New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-18
rur ct>r or .JrSTjCE DTTTER.


Familiarity q, "Paddy' Divycr, should be in
eligible to membership in the Democratic Oluo
of this city is one Of the questions a@ltatIng some
Of the ablc,t minds connected with the govern
mcnt Of this town. Fer it is now gencI'l'iy
known that ar meeting uf the "Govcrnolo,
so-callcd. Of the club. few evenings since the
Hon. Patrick DIVERS Application fer member
shin received the three black balls when IN
that organization are construed a an INVITATION
10 continue in the an;c-lo0m, or to ciIl again
Smother evening, or to HE away TO IN re con-
genial company. rs il wcrc, for good. Inc Dem
ccr-,,ic Club. rs i, well known, contains some OF
the noblost spirits now engaged in carrying On
the great work Of reform. They have pretty
nearly completed the work Il reform in the city
and ~fa.c With the passage of the Excise biil
now rcnlng ut Albany. by which it is intended
+, romoy. al the penicouS restrictions ur)p
por.onal liberty which hinder hadworting PER
s.n, who ,it III nights from asSulglng m honest
,hir>, Whenever they require irrigation the WORK
f reform will b. praciclfy finished so lar -
the city and safe arc concerned. lhcy are
working larger field. however. 10 wit: the
whc'e country. And they will not b" satisfied
iii thoy have rceo.mc3 tn entire Federal Uov-
eminent. including lcti"r-clTici' and tIdc-walt-
c,> and scrb-wumen in high places.
70 do ihi, the Democratic RcfnmoT must
work together There must be unanlml'y. Me-
,nly unanimi,y. but cordaiy. It'll mere, there
must be rell hearty social equality. For tha'
f., afc~ ALL The essential quality 81 Democracy.
With tia. established there viii be liiln sail
in, toward the greater reform in view, the
crovning If the Whole work, by putting The
General Grrcrumcut in possession OF thd' wise
and patriotic organization known rs the lam
many S.eic-v. - tho aeon # the Democratic
Club in showing Justice Diver the sIdc oi the
club.d door which saws Push" instead Of the one
which saws "Puln is criticised 10y the earnest
and sincere men who ~ dlytImoS IN The nelgh-
L.rh "A O. he CITY Hal pulling vigorously on
imported cigar, AT a quito naieqnli, comp'hNa-
lion and wh,rc nights are ais lui"lN gwen away
for nothing 20 the country in leaning aGln>'
lars i'm frcqucntcd noghborhood" explaining
the -lrn on Tin plat. These Garnet persons
.,v i.n.r li,ht that the Hon. Patrick Diver.
hotter known as "plldy' Diver should have
received from the Democratic Club, which every
body who hl, eyer enjoyed IT, hospitality knows
j. devoted t. the great work Of reform. the back
handed c,mplmca; of three black baflS ana the
.rcr lunch of a cold shoulder
We'll. there i, something in II. II is SAD he
was opposed in = >p"och-Wha' the li3a Amos
Cumming, calls &c so specially Mr. Roger
T.r,cr. and that Roger Fosters cloqn"nce IN
duccd two other members Of the Beard OF Coy
.rnor4 f. unite with him in saving 10 the Hon.
Patrick Diver: Not thi, evening but mother
evening. Coed evening" Consequently there
II. If hA tg~fl IN
Who in -- i, Roger F,stcr?" 1t has ap-
reared in consequence Of the inquiry tnlt Roger
Foster +, one of the wc!l-brin, wcll-c'lucat"d
and well dressed persons who fJw year, ago
misunderstood the Uglc-clll for cnli>imeniS III
the great army OF Reform A. call for BIiTad.e7S.
lie enlisted aS "A Erigldlcr II has not Vt APP
pcmcd that he brought with him anybody to
command. but he holds hi, commission all the
same. The explanation 81 which i that the
well educated vcll-brcd and wcll-dlos,ed per
sons. before cnii,ring, i,,uod commissions to each
othcr $ that il subsequently happened tha
thcra were moe BrigldiciS than bli@ad2S and
when the acton came on there were mere people
giving orders than there were carrying guns.
Roger got placed on the staff Of the Democratic
Club. lie HIS secured drum and ff2, making
three in ALL and is Row making tloubc
On the other hand say The statesmen: "Who
* Paddy Diver? Just lJJk at him, En-
listed a. a private became a recruiting officer:
owned a gnm, very Kindergarten for tn
instruction Of Democratic recruits, extended hi
roliticIl usefulness; became the owner Of real
estate and other ginmillS wa, useful man, "A
practical plliiiciln instillcd Democratic prn-
ciplcs i'm the minds If his customers; brought up
t. the polls squads upon squads of votcrS; a
Tammanv man a stat Sman" And then 10 think
thaf this man. a Democratic Statesman, who has
gone through the whole curriculum and been
graduated aS Police Justice On m ample salary,
should be blackbacd in the Democratic Club
at the solicitation Of 4 newly enlisted Bligldlcr,
who never rinaed a tumbcr or stood behind "A
bar-why. it is one Of those things that might
well di.locate all the mental processes Of a man
accustomed to explaining the mysteries of the
tariff between drinks. 1t is said that Roger is
fearful tina, the effect cf Diver upon the club
would be greater than that Of the club upon
Diver: that instead Of the club cleyating Div
YER Dyor would drag down the club. But
William Brown the senator better known as
"Billy" Brown-the same who brought about
the reconciliation between Grover Cleveland and
David i. Hill. and wcpt over beth on the occa
Jon" Billy" Brown is said 70 be Of a different
mind. He thinks it would be a great help to
Hivyer and would not hurt the club.
The controversy is still on.
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