New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
T1iTuANY-HHL.


Mr. Fassett's reply to Governor Hill was so
,onlolete and effective that no additional COM
ment is needed. The speech of Governor Hill
was not a creditable one for the Governor of the
greatest State in the Union, even il 1t had been
from partisan point of view effective. but
Mr. Fassett has taken from it what little ef-
fectiyeness it might have had, by proving the
falls ty of its only injurious statements. Mean
while the appearance of Mr.. Hill as the princi-
nal defender and advocate Of Mr. Flower is by
itself spectacle worthy of consideration.
Il will hardly be considered harsh any longer,
even by the adherents and admirers OF Governor
Hill. to say that he has been the associate, cham
pion. and principal beneficiary of the basest and
most dangerous elements in this State. 1t has
been the boast of Tammany Hall and its entire
gang of public plunderers that Hill has been It's
devoted friend and has lifted it to position
where it can dictate to the party in the State.
Some have said that he wanted Tammany'S
help: others, that he was a tool of Tammany {;
the closeness of alliance has not been disputed.
Since he became Governor he has made that dan
perous and corrupt organization many times more
dangerous.
The association of liquordealers, for the
avowed purpose of controlling elections and leg
isation, did not appear wholesome event to
many citizens. But the saloon, as an organized
force, would have had little power but for the
enormous aid WHICH Hill, as Governor and as
boss of Democratic corruptionists, was able TO
give it. United, they controlled host OF votes,
and so Governor Hill made the saloon far more
dangerous than it ever had been i'll Newly orli.
His patronage and cOuntenance, again, made the
most corrupt and dangerous combinations over
whe mngly powerful in several OF the cities ana
counties 1t is not by accident that, since his
sway began, men like Murphy and sheehan have
thrust aside in one county after another Demo-
Gratis who used to represent respectable citizens
and decent methods.
There is visible here league of all that Is
worst and most dangerous, in the city and outside
the city. What has been called Hillism Is MOTH
ing but the rural manifestation of Tammany,
and Tammany is only Hillism in New-lork CITY,
At the Democratic Convention some persons
were sOlemnly informed that Hill was defeated
and laid on the Shelf although the very candl-
dates he had selected and had manipulated the
marty to nominate were actually nominated. II
the object was to get rid Of the odium of Hillism,
what have we now? At the earliest great meet
ing in New York Tammany brings forward Gov
ernor Hill as the chief speaker for Mr.. Flower
and the State ticket. Well he might be, for it
was his ticket by right of paternity, if also Tam
many's by right of ownership. The fact is
Tammany and Hill are the Samese twins, and
| which owns the other nobody can tell.
1t is this carefully organized conspiracy OF the
| worst clements in the entire State, with " bar
| rel" as its chief candidate, that the respectable
Democrats of New-York are asked to support.
| If few hundred Of them, men Of distinction and
honor, refuse to vote for such combination,
what does it matter? Has not Mr.. Flower
barrel? Are not contractors and jobbers, and
thousands of hands employed In all sorts OF
places, and tho plunderers who bleed the public
| and the officials who milk the saloons, all ex-
pected to contributor What will few honest
votes count, if the party can spend million?