New-York tribune., 1891-09-25
THE STATE VS.. TAMMANY.
THAT Is THE ISSUE TO BE TRIED IN THE
COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION.
BROoME COUNTY CERTAIN TO GIVE a sFLhN DAD
MAJORITY AGAINST DOODLE. - BossIsM.
ANn ePING RULE

| MAJORITY AGAINST DOODLE, BosSlsM
AND ring RULE.
pIrpbamton. Sept 24.-Broome County will give
| TO j. Sloat Fassett a very handsome HaJoriS
For Governor in 1883. the county gave warner Mn'e
731 plurality and at the same election Mr. h'ril'
plurallty was / 95s There are Republicans mere "no
believe that Mr. Fassett will poll equally as large
vota as General Harrison did and many consider that
bo will he az least as strong Warner Miller was al
| the same election. At that time the Denlocrhuo
| marty in this county entirely united pehei"i
| Iones who then was candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor on the ticket with David b. Hlll' "oho
ardpouslv not only for himself, but for the ehIo ~
ocratIe ticket Now things are different "en0l" ."
Zones and his friends firmly believe that WIN IAN
rapv Han in control of the State Government aS ~
now &c in control OF New-York City, next year, 'no
Presidential year. would find the Democratic parry ~
such bad repute that It would be utterly lmposoDI
for Democratic candidate for the Presidency 10 garry
| II on any issue. 49,. =, .,r.no, ~ the
The agents Of the combination in con'roi u n0
Democratic party of the State are circuaune u IT,
mort that General Jones has no friends, even Nv ms
own home but IL they knew Of the NUMBER Oh Vovore
here who have promised TO support him in any p"ei
which he may take they would change tneir o -
stantly Together with the feeling thst Vne AouO''
ant Governor has been sacrificed by lainllaiS io -
man whose wealth was the sole reason iof lls "o me-
tinn many of the Democrats here look WIN horiOr
non the remote possibility that Tammany heelers may
.+a themselves upon the smaller cities OF the ouae
ne thev have done in New-York Binghhln'ou - Wv
near the metropolis, and is too 1annar WIN VI"
methods of Tammany Hall, to relish aU oA"ono.V" ~
its mowers further north or west tllah ionh0'S w
the Hudson River. They argue that II IAhih'an9 w
,oinod centrol in the State legislation OF
class would be enacted that would be ols''s.iou'. .
rhor .herefore have made the issue-the people OF
.ho c+o+a AGAINST Tammany Hall This is tho PLATFORM
nuon which the fight is to be carried OUT III 'i' p
80 +bo s+ote party lines which heretofore nave
been carefully drawn are disappearing anu N"''oA'
subjects like the silver and the tarin quesuohs arc
auo;wed 70 take a rest. Upon the platform Oh 'ne
go, otr-+ Tommanv Hail. independent Democrats
ond ReuubIcans are uniting. The Hull" Democra's
are greatly worried at the turn tnat AFFAIRS nav y
taken and they are doing all within their power w
| force other and foreign issues into the heio ~ -
NOT at all likely that they will be able 10 40 .s' 4o
the fear of Tammany domination in the state Is 50
great that independent Democrats prefer &c 500 'e
porary defeat rather than to play into the haS oi '
corrupt organization.
| For the ticket nominated at the Saratoga Con-
venton it truthfully may be said tha0 al
| through this part Of the STATE uiere -
NOT even among the most loyal OF Democrats inc o''
iudlsnct enthusiasm Senator FssSett is well hno"n
| throughput all of the counties near the Pennsylvania
line and the Republican managers have oeeh grea''
| encouraged by the enthusiasm with which his nommb
| +on has been taken by Republicans both ola anu
| veunr On the other hand, Mr. Flower IS KNOWN Only
| as a man with barrel who was put on the De~'
cratic State ticket in 1888 to help pay the campaign
eynenses for David B. Iin ard also as the man VINO
nroyed treaeherous TO his party then, but WHO sVe
| tho+ Time has purchased his way TO Tammany Hall
| go, The words of william G. De Wtt and OF Gen
| oreI Catlin made at Saratoga in opposition to tne
noninaton Of the famboyant millionaire have gone
| deem into the hearts Of many DEMOCRAT VINO ooeN
NOT like the idea Of being led around BY csfo CVhei
| and Edward Murphy. 1t has caused theh. 10 w
| great deal Of thinking. The older men are clFieu
| back to the days of William NJ Tweed ana 'i'ey asN
ono another IL IL is possible that this spells orSanz
~ osotn s reaching out into the State 10 establish
IN Albany the same system OF government as Is carried
| on IN the CITY Hall m New-York The worhngmer
of this city, most of whom own their own homes oc
not feel at all happy in the prospect OF having 10 Ps
taxes made higher by the extravaganza OF Iainmahy
n has beep such Democrats who ha"c written u
General Jones that they would follow him in any course
that he thought best to pursue Here IN the 6ener
on homo the feeling Is most intense and the iar1hel
and soldier Democrats take as personal to temseNe q
the treatment which he received at the saIatosa COL
vention. They know the story Of how General Jone'
sprang into the breach and took the Place maze Vac
by Roswell P. Flowers dechnanoh 10 osn'
| second baoe with David b. Hill in 1850
nd thev cxncct 10 hear It told again fro mthe lips
| the soldier who was good enough and brave enough
| to oppose General Joseph b. Car, one OF ule mos
popular Republican soldiers ia he state; u 1a' h Ss
| Raipn General Jones declines absolutely 70 max
bubble now What his course viii be during the cam
| psigp lie returned Sunday morning from Albal!
more reticent than ever but none the less dete1ne'
| IN do ali i'm his power TO shake of the hold OF Ian
| many Hail upon the State Democratic rganiEation
AS vet he is entirely silent as 10 how this On best
done 4. - - g.,
The Republicans of this part of the state are rlobn
their hands with delight at the probability tnst lhe
may hear a toint debate between j. SlOat Fassett IN
Republican candidate for Governor and Speaker william
| + iShceltn the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor The outcome of that debate Mr.. Fsssett
friends already are anticipating. The Broome Count
Tair As 10 be held here on october g. 8, and 10, am
strong efforts are being made TO bring the debat
about during that time. The Democratic members o
the fair association refused 10 vote 70 invite the can
didates for Governor unless the candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor also would be Invited They full
APPRECIATE the inability Of the nanboyant million
afro 10 do anything than 10 count his dollars s
they want the hOtheadcd and violent leader OF httl
! rammany 10 take the Iammany side OF the debat
against Mr. Fassett Up 10 this time IL has not bee
determined whether not the debate VIII take place
If az all on the fair grounds at some other ope
place, where all who desire TO hear the speakers
If Senator Fassett should come here there Is nttl
doubt but that he would add considerably to the ant
Tamm2ny vote In the county.