New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-29
"EVEN IT."

We have no disposition to crticse unnedes-
sarilv the relation Of eX-PreSident Cleveland to
tbe Democratic canvass We recognize the fact
that he is in a most embarrassing position, a
dilemma which should rather attract sympathy
for him than provoke criticism. As candidate
for the Democratic Presidential nomination he
feels bound to support the candidates OF his party
in the State election, and he has no doubt be-
come convinced that he cannot afford, with the
National Convention so near at hand-that beng
practically the next political event-to seem even
70 be Indifferent to his party's success. He is
under the necessity of putting on the appearance
of activity. And yet he is aware that the sue
cess of the Tammany ticket would be the tn
umph Of his personal enemies, and go far toward
putting them in a position TO slaughter him IN
the National Convention. Some of his earnest
supporters and warm friends, taking what seems
TO rs to be clearer view of the situation, are
in hopes that the Tammany ticket will be de-
feated. so that the New-York delegation to the
National Convention when they offer, as they
will. David b. Hill as the candidate OF the party
in the State will not have the prestige of having
carried the State after having bounced Mr.. Cleve-
land and his friends out of the State Convention
In our Judgment, to which, of course, we do
not expect him to give any heed Mr.. Cleve-
land would have made no mistake in keeping
entirely out of a canvass in which his mortal
enemy is so conspicuous a feature that his ap-
pearance in it seems to every one to be sort
of walking to his own funeral. Being in it under
such circumstances, it may be said for him that
at least he has not descended to the depths OF
I md colf aIo n
undertaken to defend Tammany Hall, to apollo
size for it's methods or palate its crimes. With
considerable dignity he has endeavored, though
quite unsuccessfully, to direct the attention OF
his audiences. if a crowd of bowling spectators
can be called an audience, to what he considers
important issues in National politics, and has
rather carefully abstained from any reference to
the local issues to which both parties have given
50 much attention, TO wit, Tammany Hall and
the Worlds Fair. II was not possible, how
ever. to avoid them entirely. 1t was necessary
TO mention them in some way If only u evade
them.
50 in his speech at Madison Square Garden
Tuesday night he said the Republicans were
&" shrieking throughout the State the dement's
and dangerous prOclivitics of certain political
organization whose members support the prn-
ciples and candidates of the Democratic party"
To which he added: at would be quite easy
TO show that even If all they allege against this
organization were true the penlS our opponents
present to the people are baseless and absurd"
This brief outgiving on a subject of public dis
cussion which occupies so much of mems minds
and fills so much space in the press is chiefly
remarkable for the tacit admission it contains,
that the allegations against Tammany Hall are
true 1t will be observed that he does not men
ton the name of Tammany he speaks of it as
ga certain organization" lie gives no hint Of
if, political power; not the shallow OF a sug-
eestion that this "ceran organization" controls
the Democratic party of the State and has the
city in its grasp he only says its members sup
port the principles and candidates of the Dem
ocratic party Something like confession, then, is
in this avoidance of an offensive record. Still
more in the absenton from syllable In its de-