Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-16
BOWS TO THE TIGER
Cleveland Surrenders to His
Enemy. Tammany.
WHITNEY STEERS THE DEAL
Bur the Respectable Dsmoczats Secretly
Protest Asainss It-Soosnsmss
Scared.

thu democratic headquarters 10 New
YORK Cay, wno was oas Of shess Who
WAS the most active IN securing the
nomination Of Cleveland. Who " op-
posed 10 Tsmmany hall. spent . few
hours here saturday He said TO
friend, as fact, that which for come
days mas been the general ssiisf here.
that there can no longer be any doubt
but that Cleveland mas surrendered
absolutely 10 TAmmany hall and has
authorized ex-seeretary Whitney. on
his behalf and IN mis- name, TO make
any treaty with rammany hall which
the latter may demand as the condition
OF It's support. In other words Tam
many 10 TO be the controlling factor Ia
national politics IN case Cleveland shall
oe elected. and whether Cleveland
shall DO elected or not, Tammany Is TO
be permitted TO carry out 10 program
IN state politics without opposition
from Cleveland or his managers. The
Anti-snappers are In consequence TO be
ignored The outspokeu, hostile inter
leaders of the anti-snappers, and the
indifference OF tue other mon who co.
ginesred the May convention, are .
democracy in New York politics has
been ignored and that Whitney has
deemed u necessary TO surrender every
thing 10 the dictaiion OF Tammsuy hall
as the only possible hope of success.
Tammany rahss An.
What effect tins abandonment Of the
men, VINO alone made Cieveland's nom
Inauon possible, for the organization
which TOOK the positioa ~ Chicago
which 10 kaown To all the world may
have, must Do left to conjecture.
Bourke Cochran would never have Of
fered his services for the campaign un-
lee Tsmasany hsil had had is price.
senator Hill is said to be waiting for
some more detailed agreement - to
state matters before definitely deciar-
ing nimsrif. The Tammany orxanisa-
ton exacts ~ . return for It's support
of the national ticket that there snail
be no demonstration made in New York
city against its organization this fall.
Mr.. Croker feels that he has good rea-
sons for making such demands. A
mayor IS 10 DO elected who will have
the appointment Of certain officials
who Will have control OF all the c,ty
departments which are not now IN the
possession Of Tsmmahv hall. IL that
mayor should DO &C anti To mmany man
he wonid b able 10 seriously Interfere
with those Tammany projects which
have IN contemplation the absolute
domination Of the city.
Position OF the Anti-Ssappera
Nov. II 20 happened that nearly all
OF the men who TOOK part in the May
convention movement, or auti-snap-
Per orgApizAss on ~ lt u called, havu
been almost - greatly opposed to
Tammany as they were to Senator
HIll's nomination Tor the presidency.
Therefore, If the national committee
should do ANYTHING which would give
the slightest recognition to these anti
snapper people. Tammany would feet
that its qualified promise to support
the national ticket no longer held good,
and would be likely TO inform Mr..
Harrity that the law of self preserva-
ton ruled IN Tammany hall just o.
IL did in private life, and that II would
be compelled to protect itself In the
city In whatever way seemed wise TO
the leaders. On the other hand, the
antl-snappers seem now determined to
perfect their organization. which is not
90 much . Cleveland campaign organ
ization a. IT Is one whose purpose 10 to
overthrow Tammany rule.
whitney May Not Succeed.
There are AZ the lowest estimate
some 10 900 democrats who are are not
only IN sympathy with this anti-Tam-
many movement, but who are willing
TO ally themselves with any anti. Tam
many organisation. Mr.. Whitney
promised the Tammany leaders that
he vouln see to IL that no demonstra.
ton should be made this fall IN New
York City against Tsmmauy hell. He
has been unable to mako good that
promise. In four districts orEanixs-
hons have ell ready been perfected.
Before September this orranisation
will have been extended 90 far 30 TO
include Of least twenty-five out Of the
thirty districts in the city.
Tsmmany is likely TO DO ugly, and
thss anti-Tammany organization il sure
to b determined. Mr.. Cleveland, in
ssesA of dong those things which he
possibly might have done to prevent
thess antagouisms, has. with curious
fatuity, done something to increase
them.
Whe~ Grover IVES Loved.
when Grover Cleveland was governor
he gained respect and admiration be-
eauss be seemed 10 be willing TO antag-
oniss Tammsny hall. That body
could not control him. He even went
% far % to indicate that he wss dis
quoted with the attempts of Tsmmsny