New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-28

thc entire state Controlling. they do, IN the way
cratic Marty in This CITY, their nominations to impor
tant ofces I'm this city are ordinarily eIuiS i,eS
election SO that while you and | nauer ourselves
that we live under Republican government nmOls
people who govern themselves, we Weie e Ii three
mistaken in our lives Richard Croker ana ms u hn
r four ssociafes dictate TO us as absolutely VINO s
hold Office who shall levy and receive taXes, anu anv
shall exercise power in the city of New York. as Any
Eastern monarch. exercising absolute and despouc
power his subjects.
SOURCES OF TANIMANY POWER
How do they do this In the first place, they gov
in II is n long history to tell how they DID, BENG
in there are some 10000 people borne on the payro
of the city Of New-York. Sixteen thousand on inc
Police force, in the Fire Department the f9nc W1rs
the Charities and Correction ana other civ SS nUen
Those 10000, with the exception oil lew |o mn
teachers In the public schools, are al voters, am
those 10000 expected as the price OF keeping te
esnization, TO maintain the existing leadership OF ian
Hail. from which, ana not IRON ~ 9 WHICH ReGpth thew
owe their allegiance They are also eXpecled AZ eS Se
polls vote for the candidates selected Dy te
and Endorsed by the sham conventions OF iammahy
Hall. l., AT, 49, tho
absolute dictatorship of the Tammany leaders Is pre-
served and the nucleus Of Tammanys great pOn,lcm
power is formed Every one OF tnese iU rG pt' ~
them do work during the entire year, lot IammanS
Hall They S hayg fen fSa %b tSs s places
which the leader Of Tammany holds at ms disposal ne
thousand votes. 1000 -.
In addition to the control of these $1,000 people.
whose places dependent upon lalnmany, tlIr -
he disbursement Of the greatest revenue expended in
city upon this continent the t0t2 amount nnrc 81
Of revenue I'm 1890 S35,092, s01 and after de,
Quoting the applied to paying state taxes, ana
still left s25, $40, 1868 which applied to the ex-
penses Of the city But there were further expenses
There were bonds issued for extending the docks for
new parks and new pavements, and for other things
The expendIture of this s25 900 900 and more and
the support Of the 10000 oniceholders OF the city Is
that Is not all In addltlcr to the pay roll of 5000
and to the dstbGoR Of in ea ehG
whom II has put into place, has the enforcing OF a
great body Of laws bearing upon the everyday life o.
statutes relating to the things which people may and
may not do and great body OF corporation ordinances id
TEen baFsy enforced at unf4endly hands very
hardly the poor and the humble upon the 1d men
and influence in this great city, and who have no one
to stand up for them and protect them. Enforced IN
destroying the comforts of life and injurious 10 the
prosecution of the poor mans business
INJUSTICE, CRUELTY AND TYRANNY.
One OF the worst characteristics Of the rule OF
Tammany Hall Is that these laws so enforced,
with unjust cruel and tyrannlcal discrimination agninst
the poor who refuse to bow down and serve Tammany
and look with favor and enity toward those who be-
The builder who wishes his plars passed upon by
the Bureau Of Buildings; the grocer who seeks
ST fne i the Oh c a and the ruc9a who
apply for licenses from the Mayors marshal; the small
project six inches over the sidewalk, or his boxes
and barrels standing the sidewalk the mIlunan who
is visited BY the Health Inspector with his apparatus
and hundreds OF Others who require official permission
for the conduct of their business, subjected to
official criticism In the trihng affairs OF lie ma that
II makes worldwide difference whether they have the
projection or Tie ermty of the Tammany boss in their
districts. The poor fellow who IS hauled up before
a police Justice charged with tring offence can
usually best obtain Kindly consideration by appealing
In thousand WAYS the officers Of the law can make
life uncomfortable for the poor whom they are willing
TO prosecute In aud cut Of season. every year
and all the year The officers who hold these places
rom Tammany are constantly coercng the poor OF the
city into the support OF Tammany as The price OF
This is thlrd-rate element of the continued con.
troll OF Tammany and these threethe sale and barter
Of office; the expenditure Of the enormous revenue
Of the city and coercion by the unjust and tyTsnRGS
many rule. In the exercise Of her great powers,
She muzzes the merchant from whom she purchases
and employment; the lawyer whom she retains, and
whose clients she grants favor and the politician
ton fears her enmity at the polls.
The welding OF this enormous power in this great
who in their hearts know they should protest against
this government by ohgarchy Where Is all the great
which has IDEAS G which has men tried and worthy
Because il fears 10 lose Tammany votes, 1t bows
down and serves, and I'm this campaign 1t has delly
cred itself over into Tammany hands, and accepts
Tammany rule
CROKER HONORS HIS BIG CAPTIVE.
When Edward. the Black Prince, returned TO Lon
don after the battle Of Poctiers leading John, King Of
France captive It is said that he set the King upon
a splendid charger, magnhccntly capaHsoned, and en-
tered the city riding humbly by his side upon little
pony, doing honor to his lllustrous associate. But
John OF France captive, nevertheless gracng the
triumph OF victorious foe; lew weeks ago, az
great meeting held I'm this city, eXPresident OF the
m ce ia nubI,c t,s stood mon The platform
and beside him sat Richard Croker, doing him high
honor daughter and appause0 Amid the paudltS
OF the crowd, and III the admi1ng gaze OF thousands
Of Democratic citizens he gave his adhesion to
Tammany Hall: but he was captive, nevertheless,
the triumph OF victorious foe. (Applause.) \ cap
tive, not like John, King OF France taken with MS
from the men whom he despised- despising himself rs
he did it-knowng in his heart of hearts that e was
false TO the principles Of honest government which he
had always profeSscd CApplanseD That is how
us by selling public Offices and controlling their hold
ers by the intimidation OF the poor aud controlling
them; by the use of public money, and by the COW
ardice OF the people.
That Is why fammany Hall Is permitted to live;
because the men who talk 30 loudly In the Demo
cratic party Of honest government and "publc
trusts" are too cowardy to stand up for the principles
they profess.
THE wIGwAM Is THE MOST VICIOUS OF TRUSTS.
We have heard great deal OF late about trusts
about trusts in which the stockholders Of different
corporations place their stocks In the hands Of few
individuals that they may exercise all the powers
Of all the stockholders Of all the corpOrations and
create great consolidated business machine to crush
ont all competition. Tammany Hall has professcd
great enmty to trusts. and has recently made most
violent attack upOn the Sugar Trust. But Tammany
Hall is Itself the worst Of trusts IL is great political
trust, and the thousands of voters who are arTayed
under its banner have placed their franchises and their
political power fin the hands of Richard Croker and
few associates, In order that they create, they
have created, a great consolidated political machine
to crush out all political competition Such trust
cannot cO-eXist with free government (Applause.l
Under IT there is government by the people but
there Is despOtlsm. pure and simple.
say that the question whether this system. inspired
the most SOrdid and Venal motives, Illuminated by
ray Of political principle, existing by process most
pernicl0us and most fatal to free government should
continue to control this great city-sh0uld acquire
control over the government OF this qeat State. and
should be enabled IN future to grasp the Government
Of the NatiOnis not matter OF passion prejudice:
but II is serious pressing. vital and paramount
issue: and upon that issue there should be but
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