Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-13
rammanr and the Ticket.

The report of the Committee on Or
ganization of Tammany Hall to the Gen.
eral Committee made last night is no
doubt in accordance with the known
views of a majority Of the men,
bers Of this great organization.
The tone of the resolutions shows
how deep the iron has entered into
the soul Of Tammany, if any one could
have tailed to perceive its disgruntled
condition from its conduct ever
since the Democratic National
Convention. Thousands Of Democrats all
over the Union regretted that such an
important factor in New York politics
should have been gagged by the unit rule,
but it was expected that Tammany, like
all defeated factions, should submit with
the best grace it could command, unless
1t desired to sever its connection Win
the National Democratic party.
The pains to which the committee mas
gone to show its disapprOval of the can
didacv of Gov. Cleveland will be various
IL received. Whatever may be the mer-
its Of the specific acts Of Gov. Cleveland
that led to the alienation of Tammany,
the masses of the Democrats throughout
the country will look upon this arraign-
ment by the committee as that Of
body Of men who are complaining
Of personal grievances on account OF the
thwarting Of their personal schemes. The
action Of Tammany in either adhering to
or boiling the nomination would not in
fuence the Democracy of other portions
Of the Union, except so far as that action
might affect confidence in the results Of
/ the campaign.
There can be little doubt that the ex-
| pressions of regret and dissatisfaction at
| Cleveland's nomination contained in the
report will strengthen the Governor with
the Independents, for they admire him for
the very acts which have displeased the
| Tammany sachems.
The Blaine Republicans will profess to
| derive great comfort from part of this
document. They will gloat over it and
i publish extracts from it, until they will
make the Tammany people themselves
/ ashamed Of it. Their comfort, however,
will be mere apparent than real, for the
/ final determination to bow to the
| rod, the arraignment Of james 6.
Blaine for neglect of, if not hostility, to
| Irish-American citizens, and the resolu-
ton to periodically lay aside personal
| preferences and give a hearty support to
the National Democratic ticket, will for
ever blast the Republican hopes of carry
| ing New York or Of getting any consider
able part of the Irish vote in any part OF
| the Union.
After having formally expressed its
resolution to stand by the party, and to
work for its success, Tammany will not
be likely to go into the campaign in any
halfway manner. If it is loyal to the
/ party. its members will see the ne
/ cessity Of being loyal not only
in word, but in deed. If, after
adopting this report, Tammany should
/ fail to earnestly support the ticket or
I should give any aid or comfort to its
/ enemies, it would be guilty Of treason to
/ the party, and treason would be a thou
sand times more odiOus than boiling out
right. 1t may be pretty safely assumed
that the report Will be adopted IN good
/ faith, and that New York may now be
/ counted as a certain Democratic State.