The morning call., 1891-11-05
THE TAM1IANY TIGER.

The Cndisputable fact growing out of the
late elections is the surrender of the Demo-
cratic party to the Tammany tiger. Tam
many. and Tammany alone. was represented
IN The convention that nominated Flower.
By virtue Of its control of the city where
the Democratic majority lies Tammany die
tated the Democratic State ticket. II then
required Mr.. Cleveland and his personal
organ the Times to support the Democratic
State ticket on the threat that otherwise
Mr.. Cleveland should not be presented to
tie Democratic National Convention. The
New York H[0rld, in anticipation of the
effect the recognition of Tammauy as the
head OF the party would have, said, before the
election. that Tammany will constitute but
about one-fifth Of the State Convention that
viii elect delegates to the National Cunven-
ton. But Tammany constituted no larger
part of the State Convention that nomina-
ted MIR, Flower than it will constitute in
the State Convention that will nominate
delegates 10 the National Convention, yet
we see that it controlled the last State Con-
venti0u. The secret Of Tammany's power
les in the fact that it holds itself above the
party to which it nominaly belongs. II it
cannot dictate Democratic candidates, it
can at least defeat them. Having felt it's
power on more than QUE occasion, tie
Democrats of the interior have concluded to
let Tammany run the machine Conse-
quenty, while Tammany is in a hopeless
minority in 4 Democratic State Convention,
- 1t dictates 10 the majority through its
known habit Of defeating a ticket it does
not nominate. When New York appears
in the next Democratic National Convention
with solid 1ammany delegation, the DOM
.iDant question with all the delegates will
be, Whom can we nominate that will carry
New York;" Tammany. a very small
minority of the National Convention, will
have man in training whom il will declare
tie Democracy can elect As there is no
hope of Democratic success without New
York the convention will, without much
protest, nominate the ticket Tammany says
can be elected. Under these conditions, it
: makes little difference whether Cleveland,
+. Hill or Flower is the man Tammany
places at the head Of the ticket. Mr.. Hi II
is Tammany's first choice, but it may not
. be deemed eXpedient to nominate Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Cleveland has been SO far broken into
:: tile service of Tammany that some con-
:: sideration will necessarily be given to his
='clatm. But, whether Cleveland, Hill or
Flower is nominated, above him will be the
compact and resolute Tammany organiza-
ton. Tie success of the Democrats in New
York this year, and their losses elsewhere,
wil! strengthen Tammany's hold upon the
Democratic party. The leaders of that
organization will say 10 Western Democrats
that it is only under Tammany's lead that
the Democracy controls a single Northern
State. The elements which compose the
strength of the Democratic party afford the
material for Tammany TO work upon.
There is the Solid South, furnishing, with
out regard to the personality of candidates,
two-thirds of a majority of the electoral
college. New York itself supplies more
tAan One-half Of the one-third the South
does not furnish. Two or three third OF
fourth class States make up a majority
The Tammany tiger therefore appears to
have a pretty good hold on the country. un-
less the Republican party takes more
Interest in elections than it has since 1888.