates
ias his nomination brought about.
amuel j. Tilden having declared that
70 did not desire and would
ot accept tue nomination offered
I'm and his letter to that
hect having been reed to the conven.
ION announcing his irrevocable
eclination, the efforts made by the
rganization in behalf of Gen. Ham
ock from his nomination were un.
easing to the close of the nolls Tn