The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-06
II Flower ls Elected the Gotham Ringsters
Will Run Him for President and Attempt
to Control the National Government.
Ohio Democratic Buffer Compelled to
Eat Crow and Pay for Tin Roof.
Tried to Score Point for Free.Traders, but
Did Not Succeed-Why Senator Vest Objects
10 German as Presidential Candidate.
THE WAR ON TAMMANY.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones Makes Another
Statement and Scores the Vicious Gang.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Lieut. Gov. T. Z.
Jones, who has come here for the purpose
of having his eyes treated, gave the follow
ing statement to the public to- night:
There seems to be disposition among
party Democrats who believe that the par
~ should be supported, whether right or
wrong. to impupn my Democracy because
am In favor of defeating the ticket nomi-
mated at Saratoga. TO all such | would
cay that my course against the rammany
ticket is in full accord with Mr.. Til
den's expressed views in relation TO
Tammany Hall. He said, referring to an
episode of the Democratic convention held
at Rochester in 1871, when it was proposed
to eject from the convention all Tammany
delegates: Il still think. on such an occa-
sion. the greatest audacity in the right
would have been the highest wisdom, and
In the long run the most consummate
prudence For myself, l at no time besi-
tated to avOw as my conviction of duty
and my rule of action that million of peo-
pie We're not 10 be given over to pillage to
serve any party expediency, OF to advance
any views of State or national politics.
Il AN fully in accord with the Demo
cratic principles on which the party was
founded as enumerated by Jefferson, and
have not changed my views since the
declaration of the Democracy at the last
national convention. But, as previously
expressed by me. am most decidedly con-
vinced that the people whose interests l
have always endeavored to advance would
be greatly injured were the control of your
State government to pass into the hands of
the men who now manage TammaDy Hall,
which would be the election of the Sara
toga ticket We well know what the
predecessors of these men did in the
days of Tweed, of which Mr.. Til
which held the influence growing out of
the employment of twelve good persons
and the disbursement of thirty millions O
year, which has possession of all the ma
chinery of local government, dominated
the judiciary and police and swayed the
officers of election. So far as munIcIpal
affairs in the city OF New York are con-
Cerned, history has repeated ITSELF and we
see In control of that great city men moro
unscrupul0us and possessed OF much larger
powers than their predecessors whom Mr..
Tilden as vigorously denounced.
While would deeply depl0re the retard.
ing of tariff reform still believe the peo-
PIE would suffer less in such an emergency
than they wonld by the success of Tam
manv. whose leaders already boast that, if
successful in this election, nothing can de-
feat Mr. Flower as presidential candidate
government as completely under control of
Tammany Hall as the city of New York
now is; and this would make Mr.. Sheehan
Governor. Those who desire this cOnsum-
nation OF events should sustain party.
right or wrong. and those who do not
should at least pause and think.
EDWARD K. JONES"