New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-27
member of Congress will he proud in the better
DAVIS that this measure will hasten
TIE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TA4XANls

THE CANP1fN d"dI-'"I
M one outside of the oficeholing or office
seeking ranks of Tamnany Hall disputes inc
imperative importance OF change III 'ne Guy
o,vcrnmcnt. Every one who Is not mere
n,vicc and amateur. wholly unacqnalntcd win
rho practical details of city politics recognizes
.ho f,ct that Tammany can be beaten this yeal
,n,v bv n camnoipn conducted with the largest
intelligence the keeneSt Sagacfy, the moS' Gu
thu.ia.tc energy and the mafurest ]"dg"e''''
This is n time when every taxpayer III" every
,.;,;,o, who wishes to see the municipal gov
crnmcnt carried on in the interests Oh 'hc pe"
ule rather than in the interests ol Il po'l'c''
factiou mus. acknowledge the gravity OF inc
crisis. and the necessity that GOODNESS CAIN
moss and dclibcraton shall govern IN the couh-
ellis of nil who are engaged in the warfare
aooin,t the self seeking and gmSping ciehh'h'S
that now have control in this community. lam
many is thoroughly intrcnchcd III these Gays
in all the municipal! departments It's hachlh'
orv has never worked more smoothly ana GILL
cirntiy. It's discipline is rigorous, ana u mas
hecn nerfeclcd with s,udiouS care and yiglah'
nainstakine. The hasty observer OF municipal
Affairs who concludes that the capture OF the
m,,nicipal administration by the taxpayers ana
the routing OF Tammany from It's present
stronehoIds in the City Hall and i'll the Offices
in various parts of the city which direct the
n,erations Of the several departments, will
nrov, 70 he i mere holiday task, little under
stands the power, the weight and the fighting
strength of the thoroughly organized anu 'ne
ably generated masses OF the mercchaf'eS Ill
Tummany Hail.
To overcome this army OF Tammany VOTERS,
,purred on by the strongest motives Of personal
gain to desperate resistance against expulsion
from the fat places which they now hold, nos
tltics must be conducted with an exhaustive
study Of the circumstances, with cXcep''ohai
ability in the management of tho troops that
can he brought together in the tight against
Tammany, and, above all. with Won Moltkc
plan of campaign Such plan, to be success
ful cannot be hurried Conferences are neccS-
sary. The most patient study OF every IneS-
ton which makes part OF the tremendous
problem before the voters of New Ok Is III
dispcnsabc IL is evident, from the inspiration
al: methods - the People, Municipal League
that its members are sincerely dc>irOl> III
great change for tho better i'll oar city gov
eminent. NO man vino Is not cmbttercd by
partisan malice blinded hy fractional fury or lcd
astray hy selfish prejudice, can deny this But
Il i by no means sufficient that the motives
which have brought about this movement
sbou,d he pnrr and generous. In order t" &C
comu,h ANYTHING It's forces must II" handled
with discretion and political skill. Any prrnn'
;ure action will bc fatal.
The members of The Peoples Municipa!
League should not be inpatient. Their present
intention of making nominations on WrdncS-
{ inn l. "A
and iuJicio1s one. Th,e i not time before
Wednesday night to make the lost n'' OF IN"
opportunities that are open to IN" Ah''-I lam
many leaders and the Anti-Tammany i"lces III
this campaign. II might prov" to bc hast! ana
i'll Judged action for tie Peoples Municipal
League to put "A ticket in the field on W cdn",-
day. before it is determined what assistance
NAV be obtained in the movement To defeat
Tammany Hall.
The suggestion that d"libcraton rather than
| ,mpctuous haste is the ono thing rcqniSIt" to
the success Of any effort TO defeat tho Tam
many list OF candidates is inspired by q friendly
and not by hostile spirit. Some members OF
the Peoples Municipal LcagTfe arr likely t"
iniurc their own prospects, to thwart their own
purposcs, by action which would be injudi-
cimis, because it would l,c too carly. The
| whole month OF October is still before nS.
There will be plenty Of time for wcll-con
Quoted. vigorous and brilliantly successful cam
| paign if delay of few days is made i'll order
to weld together and to fus" into harmonious
action all the supporters of the Anti-Tammany
uprising. Nothing is 10 be gained by zeal
too sudden and too swift. Our friends OF tho
Peoples Municipal League should take heed to
their steps. consider their ways and he certain
that they arc right before they make up their
minds to go ahead in the decisive and irrc-
trevaAlc undertaking Of putting i ticket in III"
field Let them find out what assistance what
support they can count on for that ticket before
they name their candidates.