New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-27
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| Mr.. Peckham and Mr.. Hewitt, as self respect
ing men. ought to explain to the public what
considerations have led them to court the yoi G
/ of Tammany Hall. Either it has been greatly
misrepresented by them in public speeches, for
fractional purposes. or else there must be rea
| sons not known 10 the public which lead them
now to expect its vote. If Mr.. Peckham, for
factional purposes, deliberately spoke falsely of
Tammany. then the honest voter ought 10 con-
side- whether or not he has such an unbiased
mind as would become Judge of the Court of
Appeals. If he spoke the truth then it is diff
cult to understand why he ana his partner hay @
been in consultation with Tammany leaders,
and why he counts on its vote. AS citizen Of
Albany, he came to New Ork before the last
Presidential election to take part in assisting
the County Democracy to demolish Tanmany.
In a speech in COope. Institute this is what
he said:
We got result which anticipated BY OF lin
1891 1t was because we had failed
the true voice of the Democracy We districts
sire to hear filtered through no Han and controlled by
The Bosssys the system which the people Of
city with the people Of this State de-
nounce OF defeat the bolt OF T mmany
Hall in 1879 from Iucus Robinson. That
Democrats outside OF the city refused TO be
traduced by Kelly. TAh nan must 90 doUn be-
n DeIaOcrGcV
his attack Nj Robin sonl lie displaced County Clerk
convicted of making illegal charges and he did
duty When e did 1T he was assaed with the most
bitter vehemence announced to outside OF the
city that tins renominated Tammany Hail
would bolt We despsed those threats. For every
rammany would have lost treble the number
independent recoect once IN the state Commit
Credentials when there contest in Tammany
itself transprei that 1900 votes at primary
That the manner by which Boss keeps
his seat know people Of the State watching
whether end to this in which the Demo
party conuetel in tho city for the past few
years
If John Kelly and Tammany were gnilty of
traducing hon st men end of ballot box suIling,
and if that organization "must go down before
the Democracy eau live as Mr.. Peckham as
sertel then is it because Of some secret trade or
bargain that lie now expects ITS voteY And
how is it with M. Hewitt At that same time
he spoke of Tammany as offensive to the self
respect of intelligent Democrats" and that
language not being strong enough he further
spoke of it as "mOre than offensive" adding
that ait was living lie to wAIch no answer
conld be made when pressed home by our op-
ponents." Mr.. Hewitt said that the system
under which Tammany is organized is " at war
with the representative principle OF govern
ment," and to cinch his argument added that
ait cannot be tolerated with safety"
Now as an honest man how can Nlr. Hewitt
tolerate this organization by accepting its
nomination for Mayor, and why does he think
that it is the George movement that cannot
be tolerated now, instead of Tammany9 His
mysterious silence on the subject Of halls"
and the wretched msgovernment they have
inflicted on the city calls for explanation
otherwise the public must naturally conclude
that the silence Of himself and Mr.. Peckham is
the result of another one of those infamous
deals A" between the organizations which they
last year so fercey denounced.