New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-05
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.

Tammany Hail. and Incidentally Roswell P Flower,
NAV realize at some time not far from November 3
that a still hunt even in New-York City is not pro
ducve of the best results Money cannot buy patriot
ISM 1t will buy voters, Richard Croker well
knows but there is class Of people I'm iris city who are
not actuated by mereenary motives this fall. These
people are stirred by .rotic desire to see Tammany
Hall defeated wtr the hope that in the defeat Re
publican Legislature and Republican Governor Will
enact new laws which will permit the great city OF
New York TO crawl from under the heel OF lamInany
Simon w. Rosendale of Albasy candidate on the
Tammany Hall ticket for Attorney General, does not
believe in long campaigns He says that the people
of the State stirred up too often In political cam
vases and that week or ten days ought to be long
enough for the people to form opinion upon the
Issues presented Mr. Rosendale is not the only can
didate the Tammany Hall ticket who deprecates the
vigorous campaign which Mr.. Fassett is making They
all shake their heads and listen mournfully TO the
doefu tales coming in from up the country about the
great impression the Republican candidate for Governor
Is making.
Richard Croker does not believe in spcech-makng.
His experience politician has taught him that it Is
best not TO let the people decide ntegenty which is
the right and which is the wrong side. Dir. Croker
believes in discipline, and that more be accom-
plished by sending out in the last part of campaign
multitude of falsehoods than by boldly debating the
issues upon tho stump. AS Mr. Croker believes, so
does Mr.. Flower. It is understood that the Demo
cratic Literary Committee Is already manufacturing
falsehoods, which Will be sent out broadcast week
before election. Mr.. Flower is relying upon being
elected in this manner and therefore will not make
speeches throughout the stale.
The election Of Flower now means something more
than putting the representative Of Tammany Hall in
the executive mansion at Albany. The confidence
that Flower would be elected which the Democrats
possessed soon after the Saratoga Convention has
gone. The now. something more than
a State election. 1t mems the Democrats that by
hook by crook Flower must be elected. II he ia
not, the chances Of securing the Democratic Pres
dental nomination in 1892, the part Of Clevcani
Hill, Flower, hopeless. Therefore, an
effort Is being made TO draw all factions together, and
again divert the issues OF the campaign from the rot
| tenness of the state administration and the foul
ness OF Tammany Hall. This has been the one
| effort of Richard Croker since Tammany Hall nom
mated Mr. Flower at Saratoga The accusation which
has beol truthfully made has not been denied. Al
| FIRST to draw the attention of the people from tho
infamous methods and criminal practices Of this or
| ganlzation, II was said that the tariff would b,
| discussed Then there was Mr.. Flowers record II
| Congress, but never a word was said conccrnNl
the administration Of the State Government by thu
| Democrats This subject, which Is 50 far
/ reaching, apparently Is Of little Importance IN 1
campaign Of th, kind. Now Richard Croker is goi1,
| the campaign. At the meeting 10 be held at Cooper
Union on Thursday. October s. ,eeX,President Cicve
| is announced that Mr.. Flower will not speak. His
adidacy will be secondary 70 that OF both Mr. C!eye
land and Mr.. Hill for the Presidential nomination in
| 1892. IL the Democrats carry the State both as
prants can claim the credit, aud next year theY vii
sEht for ths control OF the dsleGatias.