Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-13
Ihs LEGAL WfahgIs Among N W York
City Democrats viii Have Liltis
Effect Upon the Prssi-
dental Vote.
Why TammsDy Hall Did Net InGo:ss
K2yar H.wi,t-rhe Contest Be-.
IWssa cImmkny and tbs
RfpubNclns.
The Republicans Try to Stir Up strf. Be
twe.n Cleveland and Hill, But Their
Gam, Is "a Failure,

| beStlders msn accustomed to the close
communion Of parties IN other states. The
singular spectacle is presented here 10
day OF r ?puolicAus supporting Damo
cratic candidate for Mayor, Of Mugwumps
sppIsudipg Cleveland and berat-
ing Hill, and CT a fsc:ionsi quar-.
rel among Democrats over mulicipa
Affairs, which is fostered by Republican
managers In the interest Of Harrison an6
Morton. Tlis latIer Circumstance hat
been causing CREST desl Of uneasiness
among the Democratic national leaders
which hae, however, to some extent sub
sided. Is IS now believed that the mum
cipal wrRngle in this city w!ll almost
compensate for its losses bJ bringing GU,
fuller vote than otherwise would be
i polled. The result will not be so disas.
| ,rous IS even Democrats st FIST sup
posed, and 1t is DOUBTFUL whether it viii
have.
ANY PGHCzrrIBLH EfFECT
upon the Presidential vote. In order to
set hiHseif RICH. with his party, Mr.
HEWITT, who was renouinsted by indie.
pendents and The County Democracy, has
declared in 50 intervie that the re-sitc.
iion Of Cleveland is
'oF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE"
This expression was gratifying TO Demo
Gratis because the populs- impression
, Vas shs, Hewitt Wa personally b s:ile 10
.ht President, and the Repibiiclns were
us.r z this idea for eli that it WAS wjfth.
The situation kere, briefly told, is this {:
Two years ago Tsmmany Hall took up
Congressman HeTi.: and forced bis ECmi-
ostion np0u i 8 fiv4l crg.2 .ti2r, the
C0unty Democracy. Hewitt Wss elected,
Il " / be Remembered, BY 6 piUT.A>Y Il
soou! 20, 0G0 over Henry Gorge. H. h.;
made 81 exceliens usyor, com-
p.etcly overisuliug The sf.i:s OF the
city, taking ta2m Gus &C the
hands Of the professional po.i!i.
clans and conducting them il business
like manner. A; the same time he is
testy ard arbitrary, much too petviao
snd irritable for q public otti,isl. His
policy offended, Of course, the contractors
and hangers on who have SO long been
fstteniag at the expense OF the city treas
ury. These have their frienda, on. they
sre far from controlling Tsmnsry, much
ss it has been abused. Had Mr.,
Hewitt contented himself with giving the
city ssgsod administration he would nave
eysaf Reelected practically without oppo
fsftion. Bu. On several occasions he mss,
and as they oeem wsntonly, given serious
Cffense &c
THE IRISH ELEMENT,
which dominates Tsmmany and represents
nearly ole-haf the vote OF the city. l.
was not perhaps bis eff ;isl acls
which 50 greatly eIssper,sed them
but tee language ne used. Oher rueD
might have done tie came thing enc
excited no upfeiendl:less. But Ms
Hewitt, like many other good man. in
seines that duty Is only hall done il the
doing Of Is. To speak his sentiments OF
all occasions, and to rebuke in oevsre
terms those who dissent from them Is rs
great s morsl obligation upon Mayor
Hewitt as 1t WAS upon the PGcitals
of the days Of Charles 1. Words cause
nors trouble IN this world than acts. Mr..
HsWitt's words have become al issue in
this city, which more seriously threatens
the nstional Democratic ticket than tbs
manufacturer golt, or ell the schemes
Of the R7pu olican manegers. TamnsDy
would uader no conditions in
dorse HewitL's Candidacy for re-
election. While the two organizations
were negotiating to secure compromise
candidate citiz ,ns' meeting Wa. cslled
20 nominate Hewitt. This stopped all ef
forts to compromise. Tammauy, il nigh
indignation, called
ACoUNCIL OF WAR
aud nomlna Ell Saefl6 Grant one day
sheai of The Hewitt meeting. The County
Democracy Endorsed Hewitt R.pubH,
cans stood by and Shouted N delight
s. the prospect Of g fsEce factionsl CON-
test. rhey will probably make q nonl-
ns!ion few days before the election for
two reasons: 70 enable them to trsde
eff o candidate who has no chsIce Of
election, and to prevent Irish distrust
and Antagoniem which would follow their
support Of Hewitt.
Ths question upon every tongue, Demo-
cratic end Republican Is, how Ii Iais
triangular contest going to Affect the
presidential race? VIII Tsmmsny desert
Cleveland to elect Grant2
II Is reassuriDg to recall thst 8 stste Of
affairs similar to this existed in 1884,
wner Tsmmspy and other local Demo-
cratic orgsniz stions were opposed to the
municipal contest. Grant being then, cs
now rammany's nominee for Mayor and
Gcace, Hewitt's predecessor, mis- opponent.
II local dissensions could not defes.
Cleveland then, they ought not to defeat
him now. After all 1t is not go much q
fight between Democrats as between
TAMMANY AND THE INDEPENDENTS,
led principally by Rzpuo.icsns. The
County Democracy 10 not warmly attached
to aewitsss He wss forced upon them
By 4gmnanY in the fiss IN
,ss9ats, and now he is forced
upon then By tie mugvumps
he has never been identified ~ltn their,
organic ition. Up to the tm5 Ct thssssli
Of the citizsns' meeting they were trying
to agree with Tamusny upon another
man. After the latter, by coup d'etas,
bad succeeded in being fest in the field
there WAS nothing lefs for the County
Democracy to do but to endorse
H.wltt or surrender uncondition-
ally to Tammany. I. Of course
chose the former course, bat it is not
worrying about his election and will
trade q no votes to secure 1t.
Those who chsgs T.mmany with
fsi.hiessness ought to go to the record
for better Information. In 1884
Il could easily have elected Grant