Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-22
TAMMANY'S COLORS.
A Compact Made by New York
City Democrats.
DECIDEDLY FOR CLEVELAND.
The Ex-President Gains an Advantage Over
Governor Hl-The Republicans
Sadly Lack a Leader in the Empire State.
Nothing Can Prevent Cieveiand's
Nomination. Well
Defined Boom
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
New YORK Nov. 21.-Tammany hall has
made its peace with Grover Cleveland and
will support him henceforth for the presi-
dency. The compact was entered into
some time ago and it included the nomina-
ton OF Mr.. Flower for governor, after he
had agreed on his part to do ali he could to
further MIR. Cleveland's interests. What
Mr.. Cleveland has promised has not been
divulged, but the new. alliance has
strengthened the Democratic party and has
helped to bring about nearer approach to
party harmony than has been seen in this
state in many a year. Tammany bitterly
opposed the nomination of Cleveland in
1884. As governor of the state he had Of
Tended the great organization by favorlng
Tammany's political opponents, the County
Democracy. CleveIand's nomination was
hailed as great victory for the counties,
and subsequently the president embittered
Tammany vet the more. Her orators be-
spoke against his second nomination. No
more bitter words were ever uttered
against a candidate than We're said by
Bourke Cochran and Thomas F. Grady, and
after the nomination Tammany gave him
but lukewarm support. The Cleveland
men even accused Tammany of being the
cause of their candidates defeat. Since it
began the fight against Cleveland Tammany
! has grown greatly in strength. The
/ County Democracy has gone to pieces and
Tammany has had little difficulty in elect
ing all its candidates for city offices. Tam
many now rules New York city's politics.
1t has all the elective officers, as well as
nearly all the ones made by appointment.
Its power and influence were so absolute
that the last Democratic state convention
refused to recognize the County Democracy
and threw its delegates out of the conven-
ton.
The friends of Grover Cleveland appre-
ciated therefore the necessity of obtaining
Tammany's aid, for without that aid this
states delegation in the national convention
would favor some other candidate. They
began to dicker with Tammany and Tam
many must have made satisfactory terms
for she was master of the situation. The
first effect is seen in the stampede of
former County Democracy members to get
into Tammany's fold. They have gone over
by the thousands literally, and if the County
Democracy continues longer to exist there
will remain little of it save the name The
two Tammany leaders who were most Bit
ter against MIR. Cleveland have been pro-
vided for, Bourke Cochran having been
elected to congress and Thomas F. Grady
having been appointed police justice for
a long term of years with a big salary
Tammany will support Mr.. Cleveland as
man beloved by the masses, and as the one
man whom the New York Democracy can
unite upon. The engineering of this CON-
pludllOu Ids ilNOlSCu ult5 politiSSs III Is
one of the most promising episodes that
has happened to the Democratic party in
many a day. Indeed the party IN New
York state is united and harmonious, and it
enters upon the work of electing a Demo-
cratic president without flaw in organiza-
Jion and without strife in its ranks.
The knowledge of TaInmany's agreement
has made something of Il Cleveland boom
in other directions. The New York World
that had not supported the ex-president
warmly of late, has given unmistakable
evidence of change of base and now joins in
advocating him, and in printing the COM
ments favorable to his candidacy that are
to be found in other newspapers Mr.
Pulitzer returned from Europe few weeks
ago and he has said to his personal friends
that nothing can prevent Mr.. Cleveland's
election. Business reasons may have in
fluenced Mr.. Pulitzer. too, for
he knows how bitterly the
Sun opposes the ex-president. The Sun
has been forging ahead lately in circulation
and in business generally, while the World
has made no Roadway, if indeed it has not
lost ground. MIR. Pulitzer may think it
good business policy to lead the Demo-
cratic press of New York in fight in favor
of Cleveland. The Times is unceasing in
in its efforts for Cleveland, and Cleveland
would have the support of the Herald,
The Republicans are taking heart Study