New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-15
TtVu4NY md Mr.. HEWITT

TlNMANY And MR. HEWITT
Is an organization acting in good faith which
dominates for Mayor of this city candidate
whom it has publicly denounced as "preposter-
ous -? This is an interesting question in view OF
the nomination of Mr.. Hewitt by Tanmany
Hall 1t is only year ago that 1t applied this
adjective to Mr.. Hewitt, who was then the can
didate of the County Democracy for Governor.
The fact that he only got 33 votes out Of 3S4
in the State Cony ention would seem to indicate
that other Democrats shared in the opinion.
But it was Tammany which expressed the
opinion and has now nominated him for Mayor.
The opinion was expressed. of course, before
the President sent his private secretary and
Cabinet officers here to arrange deal in the
interest of the Administration candidate for
the Court of Appeals bench. Last year Cover
nor Hill was at the head OF the Democratic
ticket The Administration was not partlcu-
larly anxious for a union in this city. Bat the
Governor was, and Tammany Hall sent ii COM
mittee TO the County Democracy to arrange
terms 1t was met with storm Of Kisses, and
this organization, in which the Secretary of the
Navy. Mr.. Hewitt aud others were conspicuous
members. passed this resolution;
1t for the interest party the city and State that
County Conventions and their favore candidates should
cease The Tsmmany Hall and the NowYork
County perfectly clear and well defined In the
former leaders control their organization for
personal and selfish objects The issue make with
Tammany Hall be met and decided The OF good
government of honest administration Of municipal
AFFAIRS the OF the OF the party Itself dc
mAnd 1t.
Stung by this insult from the friends of the
Administration Tammany met and adopted,
amid "tumultous applause" this scathing re-
ply,
The declaration trades and deals between
the rival county conventions cease" least adj
Immaculate statesmen have invited and
participated uch deals during the and the assertion
that they cheerful confession OF inamy
by public confidence purity
OF their The sentiments OF opposition TO disgrace
full deals bargains which the members OF the County
Democracy profess are "a fervent as new born con
vicons usually are Their d60rtiue attempt 10 tndnce
ts organtzaon unite gfth them IN support Of Drepos
ferrous c1ndidre the Lst Spts CoapenoH
might indeed considered an attempt to mike parieadu
dsgrscsftd bargain or deaL The peaceful over
lures Of this rejected in the OF
good government sound politics tumultuous dspr
DERBY mob employees the departments acting
der the eicaton direction Of banl Of political
nares shameful abuse OF public trusts has escaped
process of the criminal courts through the in
becility connivance of the District Attorney
If it was particularly disgraceful" for the
the party nominee for Governor, and if Mr..
Hewitt himself was a prepostcrous candidate
for that Office what shall be said of Tammany's
attempt to make him Mayorl And is it any
less disgraceful and infamous for the Or
ganization to trade and deal " this year than ii
was last r But if Tammany has changed its
mind concerning Mr. Hewitt, has he also
changed his mind concerning Tamnany
When he became charter member of the
County Democracy these were the words he
used in a speech in Cooper Institute concerning
Tammany Hall and its late leader, Mr. Kelly:
Here is to be proxmate OF I'm
1sso] Here in the city Organization
expressed only the Will Of To hum counsel
and Interference alike obnoxious Those who ventured
TO differ him disciplined" aud retired only
ONCE but driven from the ranks Such organization
offensive the serespect of Intelligent Democrats 1t
was than offensive; II was living lie to which
answer could be made pressed opponents
Tammany Hall is a machine the fundamental principle
Of which with true Democratic IDEAS It's
OF power is not the people. but in secret
society which has place in tho Demo
cratic scheme. Even in the wiscst and best hands
1t anomaly which experience has shown should
perpetuated am cannot be tolerated with safety .
Tanamany Han Is therefore hing Of the past 1t
can no longer recognized except warning against
method organization which is at with the represent
alive principle OF government
Is Mr.. Hewitt now going to recognize this
thing of the past" this dangerous machine"
at war with the representative principle of
government, by accepting its nomination for
Mayor7 If so, then he must have changed his
mind as completely as Tammany, which only a
wear ago denounced him as a "preposl erous
candidate" And what is the public to think of
this new relation betN een Tammany and Mr..
-
ocracy last night in carrying out deal and
disgraceful trade" sucn as it vigorously do
nOunced only few months ago'