New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-18

THE M1SsES AGAINST THE MILLIONS.
The speech of Mr.. Dewitt mide the real
issue for the coming campaign. It's hot Words
would have had no weight, everybody knows
but for the fact that they were true. The nam
hoyant millionaire, the ass in the lions skin will
NOT h. forgotten while this campaign endures.
If Mr.. Flower had been poor man, II ne had
risen to high station by eloquenco In the dis
cussion of public affairs, by genius In manage
mont and organization, by proved capacity In
the discharge Of official duties, his wealth would
not have hurt him, and sneers at his " barref
would have fallen harmless. But ne comes into
notifies only because he has money TO spend,
and buys honor and Office as he would buy
coat or dinner Tammany had a seat in Con-
eress for sale, and Mr.. Flower bought it. Tam
many thought it had a Governorship for sale'
and Mr. Flower made the trade.
Shall honor and power in The American Re-
public become the mere perquisite of the rlchD Z
Tammany Hall, made powerful by millions
stolen from the people of the Nations greatest
CITY, from the days of Tweed to this day an
organized band Of robbers, naturally chose
candidate whose recommendation is his wealth.
Brooklyn answers, presenting face OF iron
toward the money power Of the State" but the
Democratic convention dominates the million
aire. 1t was curious nomination for party
which seeks power by appealing to the masses
against the millions. In all the Western states
at this hour the Democratic party is seeking the
votes of those who hate plutocracy, corporate
power. and the methods of the stock-JoDDer
As if to show the utter insincerity OF this APP
peal, Democracy in Ohio sold the Sena1orsnlp
to Mr.. Brice, and Democracy in New fork sells
the Governorship to Mr.. Flower. Whether 10
can deliver what it has sold is yet to be seem
1t is not strange that such nomination shouio
be attended by platform which carefully lg-
nores the principal issue between the parties
as to public policy. If putocracy is to prevail
what is the use Of disputing about the tariff, or
its effect upon tho welfare OF the mlllons'
Whether Protection eevates labor, increases the
demand for it, and raises its wages, piutocracy
does not care. Or if Protection burdens tho
toiIing millions by increasing the cot Of living,
nlutocracy does not care. Rich men may get
on comfortably with any sort OF tariff. IL we
are 10 have government Of the rich men, by
the rich men, and for the rich mon, any dis
imitation about the tariff will be entirely out
of place.
II is marvellous how far The Democratic Or
gani,ation in this State has drifted away from
the temper of the people All over the country
at this time the people are intensely anxious
about questions of National policy, and are not
inclined toward plutocracy. They care much
about duties, and are not in love with stock
iobbers. Yet the party which most boa'tfully
pretends that it represents in peculiar degree
the poor and the lovly, the industrious and the
telling, sets up as its candidate Wall Street
Spectator and ignores the tariff. No party act
ualy representing any great body Of voters
could have made 50 stupendous blunder. Tam
many made it only because Tammany Hall is
despotism which rules and organizes but does
not represent anything, which treats the people
as voting cattle, and cares nothing for their
wishes or their interests. So the campaign OF
1891 is to be fought largely on the issue
whether the people are to be governed by a
gang of spolsmcn, and the miliionaires they
may get to help them, or by the wishes OF the
voting millions