New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20
TAsrMANY HALLS PRETENSIONS
THEIR EMPTINESS ToRCIBLY PRESENTED BY
THE REV THOMAS DIXON, JR

THE REV. THOMAS DIXON, JR.
Thu Rey Thomas Dixon, IT,, pastor Of the Twenty
third Street Baptist Church, devoted few moments
TO Tamany before his regular sermon yesterday morn
ing Mt Association Hall, which filled to the doors,
and he handled that organization without gloves
showing briefly and yet comprehensvey why the
control of municipal affairs should longer be per-
mitted to rest with the braves OF INC "ig"a Aio'0
Is what he said:
The pryate club or society known as Tsmmany Han
has constituency of at least 000 who constitute the
old guard that remained true to the name and visible
standard through thick and hineven In the davs "nen
Tweed the ruler OF the Hall. in the clutches OF the
law for highway robbery. That is TO say Tsmmsny Han
is founded OF ignorance and corruption 7oooo
strong that ia utterly impervious TO- any moral appeal
This crowd gave Tweeds candidate for Register 0oooo
votes I'm 1871 even while the city yet stunk with tho
expospre OF the notorious gangs steangs THIS same
crowd would to-day vote for Judas Iscarot duly nom
mated BY their boss Therefore, Tamnany Is bold,
ammany smiles defiance at the hundreds Of pulps that
thunder at corruption She has trained army thaI
asks no questions The experience Of years is her her
taqe the audacty Of the devil is her birthright LOOK
today at some OF the preensionsfor utter reckessness
OF fact they are sublime. She claims
To be- honest and to have presented clean, honest
ticket to the people OF NewYork for their suffrage Ana
vet IL is fact known an intelligent citizens that the
whole sdm nsration, far as Investigated by the fss
soft Committee has been smlrched By corruption that
no amount Of language ever whewash into Dc
cency. ,,
Mr. Grants record as Sheriff is hopelessly crooked
Uo pocketed thousands OF dollars in auctioneers fees
that did not belong him. lie presents himself to the
publlc with this spot in his official Character WIN
out word OF defence TO say nothing OF the sloo0o 10Y
he presented to little F1ossie Croker.
An honest administration. indeed! When we beho'd
,h. CITY Registers office loaded with worthless
loafers and bun.mers who do nothing but
draw their salary-and draw to such q
mc,ccss extent that the Of 100000 Is In
adeouae to run office and the deficit must be made
nm from the general treasury The nfamics Of an arch
criminal In tho Office Sheriff Of this great county are vet
fresh IN the minds OF the citizens But few months
ago this scoundre familiar figure IN the inner circles
Of the Wicwam We do not forget that Tammsny gave
IA Ilsck-Flack the unique, Flack the Incompatible
Q Tammany pretnds to represent the Interests OK the
masses And yet thousands OF the children Of the poor
yrc turned out for lack Of The only streets
in the city that are clean are Broadway ana fhthNe
the streets OF the rich while the masses must wade
through nlth get at their homes We are told that
the taxes lowered this year. but we hnd that
while the nominal has been lowered the actual ex'
pendtures been increased To meet this increase
and apparent reduction OF rate the valuation OF prop
erty has been increased sl400000oO This increase has
been piled upon the poor districts where no outcry VIII
c raised where the Door working will have to Dan
In Increased what the rich and prosperous would
have fought 10 the bitter end.
g. Tsmnany claims to be 'for NewYork" 1t ~
more than likely that this is true. Tsmmanys abiding
affection for this city has the most painful fact In
the city's history. just long as New-York pours
800 900 900 treasury controlled by Tnmrnany. this
consuming passion Will ablde.
l. Tsmmany claims to BE- for "home rule'' This is
doubtless true Tammany has always been In favor OF
a patriorehcal form Of government. With the grand
sachern OF the Wigwam as the patriarch.
8. Tammany claims to represent Democracy In New
York In the place. this Is In the second
place II 1t were true it would only add another to tho
raons why she should not be ntrustcd with our city
government Tammany Hail. far from representing
Democracy is the rock upon which the Democr
paty gone down In National contest within nv
memory What Tanmany will do In National election
has nothing do with the platform OF any PARTY To
prove that It IL organization standing for lo"tr
trlI and that II is against certain measures under dis
csIon at Warrington IL simply to prove that It's
zatIon is foreign to good government In NewYor City
for municipal government is business, not politics. It's
basis local and social, not political.
Mr. Dixon will deliver address municipal
government at Chickering Hall Thursday evening
NJ this week,