New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
TIE DUTY or COOP CITIZENS.
THE POSITION THEY SHOULD TAKE TOWARD
rAMNANy HALLlN THE COMING ELECTION
William II. lvins in The Independent

William II. lvins in Ihc Indclehuchl
one of the most important aDl most serious pIoD-
lorc.n our criminals" In oli day, Homctc'' n,, av
cnnIgn and ,aty enough may aud, now pt'rhtS
iIoolt i'm ;l.s form. namely HOW are We sV'"H "
ict oir criminals govern Usl" ,..,,
Unnnfy Iop VA, never more sUayc and inviting "hc
nr,nII,. a victim lOl confidence operation uul va
Ike Chartered Conspiracy ior pDn' pi'" r,;mnTify
ia. foy The last feN years bcn iur!he tIlV
back intO it> power until now AZ Ets' IL ny p,S' "a,
gained sole control OF all the gItat mun'c.pa 1d
immense bushes, enterprises. there il no sslU GO"
,nr,,,,n yyhnse bu.;nceS is - vast important 50
poiuic% and Which directly involves the welfare ana
lappincss Of so many men, women ana chaIen a. & U'
OF tnc corporation hnowm 10 uG ne. "a ,i, ~ NcwY5rka
Does any one OF my readers h,oN W u%1,,t.,, a.
poratiou Ccven including company lof .,c d m
If Sr;rits ar a rtcc-coalsc association tlat NoIIH ~
trus rs management and control TO Do'Iu "a ii II
rcctors consisting OF the committees oi amman" ~ ~
now IN control of the Iammany society, It "a Tra
York City az an appanagc vi Ianmahy aOccH Inv
quiiuUn Gat rtginaT Hail. with minority OF the
voters and majority Of The l4n0r IcII itsrIf and
sporting Of New York Win tuiIre tuiI1ittr,tion has
nrov,d fa.rc from every point of view O.''os 'N"
that Of the Tammany spcISncH; wa~' ae Tnmpany HaI
Which promoted this man 10 thc NAV oiaE NJ WV" Ii T
lnowlcdec that a. sheriff ne Iau n.ch when
once in possession Of the puh.c ltd to INC e7Ltn'N
reorganization Of the entire system oi . aIc Scrid
who he, just been iid77ied fyr conspiracy 10 sc'"lc
a divorce froR hi, wllc and who iei' once 80 4"
# VAS Tammany Hall which, having reused 10 @ re
nonnase certain Aldermen because thef .%a ~,
found out secured tie election lO the sIIVNai'! VI
H. nnly one Of thc.r own Aldermen "hom Hv.
themselves dared alieee 10 be honest and tl'y 81"
70 .i, !. W't icrnon Thon II was not deemed We
70 rrnornate to adcrnanc once pe'"u'c ne 80
.ircr ci.ctca to the mayoralty, who made c0rrdp'
bargain with ms auctipneer AZ t5 tPsC St n 80 larc
suns 0f money 10 the child Of The man VINO Sc'u'o1
LII x,ltic
money than ar ever been spent before m ne Ai.?t! 81
This city and by dishonest tax rate & Thc
Dncatoo Of sinking Fund moneys for the purposes of
EXPERIMENTAL eHrcn-ns the refa9ai ~ ;n ~ "a ' ,s ysla VA
lions Of tax,be properly. easily prodqcod 10" rltc
And Of what does he l@in"p' re- answer i ready
hccsu,e easy. .tn examination "l ue pun ny i,.
ranL and file will show thai II Is mace mp oi ,i W. %
danccrons lowest and most vulgar, but poh'icay ~,
o",i,.e voinr. I'm fhc community Ash What gan
11dne Vow, ynr, arc not TamInauy Hall men ~ Tie
,or ~ viii he None Ask, What liquor Gctcr'
in Tcw-Ycrs are not Tammany Hall mcnF I'o u"
For tie greater iart Of hnndId ygar n has SS con !,
trcc% H. me rdr9 fSl@y OF c5naoE cur ia M and
H. %,c, i e.yc u, Kolly who dTrinf rs i'm. f3 M
judicial nenou'n'' arg ~ @ "ory %' cf tn. law
W. GOOD cItllcn is that the municipality GAlN 10, 10,
the ccr ~ tc ity are he agents Of ill fot ne
scrvce aud bcncGt 81 all Thc thc"ry :" wy r.
i"nS amG ttc "!,ccs foS the benefit 81 party i+H
The coming election IN tn clty Oh sc" ','T !, i .
one of crucial and prcdominaEt i4Pp! nu 10 yc,,r,
fo. We aeai have an eco2n n n,oe!1 %h'H Of P indyd
OF municipal business ana M ,.e of ONCE cJ
%s' Ic di.cusscd 50 hdepcnndcntly oG,,cl ot al con"
rnne"'Srn. S. ", nvcry citizen Of New Norh i - sN
wlchcr hc is for fammauy or 2ea,n.; H. wnr|H1r ~ p
IN, or 6rtcste il, traditions whether y" apPT'' "
Hh5, UI wv - iis administration: Whether he believe
in cIng governed by criminal; or IN ttnE par Z,
III ,S,,.rnmrnt and control. II J." J. ;0r ran
,Im -, rim say 90 II he IS against T3mmAiN nan II
hn and all Ike him that J." me nrC"i 1 m
,,aii~n and the party behind It -tay1 S1usI on "n
| ~ Ict ali whj are opposed 90 that Dihhhs il'!yn
ni What nqty eC-.vcr stand sqrarciy on me "ii'r 1
" W. 80. l-,G bo fairly mid ftc" O; all con"Hrhu'I
. 'har The cc.d or baA government OF our cly -
tLjs he done there viii bo no difficulty IA tGoinR ;I
t,i>. t,i> u rD'Tc~ n III, De NOT dI1c. aOtwih~'1nHla
1.'ti - lie majority Of the "" "5s aIT. ac1iu"i p,
Iammany Han viii remain In c0aroI ana W, oN1' ~
| i"af,cr a.: nov continue to hc governor hI l!' ~
r,,i,ot.u lie inrmp"IT.tc, the L!-lHucot ana '' ~
,ic,- aud deserve the reputation iLd' lahH"'N Iii
vn, fr ns Of being Incapable Of ntclliscnt an
| honest sci. government