The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-09


might well be bought and maintained by
the Irish race, for its associations are too
sacred for it to fall into alien hands. 1t
might well be made Mecca for the sons
OF the Green Isle.
The Record of Tammany Hall.
The st. Louis Republic of Sunday con-
tanned an able and impressive article over
three columns in length on Tammany
hall. This article is a strong and unques-
tionably truthful description OF the char
acter, purposes and methods of the Tam:
many society 1t shows that Tammany
hall is a democratic organization only in
name that it is maintained, not for the
purpose of promoting the interests of the
democratic party, but purely as a business
enterprise; that there is no sentiment
whatever about it that it will trade of
national candidate any time to win local
election; that it has repeatedly opposed
the national and state tickets of the demo-
cratic party, and that its assumption of
right to dictate the national ticket and
policies of the democracy is simply mon
strOus.
1t is further shown that Tammany hall,
so lar as action goes, consists of but four
men-Messrs. CROKER, GRANT. GLRoY and
COCHRAN. "a great national party" says
the writer, which calls itself democratic,
is calmly asked to hand over its fortunes
into the keeping of merely local organi-
cation consisting practically Of but fonr
men, and these four men have the impu-
dence to say to tho democrats of the
United States: You must nominate for
the presidency a man who will be pleas
ing to us What you may think is mat
ter OF small concern. You must do as ne
say. Perhaps assurance could 90 further.
II never has gone further" We quote
further:
Tammany ball is not political organi-
zation at all. II is business organiza-
ton, and its business is the manufacture
and distribution of pulls" and the iced
ing and clothing OF its members. Democ-
racy IS good name to trade with, but
like other valid trademarks il Ia not
| closely descriptive. IL means nothing on
the lips OF a Tammany heller. or Tam
many chieftain either for that matter
wan knows no more about them thnn
TO quote the words Of the eminent Rcgent
llmigl "a cat does about dummy whist.
So far rs Tammany has any views on tho
tariff they would naturally be Ia favor Of
1t, Tor the turiil means custom houses and
custom houses mean prOvender. Tho 70.
suit ~ that while the democrats all over
tho land are lighting the grmmCst battle
against their political udyorsaros, epnfing
no effort 90 win deserved victory. Tam.
many iB negotiating deal with tho local
republican bosses, and when election day
| comes II brings n democratic diaastor and
Tammany triumph. Have men become
20 cnam0fcd Of treason that they are
ready 70 bow down and Worship tho
| traitoraf 10 ~ n pleasant thing Go DO
stabbed Ia the back 40 each national cleo
| tion2 la ID not little wearaomo for
| democrats To find that all their efforts arc
nulliHod, and that no matter how many
votes thoy may east In othor states. tho
election h 60 DO decided for thom by a
| bargain and Halo In New York City be-
tween DicR CnogrH aud MATT QuAY7
There In no doubt. ~ In set forth In tho
Republic article, that when 1ammany
supports tho democratic ticket Loyalty
Now York Ia not doubtful state. Tam.
many controls 100000 votes, and whenever
n Tammany man asserts that New York
state Ii doubtful ho impuena tho party
loyalty Of these 100000 voters II Tam.
many had always been IN limo with tho
democratic party II Ii not likely that the
republicans would have carried New Norl,
for many years past "fhe difference be-,
tween Tammany and tho mugwumpa Ia, I"
says tho Republic writer. THAT Tammany
bolts ita party whom IL makes good nom
ination while tho mugwumps bolt their
party when 10 makes bad nomination. +"
A few historical faola will illuminate
Tammany'a record. rammany fought Mr.
TiLpEN until tho timo came whom he war
powerlefa, and prevented his nomination
Ia 1880. when IL would have made demo
cratic success absolutely auro. Mr.. tn
DIS was aot aside 10 please fammany and
Gen. HANCOCK Was nominated only 10 be
betrayed by Iammany hall for tho loea
apoilsoi New FORK CITY. Mr.. CLEVELAND
In 1891, was nominated over the most do
termined opposition OF Tammany and
was elected by narrow margin
desplte his betrayal by that organization
in New York City. In 1888 Mr.. CLEyE
LAND was sacrificed In New York and
Brooklyn In the interest OF lluGH J. GRANl
and DAVID b. HUI. Going back 20 1870 II
will DO remembered that Lucius RonN
son. an able democrat aud irreproachabls
public official, was defeated for governor
because JonN KELLY organized Tam
many bolt and ran for governor, receiving
some eighty thousand votes. BY thii
means Mr.. A. u. CORNELL, the republican
candidate. was elected governor Of New
York. and Tor several years tho state re
NAMED In republican hands.
This n the record Of tho organization
which proposes 10 como TO Chicago anc
dictate 10 tho national democracy whom
IL shall nominate or ut least whom
il shall not nominate - for president o
the United States
The Lesson of New York.
There is nothing to be gained by Mt
tempting 10 disguise the fact that democ