New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-25
MIR. NrcoLL AND TIE LIQUOR DEALER&

MR. NlCOLL AND LIE LIVOON OHnDD'o"
Mr.. DE Lancey Nicoll promptly and indlg-
nantly denies the report that he has made
bargain with the Liquor-Dealers' Association,
agreeing to deal leniently with violations OF
the Excise law in case he is elected District
Attorney, provided the liquor-dealers will help
to elect him. This denial is precisely what we
expected from Mr.. Nicoll when we urged him
Yesterday morning to lose no time in refutlng
the odiOus accusation. We regret, however,
to see from his letter published elsewhere that
Mr.. Nicoll imagines that we assumed him to
be guilty. We reportedSas we were bound to
do, for his sake not less than for the sake OF
all other reputable citizens, the representations
which were being made about him. and which
the liquor dealers had obviously been induced
to believe. We warned him OF the dangerous
position in which he had been placed, and
pointed out to him the imperative necessity OF
instant disproof. We rejoice that he was pre-
pared to vindicate himself without delay.
THE TRIBUNE is DESTROYS that its attitude
toward MIR. NloOll and his candidacy should
not be misunderstood. We appreciate at their
full value his abilities, his service to the city
in the past and his disposition to Serve the city
in the future. So soon as it was known that
he was ready to accept the nomination OF Tam
many Hall we expressed our amazement that
such O man could content himself with such
company, and our conviction that he would
live to lament that alliance, whether he was
elected or defeated. We have never believed
that he was aware of the disgnceful slavery
into which he has sold himself. lie imagines
that he will be able to raise the Office of Dis
10 Ia ~ h;ok on and
keep its administration free Of all corrupt in
tuences and political entanglements. We do
not believe that he would have accepted the
rammany nomination if he had been convinced
that his power to serve tho community faith
fully ended with his acceptance, and above
all. il he had foreseen what has now occurred.
For what predicament he is in 1t is evil
dent that the Tammany bosses have not sup
posed for a moment that he was beyond their
control. They had not even the decency and
prudence to wait until after election, but en-
braced the first opportunity to give anxious
liuuor.dealers comfort in his name. How ex-
plicit the language of their promises in his
behalf was we have no means of knowing at
present, hut absolute proof that it was in sub
stance satisfactory to the lquor-dealers is found
IN the fact that after prolonged negotiation
they lost their suspicion of Mr.. Niooll and
officially ratified his nomination. This fact
Is undisputcd, whatever denials may be made
az to details Mr. Nicoll Is not the man we
take him to be If he is not deeply humiliAted
and chagrined at discovering, ten days before
the election, that the bosses have already al
layed the irritation and solicitude OF lawbreak.
ers by causing them to believe that they have
nothing to fear from the District-Attorney's
Office IL only sthey will help to defeat Mr.. Gof.
This IL MIR. Nicolps first personal experience
Of the intolerable burdens which every honor
able man who becomes an instrument OF Tam
many Is called on 10 bear. He has often seen
such burdens carried by others, and he may
IhaxA thspaAt that tAsx .waEa fosls n 0AAA