New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-29
Tile Candidate or ENATES.

"By what right do you Stgmatize my party as
the party of thieves" said Democrat in con-
versaton 1t embraceSan army OF honest men,
Very good and by what right do your honest
men put thieves into power over lis Some in
office a great many more in places of such pO-
litical control that they make officers at their
pleasure. What right has any man TO call HIM
self honest, OF good citizen whose votes sus-
tain in power an organization of raScals? The
Democrat to whom the answer was made pro-
tested that it was too sweeping. Even the
Tammany organzation,n he said, is mainly
composed of industrious and honest men. Grant
that it has put too many scampS at the front
grant that it had more power than it should have
had in the last State Convention, yet the whole
party is not responsible for these few men,"
But is not every man bound by the act Of his
agent, and certain to be judged by the character
and conduct of the representatives. be selects?
Tammany Hall is toerably known Lieuten-
nt-Governor Jones, in his letter to his Demo-
cratic friends throughout the State, advising
them to defeat the Democratic ticket, told them
what all know to be true when he said tha5
Tammany Hall was an organization of criminals
and plundereIs. The organization has been a
stencil in. the nostrilS of decent Democrats for
many years. Opposing organizations were formed
by the most distinguished and wOrthiest Dem
ocrats for the purpose of defeating it. Yet the
Democratic party of the Safe, knowing all this,
made Iammany Hall the sole embodiment of or
ganized and regular Democracy in this city, gave
it exclusive right to be represented in cOnven-
ton. and DISTINGUISHED from any participation
in the management of the party all who resist
that organization. Deliberately the party has
taken ring of public thieves and criminals to
act for it, to reward and to punish. to nominate
and to recommend, and in all other things to
have sole and exclusive power in this city on
behalf of the Democratic party. Lieutenant
Governor Jones might have given, as some
nevsnapars have given. list yard
long of criminals lawbreakeIs, indicted men,
plunderers of the people, keepers and owners of
| haunts of vice, who are known to everyb as
being men of power in the Tammany orglniza-
ton. Ii makes no difference how many honest
but ignorant men in this city or out of it select
these persons for such power or keep them in
places of trust. They choose these criminals
rs their agents and are bound by their notor-
Gus acts
But Mr. Flower and Mr.. Sheehan are not
responsible because some Of their supporters are
rascas" Certainly not but they deliberately
went to Tammany Hall to get a nomination, and
managed to obtain it, What bargain they made
can only be discovered if they ever get a chance
to act officially. Knowing who and what the
scoundres were, these candidates became their
instruments. and obtained their nominations from
organized rascaldom. Mr.. Flower, in particular,
knew all about Tammany Hall, had been its
candidate before. and had opened his barrel at
the demand Of It's knaves. 1t would be amazing
impudence indeed to pretend that he is not re-
suonsible for company he has carefully and eN-
pensively kept so long. 1t was within his
power at any time, had he chosen, to consort
with the Democrats who have tried to purify
their party. and TO fight against its known ras-
cali and public punderers. Mr.. Flower has
steadily preferred their favor and support. That
! tells the whole story.
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