New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-30
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methods Of the Tammany organization with
which loss than month ago il was apparently
in close utilization and sympathy lis SiomMh
undoubtedly rcvOltS ut the ASSOCIATION. II
fortunately. the revolt is too late 10 do any
GOOD or serve any wholesome purpose OUr
neighbor is having a "ncXt morning oi II.
IFS sickness mt It's surroundings is genuine be
vond question. but il should remember when
il seeks sympathy that il brought distress upon
itself with eyes wide open and full knowledge
of conscqucnccs II knew n well from lis
own experience rs from the warnings OF others
what drcgS were in the cup il was tossing oil
with such reckless CLEO in the antc-clcciion
,atulnalia. THE Times" sitting up with
wet towel round its head. a bad taste IN IL
mouth and a sinking a; the stomach n TIE
thought of the company it has been in and the
wild political dcbauchcry il took part in. Is not
4 cheerful spectacle But when il puts mp IL
cIy and threatens 70 shake is late aSs0-
ciates or "rcmganizc" them on q moral and
urlirht basis. the sober citizen only shakes li'
head and says: "You ough; = have thought
of this last night before the racket begun.
Repcntance and rcmor>c are all we'll enough,
but You have been At il too long. For ycnrS
past you have been hand in glove with the
Tammany gang before election only 70 repent
AID dcnounce them the day after md you
keen on doing il. You threaten T. break with
them now, but 50 soon - there's an election
in sight You will be hngnc mp your heels
again and leading the Tammany dance
Our ncghhor complains now the election j.
over AMI the Tammany machinc triumphant
in the state, that in the choice of Speaker of
the Assembly and the election Of United states
Senator there is no sign of anything Ike 4
canvass of the mcnbcr>-clcct + ascertain
their preferences but il is ASSUMED that the
"bosSeS" will designate in advance the men
for both these places and the Legislature VIII
simply register their decree. II this assump-
ton is true. then. "Thc Times >1yS the
majority of the Legislature VIII not represent
the people or the party bat the bcs.c, who
control the machine " " How" II asks.
evil the people of the Stat" or the mass Of
the putty which a majority Of them has put in
power stand tAi, assertion Of control" II
proceeds to say that the Democratic patty has
drawn 10 its support in thi, state 4 great many
independent voters "Who have 10 symiathy
with 'machinc' methods or boss ruiz u
gives ], a. n, why these independent voters. for
whom il seems 40 speak. have been voting for
Hill and Flower and the whole Tammany out
fit all these years and adds in threatening
manner that if tho 4" bosses disregard this clc-
mcnt "thcy may find that the favorable time
for revolt has at last come, and that The OF
wear following a Prc>id initial election is re-
gardcd as IA good time for the work OF rc-
organization" threat made ~ doubt in
dead earnest for this morning with wet
towel round lis head and bad taste in is
mouth ''Thc Times undoubtedly feels 50:
but bless its rcpcntant soul, the "oG year" is
"A long way off reorganization" will be for
gotten by that time in some OVERWHELMING issue
on account Of which "Thc Times and its fol-
loving will walk up t. the support OF Tammany
Just as it has been doing for years. Does orr
ncighbOr expect - brighten the bosses by
such a threat? Mr.. Richard Croker probably
lifted his eyebrows when he read it, and only
remarked in a casual way "Yts they al
ways talk 50 AT this time of year"
Really though what did "The Times" cX-
pect2 Did it suppose for a moment while it
was helping The Tammlny crowd TO ntrcnch
themselves in power while it was contributing
10 strengthen tho "machinc and put the
"bosscs7 in absolute control. that when all
was done the Tiger would change his stripes,
cease lurking in thicllcts and making taxpayers
his prey, become gramnvOrOuS and docilc 50
that even Mugwunp might lead him? Why
it's the same Tammany the same Tiger after
election as before These people have not been
building mp their machine with the help Of
"Thc Times" al these years, just T. abandon
it now that tangible results are in sight, be-
f,,, I,,,'t
like il. We commend 10 our ncighbor
thoughtful consideration of what it was so
pcrsistontly urging a year ago ~ the logic Of
the situation" The logic Of the then existing
political situation, Frce-Tradc Congress hay
ing been elected, was the choice Of Mills,
Free Trader as Speaker We agreed with our
ncighbor in that view. But it was not a logical
Congress and Mills was not elected. The logic
OF the present situation seems 10 us t. demand
IN extra session Of Congress 50 that what our
Democratic friends call the popular condcmna-
ii Of the tariff may find the earliest possible
expression in the repeal OF the Mckinley act.
That is the logic Of the National situation.
IL seems equally clear to us that the logic Of
the situation in this State points just rs I'M
crringly to the process Of which "The Times
complains. The voters of this State including
our contemporary and its following, have with
their eyes open and full knowledge decided
that the machine is bcnciiccn institution,
that its methods are unobicctionablc and its
" bosses' worthy of being intrustcd with abso-
lute control. The people having selected their
" bosses" knowing who they ore and how they
"boss," the "bOssng" has begun; and we adj
wise the oontIite Mugwumps to be quiet and
not squirm under il.
And it might be well for them to remember