The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-10
TAM 7.
The History aud IpAarnec OF John
ksliJ's Powerful Ciub, e

-a ksiiy's Powerful club.
thISies into. 0etaa (9tp) f7t t.t..7
Tamm&ny Hall Justly deserves 10 rank
"A ons oil the most periec. social and poli,i.
cal organisations every formed. tsin.
terror socletyor nucleus, the Columbian
Order or s'ciety Of 81. Tammxny, ID as old
a, the government, having been organized
In the year following tho adoption oil the
Federal Constitution, viz, 100. To this
society admission Is obtained only by
election, aud practice essentially tquiva.
lent to that Of blarkballing requires .
nearly unanimous consent Tor the admis.
sion Of new members. The registry Of
members, the proceedings, and even the
oigsn!z ,,ion Of this society 10 as secret 10
that Of any other seciet club, and II is 10
thIB that the Indian characteristics, tltlee,
fesslis and customs apply. Il has Indian
names Tor oil officers but those Of Scribe and
TrGatuTer, Tor which there were no Indian
equivalents. From li9o to lSo0-4 this 90.
-ciety was all there WAS oil Tammany Hall,
II was not much more political than the
CeHury Club, and by no mcAns 30 much
% rs tho Union League or lrtquoia Club
Its politics, 10 far a. IL had any, was al
tlfst more Fedsrallss than Republican, and
1t agreed only III Cultivating IN intensely
American sentiment, hostility 10 tho Il ilu.
ence In America Of foreign governments,
care for the regulations, relics and 70.
mains Of all who served In the first and
second wars with England, and va,
specially active 10 promoting q protec.
tive tariff aud navigation lava Tor the up.
building Of American manufacturers and
IN American commercial marine and
navy.
In 1924 It began to organic, practical
poliiica iu New York City by inviting all
who were favorable to the eleGtion Of An
drew Jackson 10 the Presidency, and VINO
were voters in the city oil New York, 10 ap
point q committee oil three from each ward
10 confer with the Sachemn OF Tammany
concerning the campaign. Fiom time 10
time this ward committee has been en-.
larged, until new 1t consists Of a Tammany
general committee, consisting, we believe,
Of some twelve hundred members, and Of
certain assembly dstrict committees,
which, In the aggregate, number twice nj
many more. These amount In effect to q
standing delega.e convention oil the De-
moCrAcy oil the county, o, lar IL
the Democrats act with Tammany
Hall. Generally tho Grand SAcheiil
oil the interior and secre. order Is also
Chairman Of tho TAmmany General Com.
mittee. In 1884 the organization popular.
iZsd itseli by securing an extension Of sui
rage to the masons, and abolishing PROF.
efty qualifications for voting, and also Oh.
tanned new charter Tor New York City,
under which the Mayor, who had pre-
viousiy been appointed by the Governor,
became elective. 1t e1er,ed q large In.
tluencs also In abolishing the appointing
system In Nsw York 10 favor OF the elective,
as to sheriiiJ, county officers oil all sorts,
and justices, and promoted liberal meas.
ures for the naturalization and voting Of
immigrants. This gave Tsmmany Hail
and the Democratic party their s:rong hold
on the foreign vote.
From 1854 to 1851 Tammany Hall held
nearly all the otlicaa in ths city Of New
York. About 1851 Fernando Wood went
Gu. from Tammany Hall and founded
Mozart Eall, and for some years made
successlul war on Tsmmsny. A John
Nckson Democracy, an Irvitg Hall Dsmo.
cracy, and under Tildep, OCjnor and the
Citizens Committee County Democracy
have from time 10 time welded q tenn.
porary power, but none have the elements
Of permaneIcy that characteiiz, Tammauy
Hall. Most or all Of those who have
fought Tammauy Hall have frat been
educated by 1t aud have shared ia iavors
Foe half century It has q. most times
held the mayoralty and the msjority Of the
local Offices oithe city and county. Itsorgan.
iEation reaches into every street and alley
In tho city, and its success arises largely
out Of the degree In which Il blends The
secret, diplomatic and even aris.ocratic In.
tluence OF i.s central organization with the
open. Democratic and popular councils or
committees in WHICH thorough discipline
% enforced, yet through which TamIn any
Hall Is able 10 find out at all times at the
tap Of the drum Eha. ita voting masaes
want In It's way II governs from the bot.
tom upward, the poTer resting, like The
gravity Of the pyramid, in It's base and no,
in its summit.
1t WON'T do to underra,c TAnmany Hall.
It's organization Is 50 admirable and per
feet that mighty little political yirtus ia
needed to make it successful. and as rule
its hold on the loaves and fishes oil
the city Of New York i, strong in Pre-.
portion as its CONSCIOUSNESS Of The eternal
yeri.ies Of civil service reform Ia weak.