New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-29
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OPENING or DEAOCRAIiO
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Tammany and the Democratic Committee VIII
omen their headquarters to-day. Not content
with Aacrantly misgoverning the metropolis
Tammany yearns to get this great Common
wealth into its corrupt clutches, and to this end
now formally begins its active operations. III
cannot tmthfully be said that the opening VIII
take place nden encouraging circumstances
In fact. It is a long time since Democratic
campaign started 50 gloomily. Democrats nave
pood reason for feeling blue They are not all
toeether this year. The Kings County De-
mocracy contains many kickers who DO not
hesitate TO denounce Flower as " Doodle" can
didate. The Erie County Democracy IS by no
means unit, there being courageous ana sell
respecting element in it which resents the leao-
ersbip of Sheehan-that disbeliever IN the car
dinal American right Of petition. The Albany
County Democracy bids fair to be rent IN twaih
over the Supreme Court Judgeship, the question
To he decided being whether Governor III
shall be allowed to use one of the great Judicial
places of the State as political football.
Such circumstances as these are well calcu-
,ota1 IN turn the Flower headquarters into
lodge of sorrow And Others OF the same SorV
are not wanting. Tammany finds that Its own
r,tten record in city government ana the ScaiCe-
" less dscieditable record OF a Democratic gov
ernor and Democratic lawmakers at Albany
hang like milestone about the neck OF It's weak
ticket II must see that it will be placed on
the defensive all Though the canvass, and that
the better the votes understand the contrasted
achievements of the two parties the worse must
he its chances of success. Therefore 1t cannot
help but realize that unless 1t can WIN Dy
profuse and rascaly expenditure OF money 10
cannot win at all Besides, it cannot shut ltS
ewes to the fact that the Republican ticket Is
commanding the enthusiastic and united support
a. all members of the Republican party.
Croker. Godfather Grant, Ed. Murphy and the
rest will doubtless talk cheerfully at the open
inc and repress delegates who are convinced
that this is going to be a Republican year in
New York Of course; the democratic canvass
is bound to be at all points canvass OF Dluif
and false pretences.
II will be interesting to see if the Democratic
Committee, when it gets down to business, will
place Tammany's Flower on the stump. 1t is
an ordeal which man who is seeking the CHIEF
NIaeistracy should invite. The electors, in order
that they nav be helped to decision, naturally
didates for the great places within the popular
gift. Mr. FasSett has not shrunk from this
ordeal. Believing that he stands for the party
and the principles which have earned the public
confidence, he frankly faces his fellow citizens
day after day and presents the reasons why, In
his opinion, they ought to support the Repub-
Ican ticket VIII Mr.. Flower do likewise
Will the Democratic Committee arrange for a
Joint discussion between Mr.. Flower and Mr.
Fassett? Or will Mr.. Flower be kept so busy
in that WATERFOWL library of his, which contains
desk just big enough to sign check on as
to have no time for any other campaign labor
And Sheehan-is he to have the golden oppor
tunity which a stump affords to apply another
coat of whitewash to his connection with the
Assembly ceiling scandal, and to apologize t
the clergymsn to whose mouths last winter hi
applied the gag? We suppose that we shall
have to wait for answers to these salient queS
tons and for related information until the Dem
ocratic headquarters get fairly open.