The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-31

cnn 10 laid beneath AL imposing Oeno-
cratic majority.
Vote for FLOWER and SnREHAE.
Tho End Of the i-Tammany Hunbug.
Ono year ago Mt this time the SIugwumps
who manage to mako themselves heard
and the Democrats who are personally at
tached to Mr.. CLEvELAND's political for
tunes were. without exception. clamoring
for tho destruction OF Tammany Hnll. To
overthrow that powerful and loyal Demo-
cratic organization. the CLEVELAND Demo-
Gratis aud Mugwumps allied themselves
with pLATr. tho PLArr machine. and JACOB
SLOAr FAssETr in n movement against what
they chilled Tammauy rule. They de-
7aounced the Municipal Government OF this
town ns the worst. most inefficient. and
most corrupt with which any city has ever
been cursed since history began.
Throughout the anti.Tann1any canvass
conducted last year by some of Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS nearest friends. that gentleman was
as silent and motionless As the mummy Of
RA,fEsEs tho Great. II he was not heartily
In sympathy with the ideas and hopes en-
tertained twelve months ago BY Mr..
CHARLES &. FAIRcHILD. formerly the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury under Mr.. CLEvE.
LANDS Administration. by those members
OF tie Reform Club who went In with
TON" Plat and "JAKE" FAssErT to
"purity tho politics OF New York. by Mr..
L. L. Gopk1y OF tho Erenin0 Post. and
by the late Nr. GEORGE JONES Of
the Neo York Tmes. aud. In short.
by tho whnle congregation OK his habit
usi utl,ilators. then Mr.. CLEVELAND
was greatly wrongcd in tho universal un-
derst.n,ling and belief He never once,
opened his mouth to reblke the assailants
Of New York's great Democratic organlza-
ton. He never once lifted his hand To check
the PLATT- Mugwump combination In its at
tempt to overthrow tho responsible Demo.
cratic Government Of this city. Not only
here. but in other parts of the country
where Democrats were watching anxious
1y for the result uf the struggle.
Mr.. CLEVELAND WAS accused on all
sides of conduct to which harsher
names than apathy or indifference we're
freely applied. For some reason known
only to himself and hls confidants. Mr..
CLEVELAND skulked while the fight was OH.
His appearance on the battlefield was post
poncd until after the victory Ind been won.
and the people Of New York had answered
tho charges against tho Democratic, city
Government by an overwhelming majority
over observation-disclosures and PLATr-
Republican combined.
This year. with only single conspicuous
exception. these same Mugwumps aud
CLEVELAND worshippers. led by Mr. CLEvE-
LAND himself in person. arc On deck for the
candidates supported by Tammsny Hall.
The danger to good government which they
pretend to discern in 1891 lies not in
the direction OF the Fourteenth street
wigwnm, but in tho wickedness OF
"ToM" PLATr anu MIR. JAKE" EAssETT.
their last years allies against Tammany.
AS result OF all this. Talnmany Hall and
Tammany rule arc receiving at present
good many direct and indirect compliments
from the very same refOrIners" who would
have smitten sachems and wigwnm last year
with sword and blazing torch, provided they
could have mustered votes enough, In Co
operation with this same FAssRTT and this
snmc PLATr.
The solitary exception referred to above
y the editor OF tho Erenfn0 Post Either
b6cause he took too seriously the loud
protestations ~ his last years associates.
or because he is personally sore yet over
his arrest and narrow escape from indict-
ment for criminal libel on members Of the
hated organization. Mr.. 0oDxN still occu-
pies the burning deck whence oil but him
have ned. He still maintains. single.handed
among Mugwumps. the fight against Tam
many rule, as the greatest evil threatening
American institutions. bravely and undls-
mayed. although little attention Is paid to
his deuunciations. Tor him. q hundred
PLATIs aud thousand FAssErrs. rather
than one stripe Of the tigers hide.
Mr.. GoDKIN's attitude Is ut least consist
emit. and 1t would be quite respectable II II
were not 10 funny. For the cole Mugwump
survivor OF the PtATT-Mugwump combine
d ono year ago now finds himself tho object
OF exhortation, augmentation, admonition.
and even rldiculo and insult from those who
wore laboring last year. to all appearances.
quite as earnestly as himself for the over
throw OF TAmmany. The unfortunate man
10 bounded almost to death with reproach-
full. or plying. or sarcastic communications
from old Mugwump friends who. unlike him
self. have followed Mr.. CLEVELAND into line
with Tammany Hall: and he 10 obliged to
print all OF this distressing matter in the
pages OF his newspaper. and to reply toit a.
best no can. On Thursday. for example. he
wss severely rebuked for fanaticism on the
subject OF Tammany misrule In commu-
.nication moro than q column long from no
less parsonage In the CLEVELAND HER
archy than Mr.. CHARLES 8. FAIRcHILD On
tho same day another old coparcencr Of Mr..
GopKIN's. signing himself Nassau" ex-
pressed the Irritating opinion here quoted:
"Yssr impa,ienes with me Tor Insisting ,has Demo
cratic eyes must see pnd Democratic ears must hear
seilstlly s.s pssidss What u asW gul about w you