New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-09
MAYOR HEWITT ACCEPTS.
HE SPEAKS TO THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
TAMMANY HALL VIGOROUSLY AsSAiLbp-hio
VIEWS ON NATURALIZATION DEFINED
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TAMMANY HALL VIGOROUSLY AsSAhbp-iii'
VIEWS ON NATURALIZATION DEFINED
NO LOVE FOR MIR. CLEVELAND
The committee appointed Ivy the County Democracy
10 inform Mayor Hewitt Of his denomination gathcrcd
at the New Amsterdam Club last evening ana "en'
in carriages to the Mayors homo, No. Lexington
ave There were present Controller Theodore W.
aiyers chairman; Corporation Counsel Henry H. becn'
man. Assistant Dstrict-Attoney James Fitzgerald,
Commissioner John Newton, Of the Department Oh
p,,,c Works. ex xcIse Commissioner and City sta
TONER W. r. Mitchell ex-senator Thomas c. Dunhan'
water Prye,o Aston g. Culver, Assistant, Distficta
torney John W. COT, ex-senator william Cauiien'
sWiune T. r. Wood and Henry Allen. MI. Hc"itt
received tho committee in his library. eoh'role'
Myers in a few plain words informed MN Oh MS
unanimous nomination by the County Democracy ana
ON the part OF the committee and the convention re-
op,csted his aceeptance of the same Mr.. Myers as
snred rhe Mayor that the nomination was as I'M
selfish It unsCught
Mr. Hewitt said that he was somewhat taken by
surprise. He had hoped that this result might DC
ayertcd He had used every device In his power 10
secure the nomination of some Democrat who would
be acceptable to the party and TO the city. Contnu-
ing, he said
state IL with all sincerity that would not have ac
cepted nomination in the Of the two wings OF tho
Democratic party coming to an agreement perhaps
went beyond bounds OF propriety In suggesting inc
names of one or Two gentlemen who thought wouia meet
either party put in nomination. expecting tnefeoy
" control the city patronage would run
With a full knowledge Of that fact. Tpmmany Hall has
put in nomination gentleman against whom
personally have nothing 1t is not the man, but
what he represents He represents the spos principe
and nothing else Democratic principle require thst inc
leaders shall be selected by the people and not by clique
SCORING TAMMANY HALL.
Now Tammany Hail. for many years, longer than can
remember has been In the hands OF secret society No
body in that building except with the consent OF
the sachems They manage the society as to secure
voting majority. Then. having secured their election. a
them constitute inner circle which determines
how the Offices shall be allotted 1t is curious fact that
Tammany Hail failed 1878 securing its object
None OF the many who have been elected by their consent
and with their help could to-day get nomination from
Tammany Hall. l elected by Tammany Hall two
years because they liked 1 selected because
they thought might them from other men. They
took good deal the principle which the Devil
quotes Scripture at times. made the race, not on the
principles OF Tammany Hall, and 1 elected
After my appointments were made, an interview
ported have been had with Mr. Grant which he said
that had kept faith with Tammany Hail. 1
TO Mr. Grant and asked him II he had made such
statement. He did not answer but called and said
that he would not reply the question told him IL
was simply letter from gentleman to another. and
asked him If he would deny the statement No." he
said viii deny TT and he left.
That explains many things that have happened since.
They going have the real article nothing this
time. think they have counted little my magnan-
unity believing that in view Of the Presidential election
would decline II the Tammany party right,
Presidential vote ought gain In this triangular fight
Whether that will be not is not my affair They
have put in position where have got to slap public
opinion the should decline the citizens nomi-
nation -
OF offering you candidate who would be acceptable,
offered whom you could not support They there.
FORE made this and l. They have thrown
down the gage of battle and viii take it up.
TAMMANY A POLITICAL TRUST.
think the time when this great model Of a
political trust which been denonced every quar-
ter this Tammany Hall, should be broken up If the
day after election find that elected I shall
feel the slightes. humiliation do hesitate to
say that is great humiliation the people of
New York find that the carrying Of the city govern
ment has to be determined by few men, possibly no
more than three. 1 only know two-Mr. Croker and
Mr. Grant-aganst the great of the intelligence and
the property OF the city.
In view of these things you will how trivial
these accusations against me. They say am crank
1 do deny 1t. They say my bad.
admit IT. believe that II my manners had been good
should have been President eight years They
did part Of the city's people injustice in the m1er
OF the Irish flag. do not believe that did. have
observed that The StastZeitunc" which is always the
friend OF law and order has expressed itself as neutral
In this fight they don't like views nstur-
cation think IL would be as proper Tor tnem 10
my ideas the transit OF Venus whether the microbes
at the bottom Of the yellow fever.
have been quoted saying that would not allow
people to be naturazed under fourteen years. but there
why there should not be provision made for
such citizens example, Carl Schurz who by their
intelligence have proven their right to citizenship. What
meant was that people should have right to citizen
ship within less than fourteen twentyone years but
ought to be exceptions Universal sentiment de-
mands that these laws should be revised
Mr. Hewitt said that he would plead guilty TO the
charge of Increasing the taxes. He thought neces-
sary Improvements required that they be still fur
Their increased lettering to the statement that he
did not cordially support the National Democrat lc
ticket. Mr. Hewitt said that II was true that he did
not personally like Mr. Cleveland. He had had diff
fcrences with him Of personal nature, but hc was
The regular Democratic nominee and as such was
entitled 10 his support.
Mr. Hewitt-s speech occupied nearly an hour and
closed with roview Of what he expected TO accom-
plisb If reelected lie formerly accepted the NOM
lnatiOn and said that he would write letter 10 the
Citizens Committee which bc hoped the County De-
mGcTacv would regard addressed also 10 them.
When Mr. Hewitt had finished the committee
clappcd their hands in applause